"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." - Charles Dickens 

What we need is many of those March days when we get either rain or snow to fill our reservoirs.  Maybe we could have it be all rain and all after sundown as in Camelot.   New Canaan, Darien, Stamford, and Greenwich have been especially hard hit by the drought. We are told by Aquarion that we need to cut our water usage by 20%.   This will be a real challenge for us and our gardens, so treasure every drop of rain. 

The Victorian Tea organized by Gloria Simon was fabulous, and we have the pictures to prove it!   Bianca Romano and her volunteers created the lovely centerpieces that were on the tables. The Victorian Tea was a purely social event, organized for our members, a chance to just enjoy one another's company, and a reward for all the hard work we do. 

On Wednesday, March 8, we will hold a joint program with the New Canaan Garden Club at the New Canaan Library.  Doug Tallamy's talk, "Restoring Nature's Relationships at Home," will focus on how to reconnect our gardens to the biodiverse natural world that surrounds us. Tallamy seeks to reverse the modern trend of replacing native flora with turf grass and gives us tips to return our environment into a place where the natural order of plants, berries, bugs and bees can be sustained.   Don't miss this acclaimed speaker! 

On Thursday, March 30, Shirley Stancik and Susan Bergen will once again teach us how to arrange flowers.   You can save so much money by arranging flowers yourself for your dinner parties or for bouquets for friends.   This is a fabulous opportunity that is offered to our members free of charge.  Sign up now!   It's really a lot of fun. 

Karen Hanson and Angie Brenninkmeyer wound up last year's very successful Annual Appeal.  We received 530 donations for a total of $59,284.  Bravo!   Under Peggy Jay and Judy Johnson, we have just mailed out this year's Annual Appeal letters.  Thank you to all of you who have addressed envelopes for the Appeal. This is such an important effort for us as it enables us to carry out our projects like buying flowers for the hanging baskets and planters; buying flowers, plants and bulbs and providing maintenance and landscaping for the triangles and other areas we sponsor; and for funding the exceptional programs we offer to our members and the community. 

The snow drops are up!  They are our harbingers of spring.   Triangle volunteers will be soon going into action, clearing away leaves and branches to make way for new growth. Look for bulbs to be popping on triangles, at Town Hall and at Lee Garden. 

The clocks spring ahead on March 12...Happy Spring!

snow drops at Lee Garden February 2017