To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
- Audrey Hepburn
The Burlington Garden Club, Burlington, Vermont is designed to stimulate knowledge and appreciation of horticulture; aid in the protection of the natural environment; provide instruction in indoor gardening and floral design; and encourage and promote garden therapy, civic plantings, youth gardening and residential gardening. Come join and participate!
- Mary Scollins & Doris Van Mullen, Co - Presidents
"Inspire Yourself, Inspire Others, With Gardening" email address: djvanmullen@gmail.com |
Civic Beautification Projects
In April 2000 the Burlington Garden Club created a Butterfly Garden at the Vermont Garden Park on a 100-acre property owned by the City of South Burlington. Club members worked with Senior Horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi to remove the sod from the vacant field fronting the farmhouse. In May the butterfly shape was staked out, and on Community Service Day eight South Burlington High School students moved compost to the site and helped Club members plant perennials. The Club won the 2003 Harriet Canfield Award from the Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont for this project.
Club members refresh the garden each spring with annuals. UVM Master Gardener Interns and Vermont Garden Park volunteers also participate with the Club members in monthly maintenance. Visitors, local artists, and butterflies love this garden!
2018 Planting and Maintaining Garden Schedule
Schedule - 2019 - 2020
Dates: Wednesday of each month
9:30 AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - Prepare Soil and Spring Planting
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Wednesday October 23, 2019
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - Prepare and spring planting
We welcome you to come and join us, share gardening skills, learn from
each other, contribute and cultivate our community
Grandma and Grandpa’s Garden at Vermont Garden Park
1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
Coordinator: Jan De Sarno
The Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, Inc. was awarded a SHELL/PETALS grant in 2002 to establish this heirloom garden. Vegetables and annuals are grown from seed chosen from heirloom catalogs. Planting and maintenance is done by Club, occasional members of the FGCV, and Master Gardeners and Interns. Over 890 pounds of vegetables were donated in the 2016 season to the Food Shelf.
Schedule - 2019 - 2020
Dates: Wednesday of each month
10:00am
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Spring Planting
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Wednesday October 23, 2019
Wednesday, June 3, 2020- spring planting
Summer Youth Gardening 2019
1100 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 Coordinators: Jan De Sarno, This summer the Garden Club will continue the Summer Youth Gardeners program, in collaboration with UVM Master Gardener's Extension office. This program will meet at the Wheeler Garden Park on Dorset Street. All food harvested will benefit the Food Shelf. Weekly attendance is not mandatory. All ages are welcome including parents. A comprehensive curriculum will include include composting, garden critters, battling weeds and much more. Bring sunscreen, snacks and water. Weekdays are every Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon throughout the summer. |
Garden TherapyGarden Therapy Projects
Flower Arranging with Seniors Coordinators: Jean Henshaw, Barbara Turnowicz, Helen Long Club members assist the residents of these area long term care facilities with floral arrangements to brighten their rooms. 2019 Schedule Birchwood Terrace Nursing Home 43 Starr Farm Road Burlington, VT Friday, March 29, 2019 - 10:00 am Pillsbury Manor South Residential Care 20 Harbor View Road South Burlington, VT Friday, April 26, 2019 - 10:45 am Burlington Health & Rehabilitation 300 Pearl Street Burlington, VT Friday, May 31, 2019 10:00 am Converse Home 272 Church Street, Burlington, VT TBD |
Gardens at Hope Lodge
237 East Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
Coordinator: Jane Murphy
Hope Lodge, a residence-away-from-home for patients receiving cancer therapy, moved into a beautiful new building in the fall of 2007. This Club project began in 1990 at the previous site to plant window boxes and create holiday wreaths. Club members continue with planting and maintaining the garden areas and window boxes and creating holiday wreaths.
Schedule - 2019 - 2020
9:30 AM
Dates Tuesday
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Tuesday, September 10,, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Ronald McDonald House
16 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington Vt. 05401
Coordinators: Andy Kenney and Doris Van Mullen
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington, Vermont, the “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children seeking treatment at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. It is our aim to be a refuge for families experiencing the stress and anguish of their loved one’s illness. Whether for a short stay, or for weeks at a time, we provide families with the comforts of home as well as the support of our dedicated staff and volunteers.
The 3 garden areas at the House were adopted by the Club in 2009,. Club members plant and maintain the gardens for the season.
Schedule - 2019 - 2020
930 AM
Monday, May 20, 2019
Monday, June 17, 2019
Monday, July 15, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Monday September 16, 2019
Monday, October 21, 2019
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday June 15, 2020
Youth Projects
Woodsy Owl/ Smokey the Bear
Coordinator: Nini Crane and Joelyn Niggel
The goal is to help children develop interest and competence in gardening so that they may eventually use their horticultural skills to help schools, community organizations and their families with gardening projects. The annual Woodsy Owl/Smokey Bear poster competition is an ongoing project intended to give students an appreciation of the need for stewardship of natural areas.
Burlington Garden Club Monthly Programs
Meeting Information: Unless otherwise indicated, monthly Club meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Faith United Methodist Church 899 Dorset Street in South Burlington, VT. There will be light refreshments and social time (12:00-12:30), then a BGC business meeting 12:30 - 1:00 pm), the speaker will start promptly after business meeting (1:00 pm with topic presentations as listed below. Programs free and open to the public
September 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Cooking and Gardening with Herbs and Edible Flowers - Liz Barbour, Hollis, NH - Her book "Creative Feast"
October 23, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Container Gardening Revelation - Charlie Nardozzi
More gardeners are turning to container gardening to save space, time and money. Discuss new types of containers, flowers and edible container design and ideas about caring for your pots
About US
The Burlington Garden Club, Burlington, Vermont is designed to stimulate knowledge and appreciation of horticulture; aid in the protection of the natural environment; provide instruction in indoor gardening and floral design; and encourage and promote garden therapy, civic plantings, youth gardening and residential gardening.
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