We are the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society, a non-profit organization. In 2018 we celebrate our 80th anniversary. Our membership is open to one and all lovers of begonias. We meet the first Saturday of every month (September through May) from 9:30AM to 12:00PM (unless otherwise posted here or on the Home Page).
Come enjoy a light refreshment with us while we talk Begonias!
In addition to the member plant sales before the meeting, we all look forward to a monthly Plant-of-the Month (POM) presentation and our special topic and presenter, along with our business meeting.
We set up our tables, put up plants for sale, and socialize from 9:30AM - 10:00AM. Our program presentation and business meeting take place from 10:00AM to Noon.
IMPORTANT NOTE: meetings will now be held at the Community Room to the right of the entrance door of the:
Framingham Public Library (opens at 9:30AM)
Christa McAuliffe Branch
746 Water Street
Framingham, MA. 01701
Phone: (508) 532-5636
Click here for their website
Click here for map/directions
Buxton Begonia Branch of ABS Meeting CALENDAR for 2017-2018:
Saturday October 7, 2017 - Begonia Pests - Bob Stewart will discuss pests and what to do about them when they show up
at your house.
Saturday November 4, 2017 - How Begonia Species Get Their Names - Sally Savelle
Saturday December 10, 2017 - Noon to 3PM - Annual Holiday Potluck Party and Yankee Swap - at Stuart's House
Saturday January 6, 2018 - Begonias of Borneo - Scott Hyndman
Saturday February 3, 2018 - How I Grow Begonias in Terrariums - Gloria Utzig
Saturday March 3, 2018 - How to Show and Grow Blue-Ribbon Begonias - Betsy Szymczak
Monday April 2 thru Sunday April 8, 2018 - Annual American Begonia Society Convention in New Orleans
Saturday April 14, 2018 - The “Survivors” – Begonias that Survive the Winter Without Greenhouse or Terrarium - Rick Fadden,
Mary Beth Hayes, Mick Mack, Betsy Szymczak
Saturday May 5, 2018 - Darrin Norton of Mountain Orchids in Vermont, will be our guest speaker and will bring plants for sale!
Saturday June 3, 2018 - Annual Potluck Picnic at the Stewarts' home Noon to 4PM, see newsletter for address and details.
Saturday August 26, 2018 - Pre-Show Meeting at Betsy Szymczak's home, time TBD.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 21-23, 2018 - Buxton & NETGS Plant Show and Sale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
Saturday October 2, 2018 - Buxton Begonia Society's 80th Anniversary - will be held at Logees!
Buxton Branch of ABS Member Dues:
Membership for one year to the Buxton Branch also includes a one year membership to the American Begonia Society (ABS), our national parent, and is a reasonable $35USD.
Click here to fill out our Membership Form or renew (directions for payment listed).
(If you are an ABS member already, just paying for Buxton Branch annual membership will be $10USD.)
As a member of ABS you will receive their bi-monthly, full color, magazine The Begonian, sent to your home, as well as have access to their online version, and you will be allowed to purchase from their Seed Bank. Click here to go to the American Begonia Society (ABS) website for more ABS information.
As a member of the Buxton Branch you will receive our monthly newsletter, get to meet special guest speakers, have opportunities to be a volunteer grower in our Save Our Species program, get a chance to "Ask the Experts" about any begonia related questions you might have. You get a chance to see up close, and discuss, what makes our "Plant of the Month" special.
We also have a set of reference books and other materials listed by clicking here that members can request ahead of time by contacting us at least two days before our next meeting is to take place, so we can bring them in.
Members of the Buxton Branch enjoy the following activities:
Come enjoy a light refreshment with us while we talk Begonias!
In addition to the member plant sales before the meeting, we all look forward to a monthly Plant-of-the Month (POM) presentation and our special topic and presenter, along with our business meeting.
We set up our tables, put up plants for sale, and socialize from 9:30AM - 10:00AM. Our program presentation and business meeting take place from 10:00AM to Noon.
IMPORTANT NOTE: meetings will now be held at the Community Room to the right of the entrance door of the:
Framingham Public Library (opens at 9:30AM)
Christa McAuliffe Branch
746 Water Street
Framingham, MA. 01701
Phone: (508) 532-5636
Click here for their website
Click here for map/directions
Buxton Begonia Branch of ABS Meeting CALENDAR for 2017-2018:
Saturday October 7, 2017 - Begonia Pests - Bob Stewart will discuss pests and what to do about them when they show up
at your house.
