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Join CT NOFA this Saturday in Ridgefield, CT, for a hands-on workshop on establishing native trees and shrubs on farmland and properties throughout Connecticut. The workshop will be held from 3-6pm at The Hickories, 136 Lounsbury Road in Ridgefield. The cost is $20. We’ll take a look at planning, planting, and maintenance of trees and shrubs at The […]

CT Folk Fest & Green Expo is back this year at New Haven’s Edgerton Park on September 7 from 11am-10pm. The event includes live music from local acts to national headliners, delicious food trucks and a Green Expo highlighting artisan vendors, non-profits, workshops, and a jam-packed day of activities and experiences in the Green Kids

The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects‘s own Mark Morrison, FASLA, founder of MKM Landscape Architecture, will be the host for a one-of-a-kind Cultural Landscape Foundation Garden (Tool) Dialogue event in Wassaic, NY on September 28 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.). Have you ever seen a cucumber straightener, daisy grubber, or potato fork? They are among the more than 25,000

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announced today that Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture, will become the next “Ask the Gardener” columnist for The Boston Globe. Following his predecessors, long-time columnist Carol Stocker and more recently, R. Wayne Mezitt, Lorimer will

Peter Brooks will welcome guests at his Wilton, CT home on September 8 (2-5 p.m.) to honor the memory and work of architect and landscape architect Richard Bergmann, FAIA (1935-2024). The iconic hilltop home originally designed by Bergmann in 1977 for famed race car driver Bob Sharp and updated by Thomas Kligerman in 2002, is surrounded by gardens and

The 2024 UConn Extension Master Composter Program enrollment has opened.  The 2024 program will be a hybrid program with two in-person Saturday sessions, September 14 & 28, along with two evening online sessions, September 19 & 26 via WebEx. The two Saturday classes will be held at the Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Saybrook Rd,

“How We Did It: Cultivating a Successful Vegetable Garden” is the title of a new workshop being held Tues., August 27 at 9am. Join the Master Gardeners for a conversation about designing and planning a vegetable garden in your own space. The best time to start planning for next year is NOW! Bartlett members are

Grace Farms’ Garden Workshop presents a session on harvesting on August 17 from 11am-noon. Step into the Community Garden to learn harvest techniques while picking summer vegetables, fruits, and herbs. This harvesting experience brings you up-close to native flowering plants that provide food for our foraging bees and includes a honey tasting and cup of

Join Bartlett Educators for a morning walk on Sat., August 17 from 7:30am-9am around the Bartlett grounds to look for rare bird sightings and other signs of the summer birding activity.Please weMembers FREE! Nonmembers: $10. Register here. Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is at 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford. Go to https://www.bartlettarboretum.org/