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SUMMARY:Grace Farms Tour
DESCRIPTION:This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sustainable design\, curated interiors\, and materials choices. During the tour\, sample a cup of tea from Grace Farms Tea & Coffee\, a Certified B Corp that demonstrates and educates about ethical and sustainable supply chains.\n\nThe River building\, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning firm\, SANAA\, holds LEED Gold certification for Building Design and Construction. A demonstration of our continuing efforts to be as sustainable as possible\, in 2024\, we were awarded Gold certification for Building Operations and Maintenance\, building on our LEED Silver certification in 2019.\n\nThe River building was awarded the prestigious 2014/2015 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP)\, in addition to the AIA National 2017 Architecture Honor Award and AIA Connecticut 2016 Design Honor Award.\n\nThursdays and Saturdays | 10:30am – 12:00 pm
URL:https://cthort.org/event/grace-farms-tour/
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Fairfield County
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SUMMARY:140th New England Flower Show: Growing Together
DESCRIPTION:Exhibitions\, vendors\, demos\, and displays fill the Garden at Elm Bank for three days only this September! Advanced tickets required. \nThe New England Fall Flower Show is a place where flowers\, communities\, and people flourish side by side. ‘Growing Together’ emphasizes shared experiences\, collaboration\, and the beauty of collective growth. Join us to experience the beauty of what we grow when we grow together! \nPresented by Bartlett Tree Experts and in partnership with New England Home and Connecticut Gardener\, the 3-day event will feature curated vendors\, food trucks\, demos and speakers\, floral installations\, and award-winning plant and flower exhibits. \nDates: Friday\, September 18 from 10am-5pm (members only 9-10am); Saturday\, September 19 from 10am-5pm (members only 9-10am); Sunday\, September 20 from 10am-4:30pm (members only 9-10am) \nTickets: Advanced purchase of timed tickets required. Admission is $12 for MHS members\, $25 for adults\, and $10 for children ages 3–17. Children of MHS members and children ages 2 and under are free. \nLocation: The Garden at Elm Bank (900 Washington Street\, Wellesley\, MA 02482) \nExhibitions\nJudged competition classes include Amateur Horticulture\, Junior Horticulture\, Floral Design\, Botanical Arts\, and Photography exhibits. Amateur gardeners of all experience levels and ages are encouraged to enter their own plants\, flowers\, and vegetables into the Amateur and Junior Horticulture competitions. Exhibit entry takes place the two days leading up to the Show\, which are eligible for awards given by national Flower Show judges. \nVendors\nExplore plants\, gardening products\, artisan creations\, and more from returning favorites and new vendors\, including Hudson Valley Seed Co\, Peony’s Envy\, and Bottle Branch. More TBA soon! \nDemonstrations\nExperts share their horticultural knowledge on the main stage tent\, including special demonstrations and displays from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana as they celebrate their 100th anniversary. Speaker schedule TBA soon! \nFood Trucks\nLocal purveyors of delicious food and drink\, including Sweet Botanical Bakes\, Bardo’s Bar Pizza\, Latte Boston\, and Pour Em Up Mobile Bartending. More TBA soon! \nGrowing Together Preview Party\nEnjoy cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres and dancing in the garden after dark among immersive displays and floral exhibits. Tickets are sold separately and include food\, drink\, curated swag\, and a Premier Flower Show ticket! masshort.org/previewparty
URL:https://cthort.org/event/140th-new-england-flower-show-growing-together/
LOCATION:The Garden at Elm Bank\, 900 Washington Street\, Wellesley\, MA\, 02482\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Outside Connecticut
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T110000
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SUMMARY:Indoor Plant Swap
DESCRIPTION:Liven up your home with a new indoor plant! Participants can swap indoor houseplants\, pick out new plants\, or donate one for others to enjoy. You do not need to donate a plant to bring one home. Donating plants to the swap? Please make sure they are healthy and pest-free. \nThis event is hosted by Ledyard Public Library: 718 Colonel Ledyard Hwy\, Ledyard\, CT 06339. There is a free and accessible parking lot outside of the library. Please contact us with any questions at 860-464-9912.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/indoor-plant-swap/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Community,New London County
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SUMMARY:Barn Talk: Gardens as Stories: The Met Cloisters Gardens
