Facing historic challenges with the current health emergency and unknown future impact, the Camden Garden Club was aware that the safety and health its members, homeowners, local residents and visitors from away was a top priority in determining how to proceed with this year’s planned events.
The very difficult decision to cancel the 73nd Annual Garden & Home Tour, scheduled for July 16, 2020, was made at its April board meeting.
The Camden Garden Club began hosting flower shows and open garden days as early as 1940 to raise funds for town projects the club would undertake. In 1944 it was decided that these events would be discontinued for the duration of the war. The Camden Herald reported “The Garden Club treasury was depleted because of the Flower Shows and Open Houses being discontinued… In spite of their problems, however, they managed to fill the flower baskets on the lamp posts with red geraniums for the summer season.”
