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SUMMARY:SAVE THE DATE! CT Hort’s annual plant sale is set for May 15
DESCRIPTION:Connecticut Horticultural Society’s annual Plant Sale & Auction returns on Friday\, May 15 from 6:30-9pm at Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin\, CT\, and will include an unusual collection of plants and shrubs. \nDoors open at 6:00pm with a plant sale and silent auction of perennials\, annuals\, vegetables\, herbs\, shrubs and silent auction treasures from local growers\, wholesalers\, and businesses\, and ends with a live auction of some eclectic offerings. \n\nProceeds from all sales are deposited into the Society’s Scholarship Fund and used to provide scholarships to Plant Science students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares\, our civic grants program. \nAdmission to the Plant Sale and Auction is $5 and includes refreshments.\nBethany Covenant Church is at 785 Mill Street in Berlin\, CT. For more information\, visit www.cthort.org or email auction@thort.org.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-ct-horts-annual-plant-sale-is-set-for-may-15/
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SUMMARY:Save the Date! Plant Sale & Auction returns on Friday\, May 16\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Click here for the CT Hort 2025 Spring Auction flyer. \nConnecticut Horticultural Society’s annual Plant Sale & Auction returns on Friday\, May 16 from 6:30-9pm at Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin\, CT\, and will include an unusual collection of plants and shrubs. \nDoors open at 6:00pm with a plant sale and silent auction of perennials\, annuals\, vegetables\, herbs\, shrubs and silent auction treasures from local growers\, wholesalers\, and businesses\, and ends with a live auction of some eclectic offerings. \nHorticulturalist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate and serve as one of the auctioneers\, alongside Jim Sirch and Kevin Wilcox. Together\, they have well over 100 years of experience in the field. \nNancy DuBrule-Clemente is the founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services\, an organic garden center\, landscape design\, consultation\, installation and maintenance service in Northford\, CT that she started in 1983. She is also the author of Succession of Bloom in the Perennial Garden: A Manual for Garden Designers\, Including Shrubs and Vines Often Found in Perennial Gardens and A Country Garden for Your Backyard: Projects\, Plans & Plantings for a Country Look. \n \nJim Sirch has been giving lectures on pollinator gardening and propagating native plants from seed for over 20 years. He is on the board of the Connecticut Horticultural Society and founded the Beardsley-Maritime Chapter of FrogWatch\, a national citizen science program. A CT Master Gardener\, Jim serves as vice president of the CT Hort Board of Directors and co-founded the Hamden Public Library’s Pollinator Seed Library. He recently retired working as Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. \nKevin Wilcox is CT Hort’s resident horticulturist and has more than 30 years of experience in the field. An accomplished and sought-after lecturer\, he has presented to plant societies and garden clubs on a wide range of gardening topics as well as specific groups of plants\, including rhododendrons\, Japanese maples\, and conifers. He has served on the CT Hort Board of Directors and is the vice president of the CT Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. \nThose who attended last year will remember that the auction included dozens of shade plants from CT Hort member Judy King’s amazing garden. This year\, there will be another round of shade-loving specimens donated by Ms. King. \nThe silent auction will include a framed image by garden photographer Ellen Hoverkamp. Ellen died at a young age a couple of years ago. \nProceeds from all sales are deposited into the Society’s Scholarship Fund and used to provide scholarships to Plant Science students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares\, our civic grants program. \nAdmission tothe Plant Sale and Auction is $5 and includes refreshments. \nBethany Covenant Church is at 785 Mill Street in Berlin\, CT. For more information\, visit www.cthort.org or email auction@cthort.org. \nCan you provide a donation? Click here for a letter that doubles as a tax receipt. \nStay tuned for more information on volunteering that evening.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-plant-sale-auction-returns-on-friday-may-16-2025/
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SUMMARY:Spring 2024 Plant Sale & Auction - May 17 - Bethany Covenant Church\, Berlin CT
DESCRIPTION:CT Hort Plant Sale & Auction • Friday\, May 17\nBethany Covenant Church\, 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372)\, Berlin\, CT\nDoors open to the public at 6:30 p.m.\, $5 Admission \nMark your calendar to attend this lively\, fun-filled\, and educational event on Friday\, May 17. The Auction is a great spot to find just the right plant or gift. The evening begins with a plant sale\, while bids are accepted for unusual silent auction items and refreshments are served. Then it’s on to the LIVE auction! \nFor more information and handouts to help promote the auction\, click here! \nIf you’d like to volunteer to help with the evening\, please add your name to the list of helpers by clicking here! \nHorticulturist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate the night’s offerings. \nProceeds from the evening provide scholarships to Horticulture students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares\, our civic grants program. \nPlease come join us! For additional information or questions email auction@cthort.org.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-spring-plant-sale-auction-is-back-on-may-17/
