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 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 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 of plant sales it was ended when the Island Garden Shop Closed.

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!   

 

 

We invite you to view our activities by clicking on the choices from the left-hand bar.  

 

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

September 14, 2022

WELCOME BACK MEMBERS

12:30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

Bring a "Veggie" recipe and

Celebarting the club winning the  Newport Flower Show Horticulture Award

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October 12, 2022

12:30 at the  Portsmouth Friends Meeting House

Topic The Quakers in Portsmouth by Pastor Rick Lauder

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November 9,2022

12:30 Portsmouth Free Public Library

URI Master Gardener

Nancy Crawford

Herbs

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November 18, 2022

Portsmouth Free Public Library

Arrangement making for Taste of Portsmouth

9-12

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November 18, 2022

Portsmouth Free Public Library 125th Anniversary Fundraiser with Garden Club seasonal decorations

5-7 p.m.

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November 29, 2022

Town Wreaths Workshop

PortsmouthFre Public Library 11-1

Sign up

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December 1,2022

RIFGC

Christmas Luncheon

Grist Mill Tavern

Seekonk, Ma

10:00 Bus. Mtg.

Designs by Judy Gray

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December 13, 2020

Christmas Luncheon

16 Point Road

12;30

$40 to Treasurer

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January 11, 2023

Portmouth Free Library

12:30

Llnda Kirkparick

Floral Design Demonstration

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February 8, 2023

Portsmouth Free Public Library

12:30 Susan Besse, URI Mastergardener

on Composting

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March 1, 2023

RIFGC Education Day at Roger Williams Park Casino

schedule on-line

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March 4-12, 2023

Philadelphia Flower Show

Tcikets on-line

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March 8, 2023

Portsmouth Free Public Library

12:30  Bill  Baddeley URI Master Gardnerer

TOPIC: Seed starting

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March 31-April 2, 2023

RIFGC Flower Show

Galleria- Living Artfully

Providence

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April 1-21, 2023 Newport Daffodil Days -Check on line for info.

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April 2023

Portsmouth Free Public Library

12:30 Cindy Perry

 

 

Topic  “ New England gardens and their transformation from the 17th century”

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April 16 - 22, 2023

Earth Week, Earth Day April 21. Check Aquidneck Island  events on line

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May, 2023 TBD

“Art Blooming at Linden Place" weekend

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June 23-25, 2-2023

Newport Flower Show

"The Grand Tour"

at Marble House

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Juky 7-9, 2023

Secret Garden Tour
The Point, Newport, R.I.   $25 advanced dicounted price on-line, only 450 tickets per day to be sold

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