Founded in 1932 by 25 women who loved to garden, the objectives of the GCOH remain the same as in those early days 86 years ago:

To stimulate interest in gardening and horticulture and to beautify Harwich through education, conservation and cooperation with civic authorities.  

Denise Schultz

Mary Wheeler

Mary Hastings

Cy Howe

Linda Hampson

Barbara Obrig

Lynne Drummond