Create. Nurture. Educate. Inspire.

The Garden Club of Darien, a member of the Garden Club of America, shares its mission to promote the love and knowledge of gardening and to protect and improve the environment through education, conservation, and civic action.

News & Upcoming Events

  • Art in Bloom: An Evening to Remember

    What an evening. Despite a bit of a parking adventure, Art in Bloom was an overwhelming success and a true celebration of creativity, community, and connection.

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  • The Memorial Herb Garden highlighted in Darien Magazine

    The Memorial Herb Garden at the Museum of Darien. Established in 1965 by the Garden Club of Darien (GCD) to honor past members. Set up in quadrants, it is a colonial-style kitchen garden filled with historically significant culinary and medicinal herbs carefully researched, cultivated and cared for by the GCD. As beautiful as it is educational. Pictured (from left): Lisa Webb, GCD Co-President, Aileen Skolds, Memorial Herb Garden Committee, Gretchen Witschi, GCD Co-President, Lisa von Stuelpnagel, Memorial Herb Garden Chair.

  • GCD Floral Designers are featured in Darien Magazine!

    “There’s nothing like a gorgeous arrangement to lift any holiday, particularly in December, and we’re thrilled to showcase here the stunning work of members of the Garden Club of Darien. May their creativity, craft and joy of bringing nature indoors inspire you this holiday season.” - Darien Magazine

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  • The chairs have arrived!

    The Vicki Nolan memorial Adirondack chairs are now in place at Weed Beach for the season. If you spot them, we’d love photos to share with her family—please send them to gcdcpres@gmail.com. Shown is a sweet moment of the Nolans and member Dale O’Brien’s first grandchild, Henry Lewis Nolan, enjoying the beach!

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  • Garden Club of Darien featured in Darien Living magazine

    May 2025

    The Garden Club of Darien: Cultivating Beauty and Community for Nearly a Century. For 95 years, the Garden Club of Darien (GCD) has enriched the town’s natural beauty while fostering education, conservation and community engagement.

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Our Activities

The Garden Club of Darien is active in many areas of gardening, education, and civic engagement. Through our programs and projects, members expand their knowledge, share their talents, and give back to the community in meaningful ways.

  • We enhance our understanding and deepen our knowledge of gardening, conservation, and design through engaging seminars, hands-on workshops, and inspiring speakers. Educational programming is at the heart of the Club, offering opportunities for lifelong learning and growth.

  • Our members design and maintain several treasured public spaces in Darien, including the Memorial Herb Garden at the Museum of Darien, the entrance gardens at Cherry Lawn Park, and the gazebo garden at Tilley Pond Park. We also contribute to numerous other community beautification projects, ensuring that Darien’s natural and historic spaces continue to flourish.

  • Through programs and action, we are committed to restoring, protecting, and improving the environment. Our members advance conservation awareness locally and nationally by supporting sustainable practices, habitat restoration, and community education on environmental issues.

  • Floral design is both art and expression within our Club. Members of all experience levels — from novice to advanced — explore the beauty of flowers through workshops, exhibitions, and competitions. We promote creativity, craftsmanship, and the joy of sharing floral artistry with others.

  • We nurture a love of plants and gardens by exploring the science and practice of horticulture. Members exchange knowledge on plant varieties, cultivation techniques, and preservation of species at risk, strengthening our community of gardeners.

  • Photography provides another lens through which to appreciate the natural world. We promote the art and science of garden and landscape photography, offering education, workshops, and exhibitions to encourage members of all skill levels.

  • Through this outreach program, members share fellowship and creativity with seniors at the Darien Mather Senior Center and Norwalk ElderHouse. Together, we enjoy the art of flower arranging, fostering joy, connection, and community through plants.

  • We are proud to support the Garden Club of America’s scholarship programs, which fund studies in botany, horticulture, landscape architecture, conservation, and related fields. By supporting these scholarships, we help nurture the next generation of leaders in the natural sciences and design.

  • Our members broaden their perspectives by visiting gardens both near and far. From local private gardens to national treasures across the United States, and even those of the Garden Club of America, these visits provide inspiration, education, and an appreciation of garden history, design, and the natural environment.