Our cheerful Garden Club members are getting ready to say ‘hello’ to visitors to our table at the Brookfield town-wide tag sale today. It is a great way to support our work.
2026 May Town-wide Tag Sale
2026 April Gardening Day
It was time for our club to get the Museum Garden ready for spring! What a lovely weather day, too!
2026 April Meeting
The Garden Club was so pleased to welcome Dr. Yonghao Li of CAES who gave us great presentation on container gardens at our meeting on April 16. We had a strong complement of members who brought in artistic and horticulture designs. We also heard from committee chairs who shared information about birds, invasives and wildflowers.
2026 February CT Flower Show Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to Annie Casella and Dianne Mariano for the ribbons they were awarded at the FGCCT Connecticut Flower Show last week. We are so proud of you both!
2026 February Youth Event
Here are some photos from the Feathered Friends program with the Garden Club at the Brookfield Library that was held on February 3. The kids had a great time making ‘bird-butter’ feeders with pinecones. Thank you, Dianne, Annie and Pam, for putting together a fun program. And thank you to all who attended and donated food for the Brookfield Food Pantry. Way to go — feeding the birds and our neighbors
2026 January Meeting
Thank you Donna Katsuranis for your great presentation on Food Share Gardens and the history of the Giving Garden on Nabby Road in Brookfield. Great artistic and hort exhibits, too!
2025 December Holiday Social
On December 11, twenty members of our club, decked out in the colors of the season, celebrated in style at our annual holiday luncheon. Hospitality Chairs Karen Frank and Karen deFriesse organized a great party. The tables were decorated with small holly arrangements, handmade gardener ornaments we could each take home, and homemade cookies for dessert. FGCCT 2nd Vice President Norma Jean Macauto (who is a club member) installed our officers for the 2025-2027 term: Joanne McKendry (President), Annie Casella (Vice-President), Pam Liming (Treasurer) and Dianne Mariano (Recording Secretary). The Club also surprised Joanne with the gift of a life membership in the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, a well-deserved tribute for all Joanne’s dedication. Such a fund and festive event. Happy holidays!
2025 November Wreath Decorating
The Garden Club was hard at work once again last week. It was time for our annual wreath-decorating project where we decorate door wreaths for town buildings and make a large wreath for over our Town Hall main entrance. Our members love this project and it really gets us excited for the holiday season. Check out our photo album and be on the lookout for these wreaths to start popping up around town.
And Happy Birthday greetings to longtime member as well as a former president, Betty Ziegler, who celebrated a milestone birthday this year. The club recognized this very special occasion at the start of our event. We were so glad that Betty’s daughters Kathy and Deb could join us and so proud that Betty is a member of our club.
2025 October Annual Meeting
The Garden Club of Brookfield held its 2025 Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 16 at Valley Presbyterian Church. Committees presented annual reports. The Club’s Outstanding Service award was presented to new member Karen Frank. And the meeting tables were graced with artistic exhibits – “a design of choice displayed in a pumpkin, squash or gourd…”. And what creative designs they were. Even the refreshment table was representative of the autumn season. The club looks forward to another year of great programs and great gardening!
2025 September General Meeting
On Thursday, September 18, the Garden Club was pleased to welcome Rose-Ann Chrzanowski, retired art teacher for the Naugatuck school district and a former part time professor at Quinnipiac Graduate School of Education to teach a members-only workshop on pressed flower mandalas, a class Rose-Ann teaches as an instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UCONN Waterbury. Our members liked improving their skills at drying and pressing flowers as they readied for the class and enjoyed releasing their creative energies in some very expressive designs. Thank you, Rose-Ann.
