Our current projects include:
Utica Zoo Bird Habitat Garden: In 2023, we planted a new garden inside the zoo, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation. This habitat garden demonstrates how to garden for birds and includes 29 species of native plants. Come see it in front of the education building!
Utica Zoo Welcome Garden: Our members planted a garden bed at the newly reconstructed zoo entrance to welcome guests. We maintain this garden and continue to add native plants and flowers that are beneficial to pollinators. Look for the turtlehead as it blooms in the late summer. It is a host plant for the checkerspot butterfly.
Children's Library Program: We partner with the Utica Public Library to provide "make and take" seed kits. Families can ask for a seed kit at the circulation desk and take home everything needed to plant and grow a seed. Every summer, our members host a hands-on, garden-related activity workshop for elementary-aged children.
Wildflower Garden in Sherrill Brook Park: Follow the green footprints to the Garden in the Park! Our members created and continue to maintain this garden as a peaceful resting stop in New Hartford's busy Sherrill Brook Park. We plant, water, and weed weekly during the growing months. This "Garden in the Park" had its official opening in June 2013 and continues to provide an opportunity for our members to contribute to the beautification of our community.
District V Flower Show: As a member of District V of the Federated Garden Clubs of NYS, we help put on an annual Flower Show at the Utica Public Library. Many of our members submit entries in the categories of floral design, horticulture, photography, and artistic crafts.
Youth Programs: To help educate the youth of our community about gardening and our natural environment, we provide scholarships to two graduates from the BOCES Conservation program.
Lily Pond Restoration: In partnership with GreenUtica, we designed a new garden backdrop for the Lily Pond in F.T. Proctor Park. The design is inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr's original sketch and features flowering shrubs and perennials to provide four season interest. With help from local sponsors, volunteers, and the City of Utica Parks and Recreation Department, this garden was planted in the spring of 2021.
Blue Star Memorial Project: Our members support our Blue Star Memorial at the Veteran's Memorial Park in New Hartford, NY.
Financial Support: Our members continue to provide donations to local food pantries and community organizations as well as National and State Garden Club initiatives.
Utica Zoo Welcome Garden: Our members planted a garden bed at the newly reconstructed zoo entrance to welcome guests. We maintain this garden and continue to add native plants and flowers that are beneficial to pollinators. Look for the turtlehead as it blooms in the late summer. It is a host plant for the checkerspot butterfly.
Children's Library Program: We partner with the Utica Public Library to provide "make and take" seed kits. Families can ask for a seed kit at the circulation desk and take home everything needed to plant and grow a seed. Every summer, our members host a hands-on, garden-related activity workshop for elementary-aged children.
Wildflower Garden in Sherrill Brook Park: Follow the green footprints to the Garden in the Park! Our members created and continue to maintain this garden as a peaceful resting stop in New Hartford's busy Sherrill Brook Park. We plant, water, and weed weekly during the growing months. This "Garden in the Park" had its official opening in June 2013 and continues to provide an opportunity for our members to contribute to the beautification of our community.
District V Flower Show: As a member of District V of the Federated Garden Clubs of NYS, we help put on an annual Flower Show at the Utica Public Library. Many of our members submit entries in the categories of floral design, horticulture, photography, and artistic crafts.
Youth Programs: To help educate the youth of our community about gardening and our natural environment, we provide scholarships to two graduates from the BOCES Conservation program.
Lily Pond Restoration: In partnership with GreenUtica, we designed a new garden backdrop for the Lily Pond in F.T. Proctor Park. The design is inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr's original sketch and features flowering shrubs and perennials to provide four season interest. With help from local sponsors, volunteers, and the City of Utica Parks and Recreation Department, this garden was planted in the spring of 2021.
Blue Star Memorial Project: Our members support our Blue Star Memorial at the Veteran's Memorial Park in New Hartford, NY.
Financial Support: Our members continue to provide donations to local food pantries and community organizations as well as National and State Garden Club initiatives.
