The New Canaan Garden Club members rallied again to deliver beautiful floral arrangements to Stella Clarke, Executive Director of Community Engagement and Volunteering at Waveny LifeCare Network for Mother’s Day weekend. The spring bouquets brightened up the common areas and nursing stations for all to enjoy.
Membership dues for next year can be paid through our website. Please select your membership class and then click on the “Add to Cart” yellow button. You will be redirected to PayPal for payment either with a credit card or through your personal PayPal account. As in the past two years, the dues for each of the membership classes (except Non-Primary Affiliate) include our club’s $20.00 per person donation to the GCA’s Second Century Campaign. 2021/22 will be third annual installment out of four. Please note we will assess a late fee of $35.00 if dues are not received by our Annual Meeting on June 16th.
Ellen McMahon, Co-Chair of Horticultural Therapy for The New Canaan Garden Club, recently provided over a dozen Easter arrangements designed by club members to Stella Clarke, Executive Director of Community Engagement and Volunteering at Waveny Lifecare Network. Stella was excited by the beautiful floral donations since this is the first time in over a year that flowers have been allowed in the Waveny community due to COVID restrictions. The spring bouquets will be on display in the dining rooms and common areas for the residents and staff to enjoy.
C-Change Conversations is a non-profit organization committed to bringing the discussion of climate change out of the political arena and into local communities. This recording features the C-Change Primer, a 45-minute presentation that uses visual data, charts, and photographs to provide an accessible overview of the science behind climate change and a clear-eyed assessment of the potential risks ahead.
Following the success of our holiday virtual workshops, we are excited to share the second installment of our seasonal Floral Design video demonstrations. Many thanks to Nancy Kalal for organizing and for providing some fun projects for these dreary winter days: Valentine’s Day Floral Demonstrations
December proved to be a Season of Giving for the New Canaan Garden Club. 2020 was a difficult year for many. We wanted to do something special around the holidays to show our appreciation to those on the front lines and continue our annual civic projects to provide a little holiday spirit to local families going through difficult times. Click here for full story in New Canaan Advertiser.
Click here to join Five of Zone II’s talented Floral Designers create festive holiday designs using affordable and accessible flowers in containers and supplies that you might already own.
Well, despite all the restrictions we had to adhere to due to Covid-19, we managed to pull it off and once again provide the beautiful wreaths that adorn our downtown area throughout the holidays! Together, with the Beautification League, we donned our masks, moved our workstations at least six feet apart, kept our volunteer numbers low, and had a ball making our festive wreaths! Interesting fact – since 1960 the Garden Club has convened each December to make these wreaths for our downtown, and no way were we going to let a stupid pandemic get in our way! Ho-Ho-Ho!
Hi great growers! Hot off the press . . . click on the link below for the final, final version of the GCA Annual Meeting Flower Show Schedule “Around the Green” being hosted by our very own Zone II on May 11th and 12th. As you know, it is all ‘virtual’, and we have great experience in ZII from your fabulous Gavel Challenge entries.