The Soulful Forest is a nonprofit for the benefit of children’s emotional and social health and this one-of-a-kind project will be taking shape soon on the Gunntown property. The Naugatuck Garden Club had been asked to design and build one of the more significant pieces of the landscape. Southbury resident Terry Murphy, the creator of the Soulful Forest, will be giving us a live presentation of the plans.

Hosted By: Terry Murphy, creator and founder of the Soulful Forest Project

Local floral designer and Naugatuck Garden Club member, Stephanie Fusco, will guide us in making festive fresh bouquets that will be fashioned and hand tied in the true European tradition.

Hosted By: Stephanie Fusco

Remember the fun we had last year?!

We have again reserved the room at Jesse Camille’s for our annual holiday party. Let’s see what creative ideas our party planners will surprise us with this year. Stay tuned...

Connecticut native Sami Jo Artus has always believed in the healing, calming, and beautifying power of nature. Her skincare making journey began in 2019 when she discovered many of the ingredients in her favorite body wash were toxic chemicals that disrupt the normal functioning of our bodies and can lead to cancer and birth defects. She tossed all offending cosmetics, began studying herbalism and cosmetic formulation, and whipping up her own natural alternatives.

Please join Sami Jo as she introduces us to the world of herbalism. She will share what she does as an herbalist and the education required to safely and effectively practice herbalism. She will also discuss the seasonality of herbalism and how we can use the herbs we grow in our gardens and in pots inside our homes for skincare and kitchen remedies.

To learn more about Sami Jo and her company, florapothecarie, please visit her site at www.florapothecarie.com. “You're a natural beauty; keep your beauty natural.

Hosted By: Sami Jo Artus

What’s in your backyard? Naugatuck Garden Club member and Woodlands Management expert, Doug Peterson, will discuss what you’re looking at outside your window. He will talk about the characteristics and care of our native trees in this winter Zoom program.

Hosted By: Doug Peterson

Subjects to be discussed in this meeting include Spring garden activities, final cleanup and prep of your garden space, succession planting, how to set up your space for future plans, and the evolution of your "happy place".

The interactive portion of the presentation will be a "show and tell" type activity. Any members who wish to, please bring a fun or interesting garden tool that you use and share info about it. Unique and/or homemade items are encouraged!

Hosted By: Erik Jensen

Doug and Venusse will be showing off some eye-opening, unusual succulents, and giving us a quick course in all aspects of succulent care.

If you are the owner of something that you think is “off the wall” bring it in for display and we’ll see what the experts have to say.

Hosted By: Doug & Venusse Peterson

A doubleheader of DIY creative projects will be featured starting with Flower Pounding led by Carly Message. We will actually be pounding the colors and designs of flowers onto paper or cloth.

That will be followed by the very popular art of making flower pots using a special blended Portland cement aka hypertufa. Our instructor for this will be Doug Peterson.

This is an outdoor event and will take place in the rear patio area of Terri's Flower Shop, just down the steps from St. Michael’s Parish Hall. It will get messy! Remember to dress appropriately.

Hosted By: Carly Message & Doug Peterson

The details of the Annual Spring Banquet will be announced as the date gets closer. This is a closed meeting. No guests.