WELCOME
Please enjoy these exquisite photos taken in our members' gardens!

The Grantham Garden Club is a vibrant, nonprofit organization in New Hampshire’s Upper Valley. Our 100+ members range from novice hands-in-the-soil gardeners to experienced master gardeners, and some simply enjoy participating in our many activities. The club offers a wide variety of educational programs, field trips, and civic-minded activities organized to enhance and beautify our community. Educational scholarships in support our mission are available to high school and college students. Membership is open throughout the year and we'd love to have you join us. (Photos courtesy of GGC members Terri Munson and Liz Malone)

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Monday, September 7 – Saturday, September 26
Club Member Fundraiser

ALLIUM: Latin for garlic, Flowering Onions are rabbit, rodent and deer resistant.  Adored by bees, butterflies and pollinators.  They extend the spring flowering season with a dramatic presence.  Valuable cut and dried flowers. Require full sunlight, and rich well-draining and neutral pH soil.  Flowers May/July

ALLIUM GLADIATOR (Giant Allium)–3 bulbs $12
(sold last year and back by popular request) 
  • The Giant Allium is a 1981 cross of A. Aflatunense and A. Macleanii. This long-lasting award-winner has dense, 6” wide, rose-purple globes comprised of starry florets dotted with green eyes.  Once their flowers die back, they create a formidable presence with dried seed orbs that extend their weeks-long show.  Its low, scrappy foliage starts to brown out prior to flowering.  
  • Bulb size: 18 cm/up, HZ 5-8, Height 36”-48
 
DRUMSTICK ALLIUM (Allium Sphaerocephalon)–25 bulbs $6
  • The Drumstick Allium dates back to the 16th century.  This terrific naturalizing heirloom has dense, egg-shaped composite flowers that open green and mature to rich crimson-purple.  Perched atop wiry, yet strong stems, 1”-1½” wide round composite flowers dance in the breeze as the individual florets open from the top down with shimmery silver-white stamen.  Each composite flower becomes more egg-shaped as it matures.  Thin wiry stems emerge in late spring, flower in July.  Best planted in groups of 10-25. Plant 50 or more if you want a meadow effect. 
  • Bulb size: 6cm/up, HZ 4-9, Height 24”
 
NARCISSUS JETFIRE (Cyclamineus Narcissi)–1 bulb $1
  • A slightly scented, award-winning naturalizer. Jetfire daffodils have 3” reflexed golden-yellow outer petals with a deep orange center. They are early flowering (April) and may produce more than one stem.  
  • HZ 3-8, Height 8”-10”
(Photos & descriptions courtesy of Van Engelen)

Order Bulbs for October Planting
ONLINE Monday, September 7 – Saturday, September 26

    Provide contact information
    Select bulbs you are ordering
    Email confirmation will be sent after order is processed
Order IN-PERSON Friday, September 11
Forms available at meeting or download ahead of time
THIS SALE RUNS FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY

Friday, September 11
Community Program


KEARSARGE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
WEBSITE LINK: KBANH.ORG

Friday, October 9
Club Member Field Trip

2026 CALENDAR

JANUARY

01/01 Scholarship Accepting Applications
01/09 Program-AM Brunch & Floral Design
01/13 Steering Committee Meeting

FEBRUARY

02/10 Steering Committee Meeting
02/13 Program-AM NH Winter Birds

MARCH

03/10 Steering Committee Meeting
03/13 Field Trip Maple Sugar Farm
03/26 Program-PM NH Winter Birds - Encore

APRIL

04/05 Scholarship Closing Applications
04/07 Steering Committee Meeting
04/10 Program-AM Native Plants & the Sunapee Uplands Ecozone

MAY

05/01 Field Trip "Art in Bloom" MFA Boston
05/09 Community Town Wide Cleanup Day
05/12 Steering Committee Meeting
05/15 Fundraiser Members Plant Sale
05/16 Fundraiser Public Plant Sale
05/17 Civic Gardens Spring Planting
05/18 Civic Gardens Watering Begins

JUNE

06/01 Civic Gardens Watering Continues
06/09 Steering Committee Meeting
06/12 Field Trip Marsh-Billings-Rockerfeller National Historical Park "Garden Tour"
06/25 Program-PM Protecting Lake Water Quality "Watershed Wise"

JULY

07/01 Civic Gardens Watering Continues
07/07 Steering Committee Meeting
07/10 Field Trip Distant Hill Gardens & Nature Trail "Garden Tour"
07/23 Program-PM Meet the Native Bees! & "What's growing in your garden?"

AUGUST

08/01 Civic Gardens Watering Continues
08/11 Steering Committee Meeting
08/14 Field Trip Summersweet Gardens
"Phlox Fest Garden Tour & English Tea"

SEPTEMBER

09/01 Civic Gardens Watering Continues
09/07 Fundraiser Autumn Bulb Sale Begins
09/08 Steering Committee Meeting
09/11 Program-AM Amelia's Honey Bees
09/26 Fundraiser Autumn Bulb Sale Ends

OCTOBER

10/01 Civic Gardens Watering Continues
10/06 Steering Committee Meeting
10/09 Field Trip Langwood Tree Farm 
10/16 Event-PM Autumn Social

NOVEMBER

11/10 Steering Committee Meeting
11/13 Program-AM The Rose Parade "Preparations Behind the Scenes"

DECEMBER

12/08 Steering Committee Meeting
12/09 Program-PM Holiday Workshop
12/10 Program-AM Holiday Workshop

MEMBER NOTES

CIVIC GARDENS

The Civic Gardens Team wishes to thank everyone who has helped to keep the planters in Grantham beautiful and flourishing again this summer! Once watering ends in mid-October we'll do a planter cleanup in preparation for seasonal decor, starting with pumpkins, cabbages and gourds for the autumn, and switch them out for festive winter greens at Thanksgiving. Please sign up for the cleanup and to collect coniferous greens.

HOSPITALITY

Please RSVP and sign up to help with setup, greeting, photography, bartending, kitchen and cleanup. All members are asked to bring an appetizer to our Autumn Social on October 16.

Volunteers are needed for program meeting setup/cleanup and to prepare baked goods for our...
  • November 13 morning program
  • December 9 evening program 
  • December 10 morning program

FUNDRAISING

Please order your spring bulbs for autumn planting by September 26 and watch for an announcement about our merchandise sale coming this October.
MISCELLANEOUS MEMBER NEWS