Standing with Ken Druse after the meeting are (l to r) Beautification League’s Program Chair, Gerda Smith; Beautification Co-President, Barbara Beall; Ken Druse; NCGC’s President Ellen Zumbach; NCGC’s Program Chair Carrie Corcoran and Beautification’s League Co-President Karen Sneirson.
The New Canaan Garden Club and the New Canaan Beautification League held a joint program for their members at the New Canaan Library with celebrated lecturer, environmentalist, award-winning author and photographer, Ken Druse. Ken spoke to the group on his new book: “The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Change”, focusing in on the challenges that have arisen due to our changing climate. Ken has been called the “guru of natural gardening”.