Here are upcoming events, past events and information for our Monthly Meetings
In 2023 We 🎉 Celebrated Our 90th ANNIVERSARY All Year Long!
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MONTHLY MEETING APRIL 3, 2025
GARDENS OF PARIS program at Camp Cochipianee. 10:15am Board Meeting 11:30am Members’ Monthly Meeting 12:30pm Bring your own lunch and cup. Dessert will be provided! “Gardens of Paris” presented by CeCe Haydock Ms. Haydock has a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from SUNY School ofEnvironmental Science and Forestry. She is a member of the American…
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april 24, 2025 pop up TRIP TO Colorblends House and Spring Garden in Bridgeport, CT
Two hour tour and then lunch @ The Little Barn in Shelton, CT. Members, please email Mary Ellen Kennavane @ mareln@optonline.net to reserve your spot. There are limited seats available on the bus. Please RSVP if you are planning to attend so we have an accurate head count. Bus leaves the church @ 9:30am, with…
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MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 6, 2025
TROPICAL FOR THE CONNECTICUT GARDEN program at Camp Cochipianee. 10:15am Board Meeting 11:30am Members’ Monthly Meeting 12:30pm Soup Lunch with dessert! Bring your own soup bowl, spoon, napkin and cup. 1:00pm Program “TROPICAL FOR THE CONNECTICUT GARDEN” presented by George Trecini Mr. Trecini has degrees in landscape design and landscape architecture. He haswritten articles for…
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2025 Schedule of Speakers
Here is our schedule of Speakers for 2025 Date Topic Speaker February 6, 2025 Garden Jeopardy Renee Marsh March 6, 2025 Tropical for the Connecticut Gardener George Trecini April 3, 2025 Gardens of Paris Cece Haydock May 1, 2025 Tulip Mania Richard Benfield June 6, 2025 Garden Club Field Trip! – Wethersfield Gardens & Estate…
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CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER monthly meeting february 6, 2025
GARDEN JEOPARDY Program at Camp Cochipianee.
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Winter Centerpiece Workshop
Good Cheer and an enjoyable time was had making holiday centerpieces
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Monthly Meeting December 5, 2024
Member Christmas Party Luncheon at AJ’s in Goshen and induction of Officers You may bring your annual $35 dues or mail to GGC PO Box 342 Goshen, CT before 12/31/2024
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Winter Centerpiece Workshop December 9
Winter centerpiece workshop at Lodge (small room) 1:30 p.m. Email Mary Ellen for more information & registration. Space is limited.
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Fall Fundraiser 2024
A wonderful time was had by all who attended the Fall Fundraiser. Thank you! We surpassed our goal and the models looked great! The Goshen Garden Club would like to thank the staff at Fairview Farms Golf Club in Harwinton and J Jill for their participation in this event.
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2024 Federation Garden CLubs of CT Regional Roundtable
The Goshen Garden Club hosted the 2024 Regional Roundtable discussions of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. at Camp Cochipianee in Goshen on November 7, 2024. The twenty-three participants attending were from Goshen, Bristol, Greenfield Hill, Kensington, New Hartford, New Milford, Thames River, Wallingford and Waterbury garden clubs. Ideas and information were exchanged for…
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fall fundraiser
Come join us Saturday, November 2nd 2024 from 9:30am to 1pm at the Fairview Farm Golf Course for a fashion show and brunch. J. Jill will be presenting fashions that are Fresh, Fierce & Fabulous! Don’t miss our fabulous raffle baskets! Proceeds benefit GCC’s Scholarship and Town Beautification/Philanthropic Activities Call now for tickets! Contact Kathy…
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October 3, 2024
11:30 AM Business Meeting followed by Brown Bag Lunch 1:00PM “Cute, Clever & Classic Floral Design For Every Lifestyle” presented by Speaker: Cathy Ritch
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Monthly Meeting September 5, 2024
11 AM ANNUAL MEETING WITH BUDGET REVIEW 1PM Speaker Catherine Wolko of The Humble Bee Honey Company. Herpresentation in April was postponed due to a snowstorm.
