Greater New Bedford Garden Club offers scholarships to students pursuing horticulture

Feb 26, 2024

The Greater New Bedford Garden Club is offering two $2,000 scholarships to students in the Greater New Bedford area, which includes Old Rochester High School and Old Colony Regional High School.

High school seniors graduating in June and planning to attend a four-year college and pursue horticulture, agriculture, landscape design, agriculture design, forestry, conservation or environmental design are eligible for the scholarship.

“The goals of the Greater New Bedford Garden Club are to offer educational and inspirational programs and to encourage the advancement of gardening, flower arranging, horticulture, the beautification of the community and the conservation of natural resources,” a Greater New Bedford Garden Club press release said. “Scholarships are given out every year as a way to support these objectives.”

The application deadline is April 1. For more information, contact virginiasheehan427@comcast.net.