The Verplanck Garden Club

06/20/2026

Here’s how cardboard benefits a garden.

06/10/2026

Big shout out to the Verplanck Garden club’s newest top followers!💎

05/30/2026

How to grow an easy native perennial that blooms for 3 months! ANISE HYSSOP

Curious about Anise Hyssop? Learn all the information you need to know to grow this wonderful perennial. I've germinated and cultivated dozens of plants.

05/27/2026

Instead: Manually pull weeds from garden beds, then cover the soil with 3-4 inches of organic mulch to discourage more from taking hold. To eliminate small weeds from cracks and crevices between pave...

05/27/2026

Honoring our History. Growing our Future.

The First Reformed Church of Fishkill, located at 1153 Main Street, is one of the oldest congregations in Dutchess County, with roots dating back to 1716. Its 1731 stone sanctuary played a pivotal role in the American Revolution, serving as a state capitol, meeting place for the New York Provincial Congress, and a military prison.

When the 4th New York Provincial Congress was driven out of White Plains, it relocated to this church. Delegates met inside the sanctuary, where they drafted portions of the original New York State Constitution.

The VGC chose this location for one of its seven Roots of Liberty gardens due to the historic importance of this church during the American Revolution and also for its iconic presence as the pathway to the Village of Fishkill. The Roots of Liberty project is financed by the The Verplanck Garden Club, by the Town of Fishkill, and frankly, by our community. We are in need of donations to complete and maintain this ambitious project. If you enjoy seeing our seven gardens grow throughout Fishkill, please make a donation, of any size, to: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-the-roots-of-liberty-project-by-the-verplanck-garden-club

Your generosity will help honor and preserve the Revolutionary War history that shaped Fishkill and Beacon and our collective place in this nation's founding.

Thank you for supporting our heritage and for helping our community bloom.

05/25/2026