Garden Club celebrates 80th anniversary

Garden Club marks milestone

CHITTENANG, N.Y. » On Nov. 22, 1938, 29 ladies met and organized the Chittenango Garden Club. Now celebrating it’s 80th anniversary, the garden club is a group of individuals who share a love of plants and gardening, civic beautification and conservation of resources. The club has been a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State from inception.

The objectives and purposes of the club are the study of horticulture and related subjects: the pursuit of projects contributing to the beautification of the village of Chittenango and participation in and support of other appropriate community projects. These include planting and maintaining a variety of gardens, planters and flower boxes throughout the village, including Dr West Park, Welcome Garden Between Route 5 and Edwin

Street, Stickles Park, American Legion and The Canal Museum. Many of these serve as points of welcome along the various roads entering Chittenango.

Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Chittenango Library, except January and February. Members share experiences, expand horticultural knowledge, and hear authoritative guest speakers. There are currently 39 club members.

The club will hold its an- nual plant sale Saturday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Stickles Park at the intersection of Route 5 and 13 in the village of Chittenango. Plants for sale will include a good variety of perennials, annuals, hanging plants and vegetable starts.

For many years the club has held an annual holiday bazaar with a gardening/horticulture theme. This year it will be held on November 4 at the American Legion/Parks and Rec Building on Legion Drive. Look for flyers and info on the Village sign as the date nears.

The objective of the garden club as it celebrates is 80th anniversary is to bring more attention to the work it does in town and to encourage more gardeners to join. So many people don’t realize the garden club is for everyone no matter what their gardening interests or experience.

For information on the garden club, plant sale, and other garden club activities go to our Facebook page (search: Chittenango Garden Club) or contact Geri Bellotti, membership chairperson, at 315 2634464.

Also, check out our display at the Community Bank on Genesee Street during the month of May this year.

PHOTO FROM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ CHITTENANGOGARDENCLUB A mini terrarium with succulents made by members of the Chittenango Garden Club. The club celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.