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  • Leete’s Island Garden Club Plant Sale

    Southwest corner of the Guilford Green Whitfield Street, Guilford, CT, United States

    The annual event features member grown annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs and hanging pots. Proceeds fund civic projects and educational events. Event information: 203-453-0780 Rain date, May 10.

  • Essex Garden Club May Market

    Essex Garden Club May Market
    Essex Town Park Main Street, Essex, CT

    The Essex Garden Club's May Market has been a major Springtime event in Essex for more than 70 years. This most important fundraising event for the club began as a small plant sale across from the Griswold Inn and has grown into a garden extravaganza now held in the Town Park. It features annuals, members' […]

  • In-person presentation: The Language of Butterflies

    Cheshire Congregational Church 111 Church Drive, Cheshire, CT, United States

    Butterflies are one of the world’s most beloved insects. Find out more about them and what draws us to these creatures. Journalist Wendy Williams invites you to learn "The Language of Butterflies" and reveal the critical role lepidoptera play in our world.

  • The World of Peonies

    Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, United States

    This talk will cover all the basics of identifying, appreciating and growing peonies. Daniel Furman of Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston, CT will dive into the diverse world of peonies. From their roots as medicinal plants in China and Europe, to symbols of wealth and presigate in Imperial China, and finally to a perennial suitable […]

  • The History of Salt Haymaking in New England Marshes

    Nathanael Greene Community Center 32 Church Street, Guilford, CT

    Leete's Island Garden Club hosts Shaun Roche, Visitor Services Manager of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Center, who will present a talk which will include salt marsh ecology and historical photos of haymaking in our local marshes. For more information about this free event and to register, please call 203-453-0780

  • May In Bloom Flower Show presented by the Garden Club of Newtown

    Newtown Community Center 8 Simpson Street, Newtown, CT

    An NGC standard flower show open and free to the public on the following dates in May: Wed, 5/13: 1:00 pm--8:00 pm, Thurs, 5/14: 9:00 am--8:00 pm, Friday, 5/15: 9:00 am --8:00 pm To access more information about this show and to register to enter please see the website as indicated.  

  • CT Hort Spring Annual Plant Sale & Auction

    Bethany Covenant Church 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372), Berlin, CT

    Connecticut 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. Doors open at 6:00pm with a plant sale and silent auction of perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, shrubs and silent auction treasures from local […]

  • Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale

    Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale
    Goshen Fairgorunds 116 Old Middle Street, Goshen, CT

    Pre-order plants by May 1 or visit the Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale, being held at the Goshen Fairgrounds on May 16 from 9am-noon. Hangin baskets, potted annualsm perennials, herbs and our member-dug perennial plants. Cash and carry at the fairgrounds., where there will also be a bake sale and raffle. If you would like […]

  • Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale

    Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale
    Goshen Fairgorunds 116 Old Middle Street, Goshen, CT

    Pre-order plants by May 1 or visit the Goshen Garden Club Plant Sale, being held at the Goshen Fairgrounds on May 16 from 9am-noon. Hangin baskets, potted annualsm perennials, herbs and our member-dug perennial plants. Cash and carry at the fairgrounds., where there will also be a bake sale and raffle. If you would like […]

  • Simsbury Garden Club Annual Plant Sale

    Simsbury Farms 100 Old Farms Road, west simsbury, CT, United States

    Join us for our exciting annual plant sale on 5/16/2026. Beginning at 9:00 am @ Simsbury Farms Skating Rink 100 Old Farms Road West Simsbury, CT, 06092 Offering a fine array of native plants (many from member gardens), premium annuals and hanging baskets, gardening advice (bring your photos), garden goods including pots/vases/repurposed tools, etc., kid's […]

  • Barn Talk: Secrets to a Successful Cutting Garden

    Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, CT

    Ready to grow your own gorgeous bouquets? Let flower farmer Elizabeth Brown, author of the brand-new The Beginner’s Cut Flower Garden, show you how to plan, design and cultivate a joyful cutting garden. Learn to build a cohesive color palette that looks great in the garden and in the vase. Discover “cut-and-come-again” varieties that truly earn their keep. […]

  • The AWE Program Soil Stewardship Workshop

    183 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 183 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT, United States

    Join us for a free, hands-on workshop exploring composting systems, vermiculture, and activated biochar while learning how to regenerate soil from the ground up. Participants will gain practical experience building healthy soil, improving plant vitality, and supporting long-term ecosystem health. Discover how stewardship begins beneath our feet and leave with tools to nurture the soil […]