NCGC was well represented at the GCA Zone II Meeting and Flower Show, Nature’s Pearls, hosted by the Garden Club of Darien last month.  Attendees, who came from 19 clubs in Connecticut and Rhode Island, visited the Maritime Aquarium and Manresa Wilds on Tuesday, followed by dinner at Wee Burn Beach Club.  On Wednesday, the Business Meeting and Flower Show were held at HMTX Headquarters in Norwalk where our Co-Presidents spoke about NCGC’s Conservation Native Seeds Initiative with the New Canaan Nature Center which aligns with GCA’s launch of its seed  initiative.  Our club is leading the way in our Zone with our work. Several of our talented members entered the Flower Show and placed in Botanical Arts, Floral Design, Horticulture and Photography and member Jane Gamber was presented the GCA Zone Horticulture Award.    

The NCGC board is back in session on September 8th for 2026/2027 season at our “home” at Waveny House. We are excited for a great year!    

Our club participated in the Town of New Canaan 250th Parade held on June 27th. We celebrated our country, our town and NCGC’s long history in New Canaan.    

We held our Annual Meeting and Awards luncheon on June 10^th in Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Church.  We recognized members for outstanding accomplishments this year and presented the Elizabeth Hull Abernathy Award to Anna Zielinski, Director or the New Canaan Nature Center Preschool.  This GCA award recognizes outstanding achievements in the early environmental education of children.  Congratulations to all this year’s recipients!