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Hollister House opens for the 2025 season on April 16. This season marks its 20th year as a public garden. Celebrate this milestone with us by planning a garden visit or attending a special event. The garden opens for the season on April 16.Visiting HoursWednesdays & Fridays 1 – 4Saturdays 10-4 To review our visiting guidelines […]

Applications for the Summer 2025 Nook Farm Collaborative at The Mark Twain House are now open. This six-week, on-site creative writing program offers Connecticut teens the opportunity to immerse themselves in the life and home of a great American author while learning from talented writers and editors working in the field today. The program comes

The trail cameras at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens picked up a coyote crossing Poorhouse Brook a few days ago. A reminder to keep your dogs leashed when walking on the property…and to follow them on social media to see more pictures like this! Enjoy these vents and more: April 3: Read with us: Join the Bartlett Book

It’s scholarship season at The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, also known as CTASLA! Applications for the Karen Ann Shopis-Fox Memorial Scholarship (for Connecticut residents in an accredited landscape architecture program at the college or university level), and the CTASLA Landscape Architecture Environmental Stewardship Scholarship for High School Seniors (for Connecticut residents seeking to major in

The Avon Garden Club presents “Spring into Garden Season” at Avon Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, on Sat., March 29, from 1:30-4pm. Ask questions of established, gardeners, meet local representatives from area non-profits, and stay for Margery Winters’ discussion, “Seeing Red (or Why Friends Don’t Let Friends Plant Burning Bush),” at 3pm. Margery

The Nutmeg State Orchid Society presents its Annual Orchid Show & Sale on Saturday, March 22 from noon-5pm, and Sunday, March 23 from 10am-4pm. The show is being held at the West Hartford Meeting and Conference Center, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford.The show features orchids from around the world. Enjoy displays by hobbyists, commercial

Camp Bart at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens has news! Registration Continues!Sessions are selling out fast! To learn more, visit bartlettarboretum.org/summer-campCamp discounts apply to the Family membership level and higher.Not yet a member? Join here! Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is at 151 Brookdale Road in Stamford, CT. Go to https://www.bartlettarboretum.org/

New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL.org) is offering an educational series dedicated to the art, culture, and science of ecology-based landscape design. The classes start this month and range in price from $42-$58. 1.  Meadow Making: A Brains over Brawn Approach featuring Landscape Designer Larry Weaner who will provide a deep dive into ecology-based meadow design, planting

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” -Mark Twain Author Amity Gaige and moderator Amy Bloom are featured in the Mark Twain House Voices of Today Series on April 9 from 7-8pm at the Mark Twain House,

Weeds, like all other plants, go through a life cycle that includes germination, growth, reproduction, and life span. Being able to correctly identify a weed by its life cycle is critical to the management of each weed. Join Advanced Master Gardener and Bartlett Arboretum Board Chair, Peter Russell for a 3-part lecture series on identifying