The Clarkstown Garden Club’s logo depicts the famous Hi Tor Mountain and the Dogwood blossoms which flourish abundantly in our area.

 

                               Organized and Federated 1964

            

                                        22 Active Members

                                        1 Associate Member

 

                                            Members of :

             National Garden Clubs, Inc., Central Atlantic Region

     Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Tenth District

                            Hudson River Conservation Society, Inc.

 

 

                          Clarkstown Garden Club

                                    Aims:  

             

     To stimulate interest in horticulture, conservation, civic beautification and to study

and enjoy the art of flower arranging.

 

     General Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at the

United Methodist Church of New City,

76 Congers Rd, New City, NY.

Annual dues $30

 

     Board Meetings are held at the same location

one hour prior to the general meetings.

 

     If you would like to join, we invite you to

come to a general meeting or contact us at

                 STATE PROTECTED PLANTS

 

       The conservation list of protected plants in NYS has become too long to list here. For info, write:

NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation,

Albany, NY 12201 or go online to   

 

                           Northern Bog Aster

                       Symphyotrichum boreale

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Open, branching clusters of stalked flowers at the top of the stem and arising from the upper leaf axils with 1 to a few to many flowers per plant. Flowers are approx. 1" across with 20-50 narrow petals (ray flowers). Ray color is white, pale blue or pinkish. A yellow center disk turns purplish with age. The Bog Aster is a perennial plant. Its habitat is part shade, sun, in wet meadows, along shores, swamps, bog, swales. Bloom season is July -October.

                                         

                            New York State

 

                             Flower      Rose

                             Tree          Sugar Maple

                             Bird           Bluebird

                            Animal      Beaver