Saturday November 4, 2017 - How Begonia Species Get Their Names - Sally Savelle
Saturday December 10, 2017 - Noon to 3PM - Annual Holiday Potluck Party and Yankee Swap - at Stuart's House
Saturday January 6, 2018 - Begonias of Borneo - Scott Hyndman
Saturday February 3, 2018 - How I Grow Begonias in Terrariums - Gloria Utzig
Saturday March 3, 2018 - How to Show and Grow Blue-Ribbon Begonias - Betsy Szymczak
Monday April 2 thru Sunday April 8, 2018 - Annual American Begonia Society Convention in New Orleans
Saturday April 14, 2018 - The “Survivors” – Begonias that Survive the Winter Without Greenhouse or Terrarium - Rick Fadden,
Mary Beth Hayes, Mick Mack, Betsy Szymczak
Saturday May 5, 2018 - Darrin Norton of Mountain Orchids in Vermont, will be our guest speaker and will bring plants for sale!
Saturday June 3, 2018 - Annual Potluck Picnic at the Stewarts' home Noon to 4PM, see newsletter for address and details.
Saturday August 26, 2018 - Pre-Show Meeting at Betsy Szymczak's home, time TBD.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday September 21-23, 2018 - Buxton & NETGS Plant Show and Sale at Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
Saturday October 2, 2018 - Buxton Begonia Society's 80th Anniversary - will be held at Logees!
Buxton Branch of ABS Member Dues:
Membership for one year to the Buxton Branch also includes a one year membership to the American Begonia Society (ABS), our national parent, and is a reasonable $35USD.
Click here to fill out our Membership Form or renew (directions for payment listed).
(If you are an ABS member already, just paying for Buxton Branch annual membership will be $10USD.)
As a member of ABS you will receive their bi-monthly, full color, magazine The Begonian, sent to your home, as well as have access to their online version, and you will be allowed to purchase from their Seed Bank. Click here to go to the American Begonia Society (ABS) website for more ABS information.
As a member of the Buxton Branch you will receive our monthly newsletter, get to meet special guest speakers, have opportunities to be a volunteer grower in our Save Our Species program, get a chance to "Ask the Experts" about any begonia related questions you might have. You get a chance to see up close, and discuss, what makes our "Plant of the Month" special.
We also have a set of reference books and other materials listed by clicking here that members can request ahead of time by contacting us at least two days before our next meeting is to take place, so we can bring them in.
Members of the Buxton Branch enjoy the following activities:
- Monthly programs on diverse topics, such as begonia cultivation, traditional and innovative propagation methods, international begonia conservation efforts, techniques for handling begonia pests, and terrarium culture
- Opportunities to purchase member-grown and hard to find, healthy begonia species and cultivars
- Learn all about gorgeous begonia plants that members bring to meetings
- Participate in occasional raffles of special plants, Wardian cases, lights, pots, terrarium containers, etc.
- Attend Workshops on grooming begonias for competitive shows
- Enter plants in our annual juried show and sale, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
- Put on an annual springtime sale in concert with other plant societies
- Attend annual joint meeting with the Gesneriad Society
- Invitation to Member-hosted parties, such as a summer picnic and a holiday party
- Volunteer at our booth at the Mass. Horticultural Society's Boston Flower & Garden Show. Our booth has won many awards, and members have also won awards for independently submitted plants
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please drop us a line by clicking here or click on our Contact Us link found at the very top of our web pages.
We are a non-profit organization, and proceeds of our plant sales, membership, and donations, help us to promote and support Begonia discovery and research across the world. If you would like to support us, please feel free to make a donation here.
We are a non-profit organization, and proceeds of our plant sales, membership, and donations, help us to promote and support Begonia discovery and research across the world. If you would like to support us, please feel free to make a donation here.
Buxton Branch members talking shop at a recent meeting.
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Nothing better on a snowy Saturday morning: Coffee and Begonias!
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Plant sale/swap before our meetings are very popular. Where else can you find some very rare begonia species and hybrids?
(This series of four photos taken by Himanshu Oberoi)
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