On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, the Olde Ripton Garden Club went on a field trip to Terrain in Westport, Connecticut. Continue reading
June 2018 Meeting: Annual Luncheon
Each year in June, we take a break from regular business duties and gardening work to gather as friends for good food and conversation. For the 2018 annual luncheon, we met at Il Palio in Shelton. Continue reading
Olde Ripton Garden Club Meeting July 2
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.
2018 ORGC Perennial & Garden Plant Sale: Sharing the Joy of Gardening
For 2018, we split our annual Perennial & Garden Plant Sale across two weekends: Saturday, May 19th and Saturday, June 2nd. We hosted the event at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on the Huntington Green in Shelton. The sale is a highlight of our year, when members donate cultivars from their own gardens. As always, we featured ornamental perennials, shrubs, and houseplants, as well as baked goods and fresh, local honey. Continue reading
May 2018 Meeting: Photography in the Garden and Beyond
by Kimberly Wehger
This month, the Olde Ripton Garden Club invited me to speak as the guest presenter, and I was thrilled to lead a presentation on photography using landscape and horticulture subjects. We also spent time reviewing plans and donation guidelines for our upcoming plant sale — an important annual fundraising event for the club. Continue reading
SECOND PERENNIAL & PLANT SALE
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.
DON’T MISS OUR PLANT & PERENNIAL SALE THIS SATURDAY!
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
March 2018 Meeting: Protecting Our Waterways
We welcomed members to the first ORGC meeting of the year by diving into the heart of the 2017-2018 theme, Functional Gardening: Plants, Pollinators and Water Conservation. Margaret Miner, Executive Director of the Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, presented “How Gardening & Landscaping Can Improve Water Quality.” With 2018 marking the conclusion of the current club term, we also discussed upcoming changes to leadership and by-laws. Continue reading
2018 Flower & Garden Show – ORGC Wins Photography Awards
Over the weekend of February 22 through February 25, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut hosted the 2018 Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, “Breath of Spring,” at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. We’re proud to announce that ORGC members Nancy Whiteley, Karel Julian, and Renee Marsh had photographs featured in the Educational and Botanical Arts division, taking home First, Second, Third, and the Cheryl Collins Photography Awards. Continue reading
Spring is Only Days Away!
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.
New members are encouraged to join and our first meeting will be held March 5th, 10 am at Plumb Library so please come for a visit and see what we’re all about. For more information, you can write us at: info@OldeRiptonGardenClub.org or like us on Facebook at: facebook.com/SheltonORGC
We hope to see you there! Program Speaker, Horticulture Discussions and Lunch. Free to members — Visitor Fee: $5.00
ORGC Plant Sale – Please Join Us!
It’s time to start thinking about the Olde Ripton Garden Club Plant Sale. As you know, the plant sale in May is a major fundraiser for the Club and the proceeds enable us to do many of the activities we do throughout the year.
This year we want to start planning for the plant sale early so that we can be assured of a successful sale. We are looking for volunteers to work on the Plant Sale Committee and start the planning process. There will be 1 or 2 meetings per month beginning in February and we will be discussing things like plants for the sale, care of plants, staging, pricing, publicity and so on.
Please let us know if you would be willing to work on this committee. It is an important job and we’re certain this group will have a great deal of fun putting this year’s sale together. Send us a note today if you can be on this committee.
ALSO…we are looking for members to start some flower seedlings for the sale beginning in February in your home. A windowsill, sunny spot or even a shelf with plant lights would be a great place to start. We will be providing a list of flowers to grow for this purpose. If we get enough people involved, we can have every member grow one of the flowers on the list and have a “seedling swap” in the spring with other members, much like a cookie swap. So send us a note to let us know if you would be interested in growing seedlings and we will see how many members we can involve. The more the merrier!
Thank you in advance for your help. We’re hoping to have as many people as possible work with us on this year’s sale and look forward to your response.
Send your notes to:
info@OldeRiptonGardenClub.org
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www.Facebook.com/SheltonORGC
December 2017 Meeting: Wreath-Making Workshop
Rich with history, symbolism, and aesthetic beauty, the wreath is a favorite decoration year-round. The beginning of December welcomes boughs of fir, spruce, and holly to the wreath form — since ancient times, evergreens have served as symbols of life and strength against the bitter cold, snow, and ice. Continue reading
Osborne Homestead Museum: ORGC Attends “Holiday at the Opera” Volunteer Appreciation Party
Originally a farmhouse built around 1840, the Osborne Homestead Museum is now one of fifteen distinctive historic sites in Connecticut. Frances Eliza Osborne (1876-1956) was the last of the Osborne family children and deeded the 350-acre property to Connecticut to preserve it as a state park for future generations.
A white opera mask at the Osborne Homestead Museum.
Every December for more than 30 years, local garden clubs have prepared lavish holiday decorations following an annually chosen theme. The 2017 scheme, “Holiday at the Opera,” had participants leveraging thematic elements from well-known operas, such as Faust, Aida, and The Magic Flute. The Olde Ripton Garden Club (ORGC) decorated the dining room in the spirit of La Traviata. Continue reading