Open Meetings and Special Events

Open Meetings in 2011-2012

The Litchfield Garden Club presents several Open Meetings every season. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings, which are usually held in a central Litchfield location. Check this website for details about public programs during the coming season. 



Open Meetings and Special Events in 2011-2012


"From the White House to Your House"
Ruth Loiseau

Thursday, March 15, 2012
(*Snow date: Friday, March 16)

2 pm - Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road, Litchfield

*In case of inclement weather, please call Sylvia Abbott at
860-567-8848 or Drew Harlow at 860-567-0263.


The Litchfield Garden Club will host an open meeting with Ruth Loiseau, a nationally recognized master floral designer and lecturer in The Art of Floral Design who will present From the White House to Your House. She will speak of life experiences flavored with White House anecdotes while demonstrating the art of floral design and creating one-of-a kind arrangements.

Ruth has created floral arrangements for White House events under the Administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush. Today, Ms. Loiseau remains on the staff of The White House flower shop for special events for the Obama Administration and is owner of Ruth L., a floral design firm based in Suffield, CT.  Ruth Loiseau’s floral perfections have graced events from a dinner for The Queen to a Congressional BBQ to a Special Olympics event. In 1998, she was presented with a Certification of Appreciation by Mrs. Hillary Clinton.

The open meeting of The Litchfield Garden Club will be held at The Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 15th. Snow date: March 16th. In case of inclement weather, please call Sylvia Abbott at 860-567-8848 or Drew Harlow at 860-567-0263. Admission is free. No reservations required. Light refreshments will be served. 


The Litchfield Garden Club is a Member of The Garden Club of America, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc.