Calendar of Events
June 8-10 2010: GCFM Annual Convention, Ogunquit, hosted by Piscataqua District.
Harbourside Garden Club
Kittery, Maine
2008...2009
Current membership: 61
Officers:
Co President (Harbourside Affairs) Joyce Tracksler
Co President (GCFM Affairs) Janet Gourley
Vice President Joy Easter
Secretary Elaina Hatsis
Treasurer Joyce Tracksler
Parliamentarian Louise Dennett
A DREAM COMES TO FRUITION
Beginning in the fall of 2007 members of Harbourside’s Horticultural Committee (Marie Burke, Barbara Fein, Janet Gourley and Joan Mallett) working together with Director Wayne Manson of the Kittery Historical and Naval Society embarked on a plan to renovate the landscaping in front of the Mitchell Garrison addition. Under the direction of GCFM Civic Development Chair Becky Linney, the committee applied for the NGC grant “Let’s Go Native”. The competition proved to be very stiff and much to the group’s disappointment, Harbourside was not awarded the grant; however, the committee was not content to see the project go by the wayside and was determined to seek funds elsewhere. It was decided to apply to the Rosamond Thaxter Foundation. Both the museum and the Kittery Foreside Revitalization Committee had been successful in approaching the Foundation in the past. Since the Thaxter family had Kittery connections, Director Manson thought of designing a miniature replica of Celia Thaxter’s Appledore Island garden. The idea worked and we received a grant of $1000. which was matched by the Town of Kittery. A complete list of the plants in Celia’s garden was obtained from the University of New Hampshire which raises the plants for the Appledore Island garden. The next step was to hire the firm of Jacquelyn Nooney Landscape, Inc. to design the garden , build the raised beds and select and plant the perennials. To complete the project a portrait of Celia looking out on her garden will hang in the addition window and a guide to the plants will be placed by the garden, which will be maintained by Harbourside’s Horticultural Committee. Two years after the original grant was written and submitted, the dream has come to fruition.
To further enhance the appearance of the town hall/museum complex area, Suzanne Vinciguerra and Marie Burke recently planted 100 pink impression tulip bulbs in support of the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Pink Tulip Project. At the end of October, in support of the NGC Golden Days project 100 daffodil bulbs will be planted at the Traip Memorial Garden to honor the deceased members of the Harbourside Garden Club.
Submitted by Janet Gourley
Co-President Harbourside Garden Club
News from
HARBOURSIDE GARDEN CLUB
Last fall the members of the Harbourside Garden Club participated in
the restoration of an important Kittery Point landmark. The Pepperrell
Tomb and Cemetery is located on
Simeon’s Galley and Frisbie’s Market. Over the years, due to the
elements the exterior of the tomb became unsightly, the tablet illegible
and the grounds overgrown. Thanks to history buff Steve Estes, the
Friends of
and shrubs have been removed so that the tomb and tablet, which have
been cleaned, are now visible. Harbourside donated a contribution to
the project and member Lori Kercher donated and planted flowers to
beautify the area around the tablet for the November 7 celebration.
Thank you, Lori.
At the December meeting members enjoyed a different kind of
workshop and at the same time came away with new name tags made
with pressed flowers.
garden and pressed them in her microwave. After members prepared
their name tags, they were laminated in machines supplied by
and Carol Stambaugh. A pot luck luncheon under the direction of
Olga Bryant followed.
In March we were treated to a talk and slide show by Bill Holt of
Month. Members brought samples and talked about their hobbies
other than gardening—a lot of talent!
Don’t forget to admire the pink tulips(part of the Maine Cancer
Foundation’s Pink Tulip Project) at Town Hall and
Then turn onto 103 East and observe the daffodils at the Traip
Memorial Garden, part of Wendy Cote’s Civic Development Project.
Thank you Suzanne Vinciguerra for all the planting.
Janet Gourley,
HARBOURSIDE GARDEN CLUB
Annual Report
2010-2011
Do you remember that song “ It Was A Very Good Year”? Well, this was not a very good year for the Harbourside Garden Club. Two long-time members: Past President Patsy Reilly and artist Martha Potter passed away in July and newer member Christine
Duffy in the fall. And several members have had serious illnesses and/or surgery.
The highlight of the year was our participation in the GCFM June Convention held in
Ogunquit. The members of our club were responsible for everything to do with the raffle. Sixteen Harbourside members attended and all but one, who was recovering from
knee surgery, worked to make the raffle earn $698. In addition, three members were asked to design Ikebana arrangements for the event. Lois Horton, Ikebana President of the Kittery Chapter, which is the only New England Chapter north of Cambridge, Massachusetts, created a Nageire design honoring National President Renee Blaschke.
Ikebana member, Marie Burke designed a Rikka arrangement in honor of GCFM President Becky Linney and GCFM Past Presidents. For Art In Bloom Janet Gourley,
also a member, designed a Shoka Shimputai arrangement to complement a painting by
Dustan Knight at the Barn Gallery.
Harbourside’s raffle gifts “ par excellence” were donated by Thomas Berger of GREEN ART and JACQUELYN NOONEY LANDSCAPE DESIGN.
Two excellent programs of a different bent were local historian and photographer, Frank
Totman’s Photo History of Kittery and Hints for Safe Gardening by occupational therapist Tom Shields.
To fill out the year Maureen Heffernan will update us on the Coastal Maine Botanical
Gardens and Harbourside will present our own Art In Bloom. Artist members and
interpreters will treat us to a show of beauty, bloom and design. All Harbourside Garden
Club’s meetings are free and open to the public but special invitations have been sent to
Seacoast area clubs for these two presentations.
Instead of our June luncheon members will travel to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens for tours and our Annual Luncheon.
Janet Gourley, Co-President