BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Connecticut Horticultural Society - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cthort.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut Horticultural Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250709T022932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T024807Z UID:10000166-1779994800-1780000200@cthort.org SUMMARY:Designing Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for a Human Landscape with Kathy Connolly 5/28/26 DESCRIPTION:Kathy Connolly\nDesigning Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for a Human Landscape\nMay 28\, 2026\, 7pm\nCNTR and on Zoom\n725 Main Street\, Middletown\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nMeadows and other naturalized landscapes are often imagined as capturing nature’s patterns and benefitting local ecology. Yet\, to gain acceptance in a human setting\, a great deal of planning—and some compromise–​may be required. In this discussion\, we’ll consider topics such as scale\, proximity to visitors\, sightlines\, pathways\, edges\, seating\, signs\, standards of care\, the dormant season\, and more. We’ll especially talk about the perennially interesting topic of plant heights. This talk explores form and setting\, not specific plant selections or layering. Plant lists are included in the handout. \nKathy Connolly is a landscape designer who specializes in naturalized designs\, low-impact landscape techniques\, and native plants. In addition to her design projects\, she gives more than 30 talks and workshops annually. Since 2013\, Kathy has published more than 200 articles and newsletters on landscapes\, trees\, plants\, and land care. Kathy has a master’s degree from the Conway Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/designing-meadows-and-naturalized-plantings-for-a-human-landscape-with-kathy-connelly-5-28-26/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kathy-Connolly-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250709T022627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T022627Z UID:10000165-1776366000-1776371400@cthort.org SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of the Keney Park Sustainability Project with Herb Virgo 4/16/26 DESCRIPTION:Herb Virgo\nThe Past\, Present\, and Future of the Keney Park Sustainability Project\nApril 16\, 2026\, 7pm\nCNTR and on Zoom\n725 Main Street\, Middletown\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here)\n \nJoin Herb Virgo for an inspiring exploration of the Keney Park Sustainability Project (KPSP)\, a transformative initiative dedicated to preserving and enhancing one of Hartford’s most iconic green spaces. In this talk\, Herb will take you on a journey through the history\, current efforts\, and visionary plans for the future of Keney Park. \nKPSP is a holistic initiative that actively engages the community in various areas\, including health and nutrition education\, landscaping\, forest management\, waste reduction\, building and design\, and urban agriculture. \nHerb holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology-Based Human Relations from Connecticut College and has been recognized for his contributions with multiple awards\, including the KNOX Green Heroes Award and the Hartford Community Food Security Award. He is a certified forest practitioner\, tree warden\, and a member of several environmental councils\, including the Connecticut Urban Forest Council. Additionally\, he managed a project that expanded Keney Park’s trail system by seven miles\, collaborating with local organizations and volunteers to improve public access to green spaces. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-keney-park-sustainability-project-with-herb-virgo-4-16-26/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Herb-Virgo.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250709T022005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T022241Z UID:10000164-1773946800-1773952200@cthort.org SUMMARY:An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care with Darryl Cheng 3/19/26 DESCRIPTION:Darryl Cheng\nAn Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care\nMarch 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) \nIf you follow traditional houseplant advice\, you’ll be disappointed because your plant is no longer “perfect.” Darryl’s approach breaks down the barriers to true\, long-lasting enjoyment of houseplants. When you understand how plants work\, you can gain a deeper appreciation for their character and more acceptance of how they’ll grow. It’s a healthy dose of practical science and realistic expectations! \nDarryl Cheng is the author of The New Plant Parent and The New Plant Collector and creator of House Plant Journal. Darryl’s passion for plants and engineering approach to plant care have turned him into one of the most trusted houseplant resources on the internet. What was initially a hobby Tumblr page has turned into an Instagram account with more than 500\,000 followers\, a go-to website for anything houseplant related\, two houseplant books\, and plant time-lapse videos that have gone viral around the world. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/6414/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Darryl.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250709T021153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T213344Z UID:10000163-1771527600-1771533000@cthort.org 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/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/140909-226-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250709T020647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T023425Z UID:10000162-1768503600-1768509000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Personal Habitat: 30 Years of Wildlife Gardening with Julie Zickefoose 1/15/26 DESCRIPTION:Julie Zickefoose\nPersonal Habitat: 30 Years of Wildlife Gardening\nJan. 15\, 2026\, 7pm\nZoom only\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nJoin author/artist Julie Zickefoose in a retrospective of 30 years of habitat enhancement on her 80-acre parcel in the Appalachian foothills of southeast Ohio. \nThis virtual garden tour showcases the stunning beauty of one place\, deeply loved and closely observed\, where thoughtful stewardship has made all the difference. You’ll come away full of ideas for your own space\, no matter how small. \nJulie Zickefoose is a writer who illustrates her own books: Saving Jemima\, Baby Birds\, The Bluebird Effect\, and Natural Gardening for Birds. She fights invasive plants\, gardens\, does a bit of songbird rehabilitation\, and is advising editor for BWD Magazine\, to which she’s contributed since 1986. She is currently writing about Carolina wrens\, tiny geniuses. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/personal-habitat-30-years-of-wildlife-gardening-with-julie-zickefoose-1-15-26/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/11_JulieZickefooseAsterheadshot.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250612T235737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T235842Z UID:10000153-1763665200-1763670600@cthort.org SUMMARY:The Growth of Trees: A Journey Through Time with Michael Wojtech 11/20/25 DESCRIPTION:Michael Wojtech\nThe Growth of Trees: A Journey Through Time\nNov. 20\, 2025\, 7pm\nOn Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\nWest Hartford\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nNo single view of a tree is a fixed snapshot in time that tells a complete story. Join Michael and discover how trees grow\, reproduce\, and interact with their environment across days\, weeks\, seasons\, and years and over varying spatial scales—from the intricate details of buds\, flowers\, leaves\, and bark that we use for species identification to the collaborative roles of trees in ecosystems. Experience the function and beauty of characteristics such as peeling bark\, overwintering buds\, lobed or toothed leaves\, flowers by the thousands\, and seeds that fly on the wind. \nMichael strives to share the science and beauty of natural history in an accessible and compelling fashion through presentations\, participatory activities\, and outdoor exploration. He writes and teaches about the structure\, growth processes\, and ecology of trees—including their bark\, buds\, leaves\, roots\, and wood—for audiences at all levels of experience. He explores how knowing the natural history of the places we live\, and love\, fosters connection and the feeling of home. \nMichael earned his master’s degree in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England in Keene\, NH. He is the author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast and co-author of Drawing Leaves and Trees: Observing and Sketching the Natural World. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-growth-of-trees-a-journey-through-time-with-michael-wojtech-11-20-25/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Michael-Wojtech.