Planting on the Green

Each year in May, members plant red and white geraniums, along with blue ageratum, around the monument, flag pole, and gazebo just in time for Memorial Day events. The club members deadhead flowers and weed flower beds throughout the season.

Norwalk Senior Center

In recent years, the garden club has adopted the Senior Center patio garden, adding compost and a variety of shade plants.

This year, the patio garden is undergoing renovations, so members have added flowers to the area around the sign and decorative pots to greet residents as they arrive at the Senior Center.

Holiday Wreaths for Public Buildings

Every December, members gather to assemble fresh greenery to make live wreaths for various public buildings throughout Norwalk. This activity continues a long-standing tradition of beautification for the community during the holidays.

East Norwalk Historical Cemetery

The East Norwalk Historical Cemetery was established c.1655 and is Norwalk’s oldest cemetery. Many of the first settlers are buried there. For many years, garden club members have filled decorative urns with a bright display of annual flowers.

Garden club volunteers work in partnership with other ecology-minded groups to bring the newly-designed Fountain Garden to life. The hard work of creating a natural, yet formal setting, that includes lawn, gravel paths, a solar-powered fountain, old stone wall, and native plantings has been the focus of this dedicated group of gardeners. Recently, hundreds of bulbs have been planted that will produce a spectacular spring display. Recently, an eco-friendly meadow has become mature, offering an option to traditional grass lawns.