The Club maintains the gardens at the Creamery Covered Bridge in West Brattleboro, just south of Route 9. The Creamery Covered Bridge is a historic lattice truss bridge built in 1879. It is Brattleboro’s last surviving 19th century bridge.
The Route 9 facing end of the bridge is pictured above. One can walk across to Guilford Street and Living Memorial Park, which has a small ski tow, town pool, is the location of area softball leagues, hiking trails, an outdoor amphitheater, and the outdoor Kiwanis shelter or walk a few hundred feet down Route 9 to the Brattleboro Farmers Market. From May through October. Because of its location and picturesque setting it is one of the top stops in Brattleboro on Tripadvisor.
The bridge was closed to traffic in 2010, when the Covered Bridge became a pedestrian-only bridge. The Garden Club has been planting & maintaining the flowers at the Creamery Bridge since 1972 on the west side and from 1996 on both sides of the Bridge. In the spring, the embankment under the bridge leading down to the Whetstone Brook is delightfully covered in daffodils. Tulips adorn the entrance sign to the park. There’s a row of peonies backed against a split rail fence at the South entrance to the bridge. Various other native perennials continue to bloom throughout the seasons thanks to the hard work, weeding, and watering our members do!
