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HGC Board Meeting
Hanover Garden Club Board meetings are generally held on the 4th Monday of the month from 10am to noon at the Black Community Center in Hanover (no meetings in December and July). Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in our discussions to bring garden service/beauty, education, and conservation to the Upper Valley of NH and VT!
We currently have these open board positions:
1) Publicity - keep our website & social media up to date, and get the word out for special events
2) Nominations - help us fill open Board positions
3) Open Gardens - plan excursions for Members to visit public and private gardens throughout the region
We have a new Strategic Plan and many fun projects ahead to plan and implement, we hope you will join us!
HGC Holiday Merrymaking Kickoff Celebration
HGC Holiday Merrymaking Kickoff Celebration
For Members and their invited Guests. Visit this page for more information, use the same member password as always. Email hgclubweb@gmail.com if you need assistance.
HGC DIY Holiday Decor Workshops (Members)
Visit this page for more information and to reserve your spot and pre-order project materials. The Member Password is the same as for all other protected pages, email hgclubweb@gmail.com if you need assistance.
HGC DIY Holiday Decor Workshops (Members)
Visit this page for more information and to reserve your spot and pre-order project materials. The Member Password is the same as for all other protected pages, email hgclubweb@gmail.com if you need assistance.
Tiny Table Toppers Service Project
HGC Members make and give away about 250 delightful little seasonal arrangements to bring holiday joy to area nursing homes residents and Meals on wheels recipients. Visit this page for more information and to volunteer. The Member Password is the same as for all other protected pages, email hgclubweb@gmail.com if you need assistance.
Tiny Table Toppers Service Project
HGC Members make and give away about 250 delightful little seasonal arrangements to bring holiday joy to area nursing homes residents and Meals on wheels recipients. Visit this page for more information and to volunteer. The Member Password is the same as for all other protected pages, email hgclubweb@gmail.com if you need assistance.
Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes
Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes follows award-winning public garden designer Lynden B. Miller as she sets off to explore the remarkable life and career of America’s first female landscape architect. Beatrix Farrand (1872–1959) was responsible for some of the most celebrated gardens in the United States and helped create a distinctive American voice in landscape architecture. Although she created gardens for the rich and powerful, including John D. Rockefeller, Jr., J.P. Morgan, and President Woodrow Wilson, she was also an early advocate for the value of public gardens and believed strongly in the power of the natural world to make people’s lives better.
During this 62-minute film, Miller journeys to iconic Farrand gardens, engaging designers, scholars, and horticulturists in a spirited dialogue about the meaning and importance of this ground-breaking early 20th-century woman. Miller’s experience as New York City’s most prominent public garden designer is woven into a wide-ranging biography of Farrand’s life and times. www.bullfrogfilms.com
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom.
Zoom registration link will be added later.
Winter Sowing Workshop
Come learn about winter sowing of native plants at this members-only event. Bring a clean, empty 1-gallon translucent plastic milk/cider jug or other clear container. The HGC will provide the soil mix and seeds for a variety of NH/VT native flowers. No grow lights required. There is no charge for this workshop, but we only have room for five participants, so click on SignUpGenius to register.
Photo: Rudbekia grown from seeds winter-sown by HGC member in 2024.
HGC Board Meeting
Hanover Garden Club Board meetings are generally held on the 4th Monday of the month from 10am to noon at the Black Community Center in Hanover (no meetings in December and July). Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in our discussions to bring garden service/beauty, education, and conservation to the Upper Valley of NH and VT!
We currently have these open board positions:
1) Publicity - keep our website & social media up to date, and get the word out for special events
2) Nominations - help us fill open Board positions
3) Open Gardens - plan excursions for Members to visit public and private gardens throughout the region
We have a new Strategic Plan and many fun projects ahead to plan and implement, we hope you will join us!
Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style by Tovah Martin
Looking for the perfect green match for your home? No matter what your home environment offers, Tovah Martin covers all the bases with her recommendations for beautifully designed botanical companions that will become copacetic roommates. Whether your home features sunny windows or shady sills, is Sahara dry or comfortably spa-like, Tovah’s lecture will leave you filled with hope, a suggested plant list, and her first-hand wisdom for plant care and cultivation.
An avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside, Tovah is the author of many gardening books, including The Garden in Every Sense and Season, The Indestructible Houseplant, and The New Terrarium, as well as articles in leading home, garden, and regional publications. An accredited Organic Land Care Professional through the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) and an honorary member of the Garden Club of America, Tovah lectures throughout the country, photographs gardens professionally, and serves as a houseplant coach. tovahmartin.com
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) with Tovah appearing via Zoom.
Zoom registration link will be added later.
Beyond Perennials by Henry Homeyer
During his presentation, Henry Homeyer (The Gardening Guy) will share photos that will give you ideas about how you can enhance your garden by adding interesting trees, shrubs, stonework, art, and whimsy. Most of the plants he’ll show grow in his own gardens—and could in yours, too, including many native plants. Bring questions relevant to your own gardens!
Henry is a lifelong organic gardener, garden writer, and designer living in Cornish, NH, where he has been planting flowers and trees since 1970. He is the author of four gardening books and has written a weekly gardening column for newspapers around New England for more than 25 years. He teaches organic gardening workshops throughout New England and served as the VT/NH associate editor of People, Places and Plants magazine for 10 years. https://gardening-guy.com
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom.
Zoom registration link will be added later.
Growing Dazzling Dahlias by Emily Cleaveland
Dahlias have become quite the “mania” among gardeners and brides, and new varietals are popping up all over. Join Emily Cleaveland (The Dahlia Lady) to learn all about growing dahlias, start to finish: where to buy the tubers, what to look for in a tuber, where/how to plant them, how to fertilize/water and stake/support them, how to cut the flowers, train them into dormancy, and dig and overwinter them. You’ll also learn about dahlia varieties and breeding.
Emily has been growing and selling dahlias for more than two decades. Her farm in Springfield, NH, has been featured in many periodicals, including New Hampshire Home and Here in Hanover. She’s a regular at the Norwich Farmers’ Market where her tubers sell out quickly the last two weeks of May, and her cut flowers are available late August through October. They are also sold at Allioops! in New London and Cobblestone Floral Design in Concord. https://bydesigndahlias.com
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom.
Zoom registration link will be added later.
We are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness by Mary Reynolds
Bad news for the environment comes at us every day, stealing hope from the people who care the most. And hope is a vital impetus for action when fighting against the odds. In this inspirational presentation, Mary Reynolds will describe how We are The Ark offers a way to restore the Earth’s native plant and creature communities “patch by patch.” She’ll show how to weave layers of life back into land under our care to create as supportive a sanctuary as possible for our shared kin on earth. And she’ll remind us that our role on this beautiful home of ours is one of guardian, not gardener.
Mary is an Irish woman, internationally acclaimed landscape designer, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and founder of the global movement We are the ARK, a practical groundswell movement that finally shifts the environmental game in nature’s favor. https://marymary.ie and https://wearetheark.org/
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) with Mary appearing via Zoom.
Zoom registration link will be added later.
Succulent Interest Group
The Succulent Interest Group meets at the HGC Greenhouse at 10am on the 3rd Tuesday of the month during the fall & winter months with a pop-up or two during the summer.
Betsy Eaton and Kim Holzberger are the group instigators and Members can find their contact information in the printed Club Directory or at this page.
Natural Wreath Making Demonstration (Members)
Join Katie Earley at the Greenhouse for a demonstration on wreath-making using natural materials, refreshments will be served.
Cyanotype Sundays
Learn how to make beautiful botanical sun prints with an experienced instructor. An easy and fun activity for all ages. $5 per session for Hanover Garden Club Members and $10 per session for Guests.
This program is open to all within the Upper Valley community, there is a 15-person limit at the HGC Greenhouse. Please register at the link below, and be sure to choose the correct date and whether you are a current HGC Member or a Guest. If you pay your Membership dues online be sure to use your unique password that is attached to your account, not the password used to access password-protected pages for all Members.
Other standalone upcoming sessions (registration links coming soon):
October 13
November 3 & 10
January 12, 19 & 26
Students may register separately for one, two, or all seven of the 2-hour cyanotype classes. Each of the sessions will welcome beginners, while inviting returning students to build on their previous work by experimenting with different layers and materials.
The Language of Flowers by Kathleen Dechant
The language of flowers is almost as ancient and universal as that of (human) speech, writes J.H. Ingram in his book, Flora Symbolica (1887). Flowers have conveyed meaning to their recipients for thousands of years. Kat Dechant’s presentation will focus on floriography—the use of flowers to send coded messages to express feelings that could not be spoken aloud in Victorian England. She will explore the evolution of the then-popular “tussie-mussie” to demonstrate how flowers “talked” to people then and how this fascinating floral design practice evolved to the present time.
