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Simsbury Garden Club Plans 2008 Anniversary Fundraiser

Plans are underway for a Simsbury Garden club fundraiser in 2008, when a two-day garden tour of eight gardens will be held on June 20 and 21, 2008. Proceeds will fund a gift to the Town of Simsbury in celebration of the club's 75th anniversary in 2009 with the completion of the circle garden at Simsbury Meadows.

The Orchard Valley Garden Club is "Puttin' on the Ritz"

Several members of The Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington participated in the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show in the design and horticulture competition, "Puttin' on the Ritz," by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut. The team included Wendy and Derald Theriault, Irene Langlais, and club president Cathy Bouchard. The club was pleased to have Wendy on the team because not only is she a member and past president, she is also an accredited flower show judge and quite talented in flower arranging. She designed the lovely bridal bouquet. Wendy said, "The competition was a Vignette of a shop window on Park Avenue where the rich people stroll "with their noses in the air. Our team chose to depict a bridal shop and we won a third place prize." Irene Langlais contributed the exquisite wedding gown.

Photograph by Irene Langlais

The Essex Garden Club Receives Award for Community Service

The Essex Garden Club has received the Selected Organization Award from the Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association for many past and present accomplishments including being both the original and continuing caretakers of Main Street Park - beautifying the grounds with added plantings, installing picnic tables and benches and cleaning up the debris and trash. They have raised monies and continue to supervise other community groups in their efforts to maintain the park. The club has adopted other parks in Essex as well and use their skills to maintain flower boxes in the center and promote festive doorways during the holidays. Presently they are working with Essex Park and Recreation to involve children in projects such as a garden of native plants and possible a bird feeder and education study project.

From left to right: Judy Winkler, Nancy Hudson, club president Debra Barnes (holding award), Maria Warnagris, George Ann Bardenheier, Renate Houchin

The Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington recently installed new officers to serve for the 2007 and 2008 years, and thanked outgoing officers for jobs well done.

From left, Fred Nyren outgoing treasurer, Uta Zickfeld first vice president, Cathy Bouchard president, Irene Langlais outgoing vice president, Sandy Voorhees treasurer, Marge Muzyczka secretary, and front left Yvonne Burgar program chairman and second vice president.

The Arbor Garden Club of Clinton's Heirloom Vegetable "Victory Garden" at the historic Adam Stanton House.

The Arbor Garden Club of Clinton proudly displays this sign at their gardens behind the historic Adam Stanton House. These have been funded in part by grants from National Garden Clubs, Inc., and The Principal Financial Group.

The Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington, CT photography show award winners

Stephen Cieslewski, photographer from The Observer newspaper, chose club president Cathy Bouchard's "Koi" photo entry for winner of the Creative Award. There were sixty photographs entered by club members for the show featured at the Southington Public Library Gallery during the months of October and November.

Sue Perschy (left), club member and photo show ballot assistant, holds the winning photo and presents the First Place award to Irene Langlais, club vice president, for her entry titled " Gramma Grows Big Hostas". Irene's granddaughter Hannah was the model for the picture.

Garden Therapy at the Olde Ripton Garden Club

The club meets once a month for an hour and a half.