This month, the Olde Ripton Garden Club invited me to speak as the guest presenter, and I was thrilled to lead a presentation on photography using landscape and horticulture subjects. We also spent time reviewing plans and donation guidelines for our upcoming plant sale — an important annual fundraising event for the club. Continue reading
SECOND SALE SCHEDULED
SAT., JUNE 2
The Olde Ripton Garden Club Annual Perennial & Plant Sale – many from member’s gardens, is being scheduled for a second sale on Saturday June 2. The first sale was hampered by a rainy day and many plants were not sold. Featured at the sale will be a large assortment of perennial plants as well as annuals, and house plants.
Proceeds from this annual event benefit the Garden Club activities including maintenance of the Shelton community gardens and the Club’s scholarship activities.
The popular Shelton event will be held Saturday, June 2 from 9 am to 12 noon, Rain or Shine, at St Paul’s Episcopal Church Parking Lot, 25 Church Street across from the Huntington Green in Shelton.
Also on sale will be the Shelton City Flower, Rudbeckia Fulgida goldstrum, a yellow coneflower designated in 2016 by the City Board of Alderman. This item was very popular with residents last year and is expected to sell out quickly once again. For more information please visit the Club’s website at: www.OldeRiptonGardenClub.org or go to their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SheltonORGC.
SATURDAY, MAY 19 FROM 9AM TO 12 PM
• MEMBER GROWN PLANTS & PERENNIALS
• SHELTON CITY FLOWERS – RUDBECKIA FULGIDA
• ANNUALS – HOUSE PLANTS – ORGANIC VEGETABLES
• LOCALLY GROWN HONEY
• HOMEMADE BAKED GOODS
Bring Your Questions – Certified Master Gardeners Available
ST PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH PARKING LOT
25 CHURCH STREET, HUNTINGTON GREEN, SHELTON
Proceeds benefit the garden club’s community project including scholarships, school programs, senior center garden therapy and beautifying gardens around town and holiday decorating. The Olde Ripton Garden Club is a non-profit organization.
For more information call (203) 775-6645
We welcomed members to the first ORGC meeting of the year by diving into the heart of the 2017-2018 theme, Functional Gardening: Plants, Pollinators and Water Conservation. Margaret Miner, Executive Director of the Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, presented “How Gardening & Landscaping Can Improve Water Quality.” With 2018 marking the conclusion of the current club term, we also discussed upcoming changes to leadership and by-laws. Continue reading
Over the weekend of February 22 through February 25, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut hosted the 2018 Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, “Breath of Spring,” at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. We’re proud to announce that ORGC members Nancy Whiteley, Karel Julian, and Renee Marsh had photographs featured in the Educational and Botanical Arts division, taking home First, Second, Third, and the Cheryl Collins Photography Awards. Continue reading
Our members are starting to feel the roots in the earth come back to life!
We are starting our seeds indoors for our May Plant Sale. Several Club enthusiasts have chosen: Snapdragons, Marigolds, Zinnias, Poppies, Begonias, Globe Amaranth and other annuals for our May Plant Sale on May 19th in Huntington Center. Stay tuned to see our progress and follow us for more details.
New members are encouraged to join and our first meeting will be held March 5th, 10 am at Plumb Library so please come for a visit and see what we’re all about. For more information, you can write us at: info@OldeRiptonGardenClub.org or like us on Facebook at: facebook.com/SheltonORGC
We hope to see you there! Program Speaker, Horticulture Discussions and Lunch. Free to members — Visitor Fee: $5.00
Rich with history, symbolism, and aesthetic beauty, the wreath is a favorite decoration year-round. The beginning of December welcomes boughs of fir, spruce, and holly to the wreath form — since ancient times, evergreens have served as symbols of life and strength against the bitter cold, snow, and ice. Continue reading
Originally a farmhouse built around 1840, the Osborne Homestead Museum is now one of fifteen distinctive historic sites in Connecticut. Frances Eliza Osborne (1876-1956) was the last of the Osborne family children and deeded the 350-acre property to Connecticut to preserve it as a state park for future generations.
A white opera mask at the Osborne Homestead Museum.
Every December for more than 30 years, local garden clubs have prepared lavish holiday decorations following an annually chosen theme. The 2017 scheme, “Holiday at the Opera,” had participants leveraging thematic elements from well-known operas, such as Faust, Aida, and The Magic Flute. The Olde Ripton Garden Club (ORGC) decorated the dining room in the spirit of La Traviata. Continue reading
Every November, TEAM’s Festival of Trees and Wesley Village Holiday Market showcase trees decorated by community volunteer groups. The trees are raffled, with the drawing held on the final day. This year, ORGC donated a tree decorated by club member Dot Hitchcock. Continue reading
The Shelton Plumb Memorial Library, a picturesque 1895 brownstone and outstanding example of Romanesque architecture, features a beautiful atrium in its historic section. This vestibule has a brick fireplace and cathedral ceiling. ORGC and Plumb Memorial staff took advantage of this ideal setting to feature a Christmas tree. Continue reading
With garden beds fertilized and put to rest for the winter, only care of tender perennial bulbs remains. Once these are either mulched or removed and bagged, we turn our attention to what may be long-neglected friends — our house plants! For the November meeting, we focused on indoor plants and bulb preparation. Continue reading
October has arrived, and fall is in full swing! With pumpkins, gourds, cabbage, mums, and asters, options abound for garden-inspired decorating. This month’s meeting was a fall container workshop, presented by ORGC President, Renee Protomastro. Continue reading
