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Joan's Essays
In honor of our 80th year anniversary it seemed fitting to publish the essays written by Joan Sargent. Joan was a longtime member of our league and master gardener. She passed away in August of 2012. While a New Canaan Garden Center / NCBL member, she wrote wonderful essays on gardening and plants for our newsletter. Faith Kerchoff has carefully compiled them, reformatted them, and enhanced the essays with photos she found online. We are publishing them here in order to have them available forever.
During our anniversary 2019-2020 year, we will be publishing her monthly essays as the year progresses. To read the essays click on the links below:
April:
April 1994: April and It Should Be
April 1995 & May 1996: Carpeting Plants & Shade Tolerant Annuals
April 1997: Wild Flower Insight
April 1998: My Gardening Diary
February:
February 1994: I Keep Rhododendron
February 1995: PHS Annual Awards
February 1996 & 1997: Winter Song & Second Thoughts
left: Tracy Phillips, Susan Bergen, Chris Falco, Yvonne Hunkeler, Ann McCullogh, and Joan Sargent in Joan's garden.
right: One of Joan's favorite garden plants, Clematis.