Current Happenings
GCM CENTENNIAL BOOK
On October 17, 2024, the Club hosted an Opening Reception at Scranton Library in celebration of our 100th Anniversary Historical Exhibit. On display was 100 years of the Club’s history. The booklet to the right features curated images from both the Opening Reception and the Historical Exhibit.
SUMMER 2025
The Club’s 100th Anniversary Historical Exhibit is currently on display at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven.
THE CLUB'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PLANT SALE TO DATE
Our shoreline community came together on Saturday May 17th, 2025, for the Club’s most successful plant sale to date. A great big THANK YOU to local businesses, community individuals, and Club members for supporting our annual Plant Sale. Proceeds go to maintaining the numerous civic gardens we tend in Madison. Check out photos from this year’s Plant Sale to the right. And, yes, people really do line up before the Plant Sale opens.
VISIT TO SLEEPY CAT
The Garden Club of Madison visited Sleepy Cat Farm on May 20th, 2025, for a lovely garden tour. Sleepy Cat Farm is a 13 acre garden in Greenwich, Connecticut. See photos of several GCM members touring the farm.
GARDEN GARB FASHION SHOW
At the General Meeting on May 13th, 2025, GCM members were treated to a fabulous “Garden Garb” fashion show in which the models were our very own Club members! The event was chaired by Roberta Velez and Donna Lenkeit, while Tracy Brent of Collections in Guilford, CT, provided the “Garden Garb”. The show opened with a visit from “Poison Ivy” and the the toxic weed killer…two things we do NOT want to see in our gardens! The show quickly turned to what we do want to see: “Garden Garb” for a casual garden get-together, garden cocktail party, or even a garden wedding. Tracy’s collection did not disappoint. Many thanks to Roberta and Donna, as well as to all who helped put this fun show together.
Click here to watch a video of the fashion show.
About Us
GET TO KNOW THE GARDEN CLUB OF MADISON
Founded in 1924, the Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the art, science and pleasure of gardening, horticulture, artistic design and environmental conservation. Club members attend educational and entertaining meetings, and take part in workshops and civic beautification projects that preserve natural resources and enhance our town.
CO-PRESIDENTS' MESSAGE
As we embark on a journey from 2024 to 2025, we are filled with optimism and excitement for the future of the Garden Club of Madison. With the Club’s successful Centennial Celebration throughout 2024, we continue to dedicate ourselves to beautifying and supporting our community while nurturing the natural world around us.
Looking ahead, our focus remains steadfast in fostering a deeper connection with nature through our collective passion for gardening. Our Club will continue to promote sustainable practices and innovative gardening techniques to benefit our environment. We plan to deepen our understanding of floral design techniques and explore the creativity that flowers bring to our lives with hands-on workshops, guest speaker lectures and collaborative design projects. We will continue to complement Meals on Wheel with “Petals with Plates” and provide educational programs to our community’s students.
In the coming year, we encourage each of you to actively participate in the Club’s activities through our regular meetings, workshops, garden tours, civic gardens or community outreach programs. Your ideas, enthusiasm and expertise are invaluable in shaping the future direction of our Club. Let’s also celebrate our achievements and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our members. Together we can create beautiful gardens, educate others about the joys of gardening and make a positive impact on our environment.
We are honored to serve as your Co-Presidents and look forward to working alongside each of you to make the 2024–25 term memorable and successful.
Warm regards,
Sue Kelley, Co-President and Marleen Pacelli, Co-President