Did you know Wallingford Garden Club maintains four public gardens in town? We also give a scholarship, teach youth programs, provide senior activities, weed out invasive plants in public areas, host speakers open to the public, run an annual plant sale and we have lots of fun!

Visit WGC's booth at Celebrate Wallingford on Saturday and Sunday.

Come by to ask gardening questions or about WGC membership.

Purchase raffle tickets or items for sale, with all proceeds going to WGC projects in the community. 

Donate to the WGC scholarship for a Wallingford high school student continuing in horticultural studies.

Maggie Watson presents on Birds of Prey.

Maggie is a Teacher-Naturalist at Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, leading educational programs for youth and adult groups.as well as co-creating the Ask the Naturalist video series. She also assists the Fairfield Nature Center as a raptor handler and educator. Maggie holds a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from the University of Rhode Island. 

Held at First Congregational Church, 23 S Main Street, large meeting room at back door.  Park in the large lot behind town hall that merges into parking lot behind the church.  

Arrive early to sign in before  the 11:00 Guest Speaker. 

12:15 Social Time & Lunch:  BYOBag lunch. Dessert, coffee and tea are provided by the Hospitality Committee. 

1:00 Business meeting report plus education & news from Horticulture, Environment/Conservation and Floral Design.

All are welcome to attend any presentation October - May. 

Non-member Donation $5.00

Donna Katsuranis presents Moon Gardening.

“The rhythms of the Moon are strong and steady, and the rhythms of the Earth follow unfailingly.”  Learn about Lunar gardening, from planting vegetables by the Moon’s phases, planting an ornamental Moon Garden, to the effect of the Moon on the Earth and its inhabitants. 

Donna Katsuranis is an Advanced Master Gardener and an Interfaith Minister who lives and gardens in Brookfield, CT. She has lectured for myriad Garden Clubs and taught Advanced Master Gardener classes in the Northeast. 

Held at First Congregational Church, 23 S Main Street, large meeting room at back door.  Park in the large lot behind town hall that merges into parking lot behind the church.  

Arrive early to sign in before  the 11:00 Guest Speaker. 

12:15 Social Time & Lunch:  BYOBag lunch. Dessert, coffee and tea are provided by the Hospitality Committee. 

1:00 Business meeting report plus education & news from Horticulture, Environment/Conservation and Floral Design.

All are welcome to attend any presentation October - May. 

Non-member Donation $5.00

WGC's  Annual Holiday Tea for the whole community to enjoy!

Held at Wallingford Public Library Community room on lower floor.

Free and open to all

Entertainment and holiday background music.

Formal tea service

Delicious finger sandwiches

Large selection of cookie platters

There will be separate platters of gluten free sandwiches and cookies!

Vegetarian and vegan sandwiches and cookies too!

Pop up Sale of holiday arrangements and wreaths, 

perfect for gift giving.

Proceeds to WGC’s projects in the community

Each week April - October the WGC Civic Committee members volunteer in one of the four locations around town that we plant and maintain:  

The Gazebo, the nearby Crescent Garden, Pond Hill triangle garden and the herb garden at the Historical Society's red house on Main St.  

Any member can join in, so ask MaryEllen M. to get on her email list for notices of which garden we'll work in next week, for about an hour as many hands make light work. 

Many of us meet afterward at a coffee shop to chat. 

Become a member and join us in the fun!

  Our first meeting of the new season 2026-2027, we'll hear from the new board and committee chairs about activities and speakers planned for the upcoming year. Bring payment if you want a paper yearbook.

Members will sign up for specific committees and activities to volunteer for this upcoming season. Bring your calendar, as all members are required to volunteer for the annual Plant Sale, the Holiday Tea and to bring dessert to one of the monthly meetings.  

We'll have social time to meet new members and catch up at lunch.

We'll enjoy a pizza lunch this meeting, so bring your appetite and a mug for beverages.  Members who had signed up will bring desserts. 

First Congregational Church, 231 S Main Street, large meeting room at back door.