The Barrington Bloomers Garden Club was founded in June of 2007 by Nancy
Kanner. The group has adopted the mission “Keeping Barrington
Beautiful.” Meetings are held throughout the year on the third Wednesday
of each month, from September through July, and are usually held at the
Barrington Town Library. Our website has information about our upcoming
meetings and field trips, notes from previous meetings as well as
photos and links to gardening related websites. Yearly dues are $10 for
the year (Sept through July, there is no meeting in August). Non-members
can pay a drop-in fee for meetings with speakers or field trips. The
money from dues and drop-in fees goes towards the speakers/and or field
trip fees. Membership is always open- anyone is welcome to join.
In
2008 the Town Flower Garden at the intersection of Routes 125 & 9
was designed by members of the Barrington Bloomers Garden Club and was
constructed by Jim Rivet of Jim Rivet Landscaping and Jim Saulnier of
RedGables. Members planted the garden with donated perennials from their
own gardens as well as donations from residents and local businesses.
Money donated from local businesses was used towards the cost of
construction of the garden. We are proud to say that the garden is
fertilized by natural fertilizers and compost, as well as use of natural
and organic weed control. Keep your eye out for spots around town that
have been planted with spring bulbs. These spots include the Post
Office, the Town Fire and Safety building, the Barrington Historical
Society and the Barrington Elementary School. With more incoming
donations, the group will use the funds towards future, smaller garden
projects.
A sculpture contest will be held each spring
for the next sculpture that will be highlighted in the garden. This
year’s chosen artist is Werner Kanner of Hancock. His sculpture of three
geese in flight is entitled “Migration” and is made of aluminum, brass
and steel. The winner of the 2009 contest was Adam Pearson of Barrington
for his artwork entitled "Tree."
In spring of 2009 the
Barrington Bloomers was chosen as one of twenty communities to receive a
2008 Community Beautification Award from the New Hampshire Arborists
Association. The annual award recognizes NH communities for their
outstanding efforts for public landscape management and beautification.
If you have any questions or would like to be added to the email list PLEASE EMAIL US AT: BarringtonBloomers(at)gmail.com
