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New Canaan Garden Club completes master plan for Irwin Park
March 3, 2022
To the Editor,
Since opening as a park in 2005, Irwin Park has been seen as a sanctuary where residents and our neighbors can walk, jog, ride bicycles, picnic and even cross-country ski. The New Canaan Garden Club (NCGC), as stewards of the park, recently completed a ten-year master plan for the park with Stimson Landscape Architects from Cambridge, MA. Stimson recently was awarded the 2021 Landscape Architecture Firm award from the American Society of Landscape Architects and their master plan will provide the road map for the future of the park.     Continue Reading →

Members enjoyed a wonderful morning at our annual greens workshop with the New Canaan Beautification League creating wreaths and decorations for downtown New Canaan. Thanks to everyone who spread good cheer and helped kick-off the holiday season!    

On May 12th, our New Canaan Garden Club Goat Initiative Project (representing all of Zone II in competition at the GCA’s virtual Annual Meeting Flower Show called “Around the Green” held May 11-12, 2021) was awarded First Place AND Best In Show in the 12 Zones’ video exhibition, “Education in Conservation.”

Click here to enjoy this two-minute video prepared by NCGC Conservation Co-Chairs Alice Wyman and Wendy Dewey.    

The NCGC kicked off the 2021/22 season on September 8th with their annual opening luncheon at Waveny House. Almost a dozen members provided gorgeous and imaginative centerpieces inspired by a variety of adult and children’s books. Our Floral Design Committee is already very busy this fall, touring the Hortulus Flower Show in Greenwich and hosting their own workshop on how to “Take out the Fear and Put in the Fun into Entering Flower Shows.”     Continue Reading →

New Canaan Garden Club is one of ten New Canaan organizations that have pledged to become part of the Pollinator Pathway, a pesticide-free corridor of public and private properties that provide native pollinator-friendly plant habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife.     Continue Reading →

The New Canaan Garden Club (NCGC) is thrilled to announce its inaugural event, “Reimagined Market,” a unique Plant Sale and Market extravaganza to be held at the Carriage Barn Arts Center front terrace on Saturday, May 4th, from 9am to 2pm. This one-of-a-kind event promises to delight plant enthusiasts and gardeners. The sale will feature a diverse array of live plants, cut flower arrangements, succulent creations, herb boxes, organic heirloom tomatoes, photocards, pot de fleur, as well as a selection of gently used garden and botanical items, books, and more.     Continue Reading →

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.    

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.    

NCGC began tending the Colonial Herb Garden in 1981. Over the years the garden has undergone several renovations and improvements including a redesign in 2011-2012, planting of new herbs in 2014-2015 and the installation of brick pathways in 2018.      Continue Reading →