Welcome to the
Westport Garden Club
Conserving and Beautifying Westport for 100 years
About Us
Founded in 1924, the Westport Garden Club (Westport, CT) is a 501C3 non-profit organization, consisting of 60 members united by an interest in gardening and a desire to learn and share their knowledge with others.
The mission of the Westport Garden Club is:
To further members’ interest in and knowledge of gardening, horticulture, and flower design.
To participate in civic beautification.
To promote conservation and environmental education.
Affiliated with the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc., we support the beautification and sustainability of Westport through the maintenance of several public gardens, and special projects, and offer support to civic organizations that share our cornerstone values of education, conservation, preservation, and beautification.
Public Meetings & Events
Our meetings start with a business meeting at 1 pm followed by the program at approximately 1:30 pm.
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Announcing the 2026 Youth Poetry Contest!
The Westport Garden Club is partnering with the Westport Arts Advisory Committee / Town Poet Laureate and The Westport Library to sponsor the Westport Youth Poetry Contest for students.
The contest is affiliated with the National Garden Club’s Youth Poetry Contest and is open to students in kindergarten through ninth grade including public and private schools, home-schooled students, Special Education, English as a Second Language, and General Education students.
This competition enables youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing.
The theme for the 2026 competition is:
“PLANT AMERICA FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS
Youth in grades K-12 compete by grade-level in one of three
categories: General Education, Special Education or English for
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
Submissions and Deadline details on the Youth Poetry Page
Poems should be submitted by email to: westportctgardenclub@gmail.com by JANUARY 5, 2026
View the 2025 winning entries