Each holiday season, The Museum is transformed into a holiday showcase by area garden clubs. Experience the unique beauty created by 10 talented garden clubs with gorgeous decorations created for this year’s theme: “Storybook Holiday”. The Olde Ripton Garden Club and their decorating committee present “Jack and the Beanstalk”. You will not believe the magical vision created by our group!

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will offer a demonstration of how to make seasonal Door Swags and Table Centerpieces at their Nov. 5^th meeting at 10 a.m..

Rob Flader of Benedicts Home and Garden in Monroe heads up their design center and will be on deck for the program.  Rob studied Public Health and Environmental Science at Southern CT University and is an accredited Nursery Professional by the CT Nursery and Landscape Association. 

The program will be held at the Plumb Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton.  The event is open to the public and non-members are asked to pay a $5.00 visitor fee which covers the program, lunch, and refreshments.

The Club invites perspective new members to its meeting if they are interested in assisting the Club with its mission of beautifying streets, highways and grounds around public buildings in Shelton. Area residents are encouraged to join at any level of gardening – from beginner to master gardener — to learn about all facets of horticulture and preservation of the environment.

Annual dues for those who want to join will be $35.oo.  A brief business meeting, horticulture discussion and displays and refreshments will be served in addition to the speaker program.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club is a non-profit organization.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will present a program titled “What’s Up with Fall” which will explore topics such as what makes for the ideal fall foliage season, what happens to all those fallen leaves, why there are so many acorns one year and none the next, what garden plants have the best fall colors and much more.

Margery Winter will present a free public program called “What’s Up with Fall”, on  Oct. 1 in Shelton. 

Margery Winters, Assistant Director at Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton will be presenting on October 1 at 10 am at the Olde Ripton Garden Club meeting. Margery is a Master Landscape Design Consultant and serves as Chairman on Simsbury Inland Wetland/Conservation commission and is vice president of the Simsbury Land Trust.

The program will be held at the Plumb Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton.  The event is open to the public and non-members are asked to pay a $5.00 visitor fee which covers the program, lunch, and refreshments.

The Club invites perspective new members to its meeting if they are interested in assisting the Club with its mission of beautifying streets, highways and grounds around public buildings in Shelton. Area residents are encouraged to join at any level of gardening – from beginner to master gardener — to learn about all facets of horticulture and preservation of the environment.

Annual dues for those who want to join will be $35.oo.  A brief business meeting, horticulture discussion and displays and refreshments will be served in addition to the speaker program.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club is a non-profit organization. For more information visit www.olderiptongardenclub.org or Like Us on Facebook at:  facebook.com/SheltonORGC.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will hold a Spring Bulb Fundraiser on Saturday, October 13 at 2 pm at the Congregational Church on the Green in Huntington.  All proceeds support the Clubs projects in the community of Shelton. 

Top quality bulbs, shipped direct from the Netherlands at attractive pricing will be available.  Christopher Harley, of Colorblends in Bridgeport will also be giving a lecture on planting, design and caring for your spring bulbs.  Colorblends brings decades of experience to the event and they have been suppliers to the trade for more than 50 years.  Mr. Harley will answer questions attendees may have regarding spring bulbs and their care. There will be a $5.00 pp admission that is applicable to the purchase of bulbs that day.

For more information or for updates check with the Olde Ripton Garden Club Facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/SheltonORGC.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will present a program on Garden Edibles that will cover the 10 top healthiest nutrient dense edibles to grow, edible flowers and weeds, edible landscaping and organic gardens.

Barb Scala, Certified Master Gardener, takes a refreshing approach to living and eating well. Her talk centers on how to take control of our total well-being and create a balanced life focusing on fresh and healthy foods.  She is a regular contributor on Good Morning CT providing recipes and lifestyle tips.

The program will be held on September 10th at 10 am at the Plumb Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton.  The event is open to the public and non-members are asked to pay a $5.00 visitor fee which covers the program, lunch, and refreshments.

The Club will also launch its 2018-2019 membership drive at this meeting. Members assist the Club with its mission of beautifying streets, highways and grounds around public buildings in Shelton. Residents are encouraged to join at any level of gardening – from beginner to master gardener — to learn about all facets of horticulture and preservation of the environment.

Annual dues for those who want to join will be $35.00.  The Olde Ripton Garden Club is a non-profit organization. For more information visit www.olderiptongardenclub.org or Like Us on Facebook at:  facebook.com/SheltonORGC.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will be presenting an important program at their next meeting on limiting exposure to toxins around your home & garden.  Gary Ginsberg, a toxicologist at Yale & UConn will be presenting.  He is also the co-author of “What’s Toxic, What’s Not”.  

Toxics chemicals exist in many consumer items and this program describes the most important steps to decreasing exposure to risky chemicals and contaminants such as mold and radon. This will be a highly interactive presentation in which all your questions will be answered.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will present this program at their Monday, August 6 meeting.  The program is open to the public and will be held at Plumb Memorial Library at 10 am in the Community Room (downstairs), 65 Wooster Street, Shelton.  Visitor fee is $5 and includes lunch.

