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Bartlett Arboretum is holding a plant sale on May 13 and the general public is invited to shop from 10:30am-3:00pm.Hundreds of plants are available to choose from, for gardens with sun or shade, in dry areas or wet! Need blooms in mid-summer or late fall? You’ll find those. Herbs and veggies for summer picnics?They feature […]
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Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, will celebrate its eighth annual Trillium Week at Garden in the Woods May 8-14, 2023. “There are few wildflowers as charismatic as trilliums. They are instantly recognizable and widely cherished by gardeners and wildflower enthusiasts
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Cancan dancers. Absinthe. Moulin Rouge. Transport yourself to Paris, 1888 at Hill-stead Museum’s Annual Benefit Gala. Join them on Saturday, May 20 from 5-10:30pm for a magical evening that will allow you to re-live the absinthe-fueled joie de vivre of 19th-century Paris, complete with the own Green Fairy. Celebrate fashion, innovation, culture, and nightlife at this unique event that promises to
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You’ll get to spend some quality time with Ms. von Gal before she speaks to our members at the meeting later that night.
This workshop is sold out but you are welcome to email office@cthort.org to add yourself to a waiting list. Join us for a “Pinching Perennials” Workshop with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente on June 17 from 1-2 pm at Natureworks, 518 Forest Road, Northford.Join Nancy in the Natureworks Teaching Tent and Gardens for a talk and hands-on demonstration
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CTFC is hosting a Garden Club (and other plant/flower societies!) Open House event on Thursday, April 27 from 9-10AM at our location, 5 Cross St. Meriden, CT. If your garden club or society is a non-profit, you are invited to join CTFC as a wholesale member with access to discounted pricing, pre-ordering for your events, delivery
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Join the Hardy Plant Society of New England Connecticut Chapter on Wed., April 26 at 7:30pm on Zoom for Designing Shady Retreats with Joan Butler. Learn design tips and strategies to light up shady corners, highlight unusual plants that thrive in low-light conditions and illustrate the creative use of art objects, seating and water features.
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Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens’ Spring Gala is Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 6:30 PM at Rockrimmon Country Club. The affair includes cocktails, dinner and a silent auction. Bartlett is celebrating this year’s honorees, Bartlett Tree Experts and Dana Weinberg.The Master of Ceremonies is Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday on WNPR.Tickets and sponsorships are available.For more information, contact Wendy
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Maya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment will be touring Connecticut to talk about her new book, the Green Amendment movement, and how Connecticut can benefit from securing a constitutional right to clean and healthy air, water, and soil; a stable climate; and health ecosystems
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An Exclusive Preview! Be the first to see the Pope private collection like it hasn’t been seen since c. 1910. The evening will start with a glass of bubbly and dessert before the big reveal. Go to https://www.hillstead.org/event/hill-stead-c-1910-1/ Alfred Pope: An Evolution of Ingenuity celebrates the first character in Hill-Stead’ Museum’s s story. Alfred was the
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