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  • Deeply Disturbed: The Emergent Forest of the Future with Peter Del Tredici 9/18/25

    Peter Del Trici Deeply Disturbed: The Emergent Forest of the Future Sept. 18, 2025, 7pm On Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center 1106 New Britain Avenue West Hartford Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) The northeastern United States is a naturally […]

  • Putting Your Garden to Bed – Re-thinking the Ritual with Sarah Bailey 10/16/25

    Sarah Bailey Putting Your Garden to Bed - Re-thinking the Ritual Oct. 16, 2025, 7pm On Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center 1106 New Britain Avenue West Hartford Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) Traditionally, the Fall garden to-do list […]

  • The Growth of Trees: A Journey Through Time with Michael Wojtech 11/20/25

    Michael Wojtech The Growth of Trees: A Journey Through Time Nov. 20, 2025, 7pm On Zoom and in person at Elmwood Community Center 1106 New Britain Avenue West Hartford Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) No single view of a tree is […]

  • Personal Habitat: 30 Years of Wildlife Gardening with Julie Zickefoose 1/15/26

    Julie Zickefoose Personal Habitat: 30 Years of Wildlife Gardening Jan. 15, 2026, 7pm Zoom only Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) Join author/artist Julie Zickefoose in a retrospective of 30 years of habitat enhancement on her 80-acre parcel in the Appalachian foothills […]

  • Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems with Tovah Martin 2/19/26

    Tovah Martin Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems Feb. 19, 2026, 7pm Zoom only Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) NOTE: This program will not be recorded. This lecture suggests solutions for a wheelbarrow load of problems from dry shade to […]

  • An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care with Darryl Cheng 3/19/26

    Darryl Cheng An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care March 19, 2026, 7pm Zoom only Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) If you follow traditional houseplant advice, you'll be disappointed because your plant is no longer "perfect." Darryl's approach breaks down the barriers to […]

  • The Past, Present, and Future of the Keney Park Sustainability Project with Herb Virgo 4/16/26

    Herb Virgo The Past, Present, and Future of the Keney Park Sustainability Project April 16, 2026, 7pm CNTR and on Zoom 725 Main Street, Middletown Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) Join Herb Virgo for an inspiring exploration of the Keney Park Sustainability Project (KPSP), a transformative initiative dedicated to preserving and enhancing one […]

  • Designing Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for a Human Landscape with Kathy Connolly 5/28/26

    Kathy Connolly Designing Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for a Human Landscape May 28, 2026, 7pm CNTR and on Zoom 725 Main Street, Middletown Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) Meadows 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 […]

  • POSTPONED: Digging Deeper into Ecological Horticulture with Uli Lorimer

    Due to an unforeseen personal situation, Uli Lorimer’s scheduled presentation, “Digging Deeper Into Ecological Horticulture,” originally set for this Thursday, will be rescheduled for the fall, the Connecticut Horticultural Society announced today. The presentation had been scheduled to take place at CNTR in Middletown, Connecticut, at 7 p.m. and to be livestreamed on Zoom. Members […]

  • Editing the Garden: Advice from the High Line with Yuki Kaneko • September 17

    Editing the Garden: Advice from the High Line with Yuki Kaneko Thursday, September 17 • 7pm On Zoom and in person at Congregation Beth Israel 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Members are free; non-members $10. (Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.) A naturalistic garden may appear effortless, but its beauty […]

  • A Scented Geranium Deep Dive with Patrick McDuffee, Well-Sweep Herb Farm

    A Scented Geranium Deep Dive with Patrick McDuffee, Well-Sweep Herb Farm Thursday, October 15 On Zoom and in person at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Members are free; non-members $10 (Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.) Well-Sweep Herb Farm’s geranium collection reached 84 varieties of pelargoniums, or […]

  • Gardening Like the Forest: Designing Edible Ecosystems for Homes and Communities with David Jacke

    Gardening Like the Forest: Designing Edible Ecosystems for Homes and Communities with David Jacke November 19, 2026, 7pm On Zoom and in person at Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford Members are free; non-members $10 (Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.) Healthy forests maintain, fertilize, and renew themselves, […]