Pollinating Pathways Garden Club

The Pollinating Pathways Garden Club was founded in 2021 to restore the gardens and gardening initiatives at Exeter Public Library. Our mission is to be a haven for education while sowing the seeds of collaboration to cultivate community and resilient horticulture practices. We’re looking for new members to join the garden club and participate in our activities and projects. The Garden Club provides many opportunities to connect and swap plants and ideas with other gardeners. Please fill out the Garden Club Sign-Up webform, or send us an email if you have any questions.

Seed Library

Club members operate the Pollinating Pathways Seed Library, which promotes seed saving and makes heirloom and native seeds freely available to all residents. Members solicit seed donations and organize and inventory seeds for public use.

Restoring and Creating Gardens

Club members manage and maintain garden beds around the library, including two pollinator gardens filled with native plants. Our current project is revamping the gardens behind the Exeter Veterans Memorial and the elm tree in front of the library. Volunteers are welcome anytime to weed and keep a watchful eye over the gardens.

Focus on Native Plants

In all of our efforts, the club is enthusiastic about and dedicated to growing native plants. We aim to grow as many locally indigenous plants as possible throughout the library site, and we partner with others to promote the ease and environmental and personal benefits of growing native plants. Our seed library disseminates native plant seeds freely to all residents.