In 1990, the Four Seasons Garden Club of Kennett Square created the 1812 Memorial Garden with marigolds, hyacinths and narcissus on the traffic island at the corner of East Cypress and Walnut Streets, although the commemorative marker has been there since 1946. The marker honors the soldiers who camped there in the summer of 1814 on their way to defend Baltimore during the War of 1812. In anticipation of the 200th anniversary, the club finished relandscaping and redesigning the garden in spring 2012.
PHS gives Community Greening Awards every year, and it recognizes beautification efforts in communities throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Because the club made significant improvements to the garden, it applied for the PHS Community Greening Award last year and won.
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| 1812 Memorial Garden received a 2012 Community Greening Award from the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society. |
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| JoAnn Donlick, Prissy Roberts, Mary Washko, Craig Rybinski and Marilyn Garthwaite stand by the stone marker in the 1812 Memorial Garden in Kennett Square. |
