We are excitedly looking forward to our second year as LHGC Co-Presidents!
Keeping with the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s message, we will continue our theme of “Care for Our Air.” We promote this message as we care for library plants, sell houseplants at our annual plant sale, and share propagations at Trumbull Nature & Arts Center’s Earth Day Celebration.
We have a fun and busy year planned and none of it would be possible without the help and support of our club members. Full of gratitude, we wanted to extend our sincere thanks! As we look ahead, we cannot wait for a year full of horticulture and artistic design at the monthly meetings. Gathering at our favorite events, from community service and workshops to luncheons and field trips! And since our first year at the TNAC Earth Day was a great success, we decided to do it again in 2025! As always, we encourage all members to attend our events and join a committee (or two!).
This year we are going to dig in and explore the insect world! Remember, squash those Lantern Flies! We have a few great speakers lined up to help us learn more about the beneficial and pest bugs in our homes and gardens.
I think we all can agree, it is awesome to partner with groups who care about the environment as much as we do! Members of the club are invited to collaborate with Sustainable Trumbull, Friends of Trumbull Library, TNAC, and Pollinator Pathways to help start a seed library. We look forward to this exciting new opportunity to promote gardening in the community.
Lastly, our grand project for 2024-2025 will be assisting CT’s Beardsley Zoo in becoming a Level-2 Arboretum with a generous monetary donation to purchase, plant, and support a native tree on their grounds. Arboretums encourage the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, more beautiful planet. Our donation will help protect and conserve biodiversity in our own backyard.
We hope to see you at the meetings and if you missed out last year, refreshments are back!
Laurin Maday & Kerry Giammarco, Co-Presidents
2023 – 2024 President's Message
The club owes the success of its many garden related community services to the talented members who actively participate on various committees. We encourage each member to serve on a committee; exhibit at a general meeting during the Club year with a floral design or horticulture entry; and contribute to the plant sale by providing plants from your garden, assisting at a potting party or helping in some way at the annual plant sale. Funding for these projects is derived from the annual plant sale and periodic grants.