On Nov. 18th Tovah Martin gave an inspiring lecture on gardening called Garden as if the World Depended on You

More Pictures from The Federated Garden Clubs of Ct, Inc., award meeting. The tables were decorated with a book theme

10 members of The Spring Glen Garden Club attended the awards meeting of The Federated Garden Clubs of Ct., Inc.  We received 9 awards. Pictured President Theresa McCabe club President with silver tray award for Horticultural Award of Excellence.

  Public Relations and Communications Small Clubs:

2^nd        Place Newsletters

1^st         Place Publicity Press Books

2^nd        Place – Yearbooks

1^st         Place – Electronic Media – Blog

1^st         Place – Electronic Media – Facebook Page

Horticulture Award of Excellence

Environmental Award – Certificate of Achievement

Horticulture -Certificate of Individual Achievement –             Marti Onofrio

Horticulture -Certificate of Individual Achievement –             Shelby Poe-Argentino

Members of The Spring Glen Garden Club cleaning up the Dickerman House herb garden

    The Spring Glen Garden Club has been a charter member of the Federated Garden Club of Connecticut, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc since 1929.

   The Spring Glen Garden Club will hold an informational tea at The Miller Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden, on Tues. Dec. 3, 2019, from 3-5 pm.  Please stop by and find about all the projects the Club does in Hamden.  The club is looking for new members, information will be available.

     The Garden club will be holding its Dec. meeting on Monday Dec. 9, 2019.  The meeting will be held at Mount Carmel Congregational Church, 3284 Whitney Ave., Hamden.  The meeting will start at 11:45 am.  After a short business meeting, the presenter will begin at 1 pm.

   The presenter will be Bonnie Beyers and she will create “Holiday Designs”, which will be raffled off.

   For further information please call Dorothy at 475-434-8017.  

   Donation $5.

    The Spring Glen Garden Club, a charter member of the Federated Garden Club of Connecticut, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc since 1929, will be holding its November meeting on Monday Nov. 18, 2019.  The meeting will be held at Lockwood Cottage, 890 Evergreen Ave., Hamden.  The lunch will begin at 11:45 am, bring your own lunch, dessert and beverage will be provided.  After a short business meeting the speaker Tovah Martin will start at 1 pm.  Tovah’s subject will be “Garden as if the World depends on you”.

     Tovah is an avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside.  She is the author of many gardening books.  Her newly published title The Garden in Every Sense and Season received the GardenComm’s Silver Medal Media Award in 2019.  The book follows The Indestructible Houseplant, the Unexpected Houseplant and the New Terrarium as well as Tasha Tudor’s Garden.  She is a freelance writer, her articles have appeared in publications throughout the country including Country Gardens, Garden Design, Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living, Cottage Journal, Millieu, Yankee, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens as well as Gardens Illustrated and The Daily Telegraph in Europe and Morning Calm-the Korean Airlines in-flight magazine.  She is an accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA, an honorary member of the Garden Clubs of America and the recipient of their medal for outstanding literary achievement.  In 2013, she received the Gustav Mehlquist Award-the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut Horticultural Society.   She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, PBS television series and the CBS Sunday Early Show as well as many other television and radio broadcasts.  She speaks throughout the country and has lectured aboard the QE2.  Tovah can be found at www.tovahmartin.com and she posts on Face book at Plantwise by Tovah Martin.

Donation $5.    

     The Spring Glen Garden Club will be holding its October meeting on Monday October 21, 2019 at 11:45 am at Lockwood Cottage, 890 Evergreen Ave. Bring your own lunch, dessert and beverage will be provided. After a short business meeting the speaker will begin at 1 pm.  The speaker will be Deirdra Wallin, her subject will be “Benefits of Horticulture”.  Deirdra is a Registered Horticultural Therapist, Advanced Master Gardener, Master Composter and Master Naturalist with a background in social services and volunteer management.  Owns and operates, The Personal Gardener, a business that specializes in the development and maintenance of the home garden and has grown to providing educational, social and therapeutic programming for individuals and groups.  Program coordinator at The Connecticut Audubon Society, Deer Pond Farm in Sherman, Connecticut.

     Laurie Masciandro at the September meeting gave a wonderful lecture on the Historic Gardens of CT.  The gardens are nice places to visit, many designed or planned by women. Beatrix Farrand and Gertrude Jekyll work is featured in some of these gardens. Please visit the gardens, a few are: Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme and Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford.

     Please join us on October 21, for another informative lecture.  Donation $5.