October 2023

Member of The Garden Club of America

Zone II

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, November 14

10:00 a.m.

Quiet Yards Greenwich

Eunice Burnett's home

Tuesday, December 5

11:30 a.m.

Ho Ho Hortulus

The Stanwich Club

888 North Street

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

10:00 a.m.

Frances Palmer

Greenwich Historical Society

47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob

Tuesday, February 20

10:00 a.m.

Gabriel Wick, French Garden History Méréville

Zoom Meeting

Tuesday, March 26

10:00 a.m.

Digital Photography with Matthew Benson

Abby Pillari's house

GUESTS

Brooks Melly – Octavia Melly and Louise Ward Belton

Rachel Franco – Ellen Sweeney

Mary Jones – Anne Corey Ahl

Meredith Feurtado – Hillary Haroche

Anne Ward – Emmy Bealle

Our next membership meeting will be held on November 14 at 10:00 a.m. at Eunice Burnett’s home where we will hear about “Quiet Yards Greenwich”.

For those of you who are not familiar with the vast resources that are available to all of us as members of The Garden Club of America, I would encourage you to check out their website at www.gcamerica.org. There is a wealth of information on there regarding upcoming flower shows and conferences (some of which are virtual and require no fee), access to GCA publications and Zone II information. There are virtual roundtables open to all covering a variety of topics as well as online bookclubs — all of it can be found by clicking under “Conferences and Events” once you are logged in as a member. There is even a Holiday Tea which requires no registration and is open to all between 3:00–5:00 p.m. on December 12, in case you feel like swinging by GCA Headquarters while in the city doing Holiday shopping! “Marketplace” has many exciting offerings for sale, including the scarves for this year’s GCA Annual Meeting in Hartford, beautifully designed by our very own Claire O’Brien and Pam Reimers.

Thank you all and looking forward to seeing you soon!

Best, Adrienne

Membership Meeting on October 17

with Debra Kaye of Bear Creek Farm speaks of Dahlias

We had an informative and fun meeting with Debra Kaye from Bear Creek Farm. She told us about her remarkable journey from advertising to flower farming and gave us many inside tips. Her strongest points were to not be afraid to experiment and to follow what works naturally.

A grateful shout-out to Megan Clark for enthusiastically jumping in to help create arrangements for October’s meeting.

Robin Perkins, Lela Philip, Catherine Tompkins and Lauren DuPont

Debra Kaye, Adrienne Westerfield, Margot Brady and Debbie Reynolds

Debra Kaye and Megan Clark

The Garden Club of America

Annual Meeting

is in Hartford this year!

The meeting includes an GCA flower show, which all of us can enter!

Click HERE to peruse the flower show schedule, and think about entering!

FYI, all Zone II judges can enter this show, since Zone II judges can't judge their own show! Please sign up and enter!

Auxiliary News

The October Auxiliary meeting was full of pumpkin decorating for the Mews senior community organized by Decorative Arts and Civic Improvement Committees. It was a beautiful sunny fall day taking cuttings of grasses, flowers from the garden. Decorative Arts chairs Veronica Richter and Nina Weld showed us how to be creative with mosses and succulents. Pumpkins were dropped off to the Mews and decorated their dinner tables. Adrienne Westerfield gave us all a Hortulus overview and showed the auxiliary members the ins and outs of the Hortulus and GCA websites.

Lela Philip, Catherine Tompkins , Nina Weld, Kate Chung, Carol Henderson, Carmiña Roth, Stapley Russell, Lauren DuPont and Judy Collins

Veronica Richter and Nina Weld

Veronica Richter, Meredith Shames, Carol Henderson, Carrie Powers, Lauren DuPont and Judy Collins

Decorative Arts Workshop

October 17 at Meg Piper's house

Kate Chung, Veronica Richter, Adrienne Westerfield, Lin Lavery, Beth Ryder and Stapley Russell

Katarina Ladd

Kate Chung

Pam Reimers and Beth Ryder

Beth Ryder, Trina Horine and Carol Henderson

Make your Thanksgiving Table Arrangement!

with the Floral Design Committee

November 14

6:00–8:00 p.m.

McCardle's Florist and Garden Center

It's never too early to start thinking about your Thanksgiving table! Please join us at Mcardle's to make your own bountiful floral arrangement. Wine and cheese provided. $115 pp

Sign up for Visiting Gardens trip to NYC!

November 30th

On Thursday, November 30, we will meet José Camargo, a private New York florist, at the flower market for a guided tour! José will share some of his favorite spots and tips.

Meet at 10:00 a.m. SE corner of 28th St. and 6th Ave.
An hour with José, then wander and early lunch
RSVP to Deb HERE. First 10 responses will be confirmed!
About $35
Bring cash if you want to purchase anything!
Photos of José below on a recent client project

All club members are invited to attend the GCA's

2023 Garden History & Design Conference

Embark on a captivating journey through some of the most exquisite gardens across America. Uncover innovative solutions for climate change, experience visionary designs, and have the privilege of meeting the pioneer behind the GCA partnership with the Smithsonian. Join us for an exceptional opportunity to engage with forward-thinking leaders and gain insights into the profound influence of garden design throughout North America.

November 16

Morning session – 11 am ET

Afternoon session – 2 pm ET

Click here to learn more and register

president@hortulus.org

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