Conservation and Horticulture

 

The Middletown Garden Club has a long tradition of educating both the club and the community on the environmental concerns of our watershed and soils, forests and open spaces, global warming, and the endangered and invasive plant species in our midst.

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Conservation and horticulture projects (in collaboration with many local groups):

 

Pike's Ravine Wildlife Sanctuary on Pine St., planted 200 trees & shrubs

The Helen Carlson Wildlife Sanctuary, a cranberry bog in Portland CT
Thousands of daffodils planted along the CT River
Planted spring bulbs along the main entrance to the Wadsworth Mansion
Uncovered the Vernal Pool east of the Wadsworth Mansion, planted native plants and built a walking trail
Began restoration of Olmsted-designed Wadsworth/ Kerste deBoer Arboretum
Collaborated with the American Chestnut Foundation and Middletown Urban Forestry Commission in planting 600 chestnut trees (350 survived) from seed. The goal of the experimental orchard is to develop a disease-resistant chestnut tree.