Garden History & Design ‘One Minute Report’
Click here to read A Garden History & Design One Minute Report from the Archives of American Gardens (AAG).
Author Archives: Jean Shaw
Gardening for the Birds
Click here to view Susan Bergen’s Conservation presentation at last month’s meeting on Gardening for the Birds.
Conservation Corner: Our Backyard Habitat
There are a number of excellent books and field guides specific to the ecosystems and habitats found in New Canaan. Here is a list of those displayed at the January 2014 monthly meeting:
New State Legislation on Bamboo
At our Zone II Horticulture Committee meeting we were asked to make all GCA members aware of this new legislation:
2013 Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference
Submitted by Judy Hopkins . . .
A Better Light Bulb
NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
Conservation Chat
Thursday, November 7th at 10:00am
with Holly Drinkuth
Director of Watershed & Outreach
Nature Conservancy/CT
Home of Susan Bergen
210 Indian Waters Drive
Please RSVP to Susan Bergen at [email protected]
New Signage for Children’s Mushroom Maze at Irwin Park
Ashley O’Connor, a Woodworking and Engineering teacher at New Canaan High School, and sophomores in the tree Andrew DeFranco (l.) and Miles Turpin (r.) created attractive wooden signage directing children and their parents to the New Canaan Garden Club’s Children’s Mushroom Maze in Irwin Park.
St. Mark’s Food Pantry Garden
The New Canaan Garden Club’s spring fundraising event, New Canaan in Bloom, generated funds to support the restoration of the Peony Walk at Waveny Park, and the civic beautification and educational outreach activities of the NCGC. A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Food Pantry Garden located at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.