LOCATION:Bethany Covenant Church\, 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372)\, Berlin\, CT
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SUMMARY:The Plant Sale & Auction sets a new record
DESCRIPTION:The Spring Plant Sale & Auction took place on a sunny\, warm May 5. It did NOT disappoint. Donors were incredibly generous and creative with donations\, volunteers brought their best game and the turnout was impressive which resulted in record-setting proceeds that topped $7\,300 – a new high for a spring auction. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur auctioneers—Nancy DuBrule-Clemente\, Jim Sirch\, and Kevin Wilcox—brought their vast knowledge\, filling the hall with interesting particulars about each plant\, making the live auction not only entertaining\, but educational. \n\n\n\nThe evening not only heralds the coming of spring but it is the cornerstone event that funds the college scholarships distributed annually by CT Hort. Scholarships have been awarded since 1959 to UConn students and expanded in 2011 to include Naugatuck Valley Community College. \n\n\n\nWith the green industry in short supply of help—and in keeping with our nonprofit mission to educate—it is our intent to encourage the development of knowledgeable Horticulture graduates who will support this important sector of our state’s economy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe want to thank the dozens of tireless volunteers for their efforts leading up to and on the day of the event. We could not have had such success without the generosity of our donors. Please keep these generous wholesalers and retailers in mind when purchasing gardening supplies: \n\n\n\nRETAILERS Ballek’s Garden Center\, East Haddam Butler Florist & Garden Center\, West Hartford Broken Arrow Nursery\, Hamden Cheshire Nursery\, Cheshire Country Flower Farm\, Middlefield Cricket Hill Garden\, Thomaston E. Draghi & Sons Farm\, South Glastonbury Dunning Nursery\, Farmington Garden Sales\, Manchester Gotta’s Farm\, Portland Hart’s Greenhouse & Garden Center\, Brooklyn JillyBeans Farmstand\, Farmington Natureworks\, Northford Paul’s & Sandy’s too\, Inc.\, East Hampton Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses\, Greenwich Stonehedge Landscape & Garden Center\, Newington The Garden\, Woodbury The Garden Barn Nursery & Landscape\, Vernon Tower Farms\, Cheshire Warner Nursery & Garden Center\, Simsbury Woodland Gardens\, Manchester Woodward Greenhouses\, Chaplin WHOLESALERS Canterbury Gardens\, Canterbury Judges Farm\, Old Lyme Michael’s Greenhouse\, Cheshire Monrovia Nursery Co – Connecticut\, Granby The Plant Group\, North Franklin \n\n\n\nINDIVIDUAL DONORS Deb Pike Judy King Cheryl Marino Robert Herman Diane Meccariello Roman & Terry Mroczkowski Valerie Bryan Fairleigh Latawic Caroline Jones ACADEMIC DONORS Naugatuck Valley Community College\, Waterbury UConn Horticulture Club\, Storrs
URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-plant-sale-auction-sets-a-new-record/
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SUMMARY:Get ready! CT Hort Spring Plant Sale & Auction is May 5
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar to attend this lively\, fun-filled\, and educational event on Friday\, May 5\, starting at 6:30pm at Bethany Covenant Church (785 Mill St.\, Berlin). \nWith growing season and Mother’s Day approaching\, the auction is a great spot to find just the right plant or gift. The evening begins with a plant sale while bids are accepted for unusual silent auction items and refreshments are served. Then it’s on to the live auction. \nHorticulturist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate the night’s offerings. Our goal is to secure a broad selection of unusual perennials\, annuals\, vegetables & herbs\, shrubs\, and silent auction treasures. Nancy will be joined on the auction stage by horticulturist Kevin Wilcox\, and educator and naturalist Jim Sirch. The plant knowledge these three hold could fill volumes! \nMembers: please be aware that plant donations from private gardens will no longer be accepted due to the spread of Asian jumping worms—an invasive pest that can destroy entire beds in a matter of weeks. Houseplants are acceptable. If you are a home gardener and feel you have a specimen that may be of interest\, please email the Auction Committee to discuss. \n   \nProceeds from the evening provide scholarships to Plant Science students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to a new civic grants program named CT Hort Cares that was started this year. Cares grants will support plant science educational efforts in communities and schools across our state. Mini-grants of up to $500 are available and will be distributed in mid-May. Since the school year starting Sept 2000\, CT Hort has given away $175\,700 to 82 recipients\, with some students receiving more than one scholarship. \nTo maximize the amount we contribute to these worthwhile efforts\, we’ll be charging a modest $5 admission fee. Please come join in the fun! For additional information or questions please email auction@cthort.org.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-ct-hort-spring-plant-sale-auction-may-5-2023/
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