April Joint Meeting with Daffodil Display

Our April meeting was a joint luncheon and presentation with the Stonington Garden Club.  Sydney Eddison did a wonderful presentation on container gardens featuring the photos by Steve Silk from her book Gardens to Go, Creating and Designing a Container Garden 

The members brought in specimens of daffoldils from their gardens.  What a fantastic display.  It is fascinating how many different varieties there are.

The table centerpiece was a lovely spring display.

Cynthia serving coffee and tea

Fran & Ceil

Linda & Alice

Burt

Postcard inspired design

Photos from Trip to Logees

What a fabulous place Logees is! This trip was a terrific success and hopefully will be an annual event.

Seaside Garden Party

On Saturday, June 14, the Old Saybrook Historical Society proudly presents a "Seaside Garden Party" to be held on the grounds of a private home overlooking the Connecticut River. A tour of the gardens as well as a neighboring "Sculpture Walk" begins at 11am and will be followed by a catered luncheon under a tent at 12:30. The Apparel Shop at Saybrook Country Barn will provide fashions during the luncheon and at 2 pm a noted local Rosarian, David Long, will speak and share his knowledge and love of roses.

In addition, a flower arranging demonstration will be provided by the Old Saybrook Garden Club and a Vintage Garden Boutique will be hosted by the Old Saybrook Historical Society Gardeners.

Tickets are $60 and are available in the Apparel Shop at Saybrook Country Barn or the Frank Stevenson Archives, behind 350 Main Street or write to the Old Saybrook Historical Society 350 Main Street P.O. Box 4, Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Parking and a shuttle will be available from Saybrook Point starting at 10:30 am.

Space is limited and there will be no tickets available the day of the event as this is a catered event with limited seating.

For more information call 860-395-1635

Doesn't this sound good! Gail

Magnolia in Noank

This is a dark pink magnola tree, a bit unusual & in full bloom now at a past member, Carolyn Crowley's home in Noank.

Carol Connor

Commercial on Thames Valley Cable

Thames Valley Cable has very generously offered to run a 30 second commerical on their cable network for the month of May. This commercial will promote the Mystic & Noank Library Spring Fair. The Mystic Garden Club Plant Sale is specifically mentioned and photos featured. You can see this commercial via YouTube by clicking on the arrow below.

Shinny's Daffodills

These photos were supplied by Greg Stone.

Proposed Changes to the MGC Bylaws

You can see the proposed changes to the Mystic Garden Club Bylaws by clicking on the link below.
Proposed Changes to the ByLaws

June Meeting Celebration

In place of our business meeting in June we are going to be entertained by Hatsy Taylor, a New England gardener, writer and professional garden lecturer/singer.

Hatsy Taylor is a New England gardener, writer and professional garden lecturer. She has published two books "Weeds and Wisdom" and "Mother Nature's Wit and Wisdom" Her lectures on garden topic, wildflowers and on vegetables, have been entertaining garden clubs, libraries and schools for many years.

To read more about Hatsy visit her website at www.weedsandwisdom.com

Spring Events

Flower Shows and Garden Tours
Greenwich Daffodil Society & Show
April 23 & 24, Wednesday 1:30 - 8, Thursday 10 - 4.
More info, Lyn 203-661-5592



New London Garden Club Flower Show
Fresh Impressions GCA Flower Show
May 16 10 AM to 5 PM
May 17 10 AM - 3 PM
at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme CT
http://www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org/



The Wallingford Garden Club Flower Show
Garden Melodies - A Small Standard Flower Show
Saturday, June 14, 2008 1 PM to 5 PM
The Wallingford Senior Center, 238 Washginton St. Wallingford, CT

Stonington Garden Club Walking Tour
Gardens by the Sea - A Walking Tour of 10 Private Stonington Gardens
Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2008
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain or Shine
http://www.stonington-gardenclub.org/

Simsbury Garden Club Garden Tour
Summertime - Patios, Pools, Ponds & Pots
June 20 & 21 10 am to 4 PM
http://www.simsburygardenclub.org/

Newport Flower Show
Explore! Botanical Passions
June 27, 28, & 29
Rosecliff, Newport, RI
http://www.newportflowershow.org/ 401-847-1000, ext. 150





Local Plant Sales

Garden Education Center of Greenwich, May Gardener's Market
Saturday, May 3rd, 9 - 1.Bible Street, Cos Cob. More Info, Call 203-869-9242.



