The April meeting of the Olde Ripton Garden Club has been cancelled due to Covid-19.  Check back often to see when we will resume our monthly meetings.

During this time when most of us are spending time at home, go outside and welcome the spring!  Forsythia is in full bloom in many yards, flowering spring bulbs have popped up and Bleeding Hearts have poked out of the ground.

Our pollinators are also starting to show up, look for the Ruby Throated Hummingbird to return to Connecticut between the18th and the 25th of April.  To feed Hummingbirds use this simple recipe of 1 part sugar to 4 parts of water.  Make sure to use only plain white sugar as honey and other sugars may be harmful to Hummingbirds.  Make sure to refrigerate any left over food, check the feeders often to assure that the food hasn’t spoiled.