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Mar
15
Mon
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Greenhouse Sale Extended @ Elizabeth Park Greenhouse
Mar 15 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greenhouse Sale Extended

All bulbs and plants, with the exception of amaryllis, are half off!

Sales by CREDIT CARD or CHECK Only

Please bring trays, boxes, or carts to carry your plant purchases.

 

Mar
16
Tue
Elizabeth Park Conservancy Greenhouse Sale Extended @ Elizabeth Park Greenhouse
Mar 16 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Greenhouse Sale Extended

All bulbs and plants, with the exception of amaryllis, are half off!

Sales by CREDIT CARD or CHECK Only

Please bring trays, boxes, or carts to carry your plant purchases.

 

Mar
31
Wed
Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Thank You Lecture (Zoom)
Mar 31 @ 1:00 pm
Connecticut’s Historic Gardens
with Laurie Masciandaro
of Historic New England’s Roseland Cottage

Laurie Masciandaro, Site Manager of Historic New England’s Roseland Cottage and past President of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, will give a special virtual presentation on Connecticut’s Historic Gardens. This program is complimentary for members of The West Hartford Garden Club, Suffield Garden Club, and all of our other wonderful volunteers as a thank you for your support of Connecticut Landmarks’ historic gardens. The presentation will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, March 31st at 1 pm.

 

Connecticut is home to many beautiful and unique gardens. Fifteen historic sites dotted throughout the state have joined to form Connecticut’s Historic Gardens. These delightful places offer visitors an opportunity to explore a variety of garden styles and time periods. Laurie Masciandaro, a founding member Roseland Cottage, introduces you to the history and beauty of these fifteen distinctive historic sites and gardens that have charmed and inspired visitors for a century or more.

REGISTER

Please register by Friday, March 26th.

Apr
5
Mon
Executive Board Meeting
Apr 5 @ 10:00 am

Members will be notified as to where and how.

Apr
8
Thu
Open Meeting
Apr 8 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Speaker: Erin Fletchers7

Vine & Ivy Flowers, Suffield, CT

Erin will design several floral creations along with a discussion of seasonal flowers.

Program: Kathy Janis

 
 
 
Apr
9
Fri
Pansy Planting @ Elmgrove Apartments
Apr 9 @ 10:00 am

We will start at Elmgrove Apartments and then for to AE Plant Housing.  Please bring your gardening tools. We will be outside with masks and socially distancing.

Apr
13
Tue
Gardening @ Butler-McCook
Apr 13 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Please remember to bring your gardening tools and to wear a mask.

Apr
14
Wed
Federated Garden Clubs of CT 92nd Annual Meeting
Apr 14 @ 10:00 am

Federated Garden Clubs of CT will hold its 92nd annual meeting – a Zoom Webinar – on Wednesday, April 14, at 10:00 am.  The meeting will commence with an extraordinary and inspiring presentation by world renowned and award-winning landscaping designer and acclaimed author, Julie Moir Messervy. Julie will present “The Designer’s Way: Creating Gardens (and Lives) of Beauty and Meaning.”  The meeting will conclude with the installation of new officers for Federated’s 2021-2023 term.

Everyone is invited. 

There is no charge to attend and no limit to the number of attendees. Registrations must be received no later than Monday, April 12.  Go to “Annual Meeting Registration Page” on  Federated’s website to register.

Apr
21
Wed
Gardening @ Noah Webster House
Apr 21 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Please remember to bring your gardening tools and to wear a mask.

If it is raining, the rain date will be the next day.

Floral Design Workshop (virtual)
Apr 21 @ 2:00 pm

Please Sign Up for This Month’s Vertical Flower Arranging Class!

One of the joys of belonging to the West Hartford Garden Club is arranging flowers and other plant materials.  On Wednesday, April 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Floral Design Committee will be holding a class on the principles of vertical arrangements which will give you plenty of time to enjoy that very thing. 

 

For newer members, this session qualifies as a basic class on vertical arrangements, so that you can meet your responsibilities as stated on page 11 of our Yearbook.

 

We will meet via Zoom.  We ask that you provide the flowers and/or greens, an upright vase, and either wet oasis (soaked overnight) or a flower-arranging frog.  You can purchase and/or use materials from your garden.  Be creative!  During the session there will be a brief explanation of the principles of vertical flower arrangement, then time for you to craft your arrangement and share it with your fellow Zoomers.  Attendance is free.

 

To get an idea of the possibilities, check the internet where there are many examples of gorgeous vertical arrangements.

 

Please sign up by April 19 by texting Nancy Lemega-Watt at 860.944.3122 or emailing her at nlemegawatt@aol.com.  Please call Nancy or Charlotte Massie (860.561.1616) if you have questions.