After nearly 40 years in academe and corporate business, Kat turned to the NY Botanical Garden to pursue the field of floral design via its certificate program. She learned how to create everything from simple bouquets to grand-scale arrangements. In 2013, she started Sophisticated Stems, which targeted the niche market of designing floral pieces for intimate occasions, such as anniversary parties, birthdays, teas, and special theme celebrations. She operated her business until 2017, when she moved from Connecticut to the Upper Valley.
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom (though not for the demonstration portion).
Click Here for the Zoom registration link.
Cyanotype Sundays
Learn how to make beautiful botanical sun prints with an experienced instructor. An easy and fun activity for all ages. $5 per session for Hanover Garden Club Members and $10 per session for Guests.
This program is open to all within the Upper Valley community, there is a 15-person limit at the HGC Greenhouse. Please register at the link below, and be sure to choose the correct date and whether you are a current HGC Member or a Guest. If you pay your Membership dues online be sure to use your unique password that is attached to your account, not the password used to access password-protected pages for all Members.
Other standalone upcoming sessions (registration links coming soon):
January 12, 19 & 26
Students may register separately for one, two, or all seven of the 2-hour cyanotype classes. Each of the sessions will welcome beginners, while inviting returning students to build on their previous work by experimenting with different layers and materials.
HGC Board Meeting
Hanover Garden Club Board meetings are generally held on the 4th Monday of the month from 10am to noon at the Black Community Center in Hanover (no meetings in December and July). Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in our discussions to bring garden service/beauty, education, and conservation to the Upper Valley of NH and VT!
We currently have these open board positions:
1) Publicity - keep our website & social media up to date, and get the word out for special events
2) Nominations - help us fill open Board positions
3) Open Gardens - plan excursions for Members to visit public and private gardens throughout the region
We have a new Strategic Plan and many fun projects ahead to plan and implement, we hope you will join us!
Succulent Interest Group
The Succulent Interest Group meets at the HGC Greenhouse at 10am on the 3rd Tuesday of the month during the fall & winter months with a pop-up or two during the summer.
Betsy Eaton and Kim Holzberger are the group instigators and Members can find their contact information in the printed Club Directory or at this page.
Cyanotype Sundays
Cyanotype Sundays
Materials Provided: Pre-treated fabric, paper, sensitizers, big paint brushes or foam brushes
Age Group: 14 & Up
Maximum Class Size: 15
Fee: $5 Members, $10 Guests
Description: Spend a sunny morning in the Hanover Garden Club Greenhouse discovering the magic of cyanotype! Almost 200 years old, this unique fusion of printmaking and photography creates lush, cyan-blue images. We will make prints on fabric or paper in a variety of sizes using flowers, plants, and any other botanical trinkets you'd like to bring from home. Natural items like feathers, leaves, and stones will work well, but you are welcome to bring anything that can cast a decent shadow! Paper wrappers, crushed soda cans, and other found objects are welcome. All levels welcome, beginners especially encouraged. Ages 14 & up. Materials provided!
Instructor: Emil O’Melia is a teaching artist from Baltimore, MD. They have taught all sorts of arts & crafts to youth, teens, and adults. Nowadays, you can find Emil printmaking, cartooning, designing, or investigating haunted places in White River Junction.
This program is open to all within the Upper Valley community, there is a 15-person limit at the HGC Greenhouse. Please register at the link below, and be sure to choose the correct date and whether you are a current HGC Member or a Guest. If you pay your Membership dues online be sure to use your unique password that is attached to your account, not the password used to access password-protected pages for all Members.
Other standalone upcoming session dates are November 3 & 10, and January 12, 19 & 26 (registration links coming soon). Students may register separately for one, two, or all seven of the 2-hour cyanotype classes. Each of the sessions will welcome beginners, while inviting returning students to build on their previous work by experimenting with different layers and materials.
Planting Day at the Greenhouse
Everyone with a shovel is welcome to join in planting our greenhouse teaching garden!
Cyanotype Sundays
Learn how to make beautiful botanical sun prints with an experienced instructor. An easy and fun activity for all ages. $5 per session for Hanover Garden Club Members and $10 per session for Guests.
