14th Annual Music in the Meadow Concert
2026-05-29 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | 830 Williams Street New London CT 06320, 830 Williams Street, New London, CT, 06320
Enjoy music under the stars at the 14th Annual Music in the Meadow!
Featuring:Bards of GungywampThe RivergodsCarlyle
Gates open at 6pm. Music starts at 6:30.$10/person -or- $20/familyCASH ONLY paid at the gate.
Connecticut College Arboretum Outdoor Theaterin the Native Plant Collection830 Williams Street New London, CT 06320
Additional parking and gate entrance located at 33 Gallows Lane.
Bring your own chairs/blanket and a picnic/snacks.

Barn Talk: Better Together: Designing with Plant Combinations
2026-05-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, CT, 06759
Good design happens when individual elements come together to create something greater than the sum of their parts. Just as you coordinate clothing or pair food and wine for harmony and impact, thoughtful plant combinations can transform an ordinary garden into an unforgettable experience. In this lively session, we’ll explore how contrasting and complementary colors and textures create successful plant pairings. Learn how to use a gardener’s color wheel to build compositions that feel dynamic, intentional, and visually compelling all year long. Whether you’re working with containers, borders, or sweeping beds, expect to gain not only inspiration, but also clear, actionable tools for choosing plant partners that truly shine better together
Caitlin Bird Francke is the founder of Caitlin Bird Landscape Design, a full-service landscape design firm in Chatham, New Jersey. A former journalist and social media executive — twice nominated for Pulitzer Prizes — she discovered that her true joy comes from designing outdoor spaces, or as she puts it, creating happiness from the ground up. Trained at the New York Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture, Caitlin writes for Fine Gardening magazine and her work has been featured on Martha Stewart. But she doesn’t take it all too seriously: she wrote a ‘Tiny Love’ column for The New York Times about breaking up with a plant.
HHG Members $30
Non-members $40 (includes admission to the garden)

Garden Club of Woodbridge Plant Sale
2026-05-30 10:00 - 14:00
The Garden Club of Woodbridge is holding its plant sale on Sat., May 30 from 10am-2pm outside Woodbridge Town Library, 10 Newton Rd., in the Grove. We’ll have house plants, perennials, annuals, garden books, a bake sale, and the library will be hosting a children’s craft event.

West Hartford Garden Club Garden Tour & Plant Sale, 10:00 - 4:00, Saturday, May 30, 2026 (rain or shine)
2026-05-30 10:00 - 16:00 | St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 8 Garland Rd, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
The West Hartford Garden Club is hosting its 17th garden tour, The Voice of the Garden, on Saturday, May 30th, showcasing six private West Hartford gardens. This event includes an all-day plant sale at St. James Episcopal Church (1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford) with donations from Garden Club members. No ticket is required to attend the plant sale.
Garden Tour tickets can be purchased online starting April 15, 2026 at westhartfordgardenclub.org, or in person at Moscarillo’s Garden Shoppe (2600 Albany Ave, West Hartford). Proceeds support the 91-year-old club’s mission and civic projects.

West Hartford Garden Club Garden Tour & Plant Sale
2026-05-30 10:00 - 16:00 | St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 8 Garland Rd, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join us for our fabulous self-guided tour of six private West Hartford gardens (rain or shine). This year’s theme celebrates gardens through the generations—plus a few inspiring new trends.
New this year: Many featured gardens showcase pollinator-friendly and Northeast-native plantings that support birds, butterflies, and other beneficial wildlife—beautiful and ecologically meaningful.

All-day Plant Sale (no ticket required!) at St. James Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford
Browse member-donated plants all day. Proceeds from the Garden Tour and Plant Sale support the club’s mission and civic projects. Includes Native Plant table and gardening tips.

Tickets

$20 online through May 25, 2026: westhartfordgardenclub.org
$20 in person at Moscarillo’s Garden Shoppe, 2600 Albany Ave, West Hartford
$25 after May 25
No pets. No children under 12.

