Westport Garden Club

06/17/2026

🌿♻️ Green up, clean up! 🌎🌱 What: Plastic Plant Pot Collection♻️

Visit the Sunstainable Westport table; they will collect plastic plant pots for the Westport Garden Club. empty plastic pots, we have the perfect eco-friendly solution. Stop by the Westport Farmers' Market to drop off and help us make a difference!

There are 2 NEW upcoming dates to do so:

1) Thursday, June 18, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Westport Farmers Market
Visit the Sustainable Westport table; they will collect plastic plant pots for the Westport Garden Club.

2) Thursday, June 25, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Westport Farmers Market.
Visit the Westport Garden Club table to collect more empty plastic pots.

♻️ What: Plastic Plant Pot Collection
📍 Where: Westport Farmers’ Market, 50 Imperial Ave, Westport, CT 06880
⏰ When: Thursday, June 16. and June 25, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Every pot we collect is one less piece of plastic in the landfill and another step toward a greener community. We will reuse them next year for the Annual Plant Sale "perkies."

See you there! 👋💚

06/15/2026

🌸✨Growing Together in Westport 🌸✨

At the Westport Garden Club, we believe that the joy of gardening is something meant to be shared. Our commitment to civic beautification goes beyond our public parks—it’s about nurturing the spirit of community gardening in every corner of town.

We are so inspired by the seniors at The Residence at Westport, who carry on the beautiful tradition of gardening with such passion! Whether they are preparing raised garden planters or tending to their favorite blooming beds, their dedication to staying connected with nature--and each other-- is a testament to the therapeutic and joyful power of gardening.

It’s our honor--and was so enjoyable-- for WGC members to support their projects and to celebrate togehter a community that values the healing, hands-on magic of the soil.

It’s our honor--and was so enjoyable-- for WGC members to support their projects and to celebrate together a community that values the healing, hands-on magic of the soil.

06/14/2026

🇺🇸🌸Celebrating America 250 with Blooms! 🇺🇸🌸

In honor of America’s 250th birthday, the Westport Garden Club is thrilled to continue our beloved "Friday Flowers" tradition with a patriotic twist!

To celebrate Flag Day today, June 14th, our members--Nancy Diamond, Lynn Saphire, and Paula Argosh-- created and installed a special floral pop-up at Compo Beach.

It made rounds over the weekend at our fabulous park. Today, Flag Day, it will be showing its patriotic colors and greeting beachgoers at the Compo Beach entrance.

We hope these blooms brighten your day as we honor the spirit of our community and our country.

We are so proud to keep this legacy of civic beautification alive throughout this landmark year.

Here is where you can find our upcoming America 250 displays:

Independence Day (July 3): Independence Day (July 3): Minuteman Monument

Stop by, snap a photo, and help us celebrate! 🌼✨

06/08/2026

LOCATION CORRECTION 🎤 Presentation: “The Dahlia Playbook.”

📍 NEW Location: Komansky Room, Westport Library, 20 Jesup Rd

Come to the June 11 public meeting--“The Dahlia Playbook” presented by Westport's own Paul Rossi, a UConn Certified Master Gardener. You need to look no further than his masterful dahlia gardens and displays, curated with love, to be inspired

Public Meeting Details:
🎤 Presentation: “The Dahlia Playbook
📅 Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 p.m.
📍 NEW Location: Komansky Room, Westport Library, 20 Jesup Rd

Bonus: Bring a friend or prospective member along!

Paul’s dahlia journey goes back to his childhood, when he worked alongside his father and grandfather. His grandfather, Gennarino “John” Rossi, was an Italian immigrant who came to the US and became the caretaker of the massive Long Island estate belonging to Sir Ashley Sparks (who ran the famed Cunard shipping lines). Nearby, John kept his own vibrant garden, passing down a deep love for the soil through the generations.

Today, he’s passing that rich legacy down to our community. Whether he's teaching neighbors how to safely lift clumps in the fall or divide tubers for spring planting, Paul's hands-on workshops at the farm are always a local favorite.

A huge thank you to Paul for keeping Westport beautiful and full of color. 💚

05/31/2026

🌱 Mission Accomplished! 🌱

These pots are heading into storage and will be given a second life next spring, housing our famous "perkies" for the Westport Garden Club Annual Plant Sale.we collected stacks upon stacks of pots that are now saved from the landfill. ♻️✨

These pots are heading into storage and will be given a second life next spring to house our famous "perkies" for the Westport Garden Club Annual Plant Sale.