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250612T235041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T235940Z UID:10000152-1760641200-1760646600@cthort.org SUMMARY:Putting Your Garden to Bed - Re-thinking the Ritual with Sarah Bailey 10/16/25 DESCRIPTION:Sarah Bailey\nPutting Your Garden to Bed – Re-thinking the Ritual\nOct. 16\, 2025\, 7pm\nOn Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\nWest Hartford\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nTraditionally\, the Fall garden to-do list included clearing your garden spaces to the soil line\, ostensibly to prevent pests and diseases from overwintering. As we learn more about the complex web of the environment we live in\, we are discovering that the traditional “putting the garden to bed” practices can leave our gardens less diverse and robust. There are better steps to take to prepare your garden spaces for the winter and the following growing season—both environmentally and aesthetically. \nSarah Bailey is a Connecticut Certified Horticulturalist and a UConn Extension Advanced Master Gardener. A graduate of the University of Vermont and the UMass Green School\, she has worked in the horticultural industry for the last three decades as\, variously\, a retail nursery manager\, a private gardener and garden designer\, and a consultant for several landscape firms. She recently retired from both the state coordinator and the Hartford County coordinator positions for the UConn Extension Master Gardener program. She has served on the Board of Directors of the CT Horticultural Society and currently serves on the education committees of both the CT Horticultural Society and the CT Nursery and Landscape Association and is an instructor for the Connecticut Certified Horticulturalist program and the UConn Master Gardener program. Sarah gardens in the northern part of the state under the watchful eye of her current border collie\, who digs up mole tunnels for amusement. \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/putting-your-garden-to-bed-re-thinking-the-ritual-with-sarah-bailey-10-16-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sarah-better.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20250612T234440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T000028Z UID:10000151-1758222000-1758227400@cthort.org SUMMARY:Deeply Disturbed: The Emergent Forest of the Future with Peter Del Tredici 9/18/25 DESCRIPTION:Peter Del Trici\nDeeply Disturbed: The Emergent Forest of the Future\nSept. 18\, 2025\, 7pm\nOn Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\nWest Hartford\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nThe northeastern United States is a naturally forested landscape and has been so for thousands of years. In his talk\, Peter Del Tredici will present an overview of the recent history of the forests of the northeast as impacted by natural disasters\, shifting land-use patterns (urbanization and suburban sprawl)\, introduced pests and pathogens\, invasive species\, and climate change. He will speculate on how the “emergent” forests that develop in response to these factors differ from those that have existed in the past and what the implications are for our future landscape. \nPeter Del Tredici holds a BA degree in Zoology from the University of California\, Berkeley (1968) and a Ph.D. in Biology from Boston University (1991). He has been doing research with woody plants since 1972\, first as a research technician at the Harvard Forest in Petersham\, Massachusetts and then for 35 years at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston where he worked through 2014 as Plant Propagator\, Curator of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection\, Editor of Arnoldia\, Director of Living Collections and finally as Senior Research Scientist. During his time at the Arnold Arboretum\, he has made numerous seed collecting and ecological research expeditions to China\, Japan and Korea. Peter was also an Associate Professor in Practice in the Landscape Architecture Department at the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1992 through 2016. and taught in the Urban Planning Department at MIT from 2016 through 2019. \nHe has published more than 100 articles on a wide variety of botanical subjects including: the taxonomy and cultivation of Magnolias\, hemlocks (genus Tsuga) and Stewartias\, the history of plant introductions from Japan and China\, and the morphology of basal sprouting (resilience) in temperate trees. His PhD thesis (1991) was on the ecology and evolution of the Ginkgo tree\, and he is now considered a world authority on the ecology and cultivation of this amazing tree. Recently\, his research has focused on climate change and urban ecology which resulted in the publication of the widely acclaimed\, Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide. \nIn 2013\, he was awarded the Veitch Gold Medal from The Royal Horticultural Society “in recognition of services given in the advancement of the science and practice of horticulture.” \nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) URL:https://cthort.org/event/deeply-disturbed-the-emergent-forest-of-the-future-with-peter-del-tredici-9-18-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Peter-Del-Tredici-2015.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250626T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T225840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T213257Z UID:10000139-1750964400-1750969800@cthort.org SUMMARY:Designing for Habitat: From Back Yards to Byways with C. Colston Burrell June 26\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Designing for Habitat: From Back Yards to Byways with C. Colston Burrell\nJune 26\, 2025\nCOLE WILL JOIN US VIRTUALLY THIS EVENING\, DUE TO UNEXPECTED FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS. \n7 pm\nLive and on Zoom\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree Center\, 725 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nWhat does a garden need to attract and sustain wildlife? How do we meet the aesthetic goals of owners while providing the structure and resources necessary to maintain the insects and birds we love? Can we create healthy habitat with a mixture of native and exotic plants? This lecture explores the possibilities and limitations of designing sustainable habitat gardens at various scales\, from urban spaces to rural retreats. \nColston Burrell is an acclaimed lecturer\, garden designer\, award-winning author and photographer. A certified chlorophyll addict\, Cole is an avid and lifelong plantsman\, gardener and naturalist. He has twice won the American Horticulture Society Book Award for Hellebores: A Comprehensive Guide\, Timber Press\, in 2007\, and for A Gardener’s Encyclopedia of Wildflowers\, Rodale Press\, in 1998. Cole received the Award of Distinction from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for his work promoting sustainable gardening practices. \nCole is a popular lecturer internationally on topics of design\, plants and ecology. He has shared his love of plants and regional landscapes with professional and amateur audiences for 45 years. He is principal of Native Landscape Design and Restoration\, which specializes in blending nature and culture through artistic design. \nCole has teamed up with Friendship Tours and The Minnesota State Horticultural Society for Garden and Nature Tours with C. Colston Burrell to offer personalized leisure tours to exceptional gardens and natural areas around the globe. His one-of-a-kind tours explore the best private and public gardens and the most ecologically diverse natural areas to create once in a lifetime travel adventures. \nHe has an M.S. in Horticulture from University of Maryland and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota. He is a lecturer in the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia\, where he teaches about plants and their ecological connections to natural systems and cultural landscapes. URL:https://cthort.org/event/designing-for-habitat-from-back-yards-to-byways-with-c-colston-burrell-june-19-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Colston-Burrell-copy.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T225416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T215029Z UID:10000138-1747335600-1747341000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Crevice Gardening: Even more than it’s cracked up to be with Panayoti Kelaidis May 15\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Crevice Gardening: Even more than it’s cracked up to be with Panayoti Kelaidis\nMay 15\, 2025\n7 pm\nLive and on Zoom\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree Center\, 725 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nThe history of rock gardening goes back a few centuries in Western Europe and America\, and a few millennia in East Asia—it’s always seen as a somewhat “niche” form of gardening—pursued by enthusiasts\, while “ordinary” people stick to perennial gardens or perhaps annuals or even conifers. This talk will show the enormous scope and variety of the modern crevice garden as it’s being practiced around the world—especially in New England where spectacular examples exist. \nIn rocky Connecticut\, this isn’t quite so much the case—there is a long deep history of rock gardening in New England (with all those rocks!). But trough gardening\, and especially the exciting new art of crevice gardening are breathing new life into the art of plants and rocks. \nThis iteration of rock gardening was born in the Czech Republic almost 60 years ago\, where it was perfected and has transplanted vigorously in North America—especially in Victoria\, British Columbia thanks to Paul Spriggs\, and in Colorado thanks to Kenton Seth. Crevice gardens have become an exciting new way to grow all manner of plants\, from challenging alpines\, to woodlanders and even cacti and succulents. \nPanayoti Kelaidis is a plant explorer\, gardener and public garden administrator associated with Denver Botanic Gardens where he is now Director of Outreach. He began his career at DBG in 1980 as curator of the Rock Alpine Garden\, where he designed and oversaw the initial plantings of this extensive garden. Garden Design Magazine has rated this garden as the best public rock garden in North America. He has designed plantings for many of the gardens at DBG\, as well as being part of the design team at Centennial garden and has designed the Watersmart knot gardens at Denver’s Civic Center as part of Denver Mayor Hickenlooper’s Water Conservation initiative. \nHe has introduced hundreds of native ornamentals from throughout the Western United States to general horticulture. He has taken five collecting trips to South Africa researching the high mountain and steppe flora there\, as well as travels to the Andes\, the Himalaya (from both Pakistan and China) as well as travels throughout much of Europe\, the Caucasus and Turkey. Perhaps the best known of Panayoti’s introductions are the many showy hardy ice plants: several dozen of these are now available at garden centers across America and in other parts of the world. \nIn addition to introducing a host of exotic plants to general horticulture\, Panayoti has been a champion Western native plants. He was the second secretary of the Colorado Native Plant Society\, and past president of the American Penstemon Society. He has explored the Western mountains from Alaska to southern Mexico\, collecting seeds of more than a thousand kinds of Western American wild plants for Denver Botanic Gardens’ collections and for research and study. \nPanayoti has been party to the discovery of a number of species of plants new to science. In 1980\, he pressed the first specimens of a lady’s tress orchid in Golden that was subsequently to be named Spiranthes diluvialis by Charles Sheviak.  In 1987 John Lavranos sent Panayoti an Aizoaceae he collected on Komsberg Pass in South Africa which Panayoti subsequently shared with John Trager at the Huntington Botanical Garden\, and finally Steve Hammer. This taxon was finally recognized as Delosperma sphalmanthoides by Hammer. In March of 1996 Panayoti and Jim Archibald collected a specimen of an undetermined Moraea on Mount-aux-Sources\, Orange Free State\, South Africa which Peter Goldblatt determined to be a new species. Several more of his south African collections are undergoing evaluation as likely new species to be published in the coming years. \nPanayoti takes particular pride in sharing the plants and information he accrues through many channels: he has lectured in nearly 150 cities in nine countries\, and has been featured in dozens of television\, newspaper and magazine pieces. \nPanayoti was inducted in 2000 to the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Growers Hall of Fame. Also in 2000\, he received the Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal from the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College. In 2002\, he received the National Garden Clubs Medal of Honor. In 2003\, he was inducted into the Garden Club of America as Member-at-Large. In 2004\, he received the Boulder History Museum’s 60 Year Living History award. He has received three of the North American Rock Garden Society’s awards over the last two decades\, and in 2009\, he received the Liberty Hyde Bailey award from the American Horticultural Society. \nHe believes that gardening is humanity’s best way to gain an appreciation of nature and natural processes. In an increasingly urbanized and polluted world\, horticulture is\, perhaps\, the last best way to create a sustainable future for mankind and our planet. URL:https://cthort.org/event/crevice-gardening-even-more-than-its-cracked-up-to-be-with-panayoti-kelaidis-may-15-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/panayoti-kelaidis_denver-botanic-gardens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T223524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T233223Z UID:10000137-1745521200-1745526600@cthort.org SUMMARY:Oh! What I didn’t plant with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente April 24\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Oh! What I didn’t plant with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente\nApril 24\, 2025\n7 pm\nLive and on Zoom\n(Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk)\nFree Center\, 725 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nNancy’s garden is filled with so many annuals\, perennials\, biennials\, shrubs\, and herbs that she didn’t plant. They may be considered “free gifts” or they may be considered “plants gone rogue”! Dive into how to recognize\, manage\, move around\, edit\, and generally care for a generous garden that offers so much to its gardener. \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  URL:https://cthort.org/event/oh-what-i-didnt-plant-with-nancy-dubrule-clemente-april-24-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nancy-DBC-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T200000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T223001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T185721Z UID:10000136-1742497200-1742500800@cthort.org SUMMARY:Gardening in Overtime: Getting the Most out of Your Late Season Display with Dan Benarcik March 20\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Gardening in Overtime: Getting the Most out of Your Late Season Display with Dan Benarcik\nMarch 20\, 2025\n7 pm\nZoom only\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nFundamentally we all want the same thing…more! More plants\, more choices\, and more options to extend our gardening season. Dan will share with you ways that he extends the season on both sides at Chanticleer\, both fall and spring. Plant suggestions\, design tips\, and techniques for how to make your late season garden sing. \nDan Benarcik has worked at Chanticleer for almost 30 years and currently oversees their Courtyard Gardens featuring tropical\, subtropical\, and tender perennials for seasonal display. He judges for the Philadelphia Flower Show and has worked on extended assignments at Lotusland\, Long Vue House\, and Ayrlies Garden. A former Regional Director of the Garden Writers Association\, he has written for many publications\, including Fine Gardening\, Horticulture\, and Martha Stewart Living. URL:https://cthort.org/event/gardening-in-overtime-getting-the-most-out-of-your-late-season-display-with-dan-benarcik-march-20-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dan-copy.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T221700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T211038Z UID:10000135-1740078000-1740083400@cthort.org SUMMARY:Gardening for the Frogs with Jim Sirch February 20\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:Gardening for the Frogs with Jim Sirch\nFebruary 20\, 2025\n7 pm\nZoom only\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nLearn about the natural history of Connecticut’s 11 species of frogs and toads and how to attract them and a host of other wildlife to your yard through bubblers\, small ponds\, and other water features. \nJim Sirch has been giving lectures on pollinator gardening and propagating native plants from seed for over 20 years. He serves as the vice president of the Connecticut Horticultural Society Board of Directors and founded the Beardsley-Maritime Chapter of FrogWatch\, a national citizen science program. A CT Master Gardener\, Jim 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. URL:https://cthort.org/event/gardening-for-the-frogs-with-jim-sirch-february-20-2025/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jim-Sirch-copy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T221302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T223627Z UID:10000134-1737054000-1737059400@cthort.org SUMMARY:The Wonders of the Winter Landscape with Vincent Simeone Jan. 16 DESCRIPTION:The Wonders of the Winter Landscape with Vincent Simeone\nJanuary 16\, 2025\n7 pm\nZoom only\n(Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk)\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nWinter is one of the most beautiful times of the year to appreciate the garden. Although plants lie dormant\, interesting characteristics such as the growth habit\, ornamental fruit\, and bark interest become most evident. In addition\, conifers and broadleaved evergreens can provide interesting foliage and texture. This lecture will focus on the wonders of the winter landscape and how to enhance the aesthetic value and interest of the garden by using horticultural treasures such as winter fruiting plants\, broadleaved evergreens\, conifers and trees with interesting bark. \nVincent has worked in the horticultural field for over 37 years. He is currently the Director of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay\, NY where he has worked for 31 years and manages the facility. He received an AAS degree in ornamental horticulture from Farmingdale State College (SUNY)\, Farmingdale\, New York and a BS in ornamental horticulture from the University of Georgia\, Athens\, GA. While at Georgia\, Vincent studied under well-known professors Dr. Michael Dirr and Dr. Allan Armitage. Vincent also obtained a Masters Degree in Public Administration from C.W. Post- Long Island University in 2003. Vincent has specialized expertise in woody plant id\, culture\, use and selection of superior varieties. Vincent is an experienced lecturer\, instructor and horticultural consultant. He has published seven gardening books including a revised edition of a book on garden sustainability. \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-wonders-of-the-winter-landscape-with-vincent-simeone-jan-16/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Vincent-Simeone-copy.