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Join Hollister House Garden founder and President George Schoellkopf on Sat., October 4 at 10am for a high-spirited horticultural adventure as he reads from his new book, Horticultural Heretic. Inspired by classic English gardens but shaped by the challenges of northwest Connecticut, Hollister House Garden is the result of George’s creative vision – and his rebellious approach to […]

Have you wanted to save seeds from a favorite flower or vegetable in your garden, but didn’t know how to get started? Join West Hartford Garden Club’s Advanced Master Gardeners Beth Ann Loveland Sennett and Susan Grew on Sat., October 4 from 1-3pm at the Noah Webster Library in West Hartford to learn the basics of seed

“Lunch Amidst the Vineyards” was the theme of the Garden Club of Woodbridge’s first meeting of the 2025-2026 season on September 9.  Club members met under a pavilion for a charcuterie lunch at Jones Winery in Shelton.  Christiana, the owner (see photo) presented information about the winery, as club members perused the rolling vineyards in

National Public Lands Day is o this Saturday, September 27. Organized annually on the fourth Saturday of September since 1994, and led by the National Environmental Education Foundation in partnership with the National Park Service and other federal agencies, National Public Lands Day provides all lovers of the environment an opportunity to show appreciation for these

Hollister House Garden is hosting “Using Native Plants to Enrich Habitat and Support Migrating Birds on September 20 from 10-11:30am. The talk is presented by Ian Stewart, PhD. Many of our songbirds are in decline, for a variety of reasons. The main reason is loss of habitat, but a secondary reason may be the degradation of

2025 UConn Native Plants and Pollinators Conference WHAT: UConn Native Plants and Pollinators ConferenceWHEN: November 13, 2025, 8:45 am-3:15 pmWHERE: Student Union Ballroom (Room 330), 2100 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION: s.uconn.edu/nppc2025 Registration fee includes:Continental Breakfast, Lunch, RefreshmentsAdmission to sessionsPesticide Recertification credits The fifth biennial UConn Native Plants and Pollinators conference will be held Thursday, November

Hill-stead Museum is holding a public conversation with Professor André Dombrowski on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6PM about his new book Monet’s Minutes: Impressionism and the Industrialization of Time. Dombrowski is Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of 19th Century European Art at the University of Pennsylvania and a leading authority on French Impressionism. The event will begin with

Julia Kuzovkina, professor of horticulture, has been named the interim department head for the UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture. Kuzovkina is an internationally recognized researcher whose work on native plants, willows, and biodiversity has had impacts both close to home and on a global scale. Joining UConn in 2005, she has served

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is putting together a feature and would love to include your dog. Send your favorite photo of your dog at the Arboretum, along with your dog’s name. By sending a photo, you are giving permission to share it in an email or social media. If you would like a tag, include