The Woodstock Garden Club - Flowers and Garden Clubs

The Woodstock Garden Club

PO Box 633, Woodstock, Vermont 05091

Welcome to the website of The Woodstock Garden Club

The Woodstock Garden Club started winter: around 1950 as a group of women gathered informally to discuss their horticulture successes and failures. Our club's purpose is to encourage an interest in gardening, to help with beautification of the town, and to aid in protection and conservation of our natural resources. Our membership is made up of a vibrant group of people with a keen interest in gardening.

Please view our site and find out what activities are planned for the coming year, what is happening in our area (and afar), some gardening tips and and how to become a member of The Woodstock Garden Club.

Membership
The PURPOSE of The Woodstock Garden Club is:

To encourage an interest in gardening in our community,
To aid in the beautification of the town,
To aid in the protection and conservation of our natural resources.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

* Meeting monthly with a vibrant group of people who share a keen interest in learning about gardening.
* Hearing knowledgeable speakers on a variety of gardening topics at our monthly meetings
* Attending special lectures and participating in horticultural workshops.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERSHIP

* Active members are required to attend at least three regular meetings during the year
* Assist with our annual Plant and Bake Goods Sale
* Water the Town planters for one week each year
* Serve as hostesses and on committees

COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS

Civic Beautification Committee
Our members help beautify the Village of Woodstock through seasonal floral decorations. We plant and maintain flower boxes on the bridge over the Kedron Brook, planters around the lamp post in the center of the Village, at the Town Hall, the Recreation Center, and the Village Green.

Community Donations Committee
The Garden Club strives to promote and encourage organizations in our community that share our PURPOSE through annual donations.

Education Committee
This committee awards scholarships to further horticultural education to qualified graduating high school seniors; gives horticultural encouragement awards to one Woodstock student in each grade 7-12. An annual gift for the purchase of horticultural books is sent to each elementary school (Barnard, Pomfret, Bridgewater, Reading, and Woodstock) and to the Norman Williams Library.

Flowers and Greens Committee
This committee organizes our annual Christmas Greens workshop in December. The workshop gives members the opportunity to learn about and make Christmas wreaths and decorations for their homes. We also make decorations for one of the homes on the Pentangle House Tour, which is held on Wassail Weekend.

Historian
Our Historian records events of the Woodstock Garden Club throughout the year. She photographs all Club special events and other pertinent functions.

Horticulture Committee
This committee plans field trips, mini-talks and workshops for the year. Some years they plan a Garden Tour.

Hospitality Committee
These members schedule hostesses to provide refreshments and flowers for the Club's monthly meetings and organize the Annual Luncheon.

Membership Committee
This committee presents new member letters to the Board twice yearly and organizes the Annual Welcome Tea for new members. A member of this committee acts as a mentor to new members for the first year.

Program Committee
This committee schedules and coordinates programs, lectures, and meeting sites for the year. They also publish the WGC directory and program booklet for the upcoming year.

Publicity Committee
This committee promotes the programs and functions of the WGC to the public, including the Annual Plant Sale and any other fund-raisers.

Telephone Committee
Our telephone committee notifies the membership of upcoming events, board meetings, alerts, etc.

Ways and Means Committee
These members organize and plan the major fund-raiser of the year - the Annual Spring Plant Sale. Sub-Committees are formed by the Co-Chairmen to carry out the event. All club members support this event.

If you would be interested in joining us in our endeavors or would like to be our guest, please contact us at WoodstockGC@gmail.com.