Connecticut Horticultural Society (CHS) was lucky to get Heidi as part of a ‘two-fer.” She is married to Brett Isaacson who is also on the board and is one of the owners of Friendship Tours who creates the interesting trips CHS and other organizations offer. As you might expect, Heidi has been involved with the Travel Committee. She […]
HELP!!! A Collective Plea From Committee Heads
Please, please consider lending a hand with some aspect of our wonderful organization. We truly can use help and CHS is made more lively, interesting and stronger with fresh ideas supplied by more members. You can get involved as little or as much as you like. Some activities happen once a year… others need a […]
Saturday, Feb 3 – 2018 Gardening Symposium – “Striking a Balance” was a hit!
!!!SOLD OUT!!!
Thank you to everyone who attended this enjoyable day-long event with special thanks to the numerous volunteers who gave generously of their time to make the day a success.
LAST CALL: 2018 Service Award Deadline is March 30
Please take a moment to nominate an individual who has enhanced your experience with CHS for the 2018 Service Award. Anyone can submit a nomination. If you have benefited from any of the offerings CHS provides – lectures, workshops, garden visits, auctions, symposiums, raffles, etc. – remember it was possible because of volunteers. Your nomination […]
Common Native Bees with Heather Holm – Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11 a.m.
Members of Wild Ones and the Connecticut Horticultural Society will join The Connecticut Botanical Society in hosting author and pollinator researcher Heather Holm, recipient of an American Horticultural Society 2018 AHS Book Award. Heather will speak about the nesting habitat, life cycle, pollen collection, and brood rearing of common genera of native bees in north-central and eastern United States and southern Canada.
Society Personality: Justine Leeper, Board of Directors
We have no way to tell if Justine Leeper is the youngest member ever to serve on the Board but she certainly is the youngest member serving on the current Board! Her energy and enthusiasm is evident and she has actually been involved with CHS for years. Justine grew up in the northwest corner of […]
Society Personality: Clare Meade, Board of Directors
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with Clare, you may detect a hint of the south in her voice. She hails from North Carolina where she attended Duke University for her graduate and masters degrees. It was at Duke where she met her future husband, who convinced her to head north and settle […]