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Monthly Meeting August 1, 2024
Trish Manfredi ‘Floral Design Workshop’ She will bring everything you need to create a lovely arrangement to bring home with you. The emphasis will be on color, form and texture along with ‘negative space’, plus a demo of an alternative to floral foam. FOR MEMBERS ONLY AND MUST BE SIGNED UP WITH AN EMAIL TO…
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Monthly Meeting July 11, 2024
Location: Mary Orlando’s Barn Our 3rd Annual Member Plant Exchange. This year, it’s PERENNIALS ONLY! If you plan to dig something from your own garden, please be certain it’s potted up nicely in a clean pot and in a condition that will delight the receiver. Or you can purchase a perennial of your choice. Find…
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June 2024
BRUSH HILL GARDENS on THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH. These highly-acclaimed gardens were created by Barbara Paul Robinson and her husband, Charles at their private home in Washington, CT. Barbara was the first woman partner at the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton; and served as the first woman president of the New York City Bar Association. She worked in England as…
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Monthly Meeting May 2, 2024
Lorraine Ballato Lorraine is an expert horticulturist with many magazine articles, social media writingsand books to her credit. She is an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden andin the Connecticut Master Gardener Program.The topic for this meeting will be “Home Grown Harvest”The lecture will begin at 1:00p.m. and non-members are welcome at $10 per…
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Bee Talk with GGC President
Rosemary Bonaguide, our GGC President, appeared on GREAT DAY @ 9a on WFSB on April 16 to discuss our garden club. The Humble Bee Company owner, Catherine Wolko, will be our guest speaker at September’s meeting. Click the link to watch the segment. https://www.wfsb.com/video/2024/04/16/humble-bee-2
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Spring Plant Sale – 2024
This years Spring Plant Sale will be Saturday, May 18, 2024 Pre-order ORDER BY MAY 3rd by filling out the Order Form below, download and mail Order Form, or get a copy of the Order Form available at Goshen Town Hall, Goshen Library or Goshen Wine & Spirit Pickup Pick up your order Saturday, May…
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Monthly Meeting APRIL 4, 2024 canceled due to weather
Catherine Wolko “Pollinators & Their Effect on our Ecosystem” Catherine is a second generation Beekeeper and owner of The Humble Bee HoneyCompany and The Hive @ The Pin, a Farm Store and Honey House located inOakville, Ct. She is a member of The Connecticut Farm Bureau, The AmericanBeekeepng Federation and the Back Yard Beekeepers Association.…
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Monthly Meeting March 7, 2024
‘Trees For Goshen’ Mady Flynn and Litchfield Garden Club
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Monthly Meeting February 1, 2024
February 1st Monthly Meeting and Program at Camp Cochipianee. Andrea Candee MH, MSC is the speaker for our February meeting. She will present “The Healing Power of Herbs.” She specializes in chronic Lyme Disease and its viral co-infections. She is the author of Gentle Healing for Baby and Child (Simon & Schuster) and has been…
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Monthly Meeting Dec. 7, 2023
Luncheon at AJ’s and Induction of Officers
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THE CT STATE FLOWER SHOW IS “BURSTING INTO SPRING”!
February 22-25, 2024CT Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT Online Horticulture RegistrationDeadline for Submitting Online Horticulture Specimens is February 13, 2024
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Fashion Show 2023
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Fall Fundraiser
Come join us Saturday, November 11th, 2023 from 9:30am to 1pm at the Fairview Country Club for a fashion show and brunch. Chico’s from The Shoppes at Farmington Valley will be presenting fashions Red Hot & Fabulous Get your tickets for our fabulous raffle baskets! Tickets $42 Purchase tickets by contacting Rosemary 860-491-2562 or contact…
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FGCCT Awards Oct 25 Aqua Turf
Bus leaves the Congregational Church at 8:30amGina Cain is receiving an Individual Award. Kerwin and Louise are up for awards for their float design.Register and Pay online at FGCCT
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Floral Workshop
Introduction to Creative Floral Design Workshop (Beyond Beginning Reimagined) will be held on Tuesday, October 24 in Litchfield! Beyond Beginning workshops started a number of years ago, and were held in New Haven and Old Saybrook, and was scheduled for Litchfield in Spring 2020, when it was cancelled due to the pandemic. Sponsored by Judges Council, we are…
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MONTHLY MEETING – OCTOBER 5, 2023
The Unsung Season-Gardens In Winter with Karen Bussolini ‘In my talk, “The Unsung Season, Gardens in Winter,” we look at the manypossibilities for interest way past first frost. I consider form, line, color,texture, plays of light and shadow, movement, sound, birds, surprisesyou find when you drag yourself out of the comfy fireside chair and gooutdoors. Big structures…
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September GALA
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MONTHLY MEETING – SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Annual Meeting-Board and Membership Meeting Only- No Presentation
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MONTLY MEETING – AUGUST 3, 2023
PRUNING MADE PRACTICAL – Karla Dalley will tell us all we need to know to keep our shrubs and trees in tiptop condition. THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE AT THE MARYSTUART HOUSE BARN
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Monthly meeting – May 4, 2023
The monthly May meeting will be Thursday, May 4th, Sunset Meadows Vineyard, Route 63, Goshen. No board meeting. Membership meeting will start at 10:30. Please bring your brown bag lunches, Hospitality will provide coffee and sweet treats. After our business meeting, our host, Judy Motel will give a presentation and vineyard tour. Tastings will be…
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