Our Community Projects
Schuylkill Haven Island
Flag Pole Garden
Members of the South Schuylkill Garden Club have taken over the Schuylkill Haven Island FLag Pole Garden. Members Jane Kruse, Porcupine Pat McKinney, Kim Morgan, and Regina Freiler are preparing the grounds for a formal garden as we all prepare for the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
Members Fall Decorating at the
Schuylkill Haven Train Station
Members of the South Schuylkill Garden Club were busy decorating the Schuylkill Haven Train Station for the upcoming Borough Day on September 30, 2023. Members Carol Haldeman and Kathy Townley both of Pine Grove and Jane Kruse of Pottsville posed with one of the decorated poles. Photo shy members of the club missing from the photo, but where instrumental decorating include Nancy Russial of Schuylkill Haven and Kim Morgan of Pine Grove.
Photo Caption: Garden Club Members were assisted by the Schuylkill Haven Recreation Commission as they spread mulch in the newly developed pathways within the Monarch Way Station Garden on Parkway in Schuylkill Haven.
Photo Caption: Looking a little wet, members of the club finished working in the Monarch Way Station Garden on Parkway in Schuylkill Haven. Posing for the photo from left to right are Carol Haldeman, Kim Morgan, Jane Kruse, Regina Freiler, Jeanne Zulick.
Photo Caption: Regina and Jane laid the pavers for the bird bath in Monarch Way Station Garden on Parkway in Schuylkill Haven.
Members of the South Schuylkill Garden Club were found recently in the Monarch Way Station Garden on Parkway in Schuylkill Haven. Members Linda Bollinger of Schuylkill Haven, Karen Huff of Auburn, and Carol Haldeman of Pine Grove were weeding and planting in the garden.
Members of the South Schuylkill Garden club prepare the train station for Schuylkill Haven Borough Days. Club members are Nancy Russial, Schuylkill Haven; Kim Morgan, and Kathy Townley of Pine Grove. Smaller dried floral arrangements like seen in the photo will be sold at the South Schuylkill Garden Stand in front of the Santander Bank on Saturday, September 24th.
Children's Garden in playgrounds at Bunker Hill in Pottsville (2004 and Walborn in Orwigsburg (2019) were established to introduce children to the wonders of nature.
Pine Grove Butterfly Garden* was restored in 2006 from a planting by Brownie Troop in 1999 along the Union Canal. Annuals and perennials compete for butterfly attention. A path was modified in 2017 o accommodate handicap needs.
Schuylkill Haven Butterfly Garden* replaced a rose garden along the Parkway in 2012 as feeding destination for pollen and nectar attracted insects.
Memorial Garden at the base of the hill behind the Schuylkill Haven Recreation and Senior Center offers a gateway entry into the planted area. Bricks are placed in memory of friends and family of the Garden Club.
Pollinator Gardens at Schuylkill County Fairgrounds Horticulture Building (2017 & 2018) with the Blue Mountain 4-H Livestock Club to educate the public on the importance of gardening for pollinators.
Schuylkill Haven Library Planting on the west side of the building is refreshed with seasonal plantings.
Scholarship is awarded to Schuylkill County students who further their education in horticulture, conservation, or a related field.
Spring Plant Sale features plants from member gardens of annuals, perennials, native plants, shrubs and trees along with identification and planting information.
*designated as a Monarch Way Station
Pine Grove Butterfly Garden* was restored in 2006 from a planting by Brownie Troop in 1999 along the Union Canal. Annuals and perennials compete for butterfly attention. A path was modified in 2017 o accommodate handicap needs.
Schuylkill Haven Butterfly Garden* replaced a rose garden along the Parkway in 2012 as feeding destination for pollen and nectar attracted insects.
Memorial Garden at the base of the hill behind the Schuylkill Haven Recreation and Senior Center offers a gateway entry into the planted area. Bricks are placed in memory of friends and family of the Garden Club.
Pollinator Gardens at Schuylkill County Fairgrounds Horticulture Building (2017 & 2018) with the Blue Mountain 4-H Livestock Club to educate the public on the importance of gardening for pollinators.
Schuylkill Haven Library Planting on the west side of the building is refreshed with seasonal plantings.
Scholarship is awarded to Schuylkill County students who further their education in horticulture, conservation, or a related field.
Spring Plant Sale features plants from member gardens of annuals, perennials, native plants, shrubs and trees along with identification and planting information.
*designated as a Monarch Way Station
Photo: Members of the South Schuylkill Garden Club spread mulch in the Butterfly Garden for all to enjoy as they participate in the Pine Grove Autumn Stroll on Saturday, October 16. Garden club members preparing the gardens were Nancy Russial of Schuylkill Haven and Kim Morgan of Pine Grove. Under the direction of Jane Kruse of Pottsville, the ladies mulched the pathways through the garden with mulch provided by fellow garden club member Linda Bollinger of Schuylkill Haven.
Photo Caption: South Schuylkill Garden Club decorates the Train Station in Schuylkill Haven just in time for Schuylkill Haven Borough Day on September 25, 2021. Individuals featured in the photo (l to R) back row Sharon Glasure of Pottsville and Carol Haldeman of Pine Grove. Kneeling are Jane Kruse of Pottsville and Nancy Russial of Schuylkill Haven. Materials for the Train Station decorations were provided by Morgan Meadow’s Farm of Pine Grove.
Walborn Playground Children's Garden
Orwigsburg, PA
A list of desired plants for the Children's Garden
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Map of the Garden
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Schuylkill Haven Train Station
Fall Decorating
Schuylkill County Fairgrounds Pollinator Garden
Community Outreach to Local Public and School Libraries
Schuylkill Haven Recreation Center Beautification Project
Pine Grove Butterfly Garden
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