We can’t wait to welcome you—come gather ideas for gardens of every size!

Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden School of Floral Arts: Peonies with Debora Reynolds of Old Hill Gardens
2026-05-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden, 55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT, 06078
Suffield is often described as a “town of farms”. More specifically, we like to say that it is home to a “town of flower farms”. The Phelps-Hatheway School of Floral Arts was created to showcase the magnificent blooms grown in our small community and, for the final session, in our great state of CT.
Each of the three programs will introduce participants to skilled farmers, and designers who play with flowers on an almost daily basis. Together, they’ll inspire you to grow and fashion extraordinary plant material that will grace your home and loved ones. They’ll share tips and tricks for an auspicious start to the growing season, how to harvest and store blossoms, and how to extend the season well into the winter months. All ages and abilities are welcome!
In the words of the brilliant landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll, “The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies”. Please join our staff and guest presenters as they guide you through a year of living beautifully with flowers.
Bask in the beauty of locally grown peonies with farmer/designer Debora Reynolds, who will share her experience in growing and arranging peonies with complementary late spring blooms. Vases and refreshments included with tickets.

Granby Wildflower Meadow Pocket Meadow Planting Day
2026-06-06 08:00 - 11:00 | Granby Wildflower Meadow, 175 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT, 06035, United States
Let’s spend some time outdoors together creating a masterpiece. No experience needed, just a willingness to get your hands a little dirty and be part of something that will bloom for years to come! Please register in advance: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BADA628AAFFC07-62480883-pocket

Improving Native Meadows and Fields with Native Plants
2026-06-10 18:00 - 20:00
Peter Picone, DEEP Wildlife Biologist, will talk about the native plants that attract a diversity of wildlife and share examples of how you can improve your own small meadow or publicly owned parcel of land.

Heirloom Pressed Botanical Art Workshop
2026-06-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Heirloom Market, 263 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT, 06109
Join pressed botanical artist Marguerite Alpert for a creative and relaxing evening exploring the art of preserving nature. Learn techniques to press gorgeous fresh flowers using a traditional wooden flower press that is yours to keep, then design your own original composition using a curated selection of botanicals from Marguerite’s gardens and foraging trips.
Bring your ideas—and a favorite flower and friend, if you’d like 🌼🌼

Gardens by the Sea Garden Tour
2026-06-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-06-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Wadawanuck Square, 20 Broad Street, Stonington, CT, 06378
Gardens by the Sea (June 12 & 13, 10-4 both days) is a self-guided garden tour through the historic Borough of Stonington. Experience the beauty hidden beyond its garden gates and explore waterfront vistas, terraced landscapes, and enchanted pocket gardens, designed in styles ranging from formal to eclectic. The tour will showcase 9-10 gardens, as well as several ribbon gardens.
The tour is distinctive for its botanical plant labels, and this year, many gardens will feature experts, such as a Master Gardener, horticulturist, or landscape designer, to share insights and answer questions. “Plein Air” artists will be painting in selected gardens. In addition, there will be a tented Marketplace on Wadawanuck Square featuring garden-inspired items, clothing, jewelry, and home decor.
All gardens are within a half mile of each other, and free parking will be available. Tickets are available at www.stoningtongardenclub.org/garden-tour for $50 until June 9; after that tickets will be available onsite the days of the tour for $65. The event is rain or shine and tickets are non-refundable.

