Activities

Civic Beautification

The Portsmouth Garden Club is very active and involved with many ongoing events in the area of civic beautification for the Town of Portsmouth. We have landscaped many of the Town Building properties that include the Town Hall, Legion Park, a pocket garden in front of St. Paul's church, the Water and Fire District building, various town playgrounds and the Portsmouth Free Public Library. Under the guidance of the Civic Beautification Committee, maintenance of 3 gradens continue, at Legion Park, the library at the the entrance island  from the parking lot and the East Main and Water Street roadside garden.  We also decorate the town buildings and Legion Park during the month of December, with holiday-embellished wreaths.  

PORTSMOUTH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY June planting 2024

PORTSMOUTH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Summer 2016

Portsmouth Free Public Library Entrance August 2015

Legion Park Plantings at Town Hall (see the civic Beautification section)

Flower Shows

See text on the Photo Gallery Main Page

 

Garden Therapy

 

We have incorporated the concepts of Garden Therapy with our involvement with the students at Portsmouth High School and holding our annual flower show. We have held, in the past, flower arrangement workshops with the residents at Atria Aquidneck Place to provide a beautiful floral setting for the residents to enjoy.

 

Plant Sale Day

 

The Portsmouth Garden Club had participated in a Plant Sale Day at The Island Garden Shop since May of 1968.  This was accomplished while Jeanne Wiant (Mrs. Allen) held the office of President (1967-1969). According to a local newspaper article, the following was reported:

 

"Garden Club Plans Plant Sale

The Portsmouth Garden Club's Civic Beautification program will receive the benefits of the plant sale to be held May 22 at the Island Garden Shop.  This will be a percentage sale of items at the shop at Cozy Corner with Mrs. Hoyt Rountree as chairman.  Members of the club who will serve as saleswomen will meet with Mrs. Rountree on Thursday.  This was announced at the meeting of the executive board Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Winsor Warwick, Bristol Ferry Road."

 

We have worked on this project for over the past 50 years and the club fully participates on the second to the last Thursday in May and continues to serve as saleswomen.  We cherish the generousity and support shown to our club by the Van Hof family for our CivicBeautification projects that have been accomplished during that time. In 2019 the nursery was sold and it was determined that the Plant sale will be held at another location.

 

After 50 + years the plant sales were moved to the Portsmouth Public Library when  the Island Garden Shop closed. Since June 2021 the two organizations  have volunteered items and peple to work and ae shared in sole Saturday profits equally.

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Workshops

 

Our club participates in workshops throughout the year donating the results of the workshops to local organizations.  An example of this is demonstrated by the annual Valentine Workshop where the club creates floral arrangements that are placed on the tables at the Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center for their Valentine dinner/dance.  We also create floral arrangements that are donated to the Portsmouth Free Public Library for their annual fundraiser, "A Taste of Portsmouth", during October.  In December, our club's Civic Beautification annual workshop creates decorations for the Town Buildings!   p

During 2023-2024 3 Floral arrangement workshops wer done in conjunction with the Portsmouth Free Public Library through a RI Foundation community grant hey recieved.

 

 

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Meetings are held monthly at the Library for club members and guests _________________

September 10, 2024 Tueday for this meeting 1:00

 

Welcome back members !

Fellowship and meeting

 

Newport Vinyards

 

Presenter :Andy Teixeira, Executive Chef


Tour of greenhouse; Food to Table restaurant execution with wine and nibbles

RSVP 

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October 2 2024

 

90th anniversary celebration luncheon

 

Wanumetonomy Golf Club, Middletown, R.I.

 

11:30-3

International Designer : Candace Morgenstern

 

$45 per person

Reservations required

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October 23-24, 2024

 

New England Garden Club Annual Meeting (Federation)

 

Crown Plaza, Warwick, R.I.

 

Registration on line at RIFGC

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November 13, 2024

1:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter: Darcey McMahon, Floral Supervisor,

Clements Market

 

Holiday arrangements

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November 22, 2024

 

Portsmouth Free Public Library 

Annual Taste of Portsmouth 7-9 p.m.

$30

Only 300 tickets to be sold

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December 11 2024


Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Christmas Luncheon     Small bites” - a “sharing” holiday luncheon

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January 8, 2025

 

1:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

                              Presenter : Ilene Chernoff, Hostess V.P

                    Playing with food-Easy and fun decorating with food

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February 12,  2025

1:00 Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter: Susan Rood

 

Tasha Tudor:” a renowned plantswoman and gardener in Connecticut and Vermont, and author and doll collector

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March 14 , 2025

 1:00 Portsmoth Free Public Library

 

Presenter:

 

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April , 2025

1:00  Portsmouth Free Public Library

 

Presenter:

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April 2025

Earth Day

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April  2025 RIFGC Annual Awards Luncheon

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April  2025

Arbor Day

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May 2025
1:00  Portsmouth Free Public Library

 
Presenter:

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June  Plant Sale

9-2
at the Public Library

Benefits Portsmouth Garden Club and the Portsmouth Free Public Library

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June  2025

Club Annual Luncheon-

Noon 

 

June , 2025

The Newport Flower Show

at Rosecliff with the theme ; Flower Fair

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