The Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire was founded in 1957 by Mrs. Emil Yocher

"Our garden club was formed with a common desire to learn how to beautify our yard and home with flowers.  One thing the successful amateur gardener must learn is to know when to be in a hurry or when to restrain oneself.  We don't expect to be experts overnight, but by helping each other, delving into books, and attentive listening to the speakers we should gradually increase our knowledge and consequently our gardens." 

~ Edith McLeelan, Suburban Garden Club President 1957

Officers:

• President Susan Dillman
• First Vice President Pat Archibald
• Second Vice President Sandra Beardsley & Alberta Valerio
• Secretary Susan Laursen & Mary Ellen Morgan
• Treasurer Lisa Cocco

• Civics:  Plant and maintain gardens at the Phllips House Historical Society with period-appropriate plant materials and decorate the interior of the Phillips House with period-appropriate holiday decorations designed and created by members. 
• Communications:  Contact club members via email or telephone to share information that cannot be communicated via our monthly newsletter because it is either time sensitive or requires a response.  
• Horticulture:  Promote member knowledge of horticulture by sharing horticultural information at club meetings and encouraging members to bring different types of horticultural specimens to each meeting. 
• Hospitality:   Coordinate with club members to ensure an attractive selection of refreshments are provided at each general meeting and also maintain supplies of non-perishable items used by this committee at meetings.
• Membership:  Develop and coordinate materials and activities to attract potential new members.    
• Newsletter:  Publish monthly club newsletter and distribute it to members either vial email or US mail.
• Program:  Plan the agenda for our monthly meetings throughout the year, schedule and arrange for speakers, and publish our yearly program book.
• Publicity:  Prepare articles/photos highlighting club activities and coordinate publication in local newspapers.  Also plan and coordinate advertising for club programs and fundraisers.
• Ways and Means/Plant Sale:  Plan and conduct various activities to raise money for the club, including the Annual Plant Sale, our club's primary fundraiser, as well as our annual plant auction and other fundraisers.    
• Webmaster: Design and maintain the club website including content management. 

• Birds and Conservation:  Imparts information to club members on a number of environmental maintenance concerns, specifically environmental conservation practices,  protection of birds and preservation of their natural habitats.
• Flower Show Workshop:  Plans and conducts workshops to educate and familiarize club members with Flower Show competition guidelines including floral design and display, horticulture display and judging criteria.
• Garden Therapy:  Work with residents of convalescent homes and/or members of the Cheshire Senior Center to design and create seasonal floral arrangements and wreaths.
• Historian:  Individual who writes a continuous narrative of club history and maintains an annual yearbook documenting club meetings and activities.
• New Member Orientation:  Plans and conducts activities to acquaint new members with the club and each other.  People join groups for many reasons: they want to get involved, learn new skills, make friends, and have a good time. For this reason it is important to structure time for the members to get to know each other and to develop personal relationships.
• Parliamentarian:  Individual with long term club experience and knowledge of bylaws, rules of order and the proper procedures for the conduct of meetings who provides guidance to Club officers and members.
• Ronald McDonald House:  Create holiday decorations and decorate the hallway and other rooms at the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays. 
• Scholarship:  Awards scholarship money annually to college students pursuing degrees in horticulture or environmental sciences.
• Senior Center:  Design, plant and maintain a garden, barrrels and window boxes at the Moore House Senior Center. 
• Town Beautification:  Design, plant and maintain the SGC Adopt A Spot garden in conjunction with the Town Beautification Committee program.