The Acton Garden Club – Acton Massachusetts The Acton Garden Club Acton Massachusetts Menu Home Welcome Ninety years after its inception the Acton Garden Club continues to follow the traditions and goals of its founding members and adhere to its original purpose To promote a greater interest in gardening and to share experiences that shall be of mutual benefit. NEWS AND EVENTS SummaryWith a style meant to make you chuckle Neal will tell us how he and his wife took onthe challenge to create a Hometown National Park as set forth by Natures Best Hope authorDoug Tallamy. In his book Tallamy defines the average American lawn as an ecological desert and puts forth the radical idea that our properties should be suitable both for humans and desirable species what he calls Hometown National Parks. Neal and his wife took that challenge to heart when creating their garden.