This is the club’s 31st year and keeping up with its traditional aspects an honor as we all triumph with dedication toward Hampstead’s beautification. We take joy in all the endeavors and have pride in the way our town sites grow as well with our gardens.
So many diverse talents within Hampstead Garden Club, everyone is unique in their own way.
Our program this year as always will be a pleasure as we grow and learn together. The theme for 2010 is Gardening and Education for Future Growth. How wonderful and a pleasure as we learn together. Throughout the year topics range from Xeriscaping with Tim Wolf to Bert Ford demonstrating his passion for floral arranging and many secret tricks. Dr Alan Eaton from UNH has Integrated Pest Management with informed knowledge and in June on a special warm summer’s night it’s time for us to get creative as we enhance a found art object or painting with a floral arrangement for our Art in the Park . Our own member Cindy Lanouette in July will enlighten our senses near the water’s edge with her glorious gardens and a boat ride around the majestic lake. August brings a field trip to Greenfield, NH to PBS famous TV gardener Roger Swain’s home and gardens .Another look home our Master Gardener’s Suzy Martin and Mary Winchell ask us the question `What the heck is that tree” a program you do not want to miss.
Winter around the corner there’s a Holiday Topiary Workshop in October as two member’s, Barb Pingel and Terry Handel teach us how. November the Holiday spirit comes to us with this famous night as we turn into elves and make the decorations and embellish the town’s sites while folks are sleeping and are awakened the next day to the fabulous work done with delight.
Going back a few months I wanted to mention how the sites keep up with their beautification .The members are busy maintaining the civic sites all year . Least but most important Plant Sale which is a big undertaking, but in an organized manner and after all the work , we manage to pull off a fantastic profitable day. In the two months run-up to the sale , every member learns and friendship grows as we dig and pot plants . The local dug up flowers and shrubs are planted around town at the civic sites.
When the year comes to a close, we will come together at founding and honorary member Judy Weber’s stunning antique home for our Holiday party.
Whether we have an indoor or outdoor garden or both it’s always a learning experience. Garden Club will enlighten anyone who has an interest in plants and hopefully encourage one another to lend a helping hand with an open heart to grow and learn together. Let’s Take Joy,
Margie Gove
President
  
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 other locations as noted in the program at 7 P.M. on every third Wednesday January through December.
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