Ledyard Garden Club Plant Sale

May 10th, from 8:30 am to noon, rain or shine,
at the Ledyard Congregational Church. More information,
phone Sue Anderson at 860-464-7740.


Duck River Garden Club Plant Sale
May 9, from 3-7pm and May 10, from 9am to 1pm.
In front of the Old Lyme Shopping Center.
More information phone Doreen Thomas at 860-434-7740.



Connecticut College Arboretum Plant Sale
May 9, from 11:30 to 2:30 at the Crozier Williams College Center and
May 10, from 10 to 2pm, at the Connecticut College Green.
For Directions and more information go to www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/


Thames River Garden Club Plant Sale
Saturday May 5, 9 - 1.
Waterford High School, Rope Ferry Rd.

North Stonington Plant Sale
May 10, 9 - 1
Rocky Hollow Rec. Area, Route 2, behind the Fire Station.
More info, http://www.nsgardenclub.org/

Essex May Market
May 10, 9 - 2 in the Essex Town Park

Old Saybrook Garden Club
May 9 & 10, Friday 4 - 6, Saturday 8 - 2.
Village Green on Main St

Friends of Harkness Plant Sale
May 9 and May 10, from 9am to 4pm rain or shine
at Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford.



Garden Market Fair Plant Sale
Wilcox Park, Westerly, RI
Sunday, May 18 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Over 100 vendors
Please call (401) 596 - 2877 for more information.

April Meeting Daffodils

The daffodils are coming up and we will be bringing our specimens to the April Meeting. You should choose your specimen carefully. It is best to choose a daffodil that is not yet open. Color must be showing before you cut it or it will never open. Cut the daffoldil near the base but not below the ground. Using a pen write the name of the daffodil and your name on the stem and place in very hot water. This will encourage it to open over night. You should bring your daffodil to the church on Monday, April 21 between 3 and 5 PM or 6:30 to 8 PM.

Still Time - Logees Trip

Logees Trip - Friday, April 11

Please meet at the Go Fish parking lot at 9:00AM. If you are able to drive, please come with your gas tank filled. If you are planning to ride; please share the cost of gas with your driver.
Visit their website http://www.logees.com/ to see what they have to offer.

The drive takes about 50 minutes and is mostly highway (395N). I will bring several copies of driving instructions with me to pass along to those who need them. We will head to Pomfret for lunch at "The Vanilla Bean" market/deli/restaurant. There is also a cute herbary across the street that may be visited after lunch. Looking forward to a great day! Barbara Rousseau

MGC Design Committee Postcard Inspirations

Each month the Mystic Garden Club Design Committee has created a fabulous floral arrangement inspired by an antique postcard. These have been unique as well as beautiful. The arrangement at the October meeting was done by Mary Katherine Porter and was inspired by a Hawaiian Postcard. Her use of red ginger and anthuriums brings to mind the vivid colors of that tropical paradise.

And who can help by see the inspiration of the Southwestern postcard in this goreous explosion of color in a glased potter container done by Barbara Ginsburg.

And a wonderful contrast to the vivid reds is this Asian inspired arrangement in a sleek black vase done by Cheryl Thevenet.

The delicate arrangement of roses was inspired by a postcard of the Newport Tea House.

This very charming arrangement in the model tractor is a wonderful interpretation of this Iowa postcard.

Connecticut Flower Show

Our Design Team did a fabulous job at the Connecticut Flower Show. The theme of the show was "Once Upon A Time".
Their entry in Section - "All the People in the Kingdom", Class "The Clock Strikes 12" was spectacular. You can see the presentation below.

The Requirments were "A Dinner Buffet at Cinderella's Ball. A Functional Table for six (6'x42"x30"). The team created a gorgeous custom table cloth and spectacular setting. The design took a 2nd place in the competition.

Ou other entry was in the section "Deep in the Forest" - "This Chair is 'Just Right'.

And the results were 'Just Right' taking a First Place in the competition.

To see more photos click on the arrow below to see a slide show.