Speaker Meetings

Speakers 2018-2019

February 21, 2019

Old, New, and Emerging Applications of Hydroponics
Thursday, May 16, 2019
with Rosa E. Raudales

Rosa E. Raudales is an assistant professor and greenhouse extension specialist at the University of Connecticut. Rosa’s research program focuses on understanding how to use low-quality water for irrigation of greenhouse crops. Dr. Raudales will provide a brief history of hydroponics, talk about current trends, and discuss why soilless production systems are also sustainable.

Member Tom Christoper interviews Dr. Raudales live on Wednesday, May 15 at 9:30 a.m. on his internet radio show. To listen in, log on to icrvradio.com and click on “Play Live Radio.”
Click here to replay Tom’s interviews with past guests on iCRV radio.

Newly Minted Master Gardeners are Guests at January Meeting

January 4, 2019

Please join me in welcoming the latest graduating class of Master Gardeners to our January 17 meeting.

2018-2019 Speaker Line-up

August 21, 2018

Speakers for the 2018-19 season run the gamut from radio personality to professor. And, once again, our February meeting will take place at the 2019 CT Flower & Garden Show in Hartford where Mike McGrath will present a special talk for CT Hort members.

Past Speakers 2017-2018

June 21, 2018

Paul Zimmerman (www.paulzimmermanroses.com) has given hundreds of talks and workshops on roses. From Rose Societies to Master Gardeners to the big shows like the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, the Philadelphia Flower Show and even in Europe. Paul’s talks are known for their energy, humor and simple approach to growing roses. Paul’s approach to roses is […]

Past Speakers 2016-2017

June 15, 2017

Thanks for another great season of speakers!
See you in September. Once we have the 2017-2018 list of speakers finalized, we’ll post that info here.
Enjoy the summer!

Past Speakers 2015-2016

June 29, 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 […]

Past Speakers 2014-2015

September 1, 2015

June 18, 2015: Robert Adzema – “Designing the Light: Using Sun Dials and a Sense of Place to Understand the Play of Sunlight in Your Garden” Evaluate this speaker by clicking this link Sculptor and plein air landscape painter Robert Adzema has spent a lifetime pursuing the beauty of sunlight. For his sun-specific sculptures, he […]