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THREE new trips for 2026–travel to Spain, Brandywine country or Virginia

It’s all about the gardens! There are three new trips in 2026 that are exploding with gardens. Historic Virginia Garden Week and Charlottesville Gardens April 21-26, 2026 Federated Garden Clubs of CT is hosting Historic Virginia Garden Week and Charlottesville Gardens, running April 21-26, 2026. It includes five nights of hotel accommodations (three Nights in […]

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Annual Christmas Boutique – Guilford Garden Club Dec. 5

Guilford Garden Club members have been busy creating beautifully decorated fresh green wreaths, swags, and centerpieces for the Boutique on December 5 from 10am-5pm. The event is at St. George Church, 33 Whitfield Street, Guilford. There will also be handcrafted gifts, decorations and baked goods for sale as well as a raffle for fabulous gift

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NOFA Transition to Organic Partnership Program Recruitment

CT NOFA is proud to be a partner in the Northeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), a mentorship program that pairs experienced organic producers with producers who are transitioning to organic to provide guidance through the hurdles of the organic certification process. CT NOFA is recruiting additional farmers and food producers – both those who are

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NDAL holding January symposium-register now

New Directions in American Landscape (NDAL) is holding its 37th Annual Symposium, entitled Seeing the Forest and the Trees on January 15-16 in Union, NJ (just outside NYC) and will also have virtual options for those who cannot attend in person. Register here Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Designing Landscapes that Integrate Regional Specificity

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Bird Walk at Bartlett November 22

Birding at the Bartlett Join expert birder David Warne on Nov. 22 from 7:30-9am for a morning adventure along the Bartlett trails. November highlights to look forward to: The Dark-eyed Juncos and White-throated Sparrows have arrived for the winter. With most leaves now fallen from the trees, it’s easier to spot raptors overhead, and many

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This Saturday: Holiday Cards and Tags: A Festive Printing Workshop

Celebrate the season with handmade charm! In this festive, hands-on workshop on Saturday, November 15 from 1-4pm, you’ll design and carve your own original linoleum blocks to create unique holiday cards and gift tags. The workshop is at Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington. Joanne Wasti will run the workshop. Learn to work

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Native Plant Trust Confirms 10M Seeds Now Banked; Announces $1.5M Bequest to Save, Preserve and Share Native Plants in New England

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announced it has received a generous $1.5M bequest from an anonymous donor for endowment funds supporting its ongoing work in conservation, including banking the seed of rare and endangered native plants in New England and

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Volunteers wanted to plant daffodils

Friends of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, a new 501(c)3 organization (press release), is planning its first community event on November 15, and is seeking volunteers to help plant 3,000 daffodils along the entry drive to the memorial from 10 a.m.-1p.m. It is recommended that volunteers bring a bottle of water, garden gloves, and a kneeling pad if

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Leave the leaves

From the Wild Ones Mountain Laurel chapter comes this great advice: Your leaves really do matter, and a recent research report co-authored by Max Ferlauto Maryland state entomologist, and Karen Burghardt, University of Maryland, College Park, enhances our knowledge of how best to use fallen leaves to support biodiversity.  Previous work by Max showed how leaf litter affects

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