For our May 4th meeting. club member Loretta Carrero led us in creating Rustic Floral Arrangements.

Members had a variety of colorful tulips, twigs and pussy willows to use.

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For our Monday, May 4th meeting, club member Loretta Carrero will guide us in creating a rustic floral arrangement. We are to bring our own shallow vessel for the arrangements.

Loretta Carrero

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February.)  They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start at 10 a.m.

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

Joanne Brunelle, Lisa DiNardo, Pat Robik, Debby Garrow, Holly Secskas and Marie Vitka

On Wednesday, April 15th some of the Olde Ripton Garden Club Members attended the 97th Annual Meeting & Luncheon of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut at The  Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT.

The guest speaker was Ace Berry whose program was “Ace in Full Bloom.”  Ace loves flowers and loves to do amazing arrangements.  We watched as he took floral materials and turned them into interesting works of art.  After the luncheon his arrangements were raffled off and the lucky winners took home one of his marvelous floral arrangements. Continue reading →

Photo courtesy of Eric Wehger, Slater Sanctuary

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is eastern North America’s sole breeding hummingbird.  Feeders and flower gardens are great ways to attract these birds.Around the middle of April, the first hummingbirds will arrive in Connecticut, the males will always arrive first followed by females a week or two later. Continue reading →

On Wednesday, April 8th club members met to package up seeds from Martha Nosal’s garden for the Shelton Seed Library.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club’s Seed Library is at the Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton, CT.

Perennial, Annual and Vegetable Seed Packs will be available to the public this gardening season.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SEED PACKS ARE LIMITED TO THREE (3) PER PERSON.

Nicole Christensen and Club Vice President Jen Lombard

For our April meeting Advanced Master Gardener Nicole Christensen gave a presentation of “It’s a Great Big World of Insects.”  Continue reading →

Join us at our April 6th meeting as we welcome Advanced Master Gardener Nicole Christensen. Nicole will discuss the many types of insects and how they work with emphasis on beneficials we see here in Connecticut.

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February.)  They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start at 10 a.m.

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club’s Seed Library at the Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster ST, Shelton, CT was officially opened on Saturday, March 21st.

Perennial, Annual and Vegetable Seed Packs will be available to the public this gardening season.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT SEED PACKS ARE LIMITED TO THREE (3) PER PERSON.

Founded in 1976, the Olde Ripton Garden Club (ORGC) of Shelton, Connecticut is a community of garden enthusiasts committed to sharing the love of gardening and conservation.  We provide education in horticulture and assist in beautifying the grounds around public buildings.

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February.)  They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start at 10 a.m.

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

For our March meeting we welcomed Master Wildlife Conservationist, Ginny Apple.

Ginny Apple and Club Vice President Jennifer Lombard

She is Chair of the Barkhamsted Conservation Commission and also on the Town Economic Development Commission, on the Boards of the Farmington River Watershed Association, the Friends of American Legion and Peoples State Forests (FALPS), the Litchfield Hills Audubon Society, the Northwoods Land Conservancy, the Friends
of Connecticut State Parks and she volunteers regularly with the Barkhamsted Historical Society (BHS).

Ginny included a brief natural history of Connecticut, addressing the current state of wildlife, she also discussed the major species and the things that affect their habitats. Continue reading →

We are celebrating our 50th year anniversary!

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will have their annual Plant and Bake sale on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 9 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine, held at St. Paul’s Church parking lot.

Visit our 50th Anniversary Table with a Rain Barrel giveaway and Glove and Seed Giveaway.  There will be a large selection of perennials, annuals, herbs and tomato plants, many member-grown plants will be available.  We will also have a bake sale and once again our famous gift cards will be available.

Olde Ripton Garden Club Stock Photo

A master gardener will be available to answer your gardening questions.

The proceeds from our non-profit organization event benefit community projects, scholarships, youth gardening, senior garden therapy and beautifying city gardens.

Plant and Bake sale information is available at (203) 209-6762 or Info@OldeRiptonGardenClub.org

Founded in 1976, the Olde Ripton Garden Club (ORGC) of Shelton, Connecticut is a community of garden enthusiasts committed to sharing the love of gardening and conservation.  We provide education in horticulture and assist in beautifying the grounds around public buildings.

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February.)  They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start at 10 a.m.

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

For our March 2nd meeting we welcome Ginny Apple.

Landscapes are dynamic ecosystems and Connecticut’s landscape has changed through the centuries from almost completely forested in the 1600s to cleared land by the mid-1800s. Presently, the state is almost 60 percent forested. As the landscape changed in Connecticut so did the wildlife populations that depend on the land for habitat.

Join us for what looks to be an interesting and informative presentation.

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February) at  the Shelton Community Center in the lower level Multi-Purpose room. They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start promptly at 10 a.m.

Meetings may be cancelled due to inclement weather and road conditions.  Check Facebook for information:  https://www.facebook.com/SheltonORGC

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

The first meeting of the Olde Ripton Garden Club in 2026 will be Monday, March 2nd.  We will welcome Ginny Apple who will share a presentation on how wildlife species have changed with the land throughout the years from colonial times.

Meetings are held March through December (no meetings in January and February) at  the Shelton Community Center in the lower level Multi-Purpose room. They are on the first Monday of the month (except for holidays) and start promptly at 10 a.m.

Meetings may be cancelled due to inclement weather and road conditions.  Check Facebook for information:  https://www.facebook.com/SheltonORGC

Dues are $35 per year, guests are welcome to attend, there is a $5 Visitor Fee for non-members.

On Saturday, February 14th, Club members Lisa DiNardo, Linda Hooper and Susan Wabuda attended the Kokedama workshop at the Kellogg Environment Center in Derby, CT.

Proudly showing their Kokedama are Club President Lisa DiNardo, Linda Hooper and Susan Wabuda.

Kokedama is a centuries old Japanese form of garden art that is closely tied to the practice of bonsai.  Kokedamas are attractive decorative balls of moss from which various plants grow.