DESCRIPTION:The gardens of The Met Cloisters serve as a place of profound refreshment\, curiosity\, and wonder. In this lecture\, Carly Still explores the distinct inspiration behind each of the three interior cloister gardens and the unique stories they tell. The presentation will dive into the essential role of herbs in the Middle Ages\, sharing the tantalizing lore and medieval uses of plants that remain treasures in our own herb gardens today. Carly will also highlight the intersection of the museum’s permanent collection and its living collection\, showing how masterworks of art are brought to life through the flora surrounding them. Come be transported into the evocative world of The Cloisters.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/barn-talk-gardens-as-stories-the-met-cloisters-gardens/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Community,Litchfield County
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SUMMARY:Rewild Native Plant Nursery Pollinator Pathway fundraiser sale
DESCRIPTION:Rewild Native Plant Nursery\, 73 Wolcott Road\, Simsbury\, will donate a portion of their sales on September 19 to benefit 5 local pollinator groups: Bloomfield Pollinator Pathway\, Granby Wildflower Meadow\, Simsbury Pollinator Pathway\, SUN- Saving Unionville Natives\, and the Collinsville Pollen Trail. \nThe sale will be held during Rewild’s regular business hours\, Saturday September 19\, 10:00 – 2:00.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/rewild-native-plant-nursery-pollinator-pathway-fundraiser-sale/
LOCATION:73 Wolcott Rd.\, Simsbury CT\, 73 Wolcott Rd\, Simsbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Community,Hartford County
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Connecticut-A Tribute to our Heritage Flower Show
DESCRIPTION:THE LITCHFIELD GARDEN CLUB presents CELEBRATING CONNECTICUT – A TRIBUTE TO OUR HERITAGE: A Garden Club of America Flower Show. \nFRIDAY\, SEPTEMBER 18\, 2026\nPREVIEW PARTY 6 – 9PM (tickets available at litchfieldgardenclub.org) \nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 19\nFLOWER SHOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10AM – 4PM (free of charge) \nCelebrate Connecticut history reimagined through the timeless beauty of floral design and authentic horticultural displays at the Litchfield Garden Club’s Flower Show this September. Inspired by our heritage in agriculture\, brassmaking\, clockmaking\, shipbuilding\, silversmithing and so much more\, Garden Club members have created a virtual feast for the eyes. You will be dazzled by our homegrown Connecticut Field Pumpkins\, flowers and herbs\, as you watch the past spring to glorious life in these remarkable displays. \nFor more details and to purchase tickets for the gala preview party\, visit our website at litchfieldgardenclub.org. All proceeds\nbenefit the Litchfield Garden Club Civic Projects.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/celebrating-connecticut-a-tribute-to-our-heritage-flower-show/
LOCATION:Litchfield ommunity Center\, 421 Bantam Road\, Litchfield\, CT
CATEGORIES:Community,Litchfield County
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SUMMARY:The Connecticut Daylily Society's September 19 meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our next meeting will be on Saturday\, September 19\, 2026. Please join us for this in-person meeting at the Sycamore Hills Recreation Center\, aka the Avon Senior Center\, 635 West Avon Rd\, Avon CT  \n12:00 pm: Doors open for a social hour.  It’s a BYO Lunch\, but we’ll have light snacks and beverages. \n1 pm: presentation by Gary Barsomian of the Boston area. He will discuss his program on breeding unique toothy daylilies with good garden character. \nGary has a wide variety of interests and manages to squeeze a bit of daylily breeding into his busy life! \nHere is a closer look at how Gary was inspired to enter the world of daylilies. \nMy grandmother Victoria inspired my love of gardening – what’s not to love about fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from your own backyard? As an adolescent\, I watched James Underwood Crockett’s Victory Garden on PBS\, and his Time-Life gardening series gave me my first introduction to daylilies. I’ve been growing them for over 50 years\, starting out by collecting Stout Medal\, Popularity Poll\, and All-America winners. \nMy professional training is in molecular genetics\, and in the 1990s I worked as a principal scientist at Genzyme. I’ve also always loved working with my hands\, and I’ve been a woodworker since 2000\, taking on a broad range of residential and commercial projects. I love a good challenge and diving deep into whatever I’m working on. \nOver the past three years\, my wife Andrea and I have spent much of our time building a net-zero energy home for our daughter Carmen on our city property – we did about 90% of the work ourselves. \nI began hybridizing daylilies six years ago. Much of our third-acre lot is intensively cultivated\, and my collection is focused primarily on toothy cultivars\, with a smaller number of ruffled or popcorn-edged varieties mixed in. At any given time\, I’m growing approximately 4\,000 seedlings for evaluation and selection. \nWe are looking forward to this intriguing presentation and connecting with our daylily friends!
URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-connecticut-daylily-societys-september-19-meeting/
LOCATION:Avon Senior Center\, 635 West Avon Rd.\, Avon\, CT\, 06001
CATEGORIES:Community,Hartford County
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