Community Service

Planting Town Gardens

TOWN GARDENS

The Hanover Garden Club designs and plants 16 garden spots around town. We order all the plants for these gardens. Then in May members plant the gardens. We have a gardener who is funded by The Hanover Improvement Society to take care of maintaining these gardens. We also plant the containers on the wall of the Library.

HANGING BASKETS

The Garden Club embarked on a new project during 2004-2005 to hang 50 flowering baskets on Main and Lebanon Streets. Our town gardener also takes care of the hanging baskets.

HOLIDAY DECORATIONS

The Club purchases wreaths for the Hanover Town Hall, Howe Library, the Upper Valley Hostel and the Hanover Fire Department.

STUDENT EDUCATION

At the Club's greenhouse during the second half of the academic year two eighth graders from the Richmond Middle School's community program learn the basics of planting annuals, perennial flowers; soil, germination, watering and other plant needs. Experienced volunteer gardeners instruct the students, whose carefully tended plants are later sold at the Club's annual Plant Sale in May.

FUNDS GIVEN TO LOCAL LIBRARIES

To promote the purchase of books on gardening The Hanover Garden Club annually makes contributions to libraries in Hanover, Etna, Norwich, Lyme, Lebanon, West Lebanon, Orford(2), Thetford, Fairlee, and Hartford. These funds are earmarked for the purchase of printed material on gardening.

HOSPITAL FLOWERS

Volunteers from the Hanover Garden Club arrange and distribute small floral arrangements to patients at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE Summer Camp Scholarships

Also in the spirit of educating young people about nature and growing things. The Hanover Garden Club provides funds for camper scholarships at the science museum.



What's Happening Home Community Service Seasonal Gardening Tips Conservation Meetings, Programs, Events How to Join				Community Service Planting Town Gardens TOWN GARDENS The Hanover Garden Club designs and plants 16 garden spots around town. We order all the plants for these gardens. Then in May members plant the gardens. We have a gardener who is funded by The Hanover Improvement Society to take care of maintaining these gardens. We also plant the containers on the wall of the Library. HANGING BASKETS The Garden Club embarked on a new project during 2004-2005 to hang 50 flowering baskets on Main and Lebanon Streets. Our town gardener also takes care of the hanging baskets. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS The Club purchases wreaths for the Hanover Town Hall, Howe Library, the Upper Valley Hostel and the Hanover Fire Department. STUDENT EDUCATION At the Club's greenhouse during the second half of the academic year two eighth graders from the Richmond Middle School's community program learn the basics of planting annuals, perennial flowers; soil, germination, watering and other plant needs. Experienced volunteer gardeners instruct the students, whose carefully tended plants are later sold at the Club's annual Plant Sale in May. FUNDS GIVEN TO LOCAL LIBRARIES To promote the purchase of books on gardening The Hanover Garden Club annually makes contributions to libraries in Hanover, Etna, Norwich, Lyme, Lebanon, West Lebanon, Orford(2), Thetford, Fairlee, and Hartford. These funds are earmarked for the purchase of printed material on gardening. HOSPITAL FLOWERS Volunteers from the Hanover Garden Club arrange and distribute small floral arrangements to patients at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE Summer Camp Scholarships Also in the spirit of educating young people about nature and growing things. The Hanover Garden Club provides funds for camper scholarships at the science museum.
Hanover Garden Club PO Box 726, Hanover NH 03755-0726