The Garden Club of Old Greenwich held its annual meeting and awards ceremony at the Botanical Center in Greenwich. This year, the club is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The event featured a horticulture competition, historical presentation, coffee and annual meeting and the passing of the torch from President Martina Doshan to the new Club President, Char Barnes.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for members to celebrate all the accomplishments of the Garden Club this year including the decorating and maintenance of the gardens in Old Greenwich Village, the Gateway Garden and the Butterfly Garden at Greenwich Point, beautification of the Old Greenwich Train Station, decorating the village for First Light and the holiday season, community outreach programs at Hill House and Pathways, design and horticulture workshops and lectures, a garden project at the Old Greenwich Elementary school with the Girl Scouts, planting dogwood trees in Binney Park and a joint sponsored lecture series with the Perrot Library.
Congratulations to all the award winners for their hard work, great skills and dedication to gardening, the environment and to the beautification of our town.
