Olde Ripton Garden Club

The Olde Ripton Garden Club marked its 50th Anniversary with a June luncheon, generously provided by Ritrovo Restaurant, following the huge success of its May Plant and Bake Sale. A newly compiled cookbook, featuring member-submitted recipes, was also distributed, the result of months of effort.

Members of the Olde Ripton Garden Club, Jan Gallagher, Joan Mauri and Joy Reho recently planted red, white and blue flowers at the American Legion sign on Bridgeport Avenue as requested by Jan and Dave Gallagher. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The Olde Ripton Garden Club’s annual Plant and Bake sale May 16, 2026 was a huge success, thanks to the beautiful weather and a wonderful turnout. The Shelton garden club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, marking a significant achievement in its continued growth. Club members played a crucial role in the event’s success, donating homegrown perennials and baked goods. The garden club would like to express its sincere appreciation to the local businesses that donated gift certificates, further contributing to the sale’s success.

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At our May meeting, members were busy creating floral arrangements with a multitude of spring tulips 🌷Our lovely member, Loreta graciously guided us and provided all the beautiful blooms.
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Loreta Daka Carrero

The next meeting of the Olde Ripton Garden Club will take place Monday, May 4 at the Shelton Community Center, Suite 2 (lower level) at 10am promptly. We will be making a Spring arrangement chaired by our lovely member, Loreta Daka Carrero. Our horticulture table presented by Michelle will feature May flowers. Remember to bring items for our Swap and Share table. Guests are welcome for a $5.00 fee. A light luncheon will be served.

Many thanks to Joanne, Joy, Elizabeth Martha, and Diana for packing seeds to keep ORGC Seed Library well-stocked! Swing by Plumb Memorial Library to pick some up!

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The next meeting of the Olde Ripton Garden Club will take place Monday, April 6 at the Shelton Community Center, Suite 2 (lower level) at 10am promptly. Our speaker will be Nicole Christensen, an Advanced Master Gardener and her presentation will be The Great Big World of Insects. Our horticulture chair, Michelle will speak about seed starting and direct sowing. Bring in anything “Spring” from your garden for the table. Remember to bring items for our Swap and Share table. Guests are welcome for a $5.00 fee. A light luncheon will be served.

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The Olde Ripton Garden Club Seed Garden has officially launched 🌱🪴 at the Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster Street, Shelton. Please note the 3 packet limit per person! [email protected] Sheltonlibarysystem.org