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We are a Bowmansville, NY-based garden club whose goals are to promote the art of growing flowers, interest in gardening, protection of native plants and birds, and adding beauty to public places within the community.

11/09/2026

Hello from the Bowmansville Garden Club
Our November meeting was held on November 2nd at the Bowmansville Fire Hall. Our member, Diane Kaczmarek, who is a retired arts teacher, led the members through a decoupage workshop. For our summer horticulture program members were given pansies to grow. Those pansies were later dried and used for our November decoupage program. Diane brought in glass candle jars, decoupage, ferns and a variety of other pressed flowers. The ladies provided their dried pansies and other dried flowers to create their design. It’s amazing how creative our ladies are!

Many thanks to Dee Grzyb and Patty Scott for providing our refreshments for the evening.

To wrap up 2026, the ladies will be enjoying their annual Christmas Party at Ripa’s Restaurant located at 4218 Walden Ave. Those who wish to participate will be bringing a wrapped gift to exchange and gift cards for the Lancaster Youth Bureau.

We do not have a meeting in January so our next meeting is in February which ends our fiscal year. Consider joining us in March 2027.

Should you have any questions please reach out to Lynne at [email protected]

10/10/2026

Bowmansville Garden Club October 2026 update:

The Bowmansville Garden Club had an event at the Lancaster Public Library on Wednesday, September 23rd from 6:30PM – 7:30PM. Nora Saintz, CNLP, presented “Transitioning your garden from high maintenance flowers to beautiful shrubs”. The event was well attended as all 40 seats were reserved. The Garden Club provided refreshments and a lovely gift basket was raffled. We also obtained contact information from potential new members.

At the Club’s October meeting, held at the Bowmansville Fire Hall, located at 36 Main Street in Bowmansville, the topic was ‘Your Buggy Neighbor”. Jack Kowiak, retired research manager from Eastman Kodak, who also teaches at Perinton and Penfield Recreation Center, has been giving this presentation for the 7th District Garden Clubs for several years. Jack spoke about the many insects in your yard, both friends and foes, surprising facts and some popular insect myths. Jack was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. It’s a subject we all could relate to.

On Thursday, October 8, 2026, members of the Garden Club attended the Fall District meeting that was held at The Columns Banquet, located at 2221 Transit Road. Vicky Munson, an NGC judge, accredited floral designer and owner of a florist shop in Rochester, demonstrated several floral arrangements. The seven designs were raffled off to seven lucky winners. Our member, Judy C, won for best creative table design. (She was also one of the seven lucky winners). This is the 3rd time our Garden Club has won the creative table design award. Congratulations to Judy!

Our November meeting will be held at the Bowmansville Fire Hall on Monday, November 2 at 7:00PM. The program is floral decoupage. Members will decoupage pansies and ferns on a glass candle jar. Our member, Diane K, a retired art teacher, will provide instructions and guidance in creating our floral glass design. Ladies are requested to bring in dried pansies, ferns and leaves.

September and October were very busy with a variety of activities enjoyed by the Club members. If anyone is interested in attending one of our meetings or joining our garden Club, please reach out to Lynne at [email protected].

09/18/2026

The Bowmansville Garden Club celebrates 70 years!
The Bowmansville Garden Club was founded in 1956 and continues to bloom and grow stronger each year. It was formed to provide women with a place to learn and share ideas of the gardening world.

Founded by Evelyn Lightly, who was on the board of the Erie County Fair, and was asked to teach an adult gardening class at the Bowmansville School. The attendees were very interested in continuing to learn more about gardening and landscaping which led to the formation of the garden club.

The club continues to be active not only in membership but also within the community. Notably in 2016, the club was the first in NY State to install a Gold Star Marker, in memory of fallen soldiers, at Russel J. Salvatore's Patriots and Hero's Park located on Transit Road in Lancaster, NY.

On Monday, September 14th, the members gathered at the Bowmansville Fire Hall, located at 36 Main Street in Bowmansville, to celebrate their 70th year. The ladies did a wonderful job decorating the tables, with seasonal mums, the buffet table with plenty of delicious food items and the main table with a lovely flower arrangement and cake.

A short presentation, with a Q&A, was given by Dave the weatherman. We all learned more about climate change, a super El Nino and the potential impacts to WNY.

After the presentation, the members continued to enjoy the evening with conversation and refreshments.

On another note, our member, Pam, who owns Pam’s Pudding and Pies on Transit near Broadway, is selling plants, dried flower arrangements and decorated pumpkins all for $5.00 each to support the Bowmansville Garden Club. And don't forget to pick up some delicious baked goods too!

If you are interested in attending a meeting or learning more about our club, contact Lynne at [email protected].

09/10/2026

Hello from the Bowmansville Garden Club:

REMINDER:
The Bowmansville Garden Club will be hosting an event at the Lancaster library:
• Located at 5466 Broadway, in Lancaster, NY
• Wednesday, September 23, 2026
• From 6:30PM – 7:30PM
• Titled "Transitioning Your Garden from High Maintenance Flowers to Beautiful Shrubs"
• The speaker is Nora Saintz, CNLP
• Registration is limited to 40, seats are still available
• To register call 716-683-1120 or via email at https/bit.ly/lancasterlibrary
• The event is free!

We hope you can join us on September 23rd and also consider joining our garden club. Feel free to contact Lynne at [email protected] for more information regarding the Bowmansville Garden Club.

