Our September Online Auction is open for bidding from September 13-23.
We have unusual plants that come from the personal gardens of members Nancy DuBrule-Clemente and Robert Herman. There are also non-plant offerings such as dinner with wine for 8, an academic coach/tutor, or artwork.
Please be sure to use our new address!
P.O. Box 330966
West Hartford, CT 06133-0966
The time has come to re-direct the funds being spent to maintain an office space.
Some of you may remember long-time CT Hort members Florence and Ralph Marrone. They were extraordinary gardeners with a deep love of nature. Their daughter Pam Marrone is a scientist and entrepreneur who has made a career of developing biological controls to replace chemicals in agriculture.
The costs to run the Society have been kept minimal by maintaining a nearly all-volunteer organization. But since our pleas for volunteers have gone unanswered, we must now consider hiring additional staff to provide the services required to keep CT Hort alive.
The speakers scheduled for the upcoming season include farmers, designers and authors:
Another tradition we’ve had to re-invent this spring was how to recognize members’ milestone anniversaries. With member support more important than ever, we did not want to overlook letting these folks know how much we appreciate their loyalty.
