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Open Meeting – CANCELED DUE TO ICE

When: February 8, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA

CANCELED DUE TO ICE  “THIEVES, CHARLATANS & CROOKS; THE WILD AND WONDERFUL WORLD OF PLANT ORIGINS” Speaker:  Professor Richard Benfield Our speaker, Professor of Geography at CCSU, returns for his third visit to the West Hartford Garden Club.  His research interests are garden tourism and biography.  Professor Benfield has traveled…

Closed Meeting

When: December 7, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: Town and Country Club, 22 Woodland St, Hartford, CT 06105, USA

Enjoy gathering for lunch and celebrate the season with your friends in the West Hartford Garden Club. CLOSED MEETING, RESERVATION REQUIRED Luncheon Cost: $35.00  

Open Meeting

When: November 9, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA

“FLORALS FOR THE HOLIDAYS” Julia Harrison of Natural Elegance Design A landscape designer and decorator, our speaker will talk about how to keep our homes festive and fresh for the holiday season with unique designs and greenery.   The Board wishes to suggest that if you would like to pay…

Open Meeting

When: October 5, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA

“COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND SAMPLING” Speaker:  Chris Prosperi Chris Prosperi, head chef and owner at Metro Bis in Simsbury, will do a soup cooking demonstration featuring herbs we grow in our pots and gardens. We will enjoy a sampling of the soup.  

Open Meeting

When: September 7, 2017 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA

“THE ART OF GROWING FOOD” Speaker: Ellen Ogden, author Ellen Ogden, a nationally known garden writer and speaker, will show us creative garden designs for cooks and teach us how to organize our vegetable gardens for beauty and productivity.

Elizabeth Park Conservancy’s “A Magical Garden Party” Fundraiser

When: June 9, 2017 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: The Pond House, 1555 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA

10th Annual Wine & Roses Fundraiser Purchase Tickets A Magical Garden Party featuring Alice, the Queen, the Mad Hatter & the White Rabbit Cocktail Reception, Hors d’oeuvres, Silent Auction Friday, June 9, 6:30 – 9 pm. Pond House at Elizabeth Park 1555 Asylum Avenue West Hartford CT

Clean-up and Planting at Hillcrest

When: May 8, 2017 @ 9:00 am
Where: Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center, 105 Hillcrest Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110, USA

You are invited to help with the clean-up at Hillcrest Avenue Neighborhood Outreach Center. Please bring your garden tools.  Margaret and Becky will provide the brown bags. Please email Margaret at mpulito@gmail.com or call at 860 521-1026 if you are available to help.  

Garden Therapy

When: May 23, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
Where: West Hartford Health & Rehab., 130 Loomis Dr, West Hartford, CT 06107, USA

Patio planting and possible craft with the residents at West Hartford Health & Rehab.  Please bring your gardening tools.