Crosby Commons – November 2023 – Fall Arrangements
Crosby Commons – October 2023
Crosby Commons – March 2023 – St. Patrick’s Day Craft
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- Judy Pavone
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- Barbara Kralikowski
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- Barbara Kralikowski
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- MaryBeth Banks and Judy Pavone
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- Crosby Commons Residents
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- Barbara Kralikowski
Crosby Commons – May 2022
Janet Spann and Barbara Krulikowski and residents of Crosby Commons showing off their decorated hats.
Crosby Commons – April 2022
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- Barbara Krulikowski and Judy Pavone with residents of Crosby Commons
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- Adding flowers to the basket
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- Judy helps placing flowers
Earth Day 2022 – project “Clean Sweep”
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- Deb Callahan, Rick Wehger, Kimberly Wehger, Holly Secskas and Lori Hansen
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- Teya Bell & Jan Gallagher
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- Holly Secskas
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- Kimberly Wehger
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- Lori Hansen
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- Jan Gallagher
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- Joy Reho
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- Deb Callahan
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- Cleaning up Ripton Road
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- Cleaning up Ripton Road
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- Teya Bell and members cleaning up Ripton Road for Earth Day
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- Assembling at the Shelton History Center
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- Sign created by Teya Bell
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- Deb Callahan with free seed packet
Some of the painted rocks for the annual 2022 plant sale
Making wreaths to be sold at our 2021 annual plant sale
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- Plant Sale co-chairs Pat Robik and Lisa DiNardo
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- Dot Hitchcock and Jan Gallagher happily working on the wreaths
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- All the making for fabric wreaths
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- Busy at work
Working on the Huntington Green and it’s looking good
June 10th: Crosby Commons
April 30th: Cleaning up Shelton High School’s Garden
April 23rd: Potting up Perennials for the 2019 Plant Sale
April 15, 2019 Spring Clean up of the Huntington Green
Garden Therapy
2018 Holiday Wreath Making Workshop
Shelton Beautification
Activities:
- Plant annuals, perennials, herbs, and shrubs purchased from local florists
- Weed, feed, cultivate, mulch, edge, and water in summer at city gardens
- Refurbish and update gardens, seasonal decorations added to the following locations:
- Huntington Green
- Plumb Memorial Library
- Shelton History Center Herb & Fragrance Garden
- Shelton Community Center Perennial Garden
- Huntington Post Office
- Shelton High School Entrance
Shelton Holiday Decorations
Decorate City Hall, Community Center, Police Station, Plumb Memorial & Huntington Branch Libraries, Senior Center, Shelton History Center and 11 schools.
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- Decorated Wreaths for Municipal Buildings
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- Decorated Tree for Plumb Library
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- Mussie-Tussie for Osbourne Homestead decorations
Activities:
- Obtain twenty-five live wreaths from a local dealer; decorate and deliver to destinations above
- Plumb Library: Fill 2 urns with live greens and make swags, decorate and hang them at entrance
- Decorate Christmas tree in the Main Library Room with member-made, dried material ornaments
Osborne Homestead Museum Holiday Decoration
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- Osborne Homestead – Christmas 2012
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- Osborne Homestead
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- Osborne Homestead Pantry
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- Osborne Homestead Pantry
Activities:
- Decorate State-owned museum in Derby, CT for 2 week open house in conjunction with other garden clubs
- Obtain fresh greens and flowers from local florist and suppliers
Crosby Commons
Provide interesting Healing Therapy/Senior Gardening programs for seniors in assisted-living
Activities:
- Conduct programs at Crosby Commons-Assisted Living at Wesley Village in Shelton, CT at 1 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of each month (except for Sept).
Community Engagement
Activities:
- Sponsor the Julia Adams Scholarship to a graduating senior planning to study horticulture, conservation, environmental, floral design of related fields
- Contribute to a scholarship sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of CT., Inc.
- Hold Annual Perennial Plant Sale in May with plants donated from members’ gardens. Monies are used for city gardens and club programs
Shelton Historic Center
Design and plant grounds to reflect period 1913 property including herb, vegetable and perennial gardens
Activities:
- Renovate and replant herb garden
- Renovate and replant vegetable garden
- Create perennial beds focused on native species
“Growing Together” The Native Oak Tree Project
The Club planted a native Pin Oak Tree with the Shelton Land Conservation Trust in the field of the Lane Street Property.
Huntington Green Center
Redesign and plant grounds in center of Green
Activities:
- Renovate and replant shrubs and perennials