Caudatowa Garden Club

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Founded in 1934, Caudatowa Garden Club is member of Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut.

Caudatowa is the Native american word for "high land", the name given to what we refer to as Ridgefield by the Ramapoo Indians, the areas first inhabitants. The objective of the Caudatowa Garden Club is to promote an interest in and knowledge of gardening.We are involved in a number of activities regarding horticulture, flower arranging and artistic design. The group contributes their time to beautify and improve areas in the town of Ridgefield and it promotes friendships through a common interest.

10/28/2026

If you want to see more nature in your yard—fireflies, butterflies, native bees, and more—then you’ll want to give them a place to live. Fallen leaves are one of the most important habitats in your yard.

Bumblebees burrow into them.
Butterfly and moth caterpillars cocoon inside them.
Fireflies hide and lay eggs beneath them.
Toads and salamanders tuck into the damp leaf layer for shelter and moisture.
Songbirds like robins and thrushes forage through it for insects and larvae to eat.
Every fallen leaf helps keep your yard alive. It’s not just about insects. Those same leaves return nutrients to your soil and feed your trees, completing a natural cycle that modern cleanup often interrupts.

- From Homegrownnationalpark.org

Photo of native Mountain Mint, and leaves

10/28/2026

It's fall, and we are doing NOTHING...?
Read the post below.

Pollinator Pathway Garden Richardson Park - Enjoy a garden in its off season state.

We have deliberately left the plants and the leaves to provide shelter and food for insects and small animals over the winter. This also provides natural mulch for the garden.

In mid April, we will cut back the stalks and rake out the leaves to allow new growth to emerge.

Please do the same in your garden. Everyone benefits!

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10/10/2026

Aldrich Museum is having a Community Day on October 17th. See their poster below!

10/10/2026

Many of us have planted shrubs and perennials that provide food for birds. During this time of year, many birds are migrating, flying much of the time at night. National Audubon Society has issued recommendations on how we can help birds fly safely during their migration. Below is information from Audubon.org

"Every year, billions of birds migrate north in the spring and south in the fall, the majority of them flying at night, navigating with the night sky. However, as they pass over big cities on their way, they can become disoriented by bright artificial lights and skyglow, often causing them to collide with buildings or windows.
Contribute to Lights Out
Turn off exterior decorative lighting
Extinguish pot and flood-lights
Substitute strobe lighting wherever possible
Reduce atrium lighting wherever possible
Turn off interior lighting especially on higher stories
Substitute task and area lighting for workers staying late or pull window coverings
Down-shield exterior lighting to eliminate horizontal glare and all light directed upward
Install automatic motion sensors and controls wherever possible
When converting to new lighting, assess the quality and quantity of light needed, avoiding over-lighting with newer, brighter technology"

09/13/2026

Thank you Ridgefield's Poet Laureate, Ira Joe Fisher for this beautiful poem remembering those lost Sept. 11, 2001.

Hoping to Be Heard
Offered at the Ridgefield September 11th Commemoration

This gathering is a prayer.
You are a prayer.

Sorrow settled on us
a quarter century ago.

Sorrow and fear
dipped …deep in grief.

Our gathering today is a prayer.
You are a prayer.

We note our grief
in solemn song and sober thought.

Heart-heavy words
that thud with every beat.

We’re here in the sacred air
of remembering

neighbors we knew
and countrymen and women

with whom we share a flag
and a land we call home.

Our gathering is a prayer
of mourning whom we lost

and what we lost
that sunny morning.

We won’t forget who
we can’t forget.

The sky that day was cruel;
sunny, blue …and cruel.

But today together
We are a prayer to that sky

in a hope – not a hate – in a hope
(not a hate) – in a hope

for peace that starts in the heart
and reaches to the neighbor next to you

here in a prayer to remind each heart
of a September day under a sky

sunny and blue and remembered today
solemn and sober …in prayer.

Being here you are a prayer
shaping grief into hope.

I am not wise;
I am just a quiet poet

and a neighbor remembering
with you that love is a reason for grief

and love is a hope for comfort,
for healing and giving grace another chance.

Another chance to touch each heart
that is here and every heart

in this angry world.
A gathering of prayer

touching you and touching me
to give grace another chance

prayed today …together …in a prayer
and hoping to be heard.

09/05/2026

Sculpture Garden and
Art Tour - at the Aldrich Museum

Saturday, September 19

Tour: 12 noon to 1 pm

Native Seed Exchange: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Come to the Aldrich Museum for a guided tour of The Aldrich’s Sculpture Garden! Participants will explore the beauty of the garden’s plantings while discovering the outdoor artworks on display through this collaborative tour. Tour guides will include Caudatowa Garden Club members. Get seeds for local native plants (and advice on how to best grow them) at the Seed Exchange table.

Register at the Aldrich Museum's website

09/02/2026

Ridgefield Conservation Commission: Nature-Friendly Landscaping Practices

Thursday, September 10th

7:00-8:00 pm

Main Program Room

Autumn is actually the best time to plant and reconsider your gardens and lawns. Join Ridgefield Conservation Commission (RCC)chairman Erik Keller for a discussion about nature-friendly landscaping practices. Learn how to best care for lawns, trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials, as well as the safe use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. This program is co-sponsored by the RCC and the Library.

Register for this program on the Ridgefield Library website.

06/02/2026

Here is an interesting upcoming event at the Katonah Art Museum! Go to their website to register.

Art in Bloom

Four Days Only, June 11 – 14, 2026

A juried exhibition featuring artists from the Katonah Museum Artists’ Association and celebrated local floral designers. Each selected artwork will serve as inspiration for a magnificent floral interpretation. Celebrated potter, gardener, and Art in Bloom judge Frances Palmer will award Best in Show for floral design.

Art in Bloom and its programs are co-chaired by Carol Bouyoucos and Audrey Zinman.

05/10/2026

Caudatowa Garden Club will host "Connecticut's Historic Gardens", Wednesday May 13th, 11 am at the Ridgefield Library. The speaker is Laurie Masciandaro, Site Manager for the Historic Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Ct.
To attend, please register at the Ridgefield Library website.

05/03/2026

Ballard Park Plant Sale Friday and Saturday!

Address

Caudatowa Garden Club, PO Box 607
Ridgefield, CT
06877

Website

https://www.caudatowa.com/

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