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240702T220856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T000820Z UID:10000133-1732215600-1732221000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Invasive Plants in Connecticut: A Winnable War with Christian Allyn Nov. 21 DESCRIPTION:Invasive Plants: A Winnable War\nNovember 21\, 2024\n7pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\n(Set your GPS to Burgoyne Street\, West Hartford. The entrance to the community center is off Burgoyne Street.)\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; non-members register here. \nIt is easy for one to throw up their hands and say invasive plants cannot be managed\, but by working together and doing what is hard we all can work together to solve this daunting task. \nChristian Allyn has made a career of managing invasive plants across Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, and New York. His company\, Invasive Plant Solutions\, has managed invasive plants from land trusts to backyards. He’ll share with us the ways we call can all be a part of the solution. \nChristian graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2017 with a horticulture resource economics double major. Christian started Invasive Plant Solutions while at UConn and now has a staff of eight\, executing management throughout Connecticut\, western Massachusetts and Eastern New York. URL:https://cthort.org/event/invasive-plants-in-connecticut-a-winnable-war-with-christian-allyn-nov-21/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Christian-Allen-headshot.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240625T232415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T223833Z UID:10000132-1729191600-1729197000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Frederick Law Olmsted: Shaping the American Landscape with Marta McDowell DESCRIPTION:Frederick Law Olmsted: Shaping the American Landscape with Marta McDowell\nOctober 17\, 2024\n7pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\n(Set your GPS to Burgoyne Street\, West Hartford. The entrance to the community center is off Burgoyne Street.)\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; non-members register here. \nA look at the life and legacy of the Hartford-born individual who coined the term “landscape architect.” While most famous for his public parks\, Olmsted’s commissions included the Biltmore Estate\, the World’s Columbian Exposition\, and campuses ranging from Stanford to Amherst.  For a century\, Olmsted and his sons dominated the profession and left a lasting mark on the landscape and psyche of America. \nMarta McDowell lives\, writes and gardens in Chatham\, New Jersey. She shares her garden with her husband Kirke Bent and assorted wildlife. Her garden writing has appeared in popular publications such as Woman’s Day\, Country Gardening\, and The New York Times.  She is a regular contributor to the British journal Hortus. \nMarta’s work typically follows the relationship between the pen and the trowel\, that is authors and their gardens. Her latest book\, Gardening Can Be Murder explores the garden as the inspiration for writers of crime fiction. Timber Press also published Unearthing The Secret Garden\, Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life\, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder\, All the Presidents’ Gardens–released in a revised edition in 2024–and Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life. All the Presidents’ Gardens made The New York Times bestseller list and won an American Horticultural Society book award in 2017. Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life won the Gold Award from the Garden Writers Association and is now in its ninth printing. Her books have been translated into Chinese\, Italian\, Japanese\, and Korean. \nIn 2023\, Marta wrote the text for a book of photography by Larry Lederman about five gardens of the du Pont family\, now public gardens in the Brandywine Valley\, published by Monacelli Press. She also edited a facsimile edition of Elizabeth Blackwell’s 18th century work A Curious Herbal\,  released by Abbeville Press. \nIf you visit the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst\, Massachusetts\, you can stroll the grounds with a landscape audio tour that Marta scripted. She was also the 2018 Gardener-in-Residence at the Museum and frequently coordinates its “Garden Days” for volunteers. Marta was an advisor for the New York Botanical Garden’s 2010 show\, “Emily Dickinson’s Gardens: The Poetry of Flowers.” \nMarta teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden where she has been twice awarded “Instructor of the Year.” A popular lecturer\, she has been a featured speaker online and at locations ranging from the Chicago Botanic Garden to the Smithsonian Institution and the Beatrix Potter Society’s Linder Lecture at the Sloane Club in London. She was honored to appear in the PBS American Masters “Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page” which first aired in December\, 2020\, at the Garden Museum’s Literary Festival at Chatsworth House in July\, 2022\, and the Emily Dickinson International Society Conference in July\, 2023. \nMarta interned at Wave Hill\, Frelinghuysen Arboretum\, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Rosemoor in Devon\, England and at the Chelsea Physic Garden. She worked as a horticulturist for five years at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in New Jersey. Marta is on the Board of the New Jersey Historical Garden Foundation at the Cross Estate. She is the 2019 recipient of the Garden Club of America’s Sarah Chapman Francis Medal for outstanding literary achievement. Her garden is included in the Smithsonian’s Archive of American Gardens. \n  \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/4781/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/McDowell-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20240618T214216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T223912Z UID:10000130-1726772400-1726777800@cthort.org SUMMARY:Native Fruits with Lee Reich\, Sept. 19\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Native Fruits\nJune 20\, 2024\n7pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\n(Set your GPS to Burgoyne Street\, West Hartford. The entrance to the community center is off Burgoyne Street.)\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree for members; non-members register here.\nMost people\, when they decide to grow fruits\, plant apples or peaches\, pears\, cherries\, and other familiar market fruits that mostly reflect this country’s traditionally European heritage. Consider native American fruits\, which often are better adapted to withstand our pest and climate challenges\, and look naturally at home in our landscapes. We’ll explore the beauty\, the flavor\, and the cultivation of American persimmon\, pawpaw\, beach plum\, lingonberry\, and a host of other native delectables\, as well as blueberry — a relative newcomer to our market shelves.          \nLee Reich\, PhD dove into gardening decades ago\, initially with one foot in academia\, as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University\, and one foot in the field\, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a “farmden” (more than a garden\, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture\, consult\, and write. He is the author of 9 books and was a syndicated garden columnist for Associated Press for almost 30 years. Besides providing a year ‘round supply of fruits and vegetables\, his farmden provides a testing ground for innovative techniques in soil care\, pruning\, and growing fruits and vegetables\, and provides an educational site for workshops and training. Science and an appreciation of natural systems underpin his work. URL:https://cthort.org/event/native-fruits-with-lee-reich-sept-19-2024/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lee-Reich-copy.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230714T001249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T183601Z UID:10000104-1718910000-1718915400@cthort.org SUMMARY:Knockout Natives with Sam Hoadley June 20\, 2024 DESCRIPTION:Knockout Natives with Sam Hoadley\nJune 20\, 2024\n7pm\nLive and on Zoom (please note that this event is taking place in Middletown\, not West Hartford)\nFirst Church Middletown\n190 Court Street\, Middletown\, CT and via Zoom (you’ll be sent the link on the Sunday before the talk). \nScroll down for parking information.\nFree for members; non-members register here.\n \n\n\n\nWhen you join us on June 20 for Sam Hoadley’s “Knockout Natives\,” your in-person vote on June 20 is needed. Please join us!