Members of the Nashua community attended this event on the grounds of the Nashua Historical Society to jump start their 2023 gardening activities. Gardeners chose from selections of annuals, perennials, houseplants, vegetable plants and herbs, many of which were attentively raised by members of the Garden Club, including several Master Gardeners. 

Attendees also participated in the very popular ‘gift basket raffle’ to try to win one of a wide variety of creative, themed gift baskets. Bargain hunters visited the garden-themed ‘yard sale’. 

All proceeds went toward the club’s community work including maintenance of Greeley Park’s Sensory Garden and the garden at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua. It also sponsors expert speakers to which members of the Nashua community are invited to attend, free of charge. 

The club would like to thank the Nashua Historical Society for allow us to share the beautify property that lovely morning in May. The Nashua Historical Society can be reached at nashuahistorical@comcast.net. 

The Nashua Garden Club ended 2022 in full stride building upon its traditional practice of contributing to charitable organizations and then began 2023 with its first in-person January Kickoff since pre-Covid days.

Five organizations were selected including two focused on growing gardening knowledge and opportunity. The educational organizations, Regenerative Roots (Andrew Morin executive director pictured above), and Grow Nashua received $150 each. Gifts of $250 were presented to the Santa Fund, Southern New Hampshire Rescue Mission, and Marguerite’s Place. 

Holiday festivities continued into January.  Members celebrated with a hands-on workshop lead by Cheryl Cravino of Hosta Amour in Pelham NH. 2023 promises to be exciting as the club is also re-opening its monthly educational programs to the public. 

After a 2-year hiatus, the Nashua Garden Club was very pleased to hold its annual plant sale May 14th 2022, on the grounds of the Nashua Historical Society.  Enthusiastic gardeners shopped for the perfect selection from a wide array of perennials, bulbs, shrubs, houseplants, and herbs. Many of the selections came from gardens of Club members, including several Master Gardeners. 

Attendees were able to participate in a raffle for a variety of themed gift baskets, to shop the garden-themed ‘yard sale’ and to explore the Historical Society’s Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum’s exhibits on Nashua's origin, its evolution and growth throughout the 1800's to the city that it is today. All proceeds benefitted the club’s community educational and beautification projects that occur throughout the year such as monthly programs and maintenance of the Greeley Park’s Sensory Garden and the garden at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua. 

After sitting out 2021 due to the impact of Covid-19, the Nashua Garden Club and Nashua Public Library again partnered to present the city’s annual Seed Swap. The event was distributed across several days to enable social distancing. Gardeners swapped, viewed and obtained varieties of seeds.

Seed samples were generously donated by Baker Seeds, Hudson Valley Seeds, Native Seeds Search and High Mowing Seeds. Attendees were able to learn about starting and collecting seeds, new seed varieties and local resources.  The event included a display of gardening books, a raffle and a free, virtual lecture, “The Soil Food Web”, by Diane Miessler, author of “Grow Good Soil”.  

2021 continued to be a year full of twists and turns and challenges as we learned to live with Covid. While portions of our routines resumed a bit, the Nashua Garden Club continued to refrain from conducting public fund-raising activities. However, club members voted, without hesitation, to continue its annual tradition of supporting local, charitable organizations.

Each holiday season, early in December, the Nashua Garden Club identifies local, benevolent organizations, including one that focuses on gardening education, to receive monetary donations. This year’s selections were awarded $125 each and include The Humane Society of Greater Nashua, 68 Hours of Hunger, The PLUS Company and the educational association, Regenerative Roots.

In spite of lack of fund raising activities this year, club members voted overwhelmingly to maintain the spirit of the club’s mission and press forth with its annual tradition of supporting local, charitable work. Each year, the club identifies 4 benevolent organizations and another that focuses on education related to gardening or landscaping to receive a donation. The club selected the following to receive a holiday contribution of $125: Corpus Christi Food Pantry, Marguerite’s Place, Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter and Nashua Children’s Home, who received their contribution at the beginning of the school year. The educational beneficiary was Grow Nashua.

Local area gardeners gathered Thursday, February 27th at the Nashua Public Library to begin spring gardening preparations at the city’s annual Seed Swap coordinated by the Nashua Garden Club. Prior attendees returned excited about the opportunity to swap seeds that they had saved for other types. Participants new to growing from seed learned about a range of varieties and took advantage of the abundant, available seed collections made possible by industry leaders W. Atlee Burpee Company (www.burpee.com) and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (www.rareseeds.com).  

Nashua Garden Club members spread holiday cheer and deck the halls each December. In addition to tree decorating at Langdon Place, 4 organizations are selected annually to receive a bit of 'holiday cheer' in the form of a charitable donation. This year's recipients included Southern New Hampshire Rescue Mission, Nashua Soup Kitchen, UNH Co-operative Extension and the Nashua Children's Home who received their donation at the beginning of the school year. 

The Nashua Garden Club’s annual plant sale was held on Saturday, May 18th on the grounds of the Nashua Historical Society at 5 Abbott Street Nashua.  The event, held on a beautify spring morning started promptly at 8 AM and ran through noon, rain or shine.

Enthusiastic gardeners lined up early to view the wide array of perennials and annuals, bulbs, shrubs, indoor plants, herbs and vegetables, many raised by members of the club, including several Master Gardeners. These knowledgeable individuals were also available to answer questions. 

Attendees were also able to participate in a raffle of a wide variety of creative, themed gift baskets, to shop for great bargains at the garden-themed ‘yard sale’ or to select a delicious treat from the club bake sale. All proceeds benefit the club’s community educational and beautification projects throughout the year.

Shoppers were also invited to explore the Historical Society’s Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum’s ever-changing exhibits which contain a wealth of information regarding Nashua's origin, its evolution into a mill town and its continued growth.  Books about historical Nashua and other items will be available for purchase.