See us at the Vermont Flower Show!
March 7-9 at the Expo

Learn more about the Miner Memorial Garden. If you would like to help in the garden, sign up as a volunteer. We are more than glad to share in the digging and planting.

Welcome to the future Miner Memorial Garden

To honor the memory of Don and Stephanie Miner, two of the founders of The Friends of the Horticulture Farm, a new garden will be created near the lilacs. The garden will include walking paths, pollinator plants, shrubs, trees, and benches. Planting will begin this spring.

Judith Irven has created a lovely windy path that will be surrounded by wildflowers and especially those of Stephanie’s favorites that were planted in her garden. With the help of the Northwest Chapter of the Extension Master Gardeners we hope to start preparing the soil and start planting the garden.

Last spring, Judith Irven and Brian Vaughn, the Hort Farm manager, walked the location for the garden. Judith took measurements to start her creating the eventual plan. Mark Twery and Alex Furst came later that season to do the practical work of staking out the rough plan to make sure it fit within several constraints. The parking drop-off area will be between the lilacs and the Golden Rain Tree for the use of visitors with difficulty walking the long way from the main parking.

The Wiggans Memorial Pavilion, the back drop to the garden, has seating as well as shade when needed. There will be several benches located on the paths for those needing a relaxing break.