By Terry Twigg
(August 26, 2022) —The Haddam Garden Club is about so much more than gardening. With 35 to 40 members, it’s big enough to introduce you to lots of interesting people, but small enough to encourage making real new friends. At its meetings, held on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Community Center, the club discusses its many civic projects—we maintain all the gardens you see around town, including those at the library, the transfer station, the town greens, Town Office Building, and more–but there’s always plenty of time for camaraderie and laughter (and delicious lunches).
Often there are speakers on topics of interest—not strictly gardening, but also conservation, floral design, occasionally cooking and crafts. And the field trips are the best! Even with Covid-19 restrictions, we visited the New York Botanical Garden’s famous Holiday Train Show, as well as this summer’s production of the play “Native Gardens” at the Ivoryton Playhouse. Next month we’ll be traveling to Enders Island, which features spectacular gardens on a small island just off Stonington. Other adventures are always in the works.
You’ll see club members around town planting daffodils in the fall, selling our home-grown flowers at the Higganum Farmers Market, and managing the flower competition at the Haddam Neck Fair. Feel free to stop and talk to any of us about our projects.
To learn more:
*Contact our membership chair, Elizabeth Adams, ega5825@icloud.com, or club president Debbie Karpf, msfroller@aol.com.
*Come to any meeting. During Covid, meetings aren’t open to the general public, but prospective new members are invited. Please let Elizabeth or Deb know you’re coming.
* Check out our website, https:/www.haddamgardenclub.org. and our Facebook page.
We can’t wait to meet you!
