Author Archives: Jean Shaw

Help Keep Our Water Clean!

August 21, 2017 | News
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We recently received the information below from our Zone II Conservation Rep, Karen Marache. On behalf of the Conservation and NAL committees, the GCA submitted an official comment to the Federal Register. Now these committees are asking our own clubs and individual members to write comments directly to the EPA to avoid them redefining the regulations that help keep our water and watersheds clean. Please read the information and sample letter and if you choose to submit a comment, click here to write a submission to the comment box. The comment period will close on August 28th. Many thanks for your attention to this matter — every comment matters and will be registered. Help preserve our clean water and watersheds!   clean_water_act.pdf     

2018/19 Membership Dues & Committee Signups

June 21, 2018 | News
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We would like to continue our move to the digital and paperless world by collecting membership dues and committee signups through our website. To this end, please select your membership class and then click on the Add to Cart button below to pay your 2018/19 dues either by credit card or through PayPal. Additionally, you can click on the SignUpGenius button below to select the civic projects and club committees you would like to be part of for the 2018/19 season. We hope you find this new procedure simple and efficient. If successful, we will collect all membership dues in the future through this process. Many thanks for your participation and assistance!   Membership Dues:  
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Committee SignUps:     Please consider an additional tax-deductible contribution to the New Canaan Garden Club to support programs and workshops as well as general administration – thank you!       

2018 Flower Show Schedule

June 17, 2017 | News
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!  Attached is the schedule for our spring 2018 Zone II Flower Show entitled “Iconic Style – A Design Legacy”. Show will be held at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in Waveny Park on Wednesday, June 13th and Thursday, June 14th, 2018. It is open to the public at no charge. As described in the schedule’s introduction, “Iconic Style – A Design Legacy” celebrates New Canaan’s distinctive architecture, landscape architecture and open spaces. Known for its charming colonials, grand estates, mid-century moderns, vast open spaces and formal gardens, there is certainly a varied and unique array of “Iconic Styles” in New Canaan.      

American Copper Butterflies

May 12, 2017 | News
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American Copper Butterfly
  From Susan Bergen . . . . I saw several of these American Copper butterflies in the Irwin Meadow yesterday when I planted Jane’s milkweed. They are common in CT, thought to have been introduced from Europe during Colonial times. The host plant for their caterpillars is curly dock (Rumex crispus) – no shortage of that at Irwin! The butterflies are quite small – with a 1 1/8″ wingspan. They were getting nectar from the white flowers of wild strawberries. These little beauties are active from late April through October in 3 flights (generations), and overwinter in chrysalis form.