B 350: Community Garden Club of Meredith Announces Upcoming Programs

MEREDITH — The 2012 season for the Community Garden Club of Meredith will continue with a September 20, program "Changing Out Your Window Boxes - From Summer Splendor to Fall Foliage" at 1 p.m. at Petal Pushers located on Parade Road.

The program will include a demonstration with tips and techniques using fall materials available at Petal Pushers. Members and guests will ave the opportunity to talk with the presenter, ask questions, and stroll through the garden center filled with a vast array of fall plantings and accessories.

The October 4 program and fall luncheon will be held at The Pavilion at Longhaul Farm, Route #113, in Holderness. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by a fall luncheon prepared by Lorri Downs, chef/owner. The Farm Stand and Café and Store will be open for members and guests to browse locally grown and sourced vegetables, cheeses, meats and dairy along with specialty food to go and fresh baked breads, cookies pies and pastries. Upstairs, Lori Taylor has opened Country Cottage, a not to be missed lakes tradition.

Reservations are required as space is limited. Call 279-5065 to make a reservation. Cost of the luncheon is $18.

Chartered in 1951, the Community Garden Club of Meredith, a volunteer organization, strives to promote horticultural education, civic beautification and conservation.

Annually, the Garden Club awards scholarships to Inter-Lakes High School graduating students pursuing higher education in environmental science, horticulture and conservation. Donations are welcome and will benefit these scholarships and other club initiatives.

Dedicated members volunteer and tend gardens in and about Meredith. The results of their hard work and creativity can be seen at the Meredith Town Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, the triangle at the corner of Pleasant Street and Route #25, the Meredith Community Center Upper Garden, the Meredith Center Fire Station and Childs Park and Flurries.

The Garden Club has supported: the annual Altrusa Festival of Trees, Interlakes Community Caregivers, The Circle Program, the Meredith Community Center Garden Project, the First Congregational Church of Meredith, Lakes Region Conservation Trust, the Center Harbor, Meredith, and Moultonborough Libraries and Page Pond and Forest conservation campaign effort with the proceeds of their fundraisers.