Garden #1 is the Community Garden
The Patchogue Garden Club was founded in November of
1996 by a group of enthusiastic Patchogue gardeners who
wished to use their love of gardening in the service of
their community. As part of our community beautification
effort the club created and maintains the garden at the
intersection of South Ocean Ave. and Terry St.
This once unsightly, rubble-strewn
lot, generously given by the Village of Patchogue and
augmented in 2005 with a generous addition in progress,
has metamorphosed into a lovely park with gardens,
walkways, benches, a gazebo, a flagpole and period
lighting. The extension is a work in progress. While
awaiting the rest of the plantings, visitors can rest on
the benches at the intersection of the brick walkways.
In summer, hanging baskets grace the streetlamps. Enter
the park through any of the arbors. Depending on which
one you choose, different vistas will open.
Perhaps the first tree you’ll see will be
a very large spruce tree and a large rectangular formal
garden with a birdbath in the center surrounded by
Moon-beam coreopsis, lavender, Rosy Glow barberry and
box-wood. As you continue to walk on the brick path you
will enter the gazebo. As you look out from it, you will
see flowering trees, several smaller garden areas,
birdhouses and benches. An American oak surrounded by
seasonal plantings is dedicated to the memory of those
lost in the September 11th tragedy. From the club’s
inception a two-fold mission was established: community
education and beautification.
In pursuit of the former we have
regularly scheduled presentations by experts in their
fields. We also organize trips to various public and
private gardens and sponsor a scholarship for a local
high school senior. Other activities include an annual
“Think Spring” luncheon in March, a Plant and Yard Sale
in May and this tour in July. We hope this summer’s garden tour will
encourage many people to enjoy and learn from the
gardens and gardeners of Patchogue.
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