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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Our theme for 2026 Is "250 Years and Still Blooming" as we reflect on America's 250 Years.
Our August meeting, visiting an Amish flower farm, was cancelled due to extreme heat and humidity. It will be rescheduled.
In the meantime, meet "Libby Liberty!"
Cathy, Mary and Judy collaborated bringing her to the triangle garden on Main Street to enjoy our gardens and elicit smiles from passersby.
Garden of the month : A new season begins!
July winner
Lisa and ryan shields & family
201 W Water street in lock Haven
Lisa and daughter lily proudly pose with the sign and certiFICATE
Dogwood Circle Garden Club’s winner of the Garden of the Month Award is the Lisa and Ryan Shields family , at 201 W. Water Street. Their front yard garden combines 7 kinds of fruit trees, 7 berry varieties,19 different vegetables, 21 herbs and 11 varieties of flowers and ornamentals in a somewhat formal-but-natural edible landscape. This is the first year of their goal to create a garden that is both beautiful and useful, with food, flowers, hospitality and family life woven together. It is tended naturally, with no sprayed herbicides or pesticides. Lisa values being able to feed her family and friends fresh healthy food, and all are finding that vegetables are beautiful!
The yard view shows the mingling of flowers, herb vegetables and fruit trees. An umbrella table and chairs gives the family a chance to sit together and enjoy their garden and each other.
Kale, blueberries backed up with asparagus and buddleia, above, are some of the many vegetables, flowers and herbs.
Lisa with her harvest of celery, and the carrots waiting to be processed. Lisa is proud of her garden and welcomes visitors. Please stop by!
August garden judge is Svitlana (814-571-1010). Message or contact us on Facebook to make a nomination. Gardens must be visible from a public street or alley, and show a variety of neatly maintained natural flowers/shrubs/trees.
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.