Please join me in welcoming the latest graduating class of Master Gardeners to our January 17 meeting.
Sorry you missed: Hardy Japanese Maples: The Species, the Cultivars and How to Grow Them
Tuesday, November 13, 6-8 p.m. at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury. Join Horticulturalist Kevin Wilcox as he familiarizes you with the wide, wonderful world of Japanese Maples…
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.
UConn Horticulturalist Mark Brand wins patents for modified black chokeberry cultivars
Prolific inventor and professor of horticulture at the University of Connecticut, and 2016 CT Hort Mehlquist Award winner , Dr. Mark Brand was recently issued two patents for his novel black chokeberry plants. The new UConn chokeberries will be available in garden centers for spring 2018.
CT Hort Office Closed 3/6 and 3/8
The office will be closed the entire week of March 5th and will reopen on Tuesday, March 13. Thank you.
2017 Summer Hours – Office Closed Dates
Due to holidays and vacations, the CHS office will be closed several days this summer. It’s always a good idea to call before you visit to make sure the office is open. The office number is (860) 529-8713. Thanks!
Office will be closed on the following dates: