When I joined the club in 1999, little did I know how rewarding the experience would be. I came to the Club as a stranger in town, wanting to meet people, to make new friends and also to contribute to the town which had and continues to make a great impression on me. Hampstead is one of the many wonderful old New England communities in our region and we can all be proud of our efforts to make and keep it beautiful.
Our theme this year, “What’s Old is New Again”, reflects the spirit of our club. It ties into the tapestry of old friendships that bind us together and intertwines the new friends that join us - our newest members. Our diverse program this year also brings together the old and the new: February’s program on organic lawn care reflects the need to return to original tried and true methods; the March presentation on pruning reflects that we must trim the old to make way for the new; and Paul Parent in April will make us forget the old winter blues and energize us to make way for the new growth of spring. And so it goes on throughout the program, in this our 29th year of continuous operation. During 2008 we should consider how to celebrate our thirtieth anniversary in 2009. Is there a grand gesture we can make to mark this old and new milestone? Let’s don our thinking caps and see what we can come up with. But most of all, in 2008, we will continue to do what we do so well: be good friends to one another and enjoy our gardening anew!
Sylvia Swartz, President HGC
The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension has a lot of information and programs for gardeners in our state. Click on this link to find out how maple syrup is made, how bees are managed, about food safety and preparation and much, much more!
The Hampstead Garden Club is a non-profit educational organization of fifty members located in Hampstead, NH. HGC is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc., New England Region and the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Our mission is to fulfill our purpose and to share our gardening experiences at our monthly meetings.
Meetings are located in Hadley Hall of the Congregational Church or the Meetinghouse at 7 P.M. on every third Wednesday January through December.
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