The Springfield Garden Club is growing a new program: the Virtual Gardening Movie Club.
Participants watch a designated movie — streamed or on DVD borrowed from a library — on their own at their convenience then join a Zoom cocktail hour and discussion.
“Gardening is a heart-healthy addiction. It creates a feeling of peace, of joy, that restores the souls of those who choose, on a regular basis, to stick their fingers in the dirt,” said club member Vana Nespor. “The Springfield Garden Club determined last spring that our connection and the sharing of that joy and that peace would not be stopped during this difficult year or these frozen months.”
Similar to a book club, the garden club is inviting members and friends to participate in the movie club. The February movie is “The Gardener,” and the Zoom gathering will take place Sunday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m.
There is no fee to join the movie club. Register by emailing spfldgardenclub@gmail.com; a Zoom link to join will then be sent to the registrant.
Mary E. Bandouveres, garden club publicity chair, described “The Gardener” as “a film that reflects upon the meaning of gardening and its impact on our lives.”
In it, gardener and plantsman Frank Cabot recounts his personal quest for perfection at Les Quatre Vents, his 20-acre English-style garden and summer estate that was opened to a film crew for the first time ever in 2009. Nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Charlevoix County in Quebec, Les Quatre Vents has become one of the world’s foremost private gardens. Through the words of Cabot and his family, and with the participation of gardening experts and writers, the film looks back at his personal story and the artistic philosophy that influenced the gardens.
is will be the second of three films in the movie club. “Dare to be Wild” was featured in January; the March film is “Highgrove” to be discussed March 28.
“Shared beauty strengthens and connects us,” Nespor said. “We chose to share and discuss these three movies because of their visual inspiration and as an exploration of how a person might bring … intention to our lives and gardens.”
The Springfield Garden Club would not give in to COVID-19, she said. “Together, we dreamed up as many new ways as we could to share that joy, that peace, during this dark cold winter.”
In the midst of the pandemic, members developed socially distanced drive-by plant sales, virtual Valentine Galas, twilight garden strolls for small groups, live Zoom auctions, virtual guest speakers and 100 individually created and delivered mug bouquets for nursing homes.
“Through telephone, email and Zoom — even personal deliveries in masks — we grew ever more adept at having fun and bringing joy to the community and our membership,” Nespor said.
For more information on the movie club and other Springfield Garden Club events, visit gcfm.org/springfieldgardenclub.
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