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Programs 2017-2018
We usually meet on the first Tuesday of the month from September through June, with some exceptions. Most of our meetings are held during the day but we do have some meetings in the evening in order to accommodate the varying schedules of our members. Guests are always welcome and light refreshments are served.
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Day meetings are held at the First Church of Christ at 11:45am unless otherwise noted.
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Evening meetings are held at the Woodbridge Library at 7pm unless otherwise noted.
"Notable Trees of Woodbridge"
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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Speaker - Paul DeCoster
Organizer of Woodbridge 2017 Notable Tree Project which identifies and surveys large and historic trees to memorialize their place in our community.
Place:
First Church of Christ,
5 Meetinghouse Lane,
Woodbridge, CT
GCW Annual September
Plant Exchange
Please bring a plant from your garden to exchange. Bring one, take one.
Time
11:45 a.m.
We are hosting
The Garden Club of Orange
“Everyday Floral Arrangement for Everyone"
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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Speaker: John Desarbo, Floral Designer
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Surprise yourself by learning how to make extaordinary designs from ordinary plant material. John is the former owner of Fenwick Florists, Bethany. Passionate about flowers, he jugglesbeing a flral designer concenrating on events & holidays while working in managemnt at a mojor luxury retailer
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Place:
First Church of Christ,
5 Meetinghouse Lane,
Woodbridge, CT
Time
11:45 a.m.
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"Replacing Invasives with Deer Resistant Natives"
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Speaker: Adam Wheeler
Propogation & Plant Development Manager
Broken Arrow Nursery, Hamden, Ct
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Place
Woodbridge Public Library
10 Newton road, Woodbridge CT
Time
7:00 p.m.
For Members Only
Place: Home of Denise Rock
23 Grouse Lane
Woodbridge. CT
Time
11:45 a.m.
"Artistic Floral Design Challenge"
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Tuesday, December 05, 2017
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Featuring Garden Club of Woodbrodge Members
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"Delightful Dahlias"
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
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Speaker: Maria Kayne,
Dahlia Gardener, GCW Member.
Maria has been faithfully shepherding 500 dahlias through the seasons in her Woodbridge home gardens for years. She will share the secrets to her delightful dalhis success!
Place
Woodbridge Public Library
10 Newton Road, Woodbridge, CT
Time
11:45 a.m.
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"Pressed Flower Workshop"
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 - Evening
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Montse Lopez-Vila and Linda Cedarbaum, GCW Members
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Learn the art of pressed flower design. Now, while your gardens are in full swing, preserve petals, flowers and leaves between pages to use in your designs. What a great way to practice the remembrance of things past.
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Place
Woodbridge Public Library
10 Newton Rd., Woodbridge
Time
7:00 p.m.
We are guests of Spring Glen Garden Club
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Tuesday, March 07, 2018
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"Changing Land, Changing Wildlife"
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Speaker: Margery Winters.
Assistant Director, Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton, Vice Chairman, Simsbury Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission and Vice President, Simsbury Land Trust.
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Place
Mount Carmel Congregational Church
3284 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Ct.
Time
11:45 a.m.
We are guests of the Bethany Garden Club - evening mtg
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Monday, April 9, 2018
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"Turbans, Turks and Tyrants"
The History of the Tulip
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Speaker: Dr. Richard Benfield,
Professor of Geography at Central CT State University in New Britain and Author of Garden Tourism.
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Learn about Tulips, the flower that shaped history. Originally cultivated in Turkey when the first major book on tulips was printed in 1592. They became so popular that the author's garden was raided and bulbs stolen on a regular basis. That was just the beginning of their saga of the world stage.
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Place: Bethany Town Hall
40 Peck Rd., Bethany
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Time: 7 p.m.
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Field Trip - Marsh Botanical Garden of Yale
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Tuesday, May 01, 2018
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Speaker: Eric Larson, Marsh Botanical Manager since 2003
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Discover the gem in our backyard with a docent-led tour of plant collections in four themed greenhouses, diverse botanical gardens and arboretum including: Contemplation Garden with koi pond, wildflower plantings, native bog garden, pinetum and many more.
Place
227 Mansfield St
New Haven, CT.,
(parking onsite and carpools strongly encouraged)
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Time
10:45 a.m.
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GCW business Meting will take place in the Atrium following the Tour
Annual Meeting
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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The Art of Arranging
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Speaker: Rachel Dempsey, Floral Designer and owner of Bethany Florist & Gift Shoppe.
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Place:
Birchwoods at Oak Lane
1027 Racebrookn Rd
Woodbrodge
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Time:
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12:00 noon Annual Meeting and raffle
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