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SUMMARY:Dreamland Flower Farm Dahlia Tuber Sale
DESCRIPTION:Dreamland Flower Farm Tuber Sale open January 17th at 10am ONLINE ONLY. Select from over 125 dahlia varieties for your garden. Organically grown dahlias\, hand picked and harvested. Merrie Avallone has been growing dahlias for over 20 years.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/dreamland-flower-farm-dahlia-tuber-sale/
LOCATION:Online Meeting
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SUMMARY:“44th CONNECTICUT FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW” COMING FEB. 19-22\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Can’t wait until Spring? The sights and scents of that season will be on full display at the “44th Connecticut Flower & Garden Show” starting Thursday\, February 19 through Sunday\, February 22\, 2026\, at the Connecticut Convention Center\, 100 Columbus Blvd. in Hartford\, Conn.  2026 Dates/Hours: Thursday\, Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday\, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday\, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday\, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Discounted admission tickets can be purchased now at www.CTFlowerShow.com\, $17 for Adults and Seniors (same prices as last year). \nThis prestigious annual event will be New England’s ONLY 2026 major flower exhibition and show\, and its theme is “A Storybook Garden”. Featured will be 150\,000 square feet of expansive live gardens\, nonstop seminars and demonstrations\, the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s annual Standard Flower Show\, and hundreds of exhibitors displaying and selling all types of items and gifts. This annual event offers ideas for house\, apartment\, and condo-dwellers alike and is for gardening beginners to experts\, and everything in between. \n\n As soon as attendees enter the Exhibition Hall: Over 20 colorful live garden and landscape exhibits in full bloomby professional landscape designers and nonprofit organizations\, including naturalistic\, low-maintenance\, native\, containers\, vegetables\, organic\, herb\, and pollinator gardens.\nOver 80 hours of different seminars and demonstrations by more than 20 expert horticulturalists\, landscapers\, and industry professionals who include renowned entomologist and conservationist Doug Tallamy\, co-founder of Homegrown National Park and author of the book\, “How Can I Help?”\, and Nancy DeBrule Clemente\, organic gardener and founder of NatureWorks. All sessions are Free with admission (Full schedule online now at www.CTFlowerShow.com\n TheFederated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s annual Standard Flower Show with a 12\,500-square-foot design\, horticulture\, botanical arts\, and photography competition with hundreds of entries from members across the state –themed\, “A Storybook Garden”.\n Close to 400booths with displays\, activities\, shopping: artisans\, handcrafted gifts\, fresh flowers\, live plants\, garden ornaments\, metalwork sculptures\, herbs\, bulbs\, seeds\, fertilizers\, soils\, books\, patio furniture\, and lawn/garden tools and equipment\, patio furniture\, and more. Bring 1/2 cup of soil for Free testing to UConn Home & Garden Education Center booth.\n\n►Admission for February 19-22\, 2026\, Show (same prices as last year): \nDiscounted Tickets Can be Purchased Now: $17 for Adults & Seniors at www.CTFlowerShow.com and can be purchased online through the final day of the show. \nTickets at the Door: $20 Adults & Seniors; $5 Children 5-12; Free for Children Under Age 5. \n►For information about the “44th Connecticut Flower & Garden Show”\, including discounted advance ticket purchase or to register as an exhibitor\, visit www.CTFlowerShow.com or Facebook\, or call 860-844-8461.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/44th-connecticut-flower-garden-show-coming-feb-19-22-2026/
LOCATION:Connecticut Convention Center\, 100 Columbus Boulevard\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems  with Tovah Martin 2/19/26
DESCRIPTION:Tovah Martin\nIssues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems\nFeb. 19\, 2026\, 7pm\nZoom only\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nNOTE: This program will not be recorded.  \nThis lecture suggests solutions for a wheelbarrow load of problems from dry shade to gravelly hellstrips plus perennials that can live in peace and harmony with a black walnut. When your property is a symphony of issues\, this lecture has answers. Accomplishing remedies harmoniously and creatively\, this lecture explores plants that save the planet while also coming to our rescue. \nAn avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside\, Tovah Martin is the author of many gardening books. Most recently\, she served as a lead writer in the international team that created Phaidon’s new landmark compendium\, The Contemporary Garden (2025). Another recent title\, The Garden in Every Sense and Season\, received GardenComm’s Gold Medal Media Award in 2019. That book follows several titles on houseplants including The Indestructible Houseplant\, The Unexpected Houseplant\, and The New Terrarium. Notable among her earliest books was the classic Tasha Tudor’s Garden.  \nA freelance writer\, her articles have appeared in publications throughout the country and the world including Gardens Illustrated in Britain and the Korean Airlines inflight magazine. She is an accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA and an honorary member of the Garden Club of America. She speaks throughout the country and has lectured aboard the QE2. With lifelong indoor gardening experience\, she also serves as a houseplant coach\, helping clients make their homes greener places. For more information\, Tovah can be found at www.tovahmartin.com\, she posts on Facebook at Plantswise by Tovah Martin and on Instagram @tovah1. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here)
URL:https://cthort.org/event/tree-preservation-techniques-with-heather-dionne-2-19-26/
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