Dear Friends and Gardeners, I can’t believe that summer is almost over, but I’m excited that a new CHS year is just beginning. We’ve got a lot to look forward to this year: Fun educational events; a lineup of great speakers; the plant auctions; trips to new, as well as favorite destinations; the flower show […]
Membership Renewal News
CT Hort has been working to improve the ease of renewing your membership. We are now capable of accommodating “rolling memberships” which simply means your membership will renew in the same month next year. You have the option to renew at a meeting or through the mail but we encourage you to renew online with ease […]
CT Hort Office will be closed Thurs. Sept. 6 and Tues. Sept. 11
Office will reopen on Thursday, September 13. Thank you!
Sorry You Missed: Seed Saving Workshop – August 15, 2018
Recap: The event was well attended and Ellen Bender’s lecture was educational. The seed collection kits were fun to make and helpful when collecting seeds. The tour was engaging as we collected seed around John O’Brien’s Nursery.
2018 Service Award Recipient: Cheryl Karpeichik Whalen
At the last Program Meeting of the 2017-18 season, the 2018 Service Award was presented to Cheryl Karpeichik Whalen. Cheryl is Head Gardener at White Flower Farm in Litchfield, where she has worked for decades. Cheryl was a CT Hort Scholarship recipient back in the 1980s. When she started working at White Flower Farm, David […]
CT Hort Builds Public Recognition
CT Hort will be represented at the upcoming Plant Science Day 2018 taking place at Lockwood Farm in Hamden. This is an annual family event that is sponsored by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. It is free and open to the general public. The Ambassadors manning our CT Hort table that day will seek to […]
Bringing the Outdoors In
Member Deborah Weik and the Wolcott Public Library Nature Mural.