Essex Garden Club Hidden Gardens Tour
2026-06-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Ivoryton Gazebo (opposite Ivoryton Library), 100 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT, 06442
$35 in advance, $40 day of tour
The 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour marks the kickoff of the Essex Garden Club’s 75th year, inviting visitors to explore a curated collection of eight private gardens in the Essex villages of Ivoryton and Centerbrook.
Pace yourself as you enjoy these unique New England gardens including a surprise roof-top garden of a prominent local business. June blooms featuring roses, peonies, bleeding hearts, irises, and wisteria-clad pergolas blend in well with shady woodland gardens of hostas, native wildflowers, and carpets of ferns and moss. Water features can be seen on this garden tour – from koi fishponds to a fishing ladder that encourages fish to swim upstream. Seasonal vegetable and cutting gardens are enclosed in a variety of square foot features. Patio and fire pit spaces are tucked away to enjoy the gardens day and night. Venture through gardens, weaving along paths to some fun features such as a chicken coop turned into a resting spot, or a gaggle of runner ducks excited to meet you. For the rock lover, a cascading riverbed runs from top to bottom in one of the gardens.
Pick up your tickets and hidden garden listings at the Ivoryton Gazebo (opposite the Ivoryton Library), then proceed with the tour of these beautiful gardens.
Rain or shine. Non-refundable. No dogs.

Art and Garden Tour of Northeastern CT
2026-06-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Ashford, Coventry, Mansfield, Willington, Multiple, Multiple, Connecticut
Art and Garden Tour 2026
Art and Garden Tour of Northeastern Connecticut
Saturday and Sunday, June 13 & 14, 10 am to 5 pm
Visit the private gardens of ten professional artists. See the art that their gardens inspire and the art of fellow guest artists.
The Art and Garden Tour, the annual self-guided tour through the towns of Ashford, Coventry, Mansfield and Willington, is an opportunity to see these very special gardens and experience the art on display. There are paintings – watercolors, oils, pastels and acrylics – plus indoor and outdoor sculpture, ceramics, glass, pyrography, jewelry, and metal, cement and wood work. The diverse gardens include informal and formal ponds, meandering woodland paths, garden gates and swings. Lavish plantings of Canterbury bells, foxgloves, nepeta, peonies, roses, herbs and poppies fill the beds. The fruit and vegetable gardens are as attractive to look at as they are productive.
Art work, much of it horticulturally inspired, will be available for purchase. Individuals, families and groups are welcome. Bring your camera or sketch book if you wish. Pose with a sculpture or beneath an arbor. The Art and Garden Tour is free.
For more information and a map, please visit:
ArtGardenCT.com

