About Us
“If you truly love nature you will find beauty everywhere.”
– Vincent Van Gogh.
Our Mission
To encourage interest in all phases of home gardening, to stimulate creativity, to promote better horticultural practices and conservation of natural resources and to contribute to community projects.
History
The garden club was established in 1978 by local resident Mary Larson and some of her friends. They got together in each other’s home to learn more about home gardening. Over the years, the garden club grew from approximately 25 members to over 90 active members today. Meeting ten months each year, we learn about all aspects of gardening and plant management from experts in their fields, do hands-on gardening projects, enjoy workshops, trips, and committee work.
Civic Projects
A core value of the Garden Club is community service. Members have been involved in many local community civic projects over the past forty years. Projects have included establishment and maintenance of gardens, educational projects for school children, floral crafts and gardening with the elderly, making and distributing wreaths at Christmas, and exhibiting at local fairs and community events.
Scholarships
The Quiet Corner Garden Club has a long-standing tradition of offering scholarships to local high school seniors who have been accepted to college with the intention of majoring in an agriculture/horticulture-related field of study, such as agronomy, floriculture, forestry, landscape design, environmental studies, or other allied studies. Recently, the scholarship committee broadened its scholarship program, adding eligibility to college students with similar majors. The club also funds a scholarship to a garden club member interested in obtaining for a CT master gardener certificate.
Affiliations
Who We Serve
Our service area includes the towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Danielson, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret Center, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Union, Windham, and Woodstock We have recently welcomed new members from South Central Massachusetts including Dudley, Southbridge, and Webster. Membership is open to all men and women and we encourage couples to join.
Awards
Federated Garden Clubs of CT has awarded the Quiet Corner Garden Club several awards over the years. Most recently these have included Club Certificates of Achievement for garden therapy and working with youth, Club Citations for horticulture and contributions to public gardens, and an Individual Citation to the Civic Committee.