Earlier this month, on May 4th, the Garden Club of City Island and Girl Scout Troops #1095 and #1096 planted flowers in CIYC’s flower beds and containers.

Garden Club members, Joan Higgins, Carol Hansen, Judy Judson and Carmela Bellocchio were there with troop leader Mirella Vargas to provide instruction and equipment.

Girl Scouts help the Garden Club of City Island plant herbs at CIYC.

The Girl Scouts planted herbs in the containers near the kitchen entrance, additional perennials on the path to the front door, and native plants under the west porch. They then put down an organic compost/mulch combination, to create a finished look. The girls all worked hard and were pleased with the results. This is not their first time to garden at CIYC and we all look forward to continued help from the two organizations in the future.

The native plants should survive the hot summer sun on the west side and Garden Club members, Joan Higgins and Lorraine Nicoletti, will be watering these beds regularly as they have for several years. Please say hello to them when you see them and offer thanks for helping to beautify the CIYC grounds.