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Landscaping for Success

Join us for a FREE adults-only discussion by Jen Cipriano of Copia to help us maintain our landscape during the drought.  It affects us all . . . Tuesday, April 25 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the New Canaan Nature Center. Nibbles and beverages provided by Baldanza Natural Market and Cafe, Speakeasy Confections. Event sponsored by New Cannan Nature Center, New Canaan Garden Club and Copia.   To register, please call (203) 966-9577 X10     

Living in the Garden

By Susan Bergen I spend a bit of time every day observing my garden and the natural woods surrounding my home. While I started out focusing on flowers and greenery, I soon realized that plants were only half the story. Gardens are complex living habitats where plants and all manner of creatures form mutual dependencies.   I photograph what I see at ground level – up close and personal, so to speak – then I research each subject to gain a better understanding of how our ecosystems work.     Below is a collection of essays which I have recently published in our club’s newsletter. Click on the link to read. Spicebush Swallow Purple Coneflower Potter Wasps Partridge Berry     

May Meetings and Events CANCELLED

Unfortunately we are still in lock-down so all NCGC events for May have been cancelled. We are still hopeful that we can hold our Annual June Awards Meeting and Luncheon even if we have to push the date towards the end of the month and hold it outdoors. Please stay tuned!    

Meet The New 2016 Provisional Class

Each fall we welcome a new group of talented and fabulous women from our community to become a part of the New Canaan Garden Club. This year we have a particularly diverse and skilled class.   Click here to see photographs of these women, read their biographies and begin to put faces with the names of the 2016 Provisional Class — we know you will all give them a warm welcome!     

Mother’s Day Cheer!

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.    

Native Bee Booklet

“Native bees are a hidden treasure. From alpine meadows in the national forests of the Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona and from the boreal forests of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to the Ocala National Forest in Florida, bees can be found anywhere in North America, where flowers bloom. From forests to farms, from cities to wildlands, there are 4,000 native bee species in the United States, from the tiny Perdita minima to large carpenter bees.”