Daytime Gardeners Receive Conservation Championship Award

The Daytime Gardeners of North Haven have spent the past two years developing two xeriscape gardens. One is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Route 22 and features a dry creek bed with low-maintenance plants. The second garden is around the flagpole at the entrance to Peter’s Rock Park, and features Eastern prickly pear cactus, yucca, other low-maintenance plants, and stone mulch. The garden club’s work was recently recognized by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut at their 90th Annual Meeting with the presentation of a Conservation Championship Award. The Federated President, Inge Venus, sponsored a project in 2017 at the beginning of her term, to promote conservation through the use of low-maintenance plants that support pollinators. The Daytime Gardeners xeriscape gardens fulfilled the criteria and therefore, received this Conservation Championship Award.

The Daytime Gardeners of North Haven is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of CT, Inc, the New England Garden Clubs, Inc., and the National Garden Clubs, Inc. New members are always welcome. Please contact Daytime Gardeners for more info @ (203) 239-1557.

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Submitted by Sally Brockett

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Photo Identification: Front row L-R: Brenda Howlett, Irene Cowern, Patricia Cramer,

Back row L-R: Sally Brockett, Mary Ellen Proto, Barbara Feinberg, Marie Dube