\n \nAbout Sam Hoadley \nSam Hoadley at the Mt. Cuba Center\nJoin Sam Hoadley\, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center\, as he highlights knockout native species and cultivars from their trials. Top performers and favorites of Monarda\, Phlox\, Helenium\, Echinacea\, wild hydrangea\, Carex\, and Vernonia represent some of the best native plants for the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Sam will discuss their horticultural and ecological performance and will share important information on standouts that will make beautiful additions to your garden. \nSam Hoadley is the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center where he evaluates native plant species\, old and new cultivars\, and hybrids in the Trial Garden. Sam earned his degree in Sustainable Landscape Horticulture from the University of Vermont. \nParking at the church\nWe encourage you to carpool to the church for Mr. Hoadley’s presentation.\nThere are metered on-street parking on College\, Court\, and Broad Streets which are free after 6 pm. \nThe Middlesex Corporate Center parking garage also has parking and the entrance is on College Street between Main Street and Broad Street\, one block south of the church with a pedestrian path from just east of the parking garage entrance directly to the front of the church. It charges .75 cents per half hour.\nThe Russell Library parking lot entrance is on Broad Street\, just north of Russell Library\, between Court Street and Washington Street. It charges $1/hour until 8 pm. \nIt’s time to amend our bylaws and we need your help\, as members\, to vote to make those changes on June 20.\nSince they were adopted in 1955\, the Connecticut Horticultural Society’s Constitution and Bylaws have been amended seven times to reflect the strategic vision\, direction\, mission\, and operation of the organization.\nThe last amendment to our bylaws were in May of 2005\, and there have been large changes in the world since then. Technology\, the pandemic\, and our increasingly busy schedules are some of the factors that have contributed to the way we run our organization. Our constitution and bylaws need to now reflect that. \nAs a member of CT Hort\, your input is key. In order to vote in the changes needed to amend the bylaws\, we must have an in-person quorum at our June 20 meeting at First Church Middletown at 190 Court Street in Middletown. We will need a vote of 55 votes to approve these changes\, and to reiterate\, the votes must be in person. We hope you will join us then for another important reason: our speaker\, Sam Hoadley\, also promises to offer a great presentation on “Knockout Natives.” \nHere are the changes that have been made to the existing constitution and bylaws. The underlined passages indicate the actual change.\nCONSTITUTION \nARTICLE I – NAME\nChange: Reference to the organization is more uniquely identified at CT Hort.\nThis Society shall be called the Connecticut Horticultural Society and referred to as CT Hort to align with the website cthort.org. \nBYLAWS\nChange: Membership categories have been updated to reflect the options currently offered.\nArticle 1.3: Membership Categories. Membership can include Honorary\, Individual\, Senior Individual\, Family\, Senior Family\, Sustaining\, Garden Club\, Business\, Business Benefactor and Student. Organizations and Businesses may appoint a single delegate with the right to vote at regular meetings and be eligible to hold office. \nArticle 1.3.1: Honorary Membership. Honorary members shall be elected by the Society upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors. This shall be an exceptional category designated for members who have been active for decades\, and have made a significant contribution to the Society. \nChange: Term limits have been removed due to difficult nature of finding volunteers to hold these positions.\nArticle 2.3: Tenure of Officers. The President and Vice President shall serve not more than two consecutive terms\, but each may be reelected after an interval of one year. It is considered desirable that each of them shall have previously served as a Director. Positions of Secretary and Treasurer shall not be subject to term limits. \nChange: Process has been revised to add the option to vote for Constitution and Bylaw revisions electronically. This is also stated in Article 5.2.\nArticle 3.2: Number and Election. The Board of Directors shall be members in good standing and shall consist of all duly elected officers and nine other members at large\, for a total of fourteen (14) members. The Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting. An election may also be taken through the use of electronic voting that records unique voters and their vote. \nChange: Process has been revised to add the option to electronically vote to accept the incoming Board of Directors.\nArticle 3.8: Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President or upon written request of three Directors. The Board shall meet a minimum of six times a year. Virtual Board meetings are considered acceptable. \nChange: The list of Committees has been updated to reflect those currently in existence.\nArticle 6.1: There shall be the following committees of the Society: Program\, Finance\, Tours\, Scholarships and Grants\, Hospitality\, Auction\, Education\, Symposium\, and others as needed. The members of the committees shall be appointed at the discretion of the committee Chair\, except as set forth in Sections 6.3 and 6.5 below. \nChange: Process has been revised to add the option to vote for Constitution and Bylaw revisions electronically.\nArticle 9.1: This Constitution and Bylaws may be amended only by a two- thirds vote of members present at any regular membership meeting at which a quorum is present\, provided the proposed amendment shall have been read at two preceding meetings\, and notice that action will be taken has been given to all members in the call for the meeting. This Constitution and Bylaws may also be amended by notifying members of the proposed revisions via electronic communication\, providing a link to the revised document\, and capturing their unique vote to approve/disapprove the changes. \nTHE CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ENDOWMENT SPENDING AND INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENTS \nSpending Policy\nThe Connecticut Horticultural Society (CT Hort) will use income from its endowment to support the educational and outreach programs of the Society. This support will supplement the income received from dues and other revenue-generating activities. Over time\, it is assumed that the budgeted annual support from the endowment will be no more than 4% of the 20 tracking quarter average of the endowment value as of the May 31st immediately preceding the budget year. Anticipated endowment support needs will be communicated to the Connecticut Horticultural Society Investment Advisor at the completion of the annual budget. \nAsset Allocation\nBecause of the small size of the endowment\, it is assumed that CT Hort will use commingled investment vehicles offered by financial institutions\, i.e.\, banks or mutual fund organizations\, and will not invest directly in the securities of individual companies.\nTo achieve the Society’s real return objective\, it is assumed that between 60-70% of assets will be invested in equities and between 30-40% in fixed income securities. \nQuestions? 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URL:https://cthort.org/event/knockout-natives-with-sam-hoadley-june-20-2024/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Staffphoto19-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230714T000852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T231007Z UID:10000103-1715886000-1715891400@cthort.org SUMMARY:Roses for New England with Mike & Angelina Chute May 16\, 2024 (not being recorded for future viewing) DESCRIPTION:Roses for New England with Mike & Angelina Chute  \nMay 16\, 2024\nLive and on Zoom (this presentation will NOT be recorded for future viewing)\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\, CT\nFree for members; non-members register here. \nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nRoses for New England is a special presentation for every rose-lover who wants to grow hardy\, healthy\, and disease resistant roses in their home gardens. This program specifically addresses the merits and challenges of rose gardening in New England. Novice rose gardeners will find everything they need to know to successfully grow roses and experienced gardeners will utilize this program as a ready reference to enable them to grow better roses. Mike and Angelina Chute’s book\, Roses for New England: A Guide to Sustainable Rose Gardening is the companion reference to this program. \nThis program includes: six easy steps to growing roses in New England; how to select winter hardy and disease resistant varieties for New England gardens; the best way to plant and prune roses; and tips and personal anecdotes from the authors’ twenty-five years of rose gardening experience. \nRoses for New England shows you how to grow roses better than you ever thought you could. Mike and Angelina Chute will be available to sign copies of their books Roses for New England: A Guide to Sustainable Rose