The Spring Glen Garden Club next meeting will be on Monday April 13, 2026, at Lockwood Cottage, 890 Evergreen Ave. Meeting will begin at 11:30 am with a light luncheon, bring a sandwich, dessert and beverage will be served. After a short business meeting the program will begin a 1pm.April’s speaker will be Cathy Ritch and her topic will be “cute, clever, classic: a floral design for every lifestyle” designs will be raffled.
The Club has been a fixture in the Hamden community since 1925, a chartered member of The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., since 1929.
The Garden Club ongoing projects include gardens and planters in Spring Glen, Poppy’s Garden on the Farmington Canal Trail and the Historical Herb Garden at The Jonathan Dickerman House.
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The Club donated 10 American Elm hybrid trees to the Hamden Center Park as a result of its successful Wreaths for Trees program.
Other projects of the Club are a Rhododendron Garden at the entry to Lockwood Cottage and the Red Oak tree (Quercus rubra) affectionately known as “Annie Oakley” planted in the Eli Whitney Park.
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The Spring Glen Garden Club is looking for new members, who are not only interested in horticultural pursuits but civic beautification and preservation of our natural resources. There are no residency requirements to belong, our members are as local as Hamden, North Haven, Branford, or as far flung as Goshen.For further membership information, please call Dorothy at 203.934.5975
Benefits of Membership
The Spring Glen Garden Club
Fellowship with other garden and flower enthusiasts
Educational opportunities through the
CT Federation of Garden Clubs
Flower Show School
Environmental Studies School
Landscape Design Study School
Gardening Study School
Monthly meetings featuring Professional Speakers on a wide range of topics
Contribute to your community through civic involvement in the following areas:
Dickerman House Herb and Shade Gardens
Town Center lobby planters
Hamden Earth Day Celebration
Tending Plants in the Miller Library
Tending Poppy’s Garden at the Lockkeepers House on the Farmington Canal Trail
Maintaining the Planters in Spring Glen Center
Tending the gardens at the Spring Glen Municipal Parking lot
Club members also host informational teas, man booths at the and the annual Brooksvale Park Fair.