Ashford

Lance Glass Studio, 162 Amidon Road, 860-933-7953
Garden: Lance Arnold’s flower and vegetable gardens offer peace and daily pleasure. There’s a red carpet – visitors are royalty! – in his garden, creating bright paths between his beds of vegetables, hollyhocks, dahlias and gladioli. You might even glimpse a fairy who has stepped out from one of Lance’s fairy houses.
Host Artist: Lance Arnold is a flotsamist sculptor, a stained-glass artist and a painter. His varied palette consists of found object material from the forest and the sea, stained glass, and paint. Making use of driftwood, animal bone, oxidized metal, dump debris and other retrieved detritus, he creates unique pieces: glass panels, table sculpture, wall sculpture and fairy houses.
Willow Tree Pottery, 24 Bebbington Road, 860-287-8056
Garden: This is an old-fashioned and rustic country garden. Foxgloves, peonies, nepeta, roses, and perennial geraniums color the borders. There are benches and chairs for sitting, arbors, a small stone terrace and an old hay rake. Josephine (the scarecrow) watches over the cutting garden. In the midst of it all, is the green corrugated kiln shed with an outdoor Szalay hummingbird print.
Host Artist: Suzy Staubach is inspired by the country pottery of ancient Korea, early America and 18th and 19th century England and France. She throws on a simple kick wheel and makes her own glazes from feldspars, clays and sand. Her elegant and quiet pots are meant to be used and enjoyed in the kitchen and at the table. She makes rolled rim mixing bowls, oval bakers, covered dishes, platters, tableware, lanterns and garden bells.
Guest Artist: Barbara Katz is a potter and sculptor working with clay. She creates simple forms based on and evocative of ancient rituals, artifacts and shamanic figures. When she discovers forms in clay she is conscious of her continuity with other artists as they have created objects for thousands of years using the same methods of shaping and processing this most elemental material available. Barbara makes vessels, bowls, wall art, and sculptures.
Guest Artists: Gretchen Geromin and Lauren Merlo work as a team, collaborating on cutting and serving boards and signs they make from local downed trees. After the trees are dried and milled, Lauren painstakingly crafts them into cheese, charcuterie, and bread boards. Gretchen then wood burns them with her original art: frogs, hummingbirds, sunflowers, roses, dragons, fish and more. Finally, Lauren gives them multiple coats of oil, making them satiny smooth and a pleasure to use.
Coventry
Barbara Timberman Watercolor Paintings 1194 Main Street, 959-929-2112
Garden: Visitors in June will delight in the abundance of lettuces planted in red-and-green patterns; garden peas and snap peas coming into harvest: chard, broccoli, beans and other later vegetables all laid out in pleasing blocks of greenery with the startling explosion of color from the central poppy walk. The herb garden supplies all the culinary flavors needed in the kitchen. Surrounding the entire edible garden are the delightful flowers of late spring: foxgloves and roses, Canterbury Bells and columbines
Host Artist: Barbara Timberman begins her watercolors with a close observation of plant structure and form, drawing on her background in botany. She is keenly interested in color relationships. In her work, Barbara often juxtaposes her plant subjects with complex and beautiful handmade objects. The result – exuberantly joyful paintings that call attention to the “tangled, intertwining beauty of the material world.” Her art graces many homes and has won a multitude of awards. Barbara also makes finely crafted blank journals.
Maple Brook Studio, 950 Main Street, 860-916-4232
Garden: A stone labyrinth, its path defined by moss, graces this hidden garden. Visitors are invited to walk the spiral path one at a time, and feel the calming effects. The labyrinth is sheltered by a red Japanese maple and fringed with woodland ferns. There’s also a sanctuary garden punctuated with sculptures, set in a rough meadow.
Host Artist: Aline Hoffman calls her art “Emotional Realism.” An artist since early childhood, over the years her work has included pen and ink, graphite, oils, acrylic, stone and metal sculpture, colored pencil, pastel, Chinese brush painting, pyrography, gourd sculpture, and her forest delights series. She explains that transformation is her “constant in life and in art.” Aline is currently engaged with a series of birch tree paintings on translucent textured papers.
Guest Artist: Gerard Ferrari is a ceramic artist inspired by natural forms, insects, mechanical objects, robotics, masks, and ancient cave paintings. He makes sculptural teapots, ceramic sculptures, vessels, and flower pots. Gerard uses trompe l’oeil surfaces on both his functional vessels and sculptural artworks.
Guest Artist: Jason Hilley works in forged steel, iron and copper. He began blacksmithing when he was 13 and has followed his passion for the work ever since. He says he enjoys “the process of moving metal with the help of fire and an assortment of hammers.” Jason creates high quality artistic fireplace tools, functional art, home and garden decor, and high end gardening tools. His work is found in homes, art shows and exhibits throughout the US and elsewhere.
Storrs/Mansfield
FentonRiver Studio, 287 Gurleyville Road, 860-429-3646
Garden: This flamboyant cottage garden surrounds an old button factory located next to the Fenton River in the quaint, historic village of Gurleyville. It is resplendent with pink, purple, red and white peonies, iris, and poppies. The garden features large garden sculptures including two ladies, a peacock and a tortoise bursting with annuals. There’s also a beautiful pond with 25 inch Koi.
