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Welcoming visitors and residents alike to the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee this garden provides a spot of color along the shore. It features annuals for lovely color throughout the season.  Around the  corner are the Smith River Planters.

The granite planters and 2 benches line the river near the center of Wolfeboro. The color theme and plant selections frequently echo those colors in the Dockside Garden. The seating provides a lovely spot to rest and enjoy the lake and it’s activity.  

Situated on the corner opposite the McBride garden at the edge of the Clark Park field, the Memorial Garden commemorates the lives of all Wolfeboro Garden Club members who have passed away. This completely shaded garden was planted in 1988 and features mature Rhododendrons surrounding a teak bench, inviting visitors to sit a spell. 

Adjacent to the Clark House, in the Wolfeboro Historical Society's  complex of antique buildings, the Victorian Garden was adopted and replanted by the Wolfeboro Garden Club in the late 1980's. The layout is designed to provide a relaxing spot for visitors. Plantings are predominately perennials with a special emphasis on hostas and bleeding hearts, which thrive in the shade of the beautiful Japanese Lilac Tree.  

At the corner of the Clark Park field, the McBride Garden was originally planted in 1999 in memory of Mary McBride, a long-time, active member of the Wolfeboro Garden Club. This garden features cone flowers, daylilies and hostas. A maple tree shades a small bench where someone may enjoy a quiet moment.

In the center of the Wolfeboro Historical Society's complex, this is the newest of the Clark Park gardens. It was commissioned by the Booth family in 2010 in memory of long term member Patricia Booth. Planted by Garden Club members, using herb divisions from their own gardens, this garden includes the herbs which would have been common in the kitchen gardens of the early nineteenth century, the period represented by the Clark House itself. 

Behind the former train station and at the head of the Russell C. Chase Bridge Falls Path sits a bench surrounded by native and annual plantings. With the help of the Wolfeboro Rotary Club, this garden was planted in 1989 to honor Kay and Don Hallock who founded the former Wolfeboro Railroad and has been maintained by Garden Club members ever since. 

This is the newest of the Garden Club’s projects and is located at a private senior housing complex. The hillside garden, originally planted by a resident, had been untended following her death. Starting in 2011 members of WGC along with students of the Technical Center’s Agricultural classes began refurbishing the garden. Native plant species to attract bees and butterflies are part of the design. 

Beginning in the early 1980's this garden was a joint effort of the Postal Service and the Wolfeboro Garden Club. Since 2004 this garden has been the sole responsibility of the WGC which plants and maintains a garden of daylilies surrounded by annuals that change with the seasons. 

This area along Back Bay was planted with two teaching gardens in 2015. It had been planted with several Norway maples now known to be invasive. Coordinated efforts of the town, WGC, and the Bean family led to removal of the Norway maples and replanting with native red maples. 

A deep bowl-shaped garden and water bars help collect heavy rain runoff from the paved parking and street area. Water will collect and slowly absorb into the ground, allowing sediment and pollutants to be filtered out. Plants were chosen for being both native and able to tolerate wet soil. 

Native plantings along the shoreline slow runoff during storms, help bank stabilization, provide some shade on the water’s edge, and provide habitat for native wildlife. Flowering shrubs and perennials attract pollinators and provide visual interest.