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On Tuesday, June 18, the Garden Club held a flower arranging session at the Brookfield Senior Center. Colors of red, white and blue as we look forward to celebrating the Fourth of July. The group had lots of fun answering trivia questions about Independence Day.
The Garden Club kicked off a celebration of National Garden Week by hosting a table at Brookfield’s fourth annual Spring into Summer Block Party. Residents who stopped by our table were able to purchase a bouquet of flowers. All proceeds from our table supported the gardening activities of the club. Thank you, Brookfield!
The Garden Club of Brookfield’s May meeting included a presentation by Karen Brown titled “Companion Planting”. Karen is a Brookfield resident, a member of the club, and a 2019 UCONN Master Garden with the Fairfield Extension Office in Bethel.
On Saturday May 4 the Garden Club hosted a table at the Town-wide Tag Sale. All proceeds from our table were to support our club mission. And we had such great support from the community. Thank you so much!
Nothing daunts a gardener from being outdoors. Thirteen members of the Garden Club braved the chill and drizzle to visit New Pond Farm Education Center in Redding on Thursday, April 18. Decked out in rain gear with some of us carrying umbrellas, we traversed the trails in the woods and meadows to seek out spring ephemerals. We did manage to find such specimens as: mayapple, gill over the ground, trout lily, rue anemone, and red trillium.
The Garden Club was happy to welcome Cheryl Basztura to our March meeting. Cheryl gave a lively presentation about the birds that she has seen and photographed in her backyard and on her world-wide travels. Interesting and sometimes amusing stories accompanied the varied species that we were able to see and learn about. It may have been chilly outside but had a lovely springtime-themed spread provided by our refreshment hostesses. And our creative raffle committee found the best bird and springtime-themed items this month. It was our club’s first attempt at a photo display for our artistic exhibits and they gave the judges a workout to try to decide on the best. Our horticultural exhibit asked for the expression of spring in branches with buds. Members braved the chill to search their gardens for the best specimens to show. All-in-all a great meeting and a wonderful morning.
The Garden Club was really pleased to finally kick off our 2024 meetings on February 15. We were treated to a lively and fact-filled presentation (not to mention some really great photos) about Bears and Bird feeding given by Phil Robbins of Brookfield’s Wild Birds Unlimited. Valentine themed artistic exhibits, evergreen horticulture exhibits, a pink/red food feast, and a wonderful raffle rounded out the morning. Thank you, Phil!
The Garden Club’s 2023 Holiday Program, Luncheon and Fundraiser was held on Thursday, December 7. Twenty-five of our members welcomed twenty-five guests to the Portuguese Cultural Center in Danbury for a lovely, seated luncheon. Tables were decorated with orange and clove pomander centerpieces made by our members and a favor describing the history of the pomander. Throughout the morning guests could peruse a wonderful choice of raffle items. We thank our members for curating many of the raffle items and Adam Broderick Salon, Bridgewater Chocolate, The Pottery Factory, The Danbury Sports Dome, The Bakehouse, and Pucinella’s Restaurant for donating raffle items in support of the club’s fundraiser. Before lunch we were regaled with a lively talk on “The Language of Flowers” by Kandie Carle, The Victorian Lady. It was lovely to be together to enjoy conversations and good company. Happy Holidays!
The holiday season has started and the Garden Club members gathered at the Newbury Church community room on a sunny Thursday morning to decorate wreaths for various buildings in town as well as to make and decorate the large wreath that is displayed over the entrance to Town Hall. As usual we had a great time. Wreaths are destined for the Historical Museum, Williams Park Memorial, the Library, the Senior Center, Parks and Rec, Public Works, the Ambulance Station, Police Station, and Fire Departments, as well as Newbury Church, Saint Paul’s Church and Brooks Quarry Housing.
The club would like to extend its thanks to Girl Scout Troop 50227 for helping with the painting of the pinecones we collected to use on the wreaths. Thank you Addie, Emily, Gigi, Isabel, Kaiti, Lily, Nicole, Nicole, Riley, Ruth and Sammi. We appreciate you taking on the task for us.
Happy Holidays!
The Garden Club of Brookfield held a seasonal session at the Brookfield Senior Center on Tuesday, November 14. The theme was “Holiday Hanging”. Participants made wall hanging from a wood shingle base and adorned it with material found in our winter gardens and added festive ribbons and bows. Thank you to this hard-working team for putting together another creative session. Looking forward to what’s in store for 2024.
