Wethersfield Garden Club

10/16/2026

Congratulations to the Wethersfield Village Improvement Association for creating this wonderful grove at the Solomon Wells House.

10/13/2026

Member Judith reports that she just discovered this first time visitor munching away on my clematis. It’s an oil beetle which belongs to the family of blister beetles. If disturbed it can excrete an oily fluid that causes painful skin irritation and blistering on contact. They are about an inch long and don’t fly but move slowly through low lying vegetation searching for ground nesting bee larvae to snack on.

10/11/2026

Autumn flowering perennial good for partial or full shade? Yes Please! These gorgeous toad lilies

A Toad Lily (Tricyrtis) sports exotic spotted flowers that are just beginning to bloom this week in this full shade woodland garden. They sit upright on arching stems that reach 3 ft. tall and naturalize wonderfully if they are in a favorable location. Over time, they expand their footprint through rhizome spread and self seeding.

10/08/2026

It’s wonderful to see the State of CT working to support pollinators. An added benefit will be the beautification of our highways and the decreased need to mow saving employee cost and decreasing the amount of pollutants produced.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is highlightin...

10/03/2026

Have questions about planting bulbs in your garden? Join us on Monday, October 5th where our speaker will address all things bulbs and give you the confidence to have your garden delivering three season blooms. Don’t worry if you are not a garden club member (yet) admission for non members is free! We meet at the Solomon Wells House at 1pm.

10/02/2026

We just love our entry for Scarecrows on Main this year and apparently WFSB does as well!

09/30/2026

Members of the Wethersfield Garden Club were honored to have Mayor Ken Lessor, Sen. Matt Lessor, Rep. Amy Morin Bello. Nan Merolla president of Federated Garden Clubs of CT and Carmine Coco De Young President of Blue Star MothersWethersfield Garden ClubThe Great ElmDorena DeFilippis Federici@ CT 3, join us at the newly installed Frank Weston Garden beautifully designed by Peter Winnie.

We gathered to unveil a
Blue Star Memorial Marker, sponsored by the Wethersfield Garden Club through Federated Garden Clubs of CT, honoring the men and women of our Armed Services — those who have served, those who are currently serving, and those who will serve in the future. You will find the history of this wonderful organization l, serving families since WWI at the link below.

We are grateful to all the organizations in our community who donated to make this project possible.

Https://www.bluestarmothers.org/history

09/27/2026

Spring sown in milk jugs!
These sunflowers make me smile every morning.