This program is open to all within the Upper Valley community, there is a 15-person limit at the HGC Greenhouse. Please register at the link below, and be sure to choose the correct date and whether you are a current HGC Member or a Guest. If you pay your Membership dues online be sure to use your unique password that is attached to your account, not the password used to access password-protected pages for all Members.
Other standalone upcoming sessions (registration links coming soon):
October 13
November 3 & 10
January 12, 19 & 26
Students may register separately for one, two, or all seven of the 2-hour cyanotype classes. Each of the sessions will welcome beginners, while inviting returning students to build on their previous work by experimenting with different layers and materials.
Pathway & Bed Installation at the Teaching Garden
Today we're going to install cobblestone edging, bring knee pads, rubber mallet (if possible) and work gloves.
Pathway & Bed Installation at the Teaching Garden
Today we're going to install cobblestone edging, bring knee pads, rubber mallet (if possible) and work gloves.
The Vitality of Soil by Jocelyn Duffy
What has soil done for you today? Our lives depend on healthy soil ecosystems—they are the foundation of terrestrial life and environmental health. Jocelyn Duffy will discuss why soil isn't dirt, what is happening under our feet, and how we can protect our soil with good management practices. She'll also go over some basic DIY soil tests you can do at home.
Jocelyn is a passionate natural resources professional, a land steward, and a National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Certified Interpretive Guide. She has over a decade of experience developing and presenting programs about nature, science, and history for federal, state, and regional organizations. Jocelyn studied natural resource management at Oregon State University and has since been exploring the places where people and the environment come together.
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom.
Click Here for the Zoom registration link.
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
HGC Board Meeting
Hanover Garden Club Board meetings are generally held on the 4th Monday of the month from 10am to noon at the Black Community Center in Hanover (no meetings in December and July). Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in our discussions to bring garden service/beauty, education, and conservation to the Upper Valley of NH and VT!
We currently have these open board positions:
1) Publicity - keep our website & social media up to date, and get the word out for special events
2) Nominations - help us fill open Board positions
3) Open Gardens - plan excursions for Members to visit public and private gardens throughout the region
We have a new Strategic Plan and many fun projects ahead to plan and implement, we hope you will join us!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Succulent Interest Group
The Succulent Interest Group meets at the HGC Greenhouse at 10am on the 3rd Tuesday of the month during the fall & winter months with a pop-up or two during the summer.
Betsy Eaton and Kim Holzberger are the group instigators and Members can find their contact information in the printed Club Directory or at this page.
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
The Ecological Garden: Gardening Toward Well-being by Alicia Houk
In the gardening world we are hearing more and more about gardening with native plants. Why are native plants important and what role can our gardens play in supporting local ecology? Highlighting beautiful plants and amazing creature stories, Alicia Houk’s talk will explore the beauty and science underpinning ecological gardening as well as the potential for each gardener to make a difference at home and as part of a larger cultural shift toward long-term conservation of nature.
Alicia is the founder and gardener of the Wild Garden Alliance. She has a master’s degree in pollination ecology and has been designing and installing native pollinator and bird gardens for public spaces for the past nine years. She has been teaching in the environmental science field for over a decade and most recently, the Wild Garden Workshop, a seven-week course focused on ecology and ecological gardening, for more information visit www.wildgardenalliance.org.
This adult program is part of a series produced by the Hanover Garden Club in partnership with the Montshire Museum of Science. It will be held in person (with yummy refreshments made by our members!) and via Zoom.
Click Here for the Zoom registration link.
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
HGC Board Meeting, New Members Welcome & Potluck Lunch In the Garden
Our kick off board meeting for the year is a potluck in the garden with a new members welcome! Click Here for more information, use the Member’s password found in the email invitation or in the latest directory.
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
Distant Hills Garden Tour (Members Only)
Click here for access to Members Only information on the garden tour at Distant Hills, Walpole, NH.
Garden Party
Join our Town Gardens Goddess Case Ohz every Friday at 10:00am through the growing season for an hour of providing care and maintenance to our pollinator-friendly, drought-tolerant perennial beds in Hanover. We’ll walk and talk gardens, and keep everything in the best of beauty and health.
Meet at the Nuggets beds to begin, updates on location changes will be updated via text (Case’s cell phone number is in the printed directory or at this page of the website in the Membership Directory).
No need to RSVP or commit to anything long term, come as you are able and willing to lend a hand. Beginners and newcomers welcome!
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