Gardening and Rose Gardening Season by Season: A Journal for Passionate Gardeners after the program. \nMike and Angelina Chute are co-owners of RoseSolutions\, a landscape consulting company that specializes in roses. They are both certified American Rose Society Master Rosarians. Mike is an accredited ARS horticultural rose judge. They also serve as consultants for both municipal and private rose gardens. Accomplished garden writers\, the Chutes’ second book\, Rose Gardening Season by Season: A Journal for Passionate Gardeners joins Roses for New England: A Guide to Sustainable Rose Gardening. In addition to their books\, the Chute’s are Contributing Editors to the American Rose magazine\, have written numerous garden articles and authored the chapter “Roses” in the University of Rhode Island Sustainable Gardening Manual. They maintain a website (www.rosesolutions.net)\, a blog (www.therosejournal.wordpress.com) and publish a quarterly e-newsletter\, The Northeast Rose Gardener. They were also co-founders and past presidents of the Rhode Island Rose Society. \nMike and Angelina maintain an active schedule of lectures and workshops throughout the New England area\, including the Boston Flower & Garden Show\, the Southeastern Connecticut Home & Garden Show\, the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show\, the Newport Flower Show\, the Maine Flower Show\, the RI Home\, Flower & Garden Show\, landscape and gardening conventions as well as numerous garden clubs and other horticultural organizations. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. Sorry\, this talk will not be recorded. \nClick here to register. URL:https://cthort.org/event/roses-for-new-england-with-mike-angelina-chute-may-16-2024/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Publicity-Photo-Mike-and-Angelina-Chute.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230714T000556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T000420Z UID:10000102-1713466800-1713472200@cthort.org SUMMARY:Creating Pollinator Gardens - the Role of Plant Choice and Design with Dr. Harland Patch DESCRIPTION:Creating Pollinator Gardens – the Role of Plant Choice and Design with Harland Patch \nApril 18\, 2024\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\, CT\nFree for members; non-members register here.\nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nEcological approaches to garden design and management are hallmarks of 21st century gardening. Until recently most approaches have been adapted for aesthetic reasons or for the ill-defined goal of supporting biodiversity. Much of the interest in ecological gardens comes from concerns about declining biodiversity and degradation of natural spaces. But the processes underlying ecological declines remain poorly understood by gardeners and designers therefore limiting the ability to create a truly sustainable garden aesthetic. Recent advances in pollination science from the landscape level to genetics can greatly inform the creation and management of ecological gardens. \nDr. Harland Patch focuses his research on many aspects of pollinator biology from genes to landscapes. His current research on understanding the biological mechanisms associated with bee nutrition and how nutrition\, in turn\, affects bee health. Dr. Patch is working with collaborators to understand the underlying factors that contribute to pollinator host plant choice\, including the role of annual and perennial cultivars to support pollinator populations. This includes developing an easy-to-use digital tool to determine which cultivars support pollinators. He is scientific advisor and Director of Pollinator Programming at Penn State’s Bird and Pollinator Garden\, a recently built 4-acre garden based on scientific research. He is also involved in ongoing projects to determine the causes of pollinator declines in the US and in Africa. Dr. Patch has taught Molecular Ecology\, Pollination Biology and an undergraduate course on honey bees\, among other classes. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register. \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/ecological-approaches-to-garden-design-and-management-with-harland-patch-april-18-2024/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HMPATCH-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230714T000307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T013851Z UID:10000101-1711047600-1711053000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Native Plants for Container Gardens with Duncan Himmelman March 21\, 2024 Zoom only! DESCRIPTION:Native Plants for Container Gardens with Duncan Himmelman\nMarch 21\, 2024\nZoom only\nFree for members; non-members register here.\nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nMany native plants make great choices for container gardens. From shade to sun\, perennials to shrubs\, spring to fall\, there are exciting options that will bring a host of beneficial insects and birds to your yard\, patio\, deck\, or balcony. \nDuncan Himmelman\, Ph.D.\, earned his doctorate at Cornell University and taught horticultural science at the college level for 24 years. He recently retired as the Education Manager at Mt. Cuba Center\, a public garden in Delaware devoted to native plant advocacy. He continues to enjoy teaching\, designing landscapes\, and promoting ecologically focused gardening practices. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register. \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/native-plants-for-container-gardens-with-duncan-himmelman-march-21-2024-zoom-only/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DHimmelman-2013.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230714T000002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240216T013756Z UID:10000100-1708023600-1708029000@cthort.org SUMMARY:Urban Gardens: Changing Lives with Sheryll Durrant and Randell McShepard--February 15\, 2024 Zoom only! DESCRIPTION:Urban Gardens: Changing Lives with Sheryll Durrant and Randell McShepard\nFebruary 15\, 2024\nZoom only\nFree for members; non-members register here. \nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nYou’ll enjoy this informative panel discussion. Step into the world of urban gardening and witness the life-changing impact at our presentation\, “Urban Gardens: Changing Lives.” Join us as we explore the inspiring stories of the Rid-All Green Partnership in Cleveland and the Kelly Street Garden in the Bronx\, two remarkable projects that have transformed communities and touched countless lives. We are thrilled to be welcoming Sheryll Durrant\, founder of Kelly Street Garden\, educator and food justice advocate\, and Randell McShepard\, activist and co-founder of the Rid-All Green Partnership.\n \nWe will hear the captivating story of the Kelly Street Garden in the Bronx. Explore how this once-abandoned space was transformed into a vibrant hub of community engagement and social resilience. Witness the positive impact it has had on the lives of residents\, from improved nutrition and food security to strengthened bonds and a sense of pride. We will also learn about the power of the Rid-All Green Partnership\, where a group of dedicated individuals turned vacant urban lots into flourishing gardens. Discover how they not only created thriving green spaces but also fostered economic opportunities\, education\, and empowerment within their community. \nLearn about the strategies employed\, the challenges faced\, and the lessons learned along the way. Discover how these initiatives have become beacons of hope and change\, inspiring individuals and communities to reimagine the potential of their urban landscapes. Be inspired by their journey and witness the profound transformation that urban gardens can bring to urban environments. Whether you are a passionate gardener\, an advocate for community development\, or simply curious about the incredible impact of urban gardens\, this presentation is a must-attend event. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register. URL:https://cthort.org/event/urban-gardens-changing-lives-with-sheryll-durrant-and-randell-mcshepard-february-15-2024-zoom-only/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/urban-gardens.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230713T235517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T014705Z UID:10000099-1705604400-1705609800@cthort.org SUMMARY:Smart Planting Management with Claudia West\, January 18 (Zoom only-sorry\, no recording!) DESCRIPTION:Smart Planting Management with Claudia West\nJanuary 18\, 2024\nZoom only (PLEASE NOTE: this event will not be recorded for future viewing).\nFree for members; non-members Register now!\nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nGardeners love nurturing their plantings but get frustrated when maintenance needs become overwhelming. Join Claudia for an eye-opening deep dive into the root causes of high maintenance gardens. We will discuss recent discoveries in plant community science and link them to some of the biggest challenges gardeners face. You will leave with practical thinking models and tools to help you balance your garden’s needs with your busy lifestyle and budget. Nurturing an inspiring\, ecologically rich garden should not be a burden! \nClaudia West is a leading voice in the emerging field of ecological planting design. Known for her passionate advocacy of plant-driven design\, Claudia is a widely sought out speaker and consultant who applies the technologies of plant systems to bring essential natural functions back into our cities and towns. She has worked on all sides of the green industry—as a designer\, a grower\, installer\, and land manager—grounding her innovative work in pragmatic solutions that address the realities of our urbanizing world. She is the co-author of the critically acclaimed book\, Planting in a Post-Wild World. \nHaving grown up on a family-owned nursery\, florist business\, and design/build firm in eastern Germany\, Claudia was propagating plants before she could walk. Her love of American native plants brought her to the U.S. where she worked at Blue Mount Nurseries in Maryland and immersed herself in the study of American flora and mid-Atlantic ecosystems. Claudia holds a Master’s Degree of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from the Technical University of Munich\, Germany. Her intense studies of plant habitats and the science of plant community-based design strategies at the renowned school for horticulture in Weihenstephan\, Germany built a solid foundation for her current work. Before co-founding Phyto Studio\, Claudia was ecological sales manager at North Creek Nurseries\, a wholesale perennial grower in Landenberg\, PA. Her work was focused on bridging the gap between growers\, designers\, and land managers as well as introducing more functional and beautiful ecological plants into the nursery trade. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. Sorry\, this talk will not be recorded. \nClick here to register.  URL:https://cthort.org/event/smart-planting-management-with-claudia-west-january-18-2024-zoom-only/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PHYTO_CLAUDIA_Credit-Jason-Varney-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230713T233939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T223048Z UID:10000098-1700161200-1700166600@cthort.org SUMMARY:Designing in Challenging Situations: Plants and Techniques that Deliver Ian Caton November 16 at 7:00pm DESCRIPTION:Designing in Challenging Situations: Plants and Techniques that Deliver with Ian Caton November 16\, 2023 at 7:00pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain Avenue\, West Hartford\, CT\nFree for members; non-members register here. \nZoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation.\n \nThis lecture is intended to provide Mr. Caton’s expertise in understanding how plants behave\, the habitats they come from\, and how they can be utilized to truly create a low-maintenance landscape—as well as highlighting a suite of plants that he has found to fit well into most any difficult situation. \nIan Caton has been the owner/operator of Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery (Formerly Enchanters Garden) in Floyd\, Virginia since March of 2013. Wood Thrush Native Plants is a nursery specializing in native plants of the Appalachian region including West Virginia\, Virginia\, Pennsylvania\, Tennessee and North Carolina. One of the focuses of the nursery is the introduction of new and rare native plants which are little known or underappreciated in the nursery trade. \nPreviously Ian Caton had been an employee of Larry Weaner Landscape Associates (a landscape firm specializing in the use and promotion of native plants in landscaping) since 2001. He has an ongoing relationship with the firm and its educational arm: “The New Directions in the Landscape (NDAL)” program. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register. \n  URL:https://cthort.org/event/designing-in-challenging-situations-plants-and-techniques-that-deliver-ian-caton-november-16-at-700pm/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ian-Caton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231019T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231019T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230713T233233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T223929Z UID:10000097-1697742000-1697747400@cthort.org SUMMARY:A Year in the Life of a Gardener with Robin Lensi October 19\, 2023 at 7:00pm DESCRIPTION:A Year in the Life of a Gardener with Robin Lensi & our Annual Bulb Sale\nOctober 19\, 2023 at 7:00pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain\nWest Hartford\, CT \nThe garden of Robin Lensi (aka lensi designs photography) and Tom Zabel in Burlington\, CT started as a blank slate seven years ago. Every landscape is first seen through her lens. As a former photographer for the Garden Conservancy\, and a member of the Connecticut Daylily Society\, those many wonderful spaces inspired this one. \nThis creative yardscape is intertwined with color explosions and architectural structures spanning months of viewing beauty incorporating all the possibilities into a personal landscape\, that creates “magic” and infuses one with a calm Zen-like feeling. Enamored of all types of plants and with a background in interior design\, garden design\, and horticulture\, there were tons of ideas and a blank slate to begin. The challenges here: the heavy clay soil\, a windy site\, exceptional water runoff down the mountain\, rabbits\, and voles. We all know gardens are never stagnant but a constant work in progress\, and this one’s no different. \nAs with her passion for cooking\, she views the landscape like a layer cake combining large trees and shrubs for color\, texture\, height\, bird habitat\, and structure. Then the filling: the perennials that change with the seasons\, ending with the icing: the annuals like herbs\, dahlias\, and zinnias that thrill all summer. Finally\, hundreds of bulbs like alliums\, tulips\, and daffodils that prepare us to be excited when spring beckons us outside again. This true four-season garden is a passion\, including a wide variety of daylilies\, hydrangeas\, dahlias\, roses\, grasses\, and hostas scattered throughout. Through this diversity the landscape changes daily-and who knows what next year will reveal\, since only Mother Nature will decide. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register.  URL:https://cthort.org/event/a-year-in-the-life-of-a-gardener-with-robin-lensi-october-19-2023-at-700pm/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Robin-passport.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230921T060000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230921T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20230713T232657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T001527Z UID:10000096-1695276000-1695328200@cthort.org SUMMARY:Roy Diblik kicks off our first meeting of the season Sept. 21 at our new location-Elmwood Community Center DESCRIPTION:Perennial Plant Communities and Coming to Know the Plants with Roy Diblik\nSeptember 21\, 2023 starting at 6:15pm\nLive and on Zoom\nElmwood Community Center\n1106 New Britain\nWest Hartford\, CT \nPerennial Plant Communities: “The Know Maintenance Approach” (6:15 pm)\nRoy’s thoughtful way to design perennial plantings welcomes fresh contemporary styles and plant diversity integrated with responsible stewardship concerns. By using a selection of regionally dependable perennials and native plants\, endless nature inspired plant patterns can be created\, each relating to time and cost to nurture and care for. He will discuss the developing partnership between the gardener\, the plants and nature\, always knowing the beauty is in the doing. \nComing to Know the Plants\nThe emphasis will be on the importance of knowing plants and their relationships to each other and the planting site.   We will discuss the nature of plants beyond the general awareness of bloom time\, flower color\, height and soil conditions.    Coming to know plants places you closer to their lifestyle needs within community.   This thoughtful approach will create a greater interest and deeper enjoyment of landscaping open space\, or simply gardening. \nRoy is co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm located in Burlington\, Wisconsin. He has been growing traditional and native perennials since 1978. His garden designs emphasize plant relationships to maintenance strategies and costs. Roy’s design and planting projects include the Louis Sullivan Arch for the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago and the lakeside plantings for the Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium and recently the perennial plantings for Scott Byron’s new garden design for the Chicago History Museum. His book ‘The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden’ highlights his perennial gardening practice. