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Conservation Corner: Butterflies in our Garden

March 20, 2015 | News
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  Susan Bergen’s Conservation Corner at March’s monthly meeting featured butterflies that are common to southwestern Connecticut. They live in similar habitats but have different needs in terms of host and nectar plants. Some are active in early spring. Others make an appearance later in the summer. Most spend the winter right in our gardens as caterpillars or chrysalids. They are beautiful and fascinating.    Take a look . . . how many different kinds will you see in your garden this season? 

Butterflies In Our Garden    

Conservation Corner: Irwin Park Meadows

November 4, 2014 | News
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Last month’s Conservation Corner presented the meadows at Irwin Park and how they offer a unique habitat in our wooded suburban town.  The meadows at Irwin are full of perennial and annual wildflowers, vines, shrubs and mature trees which are home to bees, butterflies, birds, reptiles and mammals. The display featured late summer and fall blooming plants and how they benefit wildlife.       Continue Reading →

History of New Canaan Garden Club

October 1, 2009 | News
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The Garden Club of New Canaan was established soon after Miss Alice Driggs burst into the living room of her friend, Mrs. George Frank, exclaiming “Louise, there ought to be a botany class or a garden club here in New Canaan!” With six other women they founded the Garden Club of New Canaan in 1909. It was the third garden club to be organized in the United States.     Continue Reading →

Conservation Corner: Be Kind To Pollinators

October 9, 2014 | News
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At our annual meeting in June, our Conservation committee prepared a three-fold display with information on bees, butterflies and hummingbirds; native plants; and fruits and vegetable dependent on bees for pollination.  The presentation was fabulous and well-received by all — in fact, the display was shared with the Stamford Garden Center in early September.  The committee also hopes to exhibit it at the New Canaan Nature Center on Earth Day next April. Display by Conservation committee members Susan Bergen, Barb Schmidt and Alice Runnette.     Click here to view the display