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Save the date: CT ASLA’s Plant Program is July 31

Save the date for CTASLA’s annual full-day plant-focused program on July 31 at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Staton in New Haven.This program will provide tools for planting plans for Connecticut practitioners. Topics will include Carex – the best choices, plants that thrive in extreme conditions, tough trees for Connecticut, a refresher on soil testing, beach leaf disease, […]

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Hollister House featured in BHG

Congratulations to Hollister House for being featured in the May issue of Better Homes & Garden. The nine-page spread shares information about how homeowners can find inspiration in the Hollister House gardens, located in Washington, CT, as well as some history about the 1760 farmhouse that George Schoellkopf purchased 45 years ago and turned into

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Invasive Plants presentation on May 5

Rockfall Foundation will host Invasive Plants In Your Back Yard, an educational program and cleanup party, on May 5 (10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) at Rockfall Forest in Middlefield. Learn to identify and remove some of the more aggressive invasives in our state, including garlic mustard, barberry, Asian bittersweet, honeysuckle, privet, autumn olive, Japanese knotweed, multiflora rose, and winged euonymus.Click

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Native Plant Trust announces ninth annual Trillium Week, May 12-19

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on NewEngland’s native plants, will celebrate its ninth annual Trillium Week at Garden in the Woods, its native plant botanic garden in Framingham, May 12-19, 2024. Trilliums have a unique beauty symbolically associated with honor, purity, and devotion. Although relatively

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Rutgers Online offers Botanical Products and Human Health course

Did you know that today 65-70% of the world’s population use traditional medicine as their primary source of healthcare, and 50% of new cancer and antibacterial drugs come from natural sources? If you are interested in botanicals and would like to learn about their history, discovery, development, and validation, as well as their diverse applications in modern society,

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Hill-Stead Front Porch Series returns this summer

From the Porch performing arts series this summer at Hill-Stead Museum. These engaging performances are open to all ages, continuing the Pope-Riddle family’s legacy of community enrichment.From the Porch not only brings performing arts to the public but also supports Hill-Stead Museum’s future as a vibrant cultural hub. Some of this year’s performances include June 4’s Opera CT, three performances for

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Earth Day Events

The following are just SOME of the many Earth Day celebrations that will occur in the coming weeks. Take advantage! April 20: Earth Day Extravaganza, Harbor Park, MiddletownApril 20: Earth Day Celebration, Ansonia Nature CenterApril 20: Ellington 5th Annual Earth Day CelebrationApril 20: Earth Day Family Festival, West HartfordApril 22: Environmental Justice and Climate Resiliency, Mystic AquariumApril 22: Earth Day Event & Celebration, HartfordApril 27: Hamden Earth

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