Host Artist: Shauna Shane works in oil, pastel, watercolor and sculpture. Her goal is to share her love of the natural world with others through color, light and energy. Her studio is filled with impressionistic paintings. Her garden is filled with her sculptures. Shauna has won many awards for her work and has been a teacher and mentor for many Connecticut artists.
Flying Dragon Farm Studio, 533 Chaffeeville Road, 860-429-5222
Garden: An expansive, colorful garden surrounds the spacious barn studio. Guests can wander through a lush mix of fruit trees, berry bushes, flowers and vegetables. Amidst this profusion of horticultural delight, there is a lovely fish pond. Birds and bees abound. Located near the historic Gurleyville Gristmill.
Host Artist: Mary Noonan works in oil, water colors, encaustic , graphite and collage. Using multiple styles and techniques, Mary reflects her relationship to the people and natural world around her in each of the pieces she creates.
Guest Artist: Elizabeth Clark creates jewelry, ornaments, Dragon Eyes, fairy doors and wands. She uses metals such as silver and bronze, various woods and stones, beads, resin, and glass. Her work reflects her love of nature and gardens. Indeed, she even makes miniature gardens!
Guest Artist: Leanne Peters loves to draw and paint, exploring the mysteries of nature and emotion. A cast of whimsical and loveable animal characters inhabits her work. Leanne accepts commissions of animal portraits and people and is a much sought after graphic artist, designing puzzles, cards and more.
Scott Rhoades Studio, 422 Browns Road, 860-423-9779
Garden: Ellie and Scott Rhoades have created a picture-perfect garden around their house and the studio Scott built by hand after a 35 year career as an art teacher. The garden features stone arches, formal borders, terraces, a pool, fruit trees, a highly productive vegetable garden, an old-fashioned swing and a wealth of specimen shrubs, trees and perennials.
Host Artist: Scott Rhoades works in the style of traditional realism using acrylic paint mostly on gesso primed panel. The smooth surface enables him to work with fine details. His award-winning paintings are inspired by his travels around New England: the wilderness, weathered barns, historic buildings, people, and animals. His works are shown and collected throughout the US and internationally.
Michelle Allison Metal Art, 638 Browns Road, 860-933-5072
Garden: A series of interconnected yet distinct spaces in Michelle’s garden showcase welded metal sculpture, dry stacked stone cairns, and installations of reclaimed metal objects. Her garden includes native stone work, perennial borders, shade gardens, the cairn meadow, a small pond, vistas, views and outdoor galleries. Michelle says she sees the landscape as her canvas. Visitors will immediately understand what she means.
Host Artist: Michelle Allison makes fabricated and welded metal sculptures using steel bar, rod, sheet and plate as well as recycled agricultural and industrial elements. Her work includes scaled up urns, bowls, spheres, cubes and triangular solids constructed of ribs and rings with a large amount of negative space. She finishes her pieces with the bold colors of modern automotive “Hot Rod” paints and, for some work, a natural rust patina. Recently Michelle has been exploring metal based “abstract expressionism.”
Willington
Holes in the Woods, 17 Lustig Road, 860-878-0768
Garden: A labor of love, this garden includes streams, a half-acre pond, a colorful wildflower meadow, and acres of blooming mountain laurel. Two miles of named woodland trails wind through a lavish display of ferns, moss, boulders and ledge. There are traditional flower beds too. Trail maps available.
Host Artist: John C. Starinovich uses natural holes from downed trees combined with metals, crystals, deer antler, bone, shells, seed pods, various woods, LED lights, and most importantly, mirrors to create his sculptures. He uses a lengthy, controlled natural process to help him debark the wood while preserving the cambium layer. John uses both hand and power tools to create his one-of- a-kind art. He was featured on CPTV and has won numerous awards for his work. He has more than 100 wall hung and pedestal sculptures in his gallery.
NC Bunnell Studio, 12 Red Oak Hill Road, 860-377-7817
Garden: Nancy calls her garden “a bit of heaven painted on earth.” Through the years, she and her husband, a retired landscaper, planted flowering shrubs including azaleas, lilacs, hydrangeas, dogwood and a towering thirty-foot rhododendron. There are flower beds and vegetable gardens and a fishpond surrounded by butterfly bushes.
Host Artist: Nancy Cooke Bunnell is an award-winning pastel and acrylic artist. Her work ranges from realism to energetic abstractions. She is inspired by Ireland, landscapes, flowers, cows, lambs and recently, octopuses. She divides her time between creating paintings and teaching others. She is presently teaching abstraction at the Glastonbury Art Guild and a skill and creative based program for homeschool children at Willington Library. Her awards, too numerous to list, include first in state at the Connecticut Pastel Society.
Guest Artist: Julie M Beckham‘s work is characterized by a vibrant, shimmering color palette which she transforms into flowing, whimsical abstract and realistic compositions. She draws inspiration from nature with the aim that her paintings summon a joyful and blissful response. Julie’s work reflects a lifelong fascination with nature and the movement of water.

