Welcome to Dogwood Circle
Lock Haven Garden Club
Dogwood Circle Garden Club
The Dogwood Circle of the Lock Haven Garden Club was established in 1960, and maintains the gardens at the Triangle across from the Post Office and at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The club meets monthly in various venues to learn more about gardening, plants and flower arranging, and occasionally embarks on gardening related excursions. We schedule planting and clean up days throughout the growing season and every one has assigned weeks for weeding and maintenance.
We thank the Clinton County Community Foundation for funding the plants, care and maintenance of these City gardens.
We thank the City of Lock Haven and the Streets department for water, mulch and manpower.
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We receive a grant from the Clinton County Community Foundation to fund the planting and maintenance of the Lock Haven City Gardens.
Dogwood members Jo Ann Bowes and Mary Vairo hold the representative check, with Judy Walker, and Cathy Lacy in between. Our very appreciated community volunteers are Sue Boland, Shonah Hunter, Polly Lambe and Leslie Smith
Our theme for 2026 Is "250 Years and Still Blooming" as we reflect on America's 250 Years.
May Meeting
"Sound the Alarm"
We met at Barbara's, and as hostess, she presented a brief history of the "Fire Bucket." In Colonial times each house was required to keep 5 buckets filled with water, by the front door. Non-compliance elicited a fine! As the wooden homes were close together, a fire in one could quickly spread, and in that event everyone would pitch in. The men would form a "bucket brigade" to extinguish the flames and the women would carry the empty buckets to be refilled.
We brought our arrangements in buckets!
Judy: Red,white, blue, geraniums and flag. Barbara: Sparky admires the daisies and greens. Mary: Natural peonies, willow, hydrangeas.
Cathy: Geranium, sage, dahlia; RWB theme. Svitlana: Natural willow, silk mums, vintage lantern. Bonnie: Mums, leaves and acorns.
Next meeting: June 3 at Mary's house
"The Bride Arrives"
Dress up and prepare a "Nosegay" for a "Tussie-Mussie!"
Explanation in your program book!!
Garden of the month : A new season begins!
may winner
Cindy and ken zdonowski
17 pocahontas Trail
Cindy and Ken updated their front foundation/entry garden two years ago. With pots of colorful red, white and blue annuals flanked by red barberry and evenly spaced and neatly trimmed boxwoods and pink phlox, and their front porch is favorite peaceful place to relax. As spring progresses the salvia, hydrangea, skip laurel, daylilies lilac, rose of Sharon and redbud will provide an array of color.
gardens are chosen monthly from may to october and must be visible from a public road or alley.
Neatness, color, variety of plants and textures and natural elements are considered.
to nominate a garden, message us through our facebook page , or call judge barbara 570-660-5755
Program 2026
250 Years and Still Blooming!
All programs begin at 6:30 unless otherwise noted. Please let your hostess know if you will not be able to attend.
Some programs are at the Poorman Gallery 352 E. Water Street
March 4: "Time to Remember:" Bring a place setting and a centerpiece to commemorate the Colonial Era; Poorman Gallery, Judy is hostess.
April 1: "Salt of the Earth;" Use old or new salt cellars as an accessory in an arrangement. Program on salt by Bonnie Hannis. at the Poorman Gallery
May 6: "Sound the Alarm!" Bring a tall arrangement in a bucket to commemorate the old fire bucket. Hostess: Barbara
June 3: "The Bride Arrives:" Dress up and prepare a "nosegay" or "tussie mussie." (Described in our program book.) Hostess: Mary
July 1: "Martha's Amish Garden:" We will visit the garden of Martha King in Rote and stop for dinner afterwards. Place and time TBA
August 5; "On the Trenchers;" Picnic at Bonnie's. (Trenchers are described in our program booklets.) Time TBA
September 2: "Meet Me at the Tavern." What can you do with a beer stein? Bring a snack to share. Tour the Heisey House museum, a former tavern. Meet at the Poorman Gallery.
October 7; "Candles in the Window:" Make an arrangement incorporating candles. Hostess: Cathy
November 4: "Colonial Winter:" Bare Branches your way. Create a fresh or dry arrangement with bare branches. Hostess; Jo Ann
December 2. "Christmas at Hublersburg:" Start at 6:00. Bring a $10 donation and the name of a non-profit charitable organization, to be randomly selected at dinner.