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Bellport Garden Club Annual Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 14th The Bellport Garden Club invites all to their annual meeting on October 14th at 7:30pm at the South Country Library. This program is open to the public and new members are welcome. The speaker is Karl Auwaeter, manager and owner of the Bayport Flower House, a family-operated business, who will speak on Container Gardening. The Bellport Garden Club will also have its Annual Photography Exhibit on display that night. The Bellport Garden Club was founded in the summer of 1926 and is presently celebrating its 81st year of existence! From the beginning, the Garden Club worked for conservation and beautification. In the early years the club cooperated with the Long Island Roadside Commission in an effort to preserve our tree lined streets. In the Village, the Club did plantings in the park and built a fence and gateway there. Other plantings and replantings were done and maintained at the Yacht Club, Community House, Library, Country Club and the bandstand. In 1936 we began to work on window boxes in the Village. We have continued this each Spring and at Christmas. Later the Club planned the alley next to the former Village Hall.
The Club is most proud of the many
trees it has planted along with the cooperation of the Village,
interested civic groups, and local citizens. After the devastating
hurricane of 1938, there were 120 Elms and 100 Norway Maples
planted. Since then, tree planting has been an annual program with the
Village supplying the labor.
The Bellport Garden Club's 2008 Street Garden Recognition Program
The Bellport Street Garden Recognition Program was a huge success this
year with many more participants than last year. The deadline for
entering was June 30, 2008, but they look forward to more entries next
year. There were 99 participants this year and the program is
contributing greatly to the beauty of our lovely little village! All
that you need to do to enter next year is apply and have a garden close
to the street that is maintained and cared for during the gardening
season. There is no competition; it is simply a recognition of
gardening efforts! Look for next
Meanwhile, Congratulations and Thank You to the many gardeners who are
doing such a fabulous job with their gardens. During the course of the
sign delivery and picture taking they met many wonderful and
enthusiastic people! They loved meeting you and seeing your lovely fine
work.
Recent Events
Garden Club Plant Sale at the Memorial Day Parade in Bellport 
Garden Club Members held a plant sale on May 26th at the Annual Memorial
Day Parade in downtown Bellport. Plants for sale consisted of perennials dug lovingly from members’ gardens and
also
some annuals. There were some other small gardening related
items for sale as well. This sale offered a great chance to get a jump
start on spring planting and support the Garden Club
at the same time!
Marsh and Mistletoe Christmas House Click here to see photos provided by the Garden Club of the 2007 Marsh and Mistletoe Christmas House |
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