A member drive is currently underway for the Club.  The Olde Ripton Garden Club is open for new members to join at any level of gardening – from beginner to master gardener! Projects include working on community gardens around town, holiday decorating at public buildings in Shelton, a garden therapy program with seniors, and youth gardening in Shelton schools.  Annual dues for membership will be collected in September and are $35 for the year. (no meeting January & February). Meetings include speakers, a light lunch, great conversation and friendly activities.   Interested parties are invited to attend a meeting to see if they want to join.  For more information visit www.olderiptongardenclub.org.

Summer in the Garden

The Olde Ripton Garden Club is warming up to summer! A meeting has been scheduled for July 2 and the Club has arranged for a wonderful program that promises to be filled with discussion about gardening this season and beyond.

The Club Horticulture Chair will present a program on “Planting a Butterfly Garden.”  Members will bring sample flowers from their gardens for display in either formal arrangement or designs.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will meet on Monday, July 2 at Plumb Memorial Library, 10 am in the Community Room (downstairs), 65 Wooster Street, Shelton.  Visitor fee is $5 and refreshments will be served.

A member drive is currently underway for the Club.  The Olde Ripton Garden Club encourages new members to join at any level of gardening – from beginner to master gardener! Projects include working on community gardens around town, holiday decorating at public buildings in Shelton, a garden therapy program with seniors, and youth gardening in Shelton schools.  Annual dues for membership is $35 for monthly meetings (except January & February). Meetings include speakers, a light lunch, great conversation and friendly activities.   Interested parties are invited to attend a meeting to see if they want to join.  For more information visit www.olderiptongardenclub.org or Like Us on Facebook at:  facebook.com/SheltonORGC.

SECOND SALE SCHEDULED 

SAT., JUNE 2

The Olde Ripton Garden Club Annual Perennial & Plant Sale  – many from member’s gardens, is being scheduled for a second sale on Saturday June 2.  The first sale was hampered by a rainy day and many plants were not sold.  Featured at the sale will be a large assortment of perennial plants as well as annuals, and house plants.  

Proceeds from this annual event benefit the Garden Club activities including maintenance of the Shelton community gardens and the Club’s scholarship activities.

The popular Shelton event will be held Saturday, June 2 from 9 am to 12 noon, Rain or Shine, at St Paul’s Episcopal Church Parking Lot, 25 Church Street across from the Huntington Green in Shelton. 

Also on sale will be the Shelton City Flower, Rudbeckia Fulgida goldstrum, a yellow coneflower designated in 2016 by the City Board of Alderman.  This item was very popular with residents last year and is expected to sell out quickly once again.  For more information please visit the Club’s website at: www.OldeRiptonGardenClub.org or go to their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SheltonORGC. 

SATURDAY, MAY 19 FROM 9AM TO 12 PM

• MEMBER GROWN PLANTS & PERENNIALS

•  SHELTON CITY FLOWERS – RUDBECKIA FULGIDA

• ANNUALS – HOUSE PLANTS – ORGANIC VEGETABLES

• LOCALLY GROWN HONEY

• HOMEMADE BAKED GOODS

Bring Your Questions – Certified Master Gardeners Available

ST PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH PARKING LOT

25 CHURCH STREET, HUNTINGTON GREEN, SHELTON

Proceeds benefit the garden club’s community project including scholarships, school programs, senior center garden therapy and beautifying gardens around town and holiday decorating.  The Olde Ripton Garden Club is a non-profit organization.

For more information call (203) 775-6645

Our members are starting to feel the roots in the earth come back to life!

We are starting our seeds indoors for our May Plant Sale. Several Club enthusiasts have chosen: Snapdragons, Marigolds, Zinnias, Poppies, Begonias, Globe Amaranth and other annuals for our May Plant Sale on May 19th in Huntington Center.  Stay tuned to see our progress and follow us for more details.

It’s time to plant the City Flower in gardens throughout Shelton. The Shelton Board of Alderman designated the Orange Coneflower (rudbeckia fulgida) the City Flower in 2016. The Olde Ripton Garden Club is encouraging residents and businesses to grow this flower in their gardens around the City this coming spring just as they did last year when it was introduced.

Rudbeckia fulgida “Goldsturm’ is a large, daisy-like flower named for it orange tinged petals in keeping with Shelton School’s colors. It is easy to grow and can be grown in containers or naturalized in meadows and planted freely around homes. The Orange Coneflower is a native plant that will grow readily in our area and it is a perennial assuring that it will return to our gardens year after year. It is attractive to birds, bees and many pollinators that are needed for our gardens to thrive; it blooms from midsummer through the fall; and provides a long season of color.    

For more information about the City Flower, please visit www.olderiptongardenclub.org or visit a nursery in our area.

The Olde Ripton Garden Club will be selling the flower at their annual plant sale on May 20 at St. Paul’s Church from 9 am – 12 noon.

Over the weekend of February 23 through February 26, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut hosted the 2017 Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, “Woodland Enchantment,” at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.  We’re proud to announce that ORGC members Renee Marsh and Kimberly Wehger were awarded First, Second, and Third Place across two Photography classes. Continue reading →