CHS Garden Tool Basics Workshop The tools all gardeners should own and how to care for them There was standing-room-only at the CHS Education Committee Garden Tool Workshop that was led by Kevin Wilcox, CHS member and experienced nurseryman. View the slideshow to see what went on! It should also be mentioned that a newer-member […]
Programs & Events
Sorry You Missed: CHS Holiday Harvest Wreath Workshop
The CHS holiday Make-a-Wreath workshop held on Monday, November 21st at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wethersfield was a great way to kick off the holiday season. With the guidance of Nancy DuBrule-Clemente from Natureworks in Northford, participants turned piles of naturally scented evergreens and colorful berries into festive holiday wreaths. Everyone’s wreath turned out beautifully and the hall was […]
Results of Fall 2016 Plant Sale and Auction
It was a dark and stormy night. More than sixty intrepid gardeners braved the rain and traffic to gather at the Tolland Agricultural Center for our Fall Plant Sale and Auction on Friday, September 30th.
Philadelphia Flower Show – Sun & Mon, March 12-13, 2017
The 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will celebrate the wonders of Holland.
From windmills, wooden shoes and cheese, to bicycles, canals and vibrant tulip and flower fields, the largest flower show in the U.S. will share diverse stories of horticulture, innovative eco-design, and modern urban greening and sustainability efforts of the Netherlands.
From The Field: 2016-2017 Scholarship Recipients
For more than 50 years, The Connecticut Horticultural Society has awarded scholarships to local horticultural students. Scholarships are funded by proceeds from the semiannual Plant Sale & Auctions. We are grateful to all local businesses and members who contribute plants to our Spring and Fall Plant Sale & Auctions, and to those of you who […]
Past Speakers 2015-2016
June 16,2016: Ice Cream Social & The Art of Gardening at Chanticleer, R. William Thomas, Exec. Dir. Chanticleer Foundation. Our speaker, Bill Thomas, will bring you on a visual tour of Chanticleer and share some of their design and gardening tips and techniques. You’ll leave knowing more about garden practices specific to different conditions and plant palettes; how […]
Sorry You Missed: Broadway Show – Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 – Weds, Nov 2, 2016
Singer Josh Groban will finally make his long-awaited Broadway debut this fall in ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.’ Inspired by a 70-page slice of War and Peace, this vibrant original new musical brings us just inches from Tolstoy’s brash young lovers as they light up Moscow in a heaven-sent fireball of romance […]