The Westport Garden Club received multiple awards and certificates of achievement at the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s 93rd Annual Awards Luncheon held at the Aquaturf Club in Plantsville, CT.

The club was awarded the ‘Club Certificate of Achievement- Arboreal’ for the planting of a Swamp White Oak at Grace K. Salmon Park on Imperial Avenue for “Oaktober 2021.”  The club also won a ‘Certificate of Achievement- Historic, Memorial and Public Gardens’ for their 2022 renovation of the Nevada Hitchcock Garden located at the corner of Cross Highway and Weston Road.  The garden was established in 1941 and was renovated to focus on native and pollinator plantings.

Andrea Turner received Certificate of Individual Achievement for her work as the club’s Horticultural Chair, honoring her for her efforts to further the club’s horticultural knowledge by sharing well researched and informative best practices at each club meeting.

The ‘Tribute Award in Landscape Design’ was awarded to Ellen Greenberg, a past President of the Westport Garden Club, for her leadership for projects in the club and within the community, involving a diverse array of partners including The Waltersville School Garden Project with Pivot Ministries, The Wakeman Town Farm Pollinator Gardens, a Kaboom playground project in Bridgeport, as well as her work with Aspetuck Land Trust on the Green Corridor Initiative and the Haskins Preserve Project.

WGC President Ginger Donaher commented on the club’s awards, “We are very proud of the civic beautification work we do within our town, as well as our involvement in various community outreach projects, all the while furthering our members’ interest and knowledge in best gardening practices.”

Affiliated with the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., The Westport Garden Club of Westport, CT was founded in 1924 and consists of members who are united by an interest in gardening, a desire to further their gardening knowledge, participate in civic beautification and to promote conservation and environmental education.

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