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Floral Design
The Floral Design Committee welcomes all NCGC members who have an interest in learning, participating and supporting each other in the art of floral design. We encourage both committee and non-committee members to participate in judged monthly sweeps as well as demonstrations and workshops. Visiting area flower shows educates and inspires us. We also participate in GCA and Federated Flower shows.
Flowers on Wheels
In 2018, NCGC members Kris Johnson and Stephanie Radman founded Flowers on Wheels. Having volunteered together for many years delivering meals to clients of Meals on Wheels of New Canaan, they began cutting flowers from their own gardens to bring along with the meals. This small gesture—a single flower—brought joy and comfort to the clients.
Garden Tips
- This winter storage method keeps clippers, shears and other tools clean and sharp. Scoop clean sand into a new pail. Mix 1/2 cup of oil into the sand. Sharpen and clean each tool with a file; sandpaper it, wipe with a clean rag and plunge into the sand for the winter. The sand can be re-used for many years.
- As you begin to order bulbs for the fall, don’t forget that simply by planting groups of the same bulbs on diffferent sides of your home (north, south, etc.), you will have a succesion of bloom
Diane Dalton, Chestnut Hill GC (MA), Zone 1
Helpful Links to Gardening Websites
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Smithsonian Archives of American Gardens – includes documentation of Laura Case’s submission on the “Sun House”
Horticulture
The New Canaan Garden Club’s Horticulture Committee consists of approximately 20 members who participate in monthly meeting sweeps, area flower shows, garden chats, workshops, and an annual plant exchange.
The Horticulture Committee invites all club members to participate in these activities in order to share and promote horticultural knowledge, the love of gardening, and ultimately, to improve the quality of our environment.
January 2019 Newsletter
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Local Gardens
Irwin Park and Gores Pavillon
848 Weed Street New Canaan, CT. 06840Irwin Park is a people sanctuary, with benches scattered around its vast orchards and fields, and trails that wind through the woods around the park. There’s no playground, but there’s often lots of quiet.