 Garden Club Mission Statement The Hooksett Garden Club wishes to encourage interest in all phases of gardening, floral design and horticulture; to aid in the protection and conservation of natural resources; and to assist in the civic beautification of the community. Meeting Information Monthly meetings are held at the Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett NH, lower level on the fourth Wednesday of the month, February through October. There will be a social time from 6-6:30 and all meetings with a program will have the program first, starting at 6:30. The business meeting will follow at approx. 7:30. Founded in 1997 by 12 charter members, the club has been an active part of the Hooksett community ever since. We welcome new members. You don't have to live in the town of Hooksett to attend a meeting or be a member. New to the area and want to meet new people? stop by - we’d be happy to meet you! Anyone interested in joining, or just curious as to what the club does, is encouraged to come to a meeting and see what goes on. Some of our members have extensive gardening knowledge and are Master Gardeners - others have learned by trial and error. Programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. HGC is a member of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., National Garden Clubs, Inc., and New England Garden Clubs, Inc. and through those affiliations many other educational and social opportunities are availablee to us. Hooksett Garden Club Officers 2020-2021 President Ron Trexler 1st Vice President Valerie Hinckley 2nd Vice President Rachel Sweeney Treasurer Jocelyn Scarpetti Corresponding Secretary Paula Harris Recording Secretary Janet Hansen HGC Board meetings - the second Wednesday of the month at the Hooksett Library. COMING UP February 2020 Wednesday, February 26 Our first meeting of the year will include our annual Yankee Swap/Seed Swap at 6:30, preceded by a social time at 6pm. The business meeting will follow the Yankee Swap. Click on 2019 and 2020 on the left sidebar of the page to see photos of our meetings and events. For past Horticultural Moments, please navigate to Horticultural Moment on the left hand sidebar.  September 2019
The Horticultural Moment for this month was about cleaning up the garden. Elena said it is time to start especially if you have mildew on plants such as phlox. Cut them down to the ground. If they are not infected leave them alone, for the plant is still taking in chlorophyll. She also spoke about milkweed and specifically about another type of caterpillar that eats milkweed, the Milkweed Tussock Moth. This type has a very wooly appearance and does not harm the milkweed or interfere with the Monarchs. If you don’t want your milkweed to increase and take over your garden, cut off the pods. Highways used to be full of milkweed which spread this way but now they are mowed which has seriously decreased the amount of milkweed available to the Monarchs.
Monarchs also love a plant called Tithonia or Mexican Sunflower, a drought tolerant annual that is easy to grow from seed . Hooksett Garden Club Hooksett, New Hampshire Organized and Federated in 1997 Member of the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. National Garden Clubs, Inc. and New England Garden Clubs, Inc.
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