The Calvert Garden Club

Linden Historic Kitchen Garden

(Supports New Project #NP1 and Continuing Project #CP9)

Calvert Garden Club under the project leadership of Nancy Thompson created the “Kitchen Garden at Linden” in 2004-2005. It was celebrated and dedicated in Spring 2005 providing the public a chance to see the wonderful work the Calvert Garden Club has done to preserve and beautify a part of the Linden Grounds.

The Club continues a monthly rotation of volunteers who work the garden, filling it with herbs, vegetables and beautiful flowers. We have also cleared and cleaned the grounds of Linden, opening up the landscape for additional future improvements. The mansion at Linden has been refurbished and redecorated during the 2006-2007 time period through the efforts of the Linden Society. The mansion houses the Calvert County Historical Society and is home to the Calvert Garden Club library.

Working with other professional groups and landscaping resources, the Garden Club plans to develop an extended site plan for the grounds of Linden that will complement the Kitchen Garden and the refurbished house.

The Calvert Garden Club received the 2006 Historic Preservation Award from the National Garden Clubs of America for the Kitchen Garden at Linden. .

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Hospice Christmas Tree Decoration
"Festival of Trees"

(Supports Continuing Project #CP4)

The annual “Festival of Trees” marks the true beginning of the Holiday Season in Calvert County! Organized to benefit Calvert Hospice, the Festival features over 50 beautifully decorated trees.

The Calvert Garden Club annually sponsors a tree at the event and committee members determine the theme to decorate the tree. The tree is decorated the Friday after Thanksgiving at Huntingtown High School, Huntingtown, MD for the weekend’s event.

"Winter's Tapestry" was the Garden Club's 2006 tree theme. The six and a half foot tree was decorated with icicles, snowflakes, iced branches, cardinals, birds' nests, pinecones, berries and ribbon.

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Garden Therapy

(Supports Continuing Project #CP5)

This on-going monthly activity is held each month at the Calvert Nursing Center.

It is a commitment, which brings much pleasure to both the residents of this facility and the members of the Garden Club who assist.

All the materials required are funded by donation, plus a budgeted annual amount provided by the Garden Club.

Each participant at the center creates a floral arrangement with the assistance of volunteer Garden Club members. The arrangements are placed in rooms or common areas of the Nursing Center.

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Young Gardeners

The Calvert Garden Club sponsors the Calverton Young Gardeners Club along with The Calverton School, an independent school in Huntingtown, Maryland.

In 2006, the Young Gardeners participated in the Small Standard Flower Show.
They entered creative and entertaining exhibits using vegetative materials to create Bugs, Aliens, and Monsters that charmed both the Judges and show attendees.

Fourth grade students and their teacher, Mrs. Sonya Morris, participate in a variety of activities outlined in the Young Gardener program. The Young Gardener program has been made possible by the financial support of the Calvert Garden Club; the leadership of club members, who meet each school month with students; the accommodating atmosphere at the Calverton School, and the enthusiasm of the students.

2007 –2008 Program

April, 2007 Attend Flower Mart for annuals and perennials

May, 2007 Dried flower picture frames with photos for Mothers’ Day

November, 2007 Create a fresh floral arrangement for Thanksgiving

December, 2007 Wreath workshop

March, 2008 Growing from seed

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Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage - Calvert County Tour

The Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to help preserve and restore architecturally and historically significant properties in the State of Maryland.

This year, the tour will feature many of Calvert County’s most historic and beautiful homes, including Maidstone and several historic homes in Lower Marlboro.

Proceeds from the tour will go to the One-Room Schoolhouse to restore its original vestibule where children hung their coats and stored their lunch pails.

Also known as “Port Republic School Number 7,” the One-Room Schoolhouse has stood on the same location beside Christ Church on Broomes Island Road for more than 100 years. This authentically preserved schoolhouse is filled with memorabilia and, as part of their history program, is visited by every fourth grader in Calvert County Schools, both public and private.

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