Monday, March 24, 2025

The Spring Glen Garden Club members working in the Municipal parking lot garden in Spring Glen




 

The Spring Glen Garden Club goodies to the police

 


          Above members of The Spring Glen Garden Club in conjunction with The Hamden’s Woman’s Club continue to celebrate its 100th anniversary by dropping off goodies at the Hamden Police Station.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club is celebrating a hundred years of beautifying the town of Hamden.  Look for our celebratory activities:

1.   Sat April 26, the club will be a part of Hamden’s Earth Day at Town Center Park.

2.   Sat. May 3, 9-2, the club will have tables at the Mount Carmel Congregation Church’s tag sale. We will have seeds, seedlings, and garden related items. You might find a nice gift for Mom.

3.   Week of June 1-7 is National Garden Week.  Stay tuned for activities of that week.

4.   June 14, the Club will have a booth at Hamden Fest, stop by and say hi.

5.   July 1, Founders Day. Our activities are still in the works.

6.   Aug 6, Plant Science Day at Lockwood Farm of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The Club will have a booth highlighting our community involvement and our pass role in the lovely Bird and Butterfly Garden.

This promises to be a wonderful year for the Club, please join us in this historical milestone.

     For anyone who is interested in joining our club, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975 or 475.434.8017

      The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929. Please stop by our historical display in hall outside the Miller Library in front of the Thorton Wilder Auditorium.

The Spring Glen Garden Club

 This is a correction The Spring Glen Garden Club membership meeting is Monday April 14, 2025.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Spring Glen Garden Club Happenings



 

         Pictured above Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the Hamden Senior Center with centerpieces and goodies supplied by The Spring Glen Garden Club.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be holding its April meeting on Monday April 10, 2025, at Lockwood Cottage, 890 Evergreen Ave. Hamden.  Luncheon begins at 11:30 am., bring a sandwich, dessert and beverage will be served. After a short business meeting, the speaker will begin at 1pm.  The speaker will be Kelsey Fisher from the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station and her subject will be “Monarch Butterflies”.  Donation $5.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club is celebrating a hundred years of beautifying the town of Hamden.  Look for our celebratory activities:

1.   Sat April 26, the club will be a part of Hamden’s Earth Day at Town Center Park.

2.   Sat. May 3, 9-2, the club will have tables at the Mount Carmel Congregation Church’s tag sale. We will have seeds, seedlings, and garden related items. You might find a nice gift for Mom.

3.   Week of June 1-7 is National Garden Week.  Stay tuned for activities of that week.

4.   June 14, the Club will have a booth at Hamden Fest, stop by and say hi.

5.   July 1, Founders Day. Our activities are still in the works.

6.   Aug 6, Plant Science Day at Lockwood Farm of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The Club will have a booth highlighting our community involvement and our pass role in the lovely Bird and Butterfly Garden.

This promises to be a wonderful year for the Club, please join us in this historical milestone.

     For anyone who is interested in joining our club, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975 or 475.434.8017

      The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929. Please stop by our historical display in hall outside the Miller Library in front of the Thorton Wilder Auditorium.

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Amy Pepe with designs from a recent meeting of The Spring Glen Garden Club

 

        Pictured Amy Pepe from Flowers from the Farm on Shepard Ave. in Hamden.  Amy gave a delightful presentation at a recent meeting of The Spring Glen Garden Club.  Pictured the arrangements that Amy designed that were magnificent and so was Amy!!!

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be participating in Hamden’s Earth Day Celebration on Saturday April 25, 2025, at Town Center Park.  Please stop by our table, we will have goodies to give out,

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.  Stay tuned for our activities.

     For anyone who is interested in joining our club, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975.














      The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club has been in service to the Town of Hamden for 100 years, please stop by our historical display in hall outside the Miller Library in front of the Thorton Wilder Auditorium.

     The Garden Club ongoing projects includes gardens and planters in Spring Glen, Poppy’s Garden on the Farmington Canal Trail and the Historical Herb Garden at The Jonathan Dickerman House, watering the plants at the Government Center and the Miller Library. 

     The Club donated 10 American Elm hybrid trees to the Hamden Center Park as a result of its successful Wreaths for Trees program.  

     Other projects of the Club were a Rhododendron Garden at the entry to Lockwood Cottage and the Red Oak tree (Quercus rubra) affectionately known as “Annie Oakley” planted in the Eli Whitney Park. 

 

Historical Display of The Spring Glen Garden Club at the Miller Library







 

Planters at Government Center

 

      

         Pictured  Planters and Plants maintained by members of The Spring Glen Garden Club at the Hamden Government Center.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be participating in Hamden’s Earth Day Celebration on Saturday April 25, 2025, at Town Center Park.  Please stop by our table, we will have goodies to give out,

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.  Stay tuned for our activities.

     For anyone who is interested in joining our club, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975









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      The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929.

     The Spring Glen Garden Club has been in service to the Town of Hamden for 100 years, please stop by our historical display in hall outside the Miller Library in front of the Thorton Wilder Auditorium.

     The Garden Club ongoing projects includes gardens and planters in Spring Glen, Poppy’s Garden on the Farmington Canal Trail and the Historical Herb Garden at The Jonathan Dickerman House, watering the plants at the Government Center and the Miller Library. 

     The Club donated 10 American Elm hybrid trees to the Hamden Center Park as a result of its successful Wreaths for Trees program.  

     Other projects of the Club were a Rhododendron Garden at the entry to Lockwood Cottage and the Red Oak tree (Quercus rubra) affectionately known as “Annie Oakley” planted in the Eli Whitney Park.