We love living in a community that cares so deeply about keeping Westport green, sustainable, and eco-friendly. Thank you for shopping local, recycling right, and supporting our volunteers!

See you all next year at the plant sale! 🌸💚

05/30/2026

🌻 Flower Power is coming to Susie’s House! 🌸🏡

We are incredibly grateful to the amazing volunteers from the Westport Garden Club and the Greens Farms Garden Club! They are generously lending their green thumbs to beautify the grounds at Susie’s House, ensuring everything looks absolutely stunning just in time for a very special event.

Susie’s House (run by ) provides vital, stable housing and a bright future for young women in our community transitioning toward self-sufficiency.

You can support this incredible mission too! Join us for the Saturday's Flower Power Brunch for Susie’s House fundraiser (May 30, .11-1, 124 Compo Road N.) Come celebrate, see the beautiful blooms, and enjoy a light brunch, gardening tips from local experts, and wonderful company, all while supporting educational scholarships for the young women of Susie’s House.

🗓️ Grab your tickets asap! [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flower-power-brunch-for-susies-house-tickets-1987361936049]

Can’t attend? Follow the ticket link and select the “add-on flower donation” option to contribute any amount. 💙❤️

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Homes with Hope - Susie's House

05/29/2026

Don't Let Those Plastic Plant Pots Go to Waste! 🌿♻️ Green up, clean up! 🌎🌱

If your garden is officially planted but you’re left with a stack of empty plastic pots from the plant sale, we have the perfect eco-friendly solution. Stop by, drop off, and help us make a difference!

On Thursday, May 29, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, the Westport Garden Club will be collecting plastic plant pots at the Westport Farmers’ Market. Swing by to drop off your empty plastic pots. Every pot we collect is one less piece of plastic in the landfill and another step toward a greener community. We will reuse them next year for the Annual Plant Sale "perkies"!

♻️ What: Plastic Plant Pot Collection
📍 Where: Westport Farmers’ Market, 50 Imperial Ave, Westport, CT 06880
⏰ When: Thursday, May 29, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Help us keep plastic out of landfills and give these pots a second life. Drop them off, say hi to our volunteers, and do something great for the environment while you shop local! See you there! 👋💚

05/25/2026

Today's 🇺🇸🌷Westport Garden Club 250 Flowers 🇺🇸, created by Kelle Ruden, celebrate Memorial Day. The arrangement is placed at Veterans’ Green (in front of the WWI Doughboy) for all to take a moment to reflect, remember, and honor all the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

05/11/2026

Hoorah! What a day! The Westport Garden Club's Annual Plant Sale (May 9) was a huge success.

Eager gardeners from across town and the region lined up to storm the field at 9:30 to seek out choice homegrown perennials; by 1:30, the field was largely cleared. For some customers, it was their first visit, for others, the umpteenth time. One regular had a wheelbarrow full of plants as gifts to friends and family.

The sale takes a year of planning. Leading up to the event, our members dig and tend to their plants, create beautiful planters and bouquets, and cook delicacies. On the day of the sale, members serve as expert advisors in the field, sell herbs, tomatoes, Mother's Day gifts, and much more. Sustainable Westport, EarthPlace, and Westport Book Sales expanded the community spirit of the event.

Thank you to the plant sale co-chairs, Anne Lester and Darcy Sledge, for their leadership and their committee for their great contributions. AND Thanks to the many volunteer members who contributed time and energy on Friday and Saturday.

Thank you to the Plant Sale co-chairs, Anne Lester and Darcy Sledge, for their leadership and to the committee for their great contributions. Thanks also to the many volunteer members who contributed time and energy from setting up the field on Friday to working the sale on Saturday. Kudos!

01/19/2026

What a beautiful snowy weekend here in Westport! Now that the snow showers have passed, go outside today to feed the birds!

Watching them whip around and look for seedlings on the snow cover will bring you joy and inspiration, just as it did local artist Margaret Schulz Ware, whose etching "Winter Birds" (c 1950s-60s) is in the Westport Public Art Collections (ID Number 1136).

My Backyard looks like this when the squirrels are not around!