October 25 Meeting  Please join us at our October meeting to hear Jeffrey Ward, PhD present the program The History of Connecticut's Forests.  He will discuss the changes in our forest since the ice age and what the future forest may look like.  We gather at 9:45 am and the presentation begins at 10 am at the American Legion Hall, 64 Main Street, Southington.  Please enter using the back door.  Guests are asked for a $5.00 donation.

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Our annual picnic:  great conversation, good food, sharing our bounty!  It was wonderful to be together. 

Native Plant of the Month-Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) 
​Obedient plant is a herbaceous perennial native plant to North America that can be found from Quebec to parts of Florida and New Mexico (zones 3-9). It gets to be 2-4 feet tall and 3 feet wide and may require staking. It likes full sun but can tolerate part shade. It performs well in average, moist, acidic, and well-draining soil. It blooms from late summer to October. 
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Members working at the Calendar House Senior Center, 388 Pleasant Street.  The gardens look so nice.

Proudly announcing our 2021 Federated Garden Club Awards and Recognition:

*Public Relations and Communications:  Publications
Certificate of Commendation Large Club - Membership Brochures
Certificate of Merit Electronic Media Large Club - Facebook Page
Certificate of Merit - Electronic Media Large Club - Website
 
*Civic Development
Club Citation for planting at the American Legion and providing a donation to the legion's Christmas Fund
 
*Environmental Concerns and Conservation
Club Citation - Environmental Concerns for invasive of the month reports