08/10/2026

Hello from the Bowmansville Garden Club:
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026 the ladies once again enjoyed their annual picnic at The Farmhaus located at 5943 Genesee Street in Lancaster, NY.
It’s a very informal and laid-back affair where members can relax and enjoy each other’s company. We are always very fortunate to have a sunny day where we can sit outside and enjoy our summer weather.
As usual, the Club provides the fried chicken and all members contribute with appetizers, salads, desserts, beverages and paper products. Our member, Milissa J also provided 5 centerpieces, for our tables, which were later raffled off to lucky members to take home. Ater dessert, a mini meeting was held to provide members with updates.
Everyone helps clean up and as a reward members take any leftovers home!
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14th where we will be celebrating our 70th year as a garden club. There will be a brief program on weather/climate change followed by another relaxing and socializing evening to celebrate our 70th year.
Lastly, the Bowmansville Garden Club will be hosting an event at the Lancaster library, located at 5466 Broadway, in Lancaster, on Wednesday evening, September 23th from 6:30PM – 7:30PM, titled Transitioning Your Garden from High Maintenance Flowers to Beautiful Shrubs. The speaker is Nora Saintz, CNLP. Registration is limited to 40 and begins on Wednesday, August 19th. To register call 716-683-1120 or via email at https/bit.ly/lancasterlibrary. The event is free.
We hope you can join us on September 23rd and also consider joining our garden club. Feel free to contact Lynne at [email protected] for more information regarding the Bowmansville Garden Club

07/11/2026

Welcome to the Bowmansville Garden Club’s July update:
The Bowmansville Garden Club members are the recipients of a $3000.00 grant from Erie County Legislator Frank Todaro. The members had applied for the grant in 2025 and had just recently received the check. A photo op, with Legislator Frank Todaro, presenting the check to BGC members, was held at the Bowmansville Fire Hall located at 36 Main Street in Bowmansville, NY. A community service committee, within the BGC, has been formed to determine what community projects they will undertake and how best to use the grant money.
On Monday, July 6th, members of the BGC visited Murray’s Hosta Show Gardens located at 4735 Transit Road in Orchard Park, NY. Ruth Murray and her daughters welcomed our group and provided tents, water and refreshments. They also provided us with a list of available Hosta’s for sale as the group took a self-guided tour of the grounds.
The grounds were extensive and literally covered with hundreds of Hosta’s in all shapes, sizes and varieties. Many members purchased Hosta’s to enjoy in their own gardens.
After the tour, members took part in a business meeting while enjoying the refreshments provided.
In August our members will relax, enjoy and partake in our annual picnic. It’s a great time to enjoy each other’s company. The Club provides the fried chicken and each member’s specialty dish to pass and share. The picnic starts at 5 with appetizers, dinner at 6 with dessert following. It’s always a pleasant evening shared amongst friends.
As always, if you are interested in attending one of our meetings, reach out to Lynne at [email protected].

06/04/2026

Bowmansville Garden Club June’s update:
On Monday, June 1, 2026, the Bowmansville Garden Club ladies ventured to Clarence, NY to view Colleen O’Neal’s, a horticulturist and caretaker, beautiful gardens. Colleen provided a guided tour of her lush landscaping that contained a multitude of perennials, many seating areas and sculptures sprinkled throughout. In addition, she had many plants available for sale that our members purchased.
Visiting and touring the many gardens in the area is one of the many aspects of the Bowmansville Garden Club that we enjoy doing. It’s always a wonderful way to spend a summer evening and to enjoy Nature’s beauty.
As always, a meeting was held after the tour where refreshments were available.
Next month, on July 6th, the Club members will be touring Murray’s Hosta Show Gardens in Orchard Park, NY.
If you are interested in attending one of our meetings ,or tour’s, please reach out to Lynne at [email protected] for more information.

05/10/2026

The Bowmansville Garden Club May 2026 update:
On Monday, May 4, 2026 the Bowmansville Garden Club members met at the Bowmansville Firehall, located at 36 Main Street in Bowmansville to create a Mother’s Day topiary.
Milissa J, who is very talented in design and floral arrangement, provided step by step instructions on how to create a floral topiary. She also provided all of the materials needed and then let us use our imagination and creativity to create our own design.
The end results were spectacular and unique and we all got to take our lovely topiary’s home to enjoy for Mother’s Day.
Milissa also created a gorgeous topiary for our hostess table.
In June, our members will take a garden tour in Clarence with speaker Colleen O’Neal, the owner, horticulturist and caretaker.
As always, if you are interested in attending a meeting or joining our garden club, please reach out to Lynne at [email protected]

04/19/2026

April update from the Bowmansville Garden Club.
The members met at the Bowmansville Fire Hall at 7:00PM on Monday, April 13,2026. At our March meeting, members created a ceramic frog that we used in April’s program to create a floral line arrangement. Members were asked to bring in flowers, their frog and a vase.
Kathy K. demonstrated how to use the frog in the vase to hold the flower stems in place. She also noted other types of aids; sticky wax, tape, wire, etc, to assist in creating a flower arrangement, in addition to using various types of flowers and foliage. The members had fun and were very creative in making their floral design.
In addition, Kathy brought in pansies, that members will grow and press, for our November horticulture project.
At our May 4th meeting, Milissa J. will provide materials and lead us in making a topiary.
At the Spring District meeting, that was held on April 9th, Milissa J’s centerpiece received the most votes, for a three-peat! Once again, congratulations to Milissa for her wonderfully designed spring centerpiece.
As always, if you are interested in joining a garden club or participating in one of our activities, please reach out to Lynne via email or cell; [email protected] or 716-290-9617.

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Bowmansville, NY
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