At Pope Park, GCH provides funding for a long-range site plan for the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park, which also enhanced the community center and swimming pool. The club provided “sweat-equity” by planting 1000 daffodil bulbs with the help of 30 children in the Pope Park Recreation Center after-school program along with shrubs and trees.
Cool Timeline
2000
2003
Working with the city of Hartford, GCH plans historically accurate and city-hardy plantings, refurbishes the irrigation system and installs the plantings around the newly-restored Corning Fountain.
2006
To commemorate the Club’s 90th anniversary in 2006, members planted a variety of trees throughout Hartford. The Club also restored South Green/Barnard Park because of its importance to the neighborhood. 500 daffodils were planted at South Green with the help of elementary students from St. Cyril’s School.
2007
GCH members collaborate with the NBMAA’s landscape firm in the garden design and choice of plant material — and then work to nurture and maintain the gardens in and around the front and cafe terraces of the new Chase Family Building and the restored Landers House.
2010
In 2010, members pruned trees, installed new raised beds, repaired chain link fencing and extended the irrigation system at Affleck Street. We also purchased and installed a metal tool shed. At Earle Street, beginning in 2013, we constructed a hoop house, extended an irrigation system, constructed raised beds and created an open air pavilion where gardeners could take shelter and classes could be held. The garden has since been renamed the Mount Moriah Community Garden.