"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
Bug Week 2023 is July 23-29 UConn will be having in-person events as well as a photo contest. If you have questions about any of the programs, email [email protected] or call 860-486-9228. Bug Week programs & activities you can participate are listed below with the registration form. There are also have online opportunities available.
UConn’s Annual “Bug Week” starts July 23! Read More »
Tour the newly dedicated Arbor Acres of Hopbrook pollinator pathway gardens on July 21 from 1:30-3:30pm. In honor of Manchester’s Bicentennial Celebration, the Arbor’s Resident Association is sponsoring another area on our property to a garden rich with plantings that will support pollinators. Arbors of Hop Brook prides itself on its manicured grounds and perennial
You’re invited: tour the new pollinator garden at Arbors of Hopbrook July 21 Read More »
The Hardy Plant Society of New England Connecticut Chapter is pleased to present The Climate Change Garden with Jonathan M. Lehrer on Wed., June 28 at 7:30 pm. The talk is on Zoom only.Jonathan M. Lehrer, PhD is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design at Farmingdale State College on Long Island. He
Hardy Plant Society presents “The Climate Change Garden” June 28 Read More »
Summer concerts are back at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, starting this Sunday. They’ll continue through August 27 on the Great Lawn from 5 pm–7 pm. View the lineup and purchase tickets on our website. This weekend (June 25): The Barons. In the event of bad weather, this concert will be rescheduled. Please follow us on
Summer concerts kick off this weekend at Bartlett Read More »
Starting September 21—the kickoff to our 2023-2024 speaker season—we’re moving our meetings to Elmwood Community Center, at 1106 New Britain Avenue, in West Hartford. The parking lot is off Burgoyne Street, and there are plenty of spots available!
Starting Sept. 21, our monthly presentations are moving! Read More »
The Orchard Valley Garden Club presents “Bradley and Lila in the Garden, A Perspective From the Barnes Museum.” Curator Christina Volpe, MA, will present some of the horticultural interests of the family who resided on the property which is now the Barnes Museum. The Barnes were avid gardeners who once had elaborate gardens on the
The Horticultural Heritage of Leila and Bradley Barnes’ – Orchard Valley Garden Club Read More »
The Litchfield Garden Club will hold a flower show entitled “A Tapestry of Nature.” The flower show is from 10am-4pm and will feature three divisions: Floral Design, Horticulture, and Photography, plus a Conservation Exhibit.The show is open to the public, free of charge.Additional event information: (860) 567-0263 or www.litchfieldgardenclub.org
A Tapestry of Nature’ – a flower show – Litchfield Garden Club this Saturday Read More »
CT Hort is excited to be co-hosting two day-long bus tours this summer with Friendship Tours! Won’t you join us? Your tour guide for both tours is Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, author and founder of Natureworks Horticulture Services. Gardens of WoodburyFriday, July 21 Bus leaves at 8:30 am from New Britain and 9:00 am from Middletown. Approximate
Earlier this year, the Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Civic Projects Committee. Its purpose is to administer a grant program in support of community projects that educate state residents on the importance of plants and the environment. The application window for this first round of grants was March 1-April 30. Fourteen candidates
First Wave of CT Hort Cares Grants Awarded Read More »
Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announces its first Visiting Artist Presentation: Mushroom Modulations, taking place June 3 at 8 pm at Garden in the Woods. The artist, Christine Southworth, is a Lexington, MA-based multi-media composer whose work primarily involves nature. Her new
