CAMDEN — On November 14, Camden Garden Club members, spouses and guests will gather at the American Legion Hall in Camden to bedeck 98 fresh balsam wreaths with twinkling white lights and enormous red bows.

Once that’s done the Camden Parks and Recreation Department workers will hoist them up the downtown lampposts just before Thanksgiving, a Camden Garden Club tradition since the 1970s. 

The last regular meeting of 2018 for the Camden Garden Club found members knee deep in flowers and foliage as they took inspiration from Mother Nature to create a variety of floral representations of individually selected artwork. The resulting designs reflected the theme, color and even emotion of the pieces chosen by each person, and the interpretations they executed were unique and varied. 

“It was very enjoyable way to finish out the year,” according to a Camden Garden Club news release.

Camden Garden Club is always pleased to welcome guests and prospective members to their monthly meetings held April through October at the First Congregational Church in Camden, according to the release.

The club also hosts a Winter Horticulture Series at Camden Public Library in January and February. 

Anyone interested in finding out more about the club and its activities can visit www.camdengardenclub.org or email camdengardenclub100@gmail.com. 

Camden Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Maine and National Garden Clubs, Inc.