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The Garden Club of Newtown was established in 1955 and currently has 43 Members from Newtown and surrounding communities. We are a nonprofit club and contribute to various organizations in Newtown.
Our Mission is to inspire interest in horticulture and artistic design, to support conservation of our natural resources, and to promote civic beauty.
The Garden Club of Newtown meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the C.H. Booth Library in Newtown. Meetings offer diverse programs to promote member knowledge of Horticulture, Artistic Design, Conservation, and Civic responsibility. New members and guests are always welcome at Club meetings.
The Garden Club of Newtown maintains a number of gardens within the town enhancing its beauty. In addition, the Club maintains several rows at the municipal Victory Garden offering members the opportunity to learn about horticulture while producing crops to be donated to local food pantries.
“The Garden Club of Newtown is a member of the National Garden Club, Inc. and The Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc.”
How
Membership
Works
The Garden Club of Newtown is a diverse group of members with multiple interests in gardening, floral design, civic activities, and advancing the awareness of horticulture and conservation within our communities.
Our meetings are held at the C.H. Booth Library, in Newtown on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon from September through June. We present a wide range of interesting topics at our monthly meetings which are open to the public at no charge.
Membership in The Garden Club of Newtown is open to all residents of Newtown and surrounding area towns. Annual dues are $35.00 which also includes membership in The Federated Garden Clubs of CT Inc., New England Garden Clubs Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc.
If you are interested in joining The Garden Club of Newtown, please click below to find the New Membership Application Form.
Holiday Greens & Gifts Sale
For over 30 years The Garden Club of Newtown has been hosting their Holiday Greens Sale during the first weekend of December. The Holiday Greens Sale offers hand decorated wreaths, boxwood trees, centerpieces, kissing balls and other hand-crafted holiday items. This annual event has been hosted in various community locations; and is highly anticipated by the residents of Newtown.
Members of The Garden Club of Newtown prepare the hand decorated items during numerous workshops in advance of the Sale. Members collect decorative items and novelty containers throughout the year to create unique, holiday themed items.
The annual event is assisted by the generous support of various community businesses including Caraluzzi’s Markets, Union Savings Bank, The Newtown Bee, and other supporters.
Proceeds from the Sale are used for donations to local charitable institutions and for the on-going activities of the Club.
Community
In my town, Christmas begins
with the eagerly awaited
Greens Sale, showcasing the talents
of the local garden club.
Members fill the nave
of the old Congregational church
with wreaths, garlands, and
the resinous scent
of balsam fir.
For days, the women have
labored downstairs in the undercroft.
Using fine green wire, they
bind together bunches of holly,
spruce, juniper, and pine, shaping
them into unique decorations
embellished with cones, berries,
and dry seedpods.
Their work is as creative
as it is beautiful.
But it isn’t the ornaments
alone that attract so many
to this annual event.
It is the strong sense
of community-women working together,
like quilters of the past.
Everyone participates.
That’s why people are waiting
in the cold on the
first Saturday in December.
All belong to this fellowship.
