Community Care and Enhancement 

Essex Garden Club's CCE members work on many tasks in an effort to beautify our lovely and bucolic villages, including clean up and planting at the Town Park, Dickinson Park, and the various traffic islands around the town.  Our projects are many and, at times, challenging, we would not be successful without the help and commitment of all our CCE members.

In 2023, 142 plants were purchased from Pride's Corner, a wholesale nursery.  They included red, white and coral knock-out roses, Russian Sage and Prima Angelina Sedum.  The funding came from our annual flower budget and a generous donation from Thea Ackerman’s estate.  The roses planted downtown in the park and the foot of Main are in memory of Thea. 

75 plants were given to The Ancient Order of Essex Weeders and were planted by the Weeders in the islands along Route 154 at the intersection of Route 153. They have been maintaining these islands for years and will continue to mulch and water the new plants.  Richard Levene has purchased a 32 gallon water container he placed in his car to make the process of watering easier.

Other locations which have been planted include:
-   Foot of Main
-   Various locations in the Town Park
​-   Dickinson Park
-   South Main Street by Rt 154 Island
-   Centerbrook Island
-   Centerbrook Post Office
-   Comstock Road, Ivoryton Island
-   Essex Ambulance Station
-   Essex Fire Department

​Annuals were planted at:
-   The Silent Policeman
-   Front of Town Hall Planters
-   Town Park Pots
-   Transfer Station

Additionally, the Griswold Inn donated the daffodils bulbs which had been planted in their window boxes for Daffodil Days. These were planted in beds throughout the Town.

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Spring Clean Up 2023

Accepting Plants for Spring Planting
​in Centerbrook, Essex and Ivoryton 

Beautifying the Entrance to Essex

Spring Planting in Centerbrook, Essex and Ivoryton