Join us in Celebrating the history of the New Haven Green and American Elms of New Haven--
Take a self guided tour of the New Haven Green.
GCNH President, Susan Anton, Awarded the 2021 Hull Award from the Garden Club of America.
This award recognizes outstanding achievements of individuals who further the environmental education of children. Susan is a volunteer at Leadership Education Athletics in Partnership Inc. (LEAP), a non-profit organization providing space and educational resourses to children living in underserved neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut. In a neglected backyard behind the LEAP Community Center, Susan built raised vegetable beds and installed pollinator gardens. She also developed an environmental horticulture program for the children. They learn about soil, what plants to grow, the roll of pollinators, and how to positively affect the environment, all in a relatable, hands-on format.
This award recognizes outstanding achievements of individuals who further the environmental education of children. Susan is a volunteer at Leadership Education Athletics in Partnership Inc. (LEAP), a non-profit organization providing space and educational resourses to children living in underserved neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut. In a neglected backyard behind the LEAP Community Center, Susan built raised vegetable beds and installed pollinator gardens. She also developed an environmental horticulture program for the children. They learn about soil, what plants to grow, the roll of pollinators, and how to positively affect the environment, all in a relatable, hands-on format.
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Florence Bradley Award
This year the Garden Club of New Haven selected the Hunneebee Project as the recipient of the Florence Bradley Award. Established in 2012, the award recognizes an organization or individual whose work best reflects the mission of GCNH: "to create interest in and promote knowledge of gardening, preservation of natural resources, and civic horticultural work." The Hunneebee Project educates, trains, empowers, and employs youth who have aged out of the foster care system. Small cohorts of 5-6 "install honeybee hives in pollinator-friendly green spaces in vacant lots and gardens throughout the city, to promote environmental conservation through education and example, and power a sustainable social enterprise through their marketplace which sells their own honey, pollinator plant seeds, as well as other beautifully crafted items." |
Partners for Plants Progress
Hard work by Garden Club of New Haven members under the leadership of P4P project leader, George Davis, at New Haven's Edgerton Park has begun to pay off. Shown here is the pollinator meadow that replaced a jungle of the invasive, Mugwort, in the initial plot targeted by the multi-year project. P4P (partners for plants) is an inititiative of the Garden Club of America "to monitor and conserve rare plants, restore native habitats, and remove invasive weeds" on public land. Each project joins garden club volunteers with professional plant experts or land managers, in this case a member of the Edgerton Conservancy Board. This is one of two P4P projects of GCNH. To learn more click here.
Hard work by Garden Club of New Haven members under the leadership of P4P project leader, George Davis, at New Haven's Edgerton Park has begun to pay off. Shown here is the pollinator meadow that replaced a jungle of the invasive, Mugwort, in the initial plot targeted by the multi-year project. P4P (partners for plants) is an inititiative of the Garden Club of America "to monitor and conserve rare plants, restore native habitats, and remove invasive weeds" on public land. Each project joins garden club volunteers with professional plant experts or land managers, in this case a member of the Edgerton Conservancy Board. This is one of two P4P projects of GCNH. To learn more click here.
Phelps Triangle Vest-Pocket Park
The Garden Club of New Haven oversees and maintains Phelps Triangle Park at the intersection of Trumbull, Whitney and Temple Streets in New Haven. Our continuing attention and hard work has made it a lovely, quiet spot in a busy city which entices many to relax and contemplate. To see more pictures, click here.
The Garden Club of New Haven oversees and maintains Phelps Triangle Park at the intersection of Trumbull, Whitney and Temple Streets in New Haven. Our continuing attention and hard work has made it a lovely, quiet spot in a busy city which entices many to relax and contemplate. To see more pictures, click here.
Utility Pruning and Removal of Street/Roadside Trees
Protect trees and shrubs next to or on your property, in your neighborhood and in your town or city.
Protect trees and shrubs next to or on your property, in your neighborhood and in your town or city.
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We are proud members of The Garden Club of America and The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. |
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Community Partners: CitySeed, CT Agricultural Experiment Station, Common Ground High School, Urban Resources Initiative. Long Wharf Nature Preserve