by Brandon Reed | May 27, 2019 | Event, Featured, Floral Design, Summer 2019
A toast and huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our in-club show, “THE ART OF MIXOLOGY, Cocktails and Curated Concoctions”……Megan and Sean Kelly who wrote the schedule, Beth, our President who designed and printed the invitation, posters & cocktail...
by Brandon Reed | May 27, 2019 | Civic, Featured, Summer 2019
Please sign up via SignUpGenius to work at Birdcraft- it looks wonderful! Have you seen Birdcraft lately? It looks wonderful. As one bloom fades another begins, what a fabulous place to spend two hours in the morning!I want to thank all the dedicated gardeners who...
by Brandon Reed | May 27, 2019 | Horticulture, Summer 2019
For the Zone II show in Hartford, Sasqua needs one Rudbeckia ‘Goldilocks’ and flowers from members’ gardens for a cut arrangement. Coming soon – the Zone II meeting and Flower Show on June 18 and June 19 at Hill-stead Museum in Farmington, CT. On...
by Brandon Reed | May 24, 2019 | Conservation, Featured, Summer 2019
The Pollinator Pathway, a pesticide-free corridor of public and private properties providing native plant habitat and nutrition for pollinators- is coming to Fairfield! I recently attended The Town of Fairfield’s kick-off meeting for the Pollinator Pathway. Fairfield...
by Brandon Reed | May 24, 2019 | Featured, Garden History and Design, Summer 2019
The Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens, with support from the GCA, has worked to preserve thousands of gardens that these pollinators rely upon. There are some simple steps that can be taken to support pollinators in our own gardens. There is a...
by Brandon Reed | May 24, 2019 | Photography, Summer 2019
Sasqua photographers take home ribbons at Darien and In-Club shows! June Eichbaum and Charlotte Stone entered photographs in Darien’s flower show, “Persephone”. June won a second place in the creative category. The Photography portion of Sasqua’s In-Club show,...