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SGC will be at Sandown Old Home Days
Field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center
Field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center
Sandown Garden Club will have a booth at Sandown Old Home Days on Saturday Aug. 13! Visit us and enter our FREE RAFFLE to win one of these highly desired items - because SGC appreciates all your support of our projects:
1st prize: Gorilla Garden Dump Cart
2nd Prize: His and Hers Coolers
3rd Prize: Garden Lopper and Pruner Set with Atlas Gloves
We will also answer gardening questions and questions about membership in our club. So come on down!!
Field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center
Field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center
Field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center
SGC members recently had a field trip to Massabesic Audubon Center in Auburn, NH. We enjoyed the beautiful gardens, many of which are works in progress. We appreciate the efforts of the Audubon Center and their partnership with UNH to maintain the gardens not just for people to enjoy but also to learn from. More photos...
SGC beautifies Sandown's Ed Garvey Rec Center
NHFGC lilac planted at Sandown's Old Meetinghouse
NHFGC lilac planted at Sandown's Old Meetinghouse
The Ed Garvey Rec Center got a nice outdoor facelift from SGC! Members removed a dying azalea and an invasive autumn olive in the center’s front walkway, and replaced them with a spirea bush. Daylilies and irises were also planted to add spring and summer color. More...
NHFGC lilac planted at Sandown's Old Meetinghouse
NHFGC lilac planted at Sandown's Old Meetinghouse
NHFGC lilac planted at Sandown's Old Meetinghouse
SGC received a free lilac bush at the NH Federation of Garden Clubs spring meeting, courtesy of the Governor’s Lilac and Wildflower Commission (https://www.nh.gov/lilacs/aboutus/index.htm), with the caveat that it be planted in a public spot. SGC is pleased to announce that the Old Meetinghouse was chosen as the location for the lilac. SGC officers Halinka Vail, Fran Rosenau, and Alison Hartung planted the lilac, along with several day lilies next to the stone wall. Thank you for the hard work, Linka, Fran, and Ali!