Plant Sale-Down to Earth Garden Club
2026-06-13 08:30 - 16:00 | South Windsor Public Library, 1550 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT, 06074
Join us for our biennial plant sale. Our plant sale is on Saturday, June 13th from 8:30am to 4:00pm or unless all plants are sold early. The sale will be held at the South Windsor Library on Sullivan Avenue. The beautiful perennials are plants dug from our members’ gardens. Most plants are priced $5, with shrubs and trees priced slightly higher.

The AWE Program Mindful Bonsai Workshop
2026-06-13 10:00 - 12:00 | 183 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095, 183 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT, 06095, United States
Join us for a free workshop exploring the principles of bonsai and the art of cultivating miniature trees. Participants will learn foundational techniques while discovering how tending bonsai can become a grounding mindfulness practice rooted in care, patience, and intention. Leave with practical skills and a deeper connection to nature through thoughtful, attentive stewardship.

Hidden Gardens Tour
2026-06-13 10:00 - 15:00
The 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour marks the kickoff of the Essex Garden Club’s 75th year, inviting visitors to explore a curated collection of eight private gardens in Ivoryton and Centerbrook. You’ll start at the Ivoryton library to pick up you tickets and hidden gardens listings and then proceed at your own pace.

Summer Stroll
2026-06-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road, New Canaan, CT, 06840, United States
Take a guided walk through the Grace Farms landscape to experience the beauty of summer in full bloom. Immersive and laid-back, this walk invites you to notice the shifting signs of the season and discover the vibrant plant and animal life that makes this landscape so special. Along the way, explore the purpose and interconnectedness of surrounding ecosystems, and consider our role in sustaining and enriching them.

Plant Sale and Museum Open House
2026-06-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Hyland House Museum, 84 Boston Street, Guilford, CT, 06437, United States
In celebration of Connecticut Open House Day and National Garden Week, Leete’s Island Garden Club invites you to a Plant Sale featuring member-grown perennials, annuals, and more, held at the Hyland House Museum, 84 Boston Street, Guilford. Enjoy a docent-led tour while at the Museum as well. Proceeds support Town beautification projects and educational events.
Information: 203-453-0780 Rain date: June 14th

South Windsor Garden Tour and Plant Sale
2026-06-14 09:30 - 16:00 | South Windsor Public Library, 1550 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT, 06074
Come smell the flowers! Down to Earth Garden Club and Watershed History Collective host a South Windsor Garden Tour. Visit 6 beautiful gardens. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour. Tickets and information: https://www.swgardenclub.org/garden-tour.
Saturday, June 13- 8:30-4, Plant sale -SW Public Library-front lawn. Sunday, June 14- 9:30-4 – Garden Tour

Art and Garden Tour of Northeastern CT
2026-06-14 10:00 - 17:00 | Ashford, Coventry, Mansfield,Willington, Multiple, Multiple, CT

New England Rose Show: Once Upon a Bloom
2026-06-20 10:00 - 15:00 | The Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482, United States
Join the New England Rose Society for a day full of these fragrant and beautiful blooms at the Garden at Elm Bank! Listen to rose experts, make flower crowns, experience themed displays and buy roses to plant in your garden at the 2026 New England Rose Show: Once Upon a Bloom.
Included with Garden Admission: FREE for MHS Members, $14 Adults, $5 Kids 3-17 (2 and under free)
Presented by the New England Rose Society
Schedule:

