Holiday Luncheon

The EGC's annual Holiday Luncheon tradition continued on cold and sunny December day

Hostess Jill Young greets Janet Klein at the door

Cecelia Campbell, Abby LePage and Judy Goldbecker

Patti Popp and Lauren Ryng

  

Helen Maloney 

Bert Webbe and Abby LePage discuss
Yankee Swap strategies

Alka Sood

Janet Hoyt, Marilyn Savard and
Cynthia Carlson

Lunch was served: 

And then the Swap began: 

Yankee Swap presents under the tree

This year's highlight was the Flight of the Hummingbird: 

Bert claims his gift...

...it's a hummingbird

...Jane Butler

Janet Klein takes it next only to lose possession to...

Margot Abrams, deciding the hummingbird flew far enough,
selects an unopened gift

And a good time was had by all...

Jill Young opens her hostess gift 

EGC Decorates Easton for the Holidays

The Easton Garden Club was out in force on a sunny December morning, hanging 23 wreaths on buildings around Town.  The team, lead by Civic Chair Cheryl Frier, included Lisa Canada, Terry D'Ausilio, Judy Goldbecker, Janet Klein, Cathy Meyer, Jean Puchalski, Alka Sood and Bert Webbe. 

Judy Goldbecker and Janet Klein hang a wreath at Easton Town Hall

Easton's First Selectman Tom Herrmann joins Janet Klein, Judy Goldbecker and Cheryl Frier during wreath hanging activities at Town Hall

A collage of the holiday wreaths gracing the Town, all donated and hung by members of the Easton Garden Club 

Cutting of the Greens

Club members gathered on a warm November morning to carry out EGC's traditional "Cutting of the Greens."  The materials gathered will grace the Town's barrels and windowboxes throughout the holiday season. 

Participants in the annual even included (l to r): Douglas Wieser, Cecelia Campbell, Lisa Colasante, Jean Puchalski, Cheryl Frier, Shari Butler, Cynthia Carlson, Penny Wieser and Martin Wieser

Martin Wieser and Lisa Colasante, EGC's Barrel and Windowbox Chair,

take a short break

Martin Wieser, husband of Club member Penny Wieser, operates the chainsaw while Lisa Colasante and Shari Butler look on

Sparkling Floral Design Workshop

EGC members gathered in Gilbertie's Barn for the November meeting, a workshop featuring instruction in creating a hand-tied floral design.  

EGC Program Chair Janet Gordon introduces EGC member, master gardener
and workshop instructor Linda Gray

Club members Christel Kiefer and Jill Young work on their individual arrangements

Linda places the finished arrangement in a vase

The completed sparkling floral design

Holiday Luncheon - Reserve Now!

Please note this is a private event for members of the Easton Garden Club. 

The address for the Holiday Luncheon, as well as the mailing address for payment and member phone number to call with questions may all be found in the EGC Yearbook. 

Double click on the invitation to print.  

Note Cards Readied for Sale to Benefit Historic Hubbell Garden

On a chilly Monday morning Garden Club members turned their efforts indoors, gathering at Abby LePage’s home to package note cards which will be sold to benefit the Hubbell Garden at the historic Bradley-Hubbell House on Black Rock Turnpike in Easton. 

Designed by artist and Club member Connie Will, and produced and printed by Club member Lois Bloom, the cards are available in two versions:  Diary of a Garden I and Diary of a Garden II.  Each set in the Garden series features six of Connie’s beautiful watercolors of flowers found in the historic Hubbell Garden.  

Club members participating in this effort included Lois Bloom, Judy Goldbecker, Janet Hoyt, Abby LePage, Cathy Meyer and Connie Will.

Artist and EGC member Connie Will displays packages of the note cards she designed which will be sold to benefit the Hubbell Garden, a project of the Easton Garden Club.

Club member Janet Hoyt folds a set of the colorful cards.

The Team at work:  Judy Goldbecker, Connie Will, Janet Hoyt and Abby LePage.

For more information or to purchase cards, please click on the link "Hubbell Garden" in the upper right-hand corner under the Pages heading. 

Holiday Wreath and Poinsettia Sale is Underway

Double click on flyer above for a larger printable or downloadable version.  For an order form, click on "Holiday Wreath Sale" in the upper right-hand corner under the Pages heading.

Easton Garden Club Plants 400 Daffodil Bulbs Throughout the Town

The Easton Garden Club continued its efforts to beautify the town of Easton by planting 400 daffodil bulbs in four Town locations including: Aspetuck Four Corners, Staples School, Union Cemetery War Memorial and the corner of Bibbins and Sport Hill Roads.

 

Shown above is the Union Cemetery War Memorial planting team of (l to r): Bert Webbe, Penny Wieser, EGC President Cynthia Carlson and Cathy Meyer. 

Other team members included Ameila Coelho, Lisa Colasante, Cheryl Frier, Catherine French, Linda Gray, Alyssa Mocco, Jean Puchalski, Lauren Ryng, Alka Sood and Doris Us.  

The effort, which began with the planting of 400 bulbs in other locations around town in 2009, is spearheaded by EGC Civic Chair Cheryl Frier.  

Sydney Eddison Speaks at Joint Meeting of Easton and Redding Garden Clubs

Noted gardening expert Sydney Eddison spoke at a joint meeting of the Easton and Redding Garden Clubs on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.  Eddison touched on topics from her latest book,  Gardening for a Lifetime:  How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older. 

Redding Garden Club Co-Presidents Ruth Moran and Lynn Ruffing and Easton Garden Club President Cynthia Carlson joined Eddison prior to the author signing copies of her latest book.

Janet Gordon, Second Vice President and Program Chair, Easton Garden Club, introduced Eddison.

Jennifer Weibel, First Vice President and Program Chair, Redding Garden Club, thanks Eddison for speaking.



Welcome Back Fall Picnic

Members of the Easton Garden Club enjoyed a sunny afternoon in the gardens of Lois Bloom, who hosted this year's Fall Picnic.  Bloom's gardens have been featured in the Garden Conservancy Open Days program.

Lois Bloom, flanked by club members Ruth Perles and Sharon Zembruski, welcomes members to her home and explains the history of her gardens

EGC Lifetime Member Jean Everett

EGC Lifetime Member Barbara Broderick and EGC First Vice President Edith Hersher

EGC Member Hove Herrmann offers club members information on growing lavender

Civic Chair Cheryl Frier, member Cecelia Campbell and Program Chair Janet Gordon enjoy lunch in the garden

Easton Garden Club Installs New Executive Board

 

Members of the newly elected Executive Board of the Easton Garden Club are (l to r) Amelia Coelho, Assistant Treasurer; Alka Sood, Treasurer; Edith Hersher, First Vice President; Cynthia Carlson, President; Jean Puchalski, Recording Secretary; Janet Gordon, Second Vice President and Cathy Meyer, Corresponding Secretary.