We invite you to explore our website to learn more about who we are and what we do. We hope that after you do, you’ll decide to join us for one or more of our many activities. For information about attending our open meetings, click here. Interested in joining the Club, read more. For general information about the Club, click here.
Next Open Meeting:
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06119
(Directions to entrances to parking are in the front of the church from Farmington Avenue and South Highland Street.)
In the case of inclement weather or other restrictions, Zoom Video Conferencing will be utilized.
Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.
OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00
Registration to attend the presentation may be made here.
FEBRUARY 6, 2025, Thursday, 12:00 noon to 2 pm
“10 Steps in the Garden Toward a Sustainable World”
Speaker: Nancy Ballek McKinnon of Ballek Nursery
Nancy is a well-known nursery owner and author of “The
Gardener’s Book of Charts, Tables, and Lists”
will speak.
Our Mission:
Our civic projects are important to the mission of the West Hartford Garden Club, such as Junior Gardeners after-school program; garden therapy for adults in assisted housing; gardens at Noah Webster House and Butler-McCook Homestead; and plantings for several spaces in town, including West Hartford Town Hall and Unity Green. More information about our Civic Projects can be found below and by clicking the Civic Projects link or visiting Armchair Tour of West Hartford History – West Hartford Garden Club.
Proclamation congratulating the West Hartford Garden Club for its outstanding commitment to the Town of West Hartford and 90th Anniversary.
Our Purpose:
To stimulate interest and creative activity in the art of gardening and floral design; to enhance the beauty of our community; to contribute to civic improvement; and to work for the conservation of native plants and wildlife.
FOUNDED IN 1931, the West Hartford Garden Club works to improve and beautify our community. Since 1987, the major sources of funding for these projects have been our Garden Tour and Plant Sale through ticket sales and Sponsorships. THANK YOU !
CURRENT AND ONGOING CIVIC PROJECTS:
Butler-McCook House Garden, we’ve been in the garden since 1997.
Noah Webster Dooryard Garden, we’ve been in the garden since 1967.
Spice Bush Swamp Park – Bird and Pollinator Gardens
Establishing Sustainability Projects
Providing a Seed Library at the Noah Webster Library
Providing a program of garden therapy for youth and adults
CIVIC PROJECTS OF THE WEST HARTFORD GARDEN CLUB OVER 82 YEARS:
Planting trees and landscaping
Encouraging community gardening