NCGC News
Special Valentines to the New Canaan Inn
Four times a year, our members create small, seasonal arrangements that are delivered to Meals on Wheels clients and residents of the New Canaan Inn. This initiative brings as much joy to our members as it does to the recipients! As Barbara Jefferies of Waveny Care Network commented: “. . . dear little Valentines flower arrangements. These expressions of caring and remembrance warm our hearts and bring smiles to face . . . A lovely reminder that you all care for our elderly!”
Dink for Daffodils, a fundraiser for Friends of Irwin Park
Join us for Dink for Daffodils -- a lively day of pickleball in support of Friends of Irwin Park! Two hours of play are included for $100.00 per player. Spectators are welcome for $50.00 per person. All attendees will enjoy light refreshments and receive a commemorative cap.
Provisionals Visit GCA Headquarters
A trip to the Garden Club of America (GCA) Headquarters in New York City is always a highlight of a new member’s Provisional Year. This year’s class visited last week and enjoyed a tour and lunch. NCGC has been a member of GCA since 1920.
Waveny Care Center Flowers
Each week in January, NCGC members create the flower arrangements for the dining room and public spaces at Waveny Care Center. A longstanding initiative, this flower arranging program was conceived by an NCGC member and many other organizations in town send volunteers each week to brighten the building and bring cheer to everyone who lives, works and visits Waveny.
Irwin Park
A Cherished Retreat in the Heart of New Canaan Nestled just moments from downtown, Irwin Park is a 36-acre haven of rolling lawns, an apple orchard, and a remarkable collection...
Tray Touches
NCGC has a history of providing Tray Touches (originally referred to as Tray Favors) to Meals on Wheels clients. Small miniature arrangements are created by our members and delivered to...
Colonial Herb Garden
Since 1981, the New Canaan Garden Club (NCGC) has maintained the Colonial Herb Garden at the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society. Designed as an educational space, the Herb Garden is used...
Waveny Gardens
The Waveny Walled Garden was originally designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm as a formal rose garden. The garden had fallen in disrepair and in 1995 a committee of Garden Club members...
Waveny Care Flowers
NCGC’s involvement at Waveny Care Center is longstanding, starting when the center opened in 1975. Championed and nurtured by pioneer flower volunteer and NCGC member Allison Caesar, the volunteer-based flower arranging...
Holiday Stroll
New Canaan Garden Club annually decorates trees for the annual Holiday Stroll held in downtown New Canaan prior to the holiday season. The trees surround the stage that features Santa’s...
Horticulture Therapy
The Horticultural Therapy Program at Waveny Care Center was established when Waveny opened in 1975. Professionally trained volunteers, including several New Canaan Garden Club members, met weekly with residents to...
Holiday Greens
Since 1960, the Garden Club has convened each holiday season to make large holiday wreaths for our downtown area and buildings. In 1976, NCGC joined forces with the New Canaan...
Flowers on Wheels
In 2018, NCGC members Kris Johnson and Stephanie Radman founded Flowers on Wheels. Having volunteered together for many years delivering meals to clients of Meals on Wheels of New Canaan,...
The New Canaan Garden Club celebrates the iconic habitats of southwestern Connecticut: woodlands, meadows, ponds, streams and wetlands. These ecological zones support biodiversity and all life within them is interconnected. Plants are often the first thing we notice when looking at these habitats. Yet, in any given landscape, plants are only half the story. The plant world cannot exist without its animal & fungal partners. They have developed co-dependent relationships through centuries of evolution.
In his new book, The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden. wildlife ecologist Doug Tallamy explores the complex relationships between plants and animals and the value of native species in our landscape. He challenges today’s gardeners to view their gardens in broader ecological terms –