Branford Garden Club

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CLUB PRESENTATIONS

Plant it and they will Come Malaine Trecoske’s presentation on Gardening from a Native Bee’s Perspective

The Importance and Beauty of Native Perennials Elizabeth Henderson shares her knowledge and experience from 20 years at the Virginia Native Plant Society, and the Native Botanical Gardens of West Virginia.

Attracting Honeybees to our Gardens Ryan Griffeth is the owner of Necker's Farm discusses properly identifying and attracting honeybees to our gardens along with information that will bring a large amount of pollinators to our yards.

This link was shared with the club by a student from the Learning Haven school in Arizona Why are Bees Important?

USEFUL LINKS

Local Garden Supplies

• Natureworks 518 Forest Rd Northford CT

• Vaiuso Farms 75 Hosley Ave Branford CT

• Van Wilgen's Garden Center 51 Valley Rd North Branford CT

• CowPots biodegradable pots from Freund's Farm 324 Norfolk Rd East Caanan CT

Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut

• Goshen Garden Club

• Guilford Garden Club

• Litchfield Garden Club

• Madison Garden Club

• Mystic Garden Club

• Simsbury Garden Club

• Southbury Garden Club

• Stonington Garden Club

• Suffield Garden Club

Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Affiliate Members

• Beardsley Zoological Gardens

• Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Society

• Connecticut Daylily Society

• Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

• Wickham Park

• Windsor African Violet Society

Regional Clubs and Federations The New England Region comprises garden clubs for each of the six New England states

• New England Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc

• The Garden Club Federation of Maine

• Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc.

• New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

• Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

• Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont, Inc.

State and Regional Organizations and Resources

• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

• Connecticut Arboretum

• Connecticut Audubon Society

• Connecticut Forest and Park Association

• Connecticut Horticultural Society

• Connecticut Rose Society

• Menunkatuck (Chapter of the National Audubon Society)

• New England Invasive Plant Atlas

• New England Wild Flower Society

• UConn Home & Garden Education Center (A list of informational fact sheets available for downloading. Soil testing instructions and forms. Information about the Master Gardener Program.)

National Organizations

• Habitat for Humanity International

• National Garden Clubs, Inc.

• The Nature Conservancy

Horticulture Resources

• American Hemerocallis Society

• American Horticultural Society

• American Land Conservancy

• American Orchid Society

• American Rose Society

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden

• New York Botanical Garden

• US National Arboretum