President’s Message CFNews December/January 2022     Golden the light on the book on her knee Finger-marked pages of Rackham’s Hans Andersen Time for the children to come down for tea.” — John Betjeman This is the time of year the winds funnel up the leaves from the ground and…

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Donna Marie Donnelly Award of Excellence Chairman dmdonnelly@gardenclub.org 843-864-7594 Nonprofit in Cornwall, Connecticut receives prestigious award. Housatonic Valley Association receives Award of Excellence from National Garden Clubs, Inc. The members of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) recently honored The Housatonic Valley Association with their prestigious Award of…

Branford, CT –March, 2021– 3Mgives has donated $500 to The Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc (FGCCT)., in recognition of Patricia Dray’s commitment to the community. Dray is currently Public Relations Vice Chair for the FGCCT. She is an award winning floral designer, an National Garden Clubs Inc. accredited Flower…

At its Annual Awards Meeting today, The Federated Gardens Clubs of Connecticut announced that Jane von Trapp, Chief Executive Officer of the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, received the Bronze Medal, the organization’s highest award. It is given annually to an individual for outstanding accomplishments in upholding the aims and purposes…

Dear Club Presidents, It’s hard to believe that the summer is flying by with September almost upon us. This means that Club Presidents’ Day is only a month away. With the pandemic still going strong, the annual Club Presidents’ Day meeting is going to be a virtual event this year….

A Victory Garden is virtually unknown to a populace currently searching to fight back against the COVID-19 virus, the enemy of this generation. Commonly known as war gardens or food gardens for defense, Victory Gardens accounted for close to 40% of the fresh vegetables grown during World War II. Estimates…

Today, April 15, should have been a day for getting together and celebrating all that is great with garden clubs across the state. The Federation’s Annual Meeting is a date that’s circled on everyone’s calendar as a not-to-be-missed event. It’s an opportunity to gather and share our love of gardening…

We’ve received several calls and emails from clubs looking for advice on how to handle upcoming events. With spring already here, this is a busy time of the year with annual plant sales, May markets and garden tours all scheduled in the early May to mid-June timeframe. Potting sessions would…

  After much thought and after reviewing all relevant news and requests from State government about limiting meetings and events, we’ve made the decision to cancel the 2020 Annual Meeting. This is an extremely difficult decision to make as it impacts many people and businesses involved with the meeting. However,…

The 2017 Handbook for Flower Shows created a new division for shows—Botanical Arts. This Division IV in our 2020 show, called “Spring Sunshine and Showers,” allows our members to show their creativity in exciting ways, including Artistic Crafts and Photography. The Artistic Crafts Section A “Transformations” has three classes that…