Sogkonate Garden Club Donates Stone Bench at Wilbur & McMahon School Garden

Photo by Rita Nazareth

Members of the Sogkonate Garden Club in newly created garden behind stone bench donated in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the club. Pictured front row: former Club presidents Sue Talbot and Deb Ort and her grandson Finn Toupin in between them; Claire Johnson, and Reine Horowitz. Second Row: Mary Marra, Rachel Downs-Honey, Marty Fisher, Kate Kelley who coordinated the project, her dog Baloo, and Harriet Kazarian.

The Sogkonate Garden Club was approached by the Town last Fall for advice on several proposed landscaping projects at the Wilbur& McMahon School. The Civic Beautification Committee elected to take on the triangular garden that abuts the new playground, where two original playground structures still stand.

With help from the Town, Sogkonate Garden Club members cleared the site, pinned down weed barrier, applied a layer of mulch, and planted several native, drought-resistant shrubs donated by Marty and Dick Fisher. Individual garden club members also donated and planted several perennial plants. In addition, a small stone engraved bench commemorating SGC's 40th Anniversary was installed. Two smaller garden beds within this area will continue to be cultivated by Wilbur & McMahon students as part of SGC's Grade School Program. We hope you will visit the site, have a seat and enjoy a tranquil moment amidst the joyful hubbub of the school grounds.