7am-10am Exhibit Entry (Open to Public)
10am-2:30pm Rose Sale, Flower Crown and Bouquet Stations
10:30-11:15am Drop-In Seminar: Easy Roses, Happy Gardens by David Cannistraro
11:15am-12pm Drop-In Seminar: Structure in the Landscape by Rosemary Aldridge
12:30pm-3pm Show Exhibition Open to Public
2:30pm-3pm Awards Ceremony

Saturday, June 20, 2026
10am-3pm
The Garden at Elm Bank (900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482)

Learning with Nature | Tomato Loves Basil
2026-06-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road, New Canaan, CT, 06840, United States
Discover the delicious world of tomatoes — from heirlooms to hybrids — and learn which varieties will thrive best in your garden. Grace Farms Horticulture Specialist Michael Poulin will share his favorite picks and provide expert growing tips including all you need to know about planting, pruning, and harvesting at peak flavor.
Cap off the experience with a small seasonal treat of a caprese skewer, then take home your choice of a tomato or basil plant to jump-start your summer garden.
This program takes place rain or shine; please dress comfortably for time spent both indoors and outdoors.

Screening of “The Extraordinary Caterpillar”
2026-06-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, 06001, United States
Join us for a screening of Homegrown National Park’s “The Extraordinary Caterpillar” on Monday, June 22 at 6:30 pm featuring Doug Tallamy, Sam Jaffee and David Wagner. It will be held at Avon Free Library, 281 Country Club Road in Avon.
This event is part of Avon’s “Growing a Greener Community” initiative and is sponsored by the Garden Club of Avon, Avon Land Trust, Clean Energy Commission, and the Avon Library.
Free to attend. Register at www.avonctlibrary.info

A day trip to Rhode Island’s South Coast
2026-06-24 | Sakonnet Garden, 510 W Main Rd, Little Compton, CT, 02837, United States
Wed., June 24, all day:
Join the Connecticut Horticultural Society with special guest, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, as we visit the South Coast of Rhode Island.
Sakonnet Garden is a secret garden in Little Compton. We’ll have a guided tour of this delightful garden.
Enjoy lunch at the Brick Alley Pub in the heart of historic Newport.
The Farmer’s Daughter in South Kingstown is the perfect spot to browse through this garden center.
Cost: $170 per person / $165 per person with CT Hort Member Discount
Register: https://www.friendshiptours.net/tours/cthort-sakonnet

Climate Change in Connecticut
2026-06-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm Street, Enfield, CT, 06082, United States
Please join us for an informative session with Susan Quincy from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), who will discuss how climate change is impacting Connecticut. As always, this event is free to the public and all are welcome!

The AWE Program Wings & Wildflowers Workshop
2026-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 | 183 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095, 183 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT, 06095, United States
Join us for a free, hands-on workshop exploring monarch butterflies, native plant ecosystems, and the impact of invasive species. Participants will learn how intentional planting supports pollinators and strengthens local biodiversity while gaining practical knowledge of native species and habitat creation. Discover how small planting choices can make a meaningful impact on resilient, thriving ecosystems.
This workshop will be led by Valerie Allgrove, a well-practiced gardener and master trapper with extensive experience in wildlife stewardship, native plant education, and ecological balance.

CT Historic Gardens Day
2026-06-28 09:00 - 16:00 | Throughout CT
Visit one or several stunning historic gardens and houses on this spectacular day!
Hours and activities vary; please check the CHG website for more information.

Day Trip and Private Tour of the Florence Griswold Museum and Gardens
2026-07-01 10:00 - 15:30 | Florence Grswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, 06371, United States
Spend the day at the Florence Griswold Museum! Starting at 10am, you’ll enjoy a private tour of the gallery and gardens with Gardens Coordinator Linda Turner.
For lunch at noon, you are welcome to have a picnic on the grounds, eat at the museum’s restaurant Café Flo, or go to a walkable restaurant nearby, before enjoying a garden tour and talk at 1:15pm. At 2pm, take a formal tour of the house with a docent or tour the house on your own.
An optional Q&A and coffee break will take place at 3pm in the barn on the property.
Cost: $35 Limit: 20
