The Nauset Garden Club of Cape Cod received the Homer Lucas Award for Public Gardens for creating and maintaining the Lyn Peabody Wildflower Gardens, a lovely naturalized garden promoting native flora, located on the grounds of the Museum of Natural History in Brewster, Massachusetts.  The award recognizes exceptional achievements in landscapes for public enjoyment that display wildflowers or other temperate North American native plants for aesthetic and educational benefit, with excellence of design and maintenance in all seasons.

 "I was blown away" said Dana Jost, Honorary Trustee of the Society and co-chair of the award with Betty Jost. "You should all go visit the garden,” he advised, and described the easy accessibility of the garden, located off Route 6A in Brewster.

Virginia Baker and Mary Finem of the Club accepted the award saying, "The garden became a living memorial to all who have worked there with plantings dedicated to them.  It captures the hearts, minds, and energy of dozens of women of the Nauset Garden Club.  A favorite time is when the spring ephemerals are in bloom and the sunlight pours through the trees, and the sight of bloodroot and trillium are very welcome." The club is a member of the National Garden Clubs of America, celebrating the theme of native plants under the presidency of Barbara May, National President from Wayland, Massachusetts.

To nominate an individual or group for next year's awards contact Karen Pierce at kpierce@newenglandwild.org or visit www.newenglandwild.org.   Phone 508-877-7630 or TTY 508-877

6553.