Valley Beautification Sites - Valley Beautification Sites - (also known as VBS) Every year, the Mountain Garden Club adopts a number of locations around the Valley that could benefit from the experience of our members. This valley beautification program encompasses both summer and winter.

Contact: Wendy McVey, Valley Beautification Sites Chair Summer ~ includes planting / maintaining public properties at:

Bartlett Garden Memorial Park
Gardens at Bartlett Children’s Memorial Park
Garden at Bartlett Fountain Park
Gardens at Conway traffic isles & triangle
Freedom Garden at the Library
Freedom Elementary School
Jackson Garden at the Gazebo
Heritage Path at JacksonTown Offices
Garden at Schouler Park- North Conway
North Conway Community Center

Summer ~ includes planting / maintaining public properties & roadside beautification at sites listed above

Winter ~ includes: Holiday Wreath creation for public buildings throughout Mount Washington Valley.

Environmental Projects -   This committee's first project was to design a rain garden at Children Unlimited.   The garden is an educational tool for the children and also serves an important environmental purpose. Rain gardens cut down pollution in waterways and can control localized flooding and erosion.

Past projects have included the landscape restoration of the historic Mineral Springs located on the grounds of Kennett High School. We also participated in the Town of Conway's 250th celebrations by planting a garden at the memorial to the early residents of Conway situated at the Conway Police Office and Courthouse.

Story Land Garden Project - Mountain Garden Club’s (MGC) recent initiative is the Story Land Planting Project which benefits our Scholarship fund. For the last nine years, MGC and Story Land Amusement Park, a Mount Washington Valley icon in Glen, NH, have collaborated to plant its extensive gardens before the park opens full-time.

Plant Sales - The club members start early in the year to cultivate those special plants from their gardens that will be sold the first week in June.  Included in the sale are annuals, perennials, herbs and houseplants. Proceeds support the Scholarship Fund and Special Projects.   

Floral Design & Shows - The club randomly sponsors design classes for members who would like to learn more about floral arranging. 

Youth Programs - The club worked selectively with local schools on their horticulture programs and maintaining the Jackson Town Offices Heritage Path.

Planting Native - Our Valley Beautification Projects involve the addition of selected shrubs and flowers which is our mission to promote awareness and conservation of native plants in the area.

Holiday Boutique - During this event held each year in December, members design beautiful arrangements and gift items for public sale.  Proceeds support all club projects.  This is a favorite project for members and a popular event for the public.  Members start in the fall to design items which are not perishable.  One week before the event, a member-wide workshop is held to create fresh floral arrangements and baskets.  It is an opportunity for new and seasoned members to teach and/or learn something new.