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. \nClick here to register. URL:https://cthort.org/event/speaker-meeting-roy-diblik/ CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/roy-for-magazine2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230615T193000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20220728T045557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T223551Z UID:10000064-1686857400-1686857400@cthort.org SUMMARY:"The Eye of the Beholder: Is It Messy\, or an Acquired Taste?" with Edwina Von Gal DESCRIPTION:The rewards of gardening with nature\, not against it\, are a fabulous mix of process and perception. Landscape designer Edwina Von Gal discusses why we need to change the way we garden and how to make it happen. \nOur obsession with tidy\, “clean” landscapes is proving to be harmful to the things and the ones we love. How can we step away from the need for ‘neat’ and let nature play a role in how we perceive\, design\, and maintain our human-dominated landscapes? Edwina will also discuss the new Earth Equity movement\, which seeks ethical\, social and environmental equity for human and non-human lives\, and the systems that support them\, and Perfect Earth Project’s initiative Two Thirds for the Birds\, a call to action to landscape and environmental professionals to make all their projects habitat friendly. \nPrincipal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984\, Edwina von Gal creates landscapes with a focus on simplicity and sustainability for private and public clients around the world. She has collaborated with noted architects such as Maya Lin\, Frank Gehry\, Annabelle Selldorf\, and Toshiko Mori\, and on projects for Calvin Klein\, Ralph Lauren\, Richard Serra\, Larry Gagosian\, Robert De Niro\, and Jann Wenner\, as well as many others in the environmental\, design\, and art communities. Her book Fresh Cuts won the Quill and Trowel award for garden writing. \nIn 2008\, while designing the park for The Biomuseo Panama\, she founded the Azuero Earth Project\, promoting native species reforestation on Panama’s Azuero Peninsula\, perhaps the first of its kind to work without synthetic chemicals. In 2013\, she created the Perfect Earth Project\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising consciousness about the dangers of toxic lawn and garden chemicals\, and the importance of planting native species\, to protect the health of people\, their pets\, and the planet.  In 2021\, she launched a new initiative\, Two Thirds for the Birds. \n \nEdwina received the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art’s Arthur Ross Award in 2012 and is the 2017 recipient of Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award for the Visual Arts. In 2018 she received the NY School of Interior Design’s Green Design Award and The Isamu Noguchi Award\, as well as the Conservator Award from Quogue Wildlife Refuge in 2020. She lectures regularly about nature-based landscape solutions. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation.\nClick here to register.\nAfter the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. URL:https://cthort.org/event/the-eye-of-the-beholder-is-it-messy-or-an-acquired-taste-with-edwina-von-gal/ LOCATION:Emanuel Synagogue\, 160 Mohegan Drive\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/von-Gal-13-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T193000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20220728T045510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T223619Z UID:10000063-1684438200-1684438200@cthort.org SUMMARY:"Healthy Plants\, Indoor and Out" with Dr. Nick Goltz DESCRIPTION:Dr. Nick Goltz\, the director of UConn’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory\, will introduce fundamental techniques of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the home gardener as well as tips and tricks on how to help any plants—from hardy CT natives to delicate tropical houseplants—live their best lives. \nNick is the director of UConn’s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory. He moved to Connecticut shortly after graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Plant Medicine. In addition to the plant health experience gained through his degree\, Dr. Goltz worked for the UF Plant Diagnostic Center since 2019\, and by working at state and federal regulatory laboratories since 2016\, performing research to develop biological control options for the management of invasive snails and insects. Dr. Goltz has a passion for plant health and integrated pest management and is deeply excited to work with growers and homeowners to find holistic and comprehensive solutions for any plant problem they may be dealing with. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member donation. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk.\nClick here to register.  URL:https://cthort.org/event/healthy-plants-indoor-and-out-with-dr-nick-goltz/ LOCATION:Emanuel Synagogue\, 160 Mohegan Drive\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Nick-Goltz-headhsot-e1661446233926.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230420T193000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20220728T045401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T221020Z UID:10000062-1682019000-1682019000@cthort.org SUMMARY:"Nibbling on Natives in Your Back Yard and Beyond" with Russ Cohen DESCRIPTION:There’s an increasing interest among homeowners\, property managers and others to utilize more native species in their landscaping\, thanks to books like Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home\, which extol the virtues of native plants over exotic ornamentals for attracting and sustaining beneficial insects. Yet\, for some people\, this alone may insufficient motivation to “go native.” \nThe fact that many of our native species are edible by people too provides an additional incentive for people to plant them in their yards and landscapes that might otherwise be insufficiently induced to do so for the ecological rationale alone. \nJoin Russ Cohen\, expert forager and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten\, for a 60-minute slide show featuring at least two dozen species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to your own landscape\, or nibbling on as you encounter them in other locales. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided\, along with edible portions\, seasons of availability and preparation methods\, along with guidelines for safe and environmentally responsible foraging. Russ will also include a few details regarding some native edible plants he has grown successfully from seed\, and the partnerships he has made with conservation groups and others to add edible native plants to their landscapes. \n \nUntil his retirement in June of 2015\, Russ Cohen’s “day job” was serving as the Rivers Advocate for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration\, where one of his areas of expertise was in riparian vegetation. Now Russ has more time to pursue his passionate avocation\, which is connecting to nature via his taste buds\, and assisting others in doing the same.  Russ has a small nursery in Weston\, MA where he grows/keeps more than 1\,000 plants that he propagates from seed (some of which he collected himself)\, as well as obtains from other sources\, such as the Native Plant Trust.  He then partners with land trusts\, cities and towns\, schools and colleges\, state and federal agencies\, organic farms\, tribal groups and others to plant plants from his nursery in appropriate places on their properties.  Russ has initiated over two dozen such projects in the past five years. \nFree for members; $10 suggested non-member registration. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk.\nClick here to register. URL:https://cthort.org/event/nibbling-on-natives-in-your-back-yard-and-beyond-with-russ-cohen/ LOCATION:Emanuel Synagogue\, 160 Mohegan Drive\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06117\, United States CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Russ-Cohen-headshot.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231401 CREATED:20220728T045228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T220020Z UID:10000061-1678993200-1678998600@cthort.org SUMMARY:"Poppies\, Peacocks and Parterres—Gardens of Scotland" with Nancy Stevens (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:From 17th century Renaissance parterres to a garden of cosmic speculation\, gardener and author Nancy Stevens will fill us in on gardens from the likes of General Eisenhower and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\, and size up your garden wall status. \nYou’ll learn about everything\, from a 17th century Renaissance parterres to a garden of cosmic speculation; from General Eisenhower’s “holiday home” to the garden where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes acquired his extensive knowledge of poisonous plants. You’ll view an artist’s garden\, an author’s garden\, see where Clive met Louise & Henrietta\, and learn what the size of your walled garden says about your social status. \nAfter working in the corporate world of banking\, commerce and industry as ICI\, GEC\, Nancy Stevens decided to switch careers and become a freelance journalist. This has been augmented by her lifelong passion for plants and gardens: 30 years of owning gardens of various shapes\, sizes and topography\, supplemented by garden visits\, broadened by the written word and topped off by membership of an excellent gardening club; in her case\, Baldernock Gardening Club\, where she was chairman “for seven very enjoyable years.” \nFree for members; $10 suggested donation for non-members. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk.\nClick here to register.  URL:https://cthort.org/event/poppies-peacocks-and-parterres-gardens-of-scotland-with-nancy-stevens/ LOCATION:Online Meeting CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Nancy-Stevens-headshot.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR