BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Connecticut Horticultural Society - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut Horticultural Society
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
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20210101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
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
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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? Email office@cthort.org. \n\n\n\nPost navigation \n\n← Previous Post\n\n\n  \nClick here to register.
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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:20260608T005153
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
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
CREATED:20220728T045113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T233224Z
UID:10000060-1676574000-1676579400@cthort.org
SUMMARY:"New Perennials: A Love Story" with Deborah Chud (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:“New Perennials:  A Love Story” is a personal introduction to the design principles of the New Perennialists\, who gave rise to the hottest gardening trend in the world today—naturalistic landscaping.  In the US\, their influence can be seen in New York’s High Line\, Chicago’s Lurie Garden\, the Oudolf Meadow at Delaware Botanic Gardens\, and Oudolf Garden Detroit.  Deborah Chud’s six years of research on these gardens led to her own highly unusual New Perennial garden and the only known database of New Perennial plant combinations. Her talk is part memoir\, part history\, and part design theory–with some practical “dos and don’ts” for gardeners at every level. \nDeborah Chud is a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden maker\, consultant and educator. In the fall of 2020\, she presented her work as part of “Piet Oudolf: How Does He Do It?”–an international event organized by Piet Oudolf’s co-author\, Noel Kingsbury\, under the aegis of gardenmasterclass.org. She has also presented to members of the following institutions and organizations: Massachusetts Horticultural Society\, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum\, the United States Botanical Garden in Washington\, D.C.\, the Ecological Landscape Alliance\, the Northwest Perennial Alliance\, Toronto Botanical Garden\, and Delaware Botanic Gardens. \n \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/new-perennials-love-story-with-deborah-chud/
LOCATION:Online Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/D-Chud-head-shot-scaled-e1661449383556.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
CREATED:20220728T044935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T033711Z
UID:10000059-1674154800-1674160200@cthort.org
SUMMARY:"Designing with Native Plants" with James Dillon (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:James Dillon\, landscape designer and horticulturalist\, views landscape design as the integration of science\, nature and art. He will show us how to meld all of that together with native plants to create a beautiful garden. \nJames Dillon\, PCH is a Certified Horticulturist with over 20 years of experience working in the green industry. With a B.Sc. in Biology from East Carolina University\, he views landscape design as the integration of science\, nature and art.\nHe practiced horticulture in the northern Delaware area\, most notably at the Delaware Center for Horticulture\, with continuing education at Longwood Gardens. Previously\, as manager and buyer of woody plants for a diversified garden center in Chambersburg\, PA\, James became familiar with a large palette of native plants and plant cultivars. \nNative plant selection\, environmental benefits\, and low maintenance gardens are emphasized in many designs. James has designed several rain gardens and continues taking coursework on ecological landscape design. James enjoys volunteering for The Monarch Alliance (a PVAS program)\, designing Monarch waystation gardens for them\, in Maryland and West Virginia. \nMr. Dillon owns and operates Native Havens LLC\, a small landscape/gardening company based out of his home\, where he’s an avid gardener in Kearneysville\, WV. \nThe talk is free for members and $10 for non-members. For more information or for non-members to register\, click here.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/designing-with-native-plants-with-james-dillon/
LOCATION:Online Meeting
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cthort.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/James-Dillon-headshot-e1661449343230.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
CREATED:20220728T042713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T002457Z
UID:10000058-1668713400-1668713400@cthort.org
SUMMARY:"Shrubs\, the New Perennial" with Lorraine Ballato
DESCRIPTION:Shrubs are the new garden accessory! Lorraine Ballato\, horticulturist\, garden writer\, and speaker\, will discuss how shrubs now come in small sizes\, just right to take the place of perennials in your borders and gardens\, with little maintenance. \nShrubs now come in sizes from 12″ to 24″\, just the right size to take the place of perennials in your borders and gardens. They dazzle with their foliage and flowers and require almost no maintenance.\nLorraine Ballato is a professional horticulturist who shares her knowledge through lectures\, social media\, and magazines. You can find her contributions in Connecticut Gardener\, Edible Nutmeg\, Coast of Maine\, and more. She has been an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden for more than 10 years and can be found on numerous gardening radio programs and podcasts. \nBesides tending the Connecticut garden which Lorraine and her husband have created (including many plants under trial conditions)\, Lorraine’s organic home garden includes seasonal vegetables\, her beloved hydrangeas and all manner of ornamentals\, which have informed her writing\, lectures\, and radio guest spots.\nWhen she is not in her own garden\, Lorraine volunteers her time to the Fairfield County Master Gardener Organic Vegetable Demonstration Garden in Bethel\, CT. There\, she works with a team of Master Gardeners and interns\, teaching the public about growing vegetables organically. Their combined efforts result in annual food bank contributions of more than 1000 pounds. \n \nLorraine’s latest book is the best-selling Success With Hydrangeas\, A Gardener’s Guide. Prior to that\, she published Successful Self Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer. \nThe talk is free for members and $10 for non-members. After the event\, you’ll receive a recorded copy of the talk. For more information or for non-members to register\, click here.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/shrubs-the-new-perennial-with-lorraine-ballato/
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/Lorraine-Ballato-Headshot-Headshot-e1661449315624.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221020T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221020T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
CREATED:20220726T233340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T205119Z
UID:10000057-1666294200-1666294200@cthort.org
SUMMARY:“Stone in the Garden” with Andrew Pighills
DESCRIPTION:Stone artisan Andrew Pighills will explore the myriad ways in which stone plays a part in the garden\, how it defines garden areas\, or paths\, walkways and patios\, and more\, and which material is most suitable to creating contrast or harmony. \nBorn in Yorkshire\, England\, Andrew Pighills is an accomplished gardener\, horticulturist and builder of dry stone walls. He received his formal horticulture training with The Royal Horticultural Society and has spent 30 years creating gardens and building dry stone walls in his native England in and around the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. \nIn 2001\, Andrew moved to the United States where he and his wife\, Michelle Becker\, an accomplished artist\, designer and gardener\, have combined their complementary skills to form English Gardens and Landscaping\, in Killingworth\, CT. They distinguish themselves in designing and installing residential landscapes that draw inspiration from the enchanting settings and exuberant lushness of the traditional English “cottage” gardens that they know and love so well. \nAndrew’s stone work has been featured in a programming series on traditional English construction methods on BBC television. More recently\, Andrew’s work has been featured in The New York Times\, Martha Stewart Radio\, The New Haven Register\, Yankee Magazine and numerous other publications. Andrew is a member of the prestigious Dry Stone Walling Association. \nThe talk is free for members and $10 for non-members. For more information or for non-members to register\, click here.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/stone-in-the-garden-with-andrew-pighills/
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/Andrew-Pighills-head-shot-1-e1661449279291.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220915T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220915T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T005153
CREATED:20220726T232706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T234432Z
UID:10000056-1663270200-1663270200@cthort.org
SUMMARY:“A Bountiful Year: Six Seasons of Beauty from Brandywine Cottage” with David Culp
DESCRIPTION:Connecticut Horticultural Society and New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill are thrilled to be co-sponsoring David Culp\, who will present “A Bountiful Year: Six Seasons of Beauty from Brandywine Cottage\,” on September 15 at 7:30pm at Emanuel Synagogue (160 Mohegan Drive\, West Hartford) and on Zoom. A Q&A follows the talk. \nDavid Culp blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living through his celebrated garden\, Brandywine Cottage. In his talk\, based on his most recent book of the same name\, he offers recipes\, a garden to-do list and tips on flower arrangements. He provides his favorite mail order sources and cover gardening for biodiversity and wildlife habitat\, and discusses the creation of the meadow at Brandywine Cottage\, plants for dry places. He even mentions some of his favorite weeds!  \nDavid Culp is the creator of the gardens at Brandywine Cottage in Downingtown\, Pennsylvania. He has been lecturing about gardens nationwide for more than 15 years. His articles have appeared in Martha Stewart Living\, Country Living\, Fine Gardening\, Green Scene\, and many other publications. He is a former contributing editor to Horticulture magazine and served as chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Hardy Plant Society. He is an herbaceous perennials instructor at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square\, PA.  \nDavid has developed the Brandywine Hybrid strain of hellebores\, and was recently cited in the Wall Street Journal for his expertise on snowdrops. Brandywine Cottage is listed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Gardens. His best-selling 2013 book\, The Layered Garden\, was selected by Garden Writers Association as the 2013 Best Overall Book. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Garden Award from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1997 and 2016\, and has also been awarded the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Award of Merit.  \nThe talk is free for members and $10 for non-members. Click here for non-member registration.\nNot a member? This talk could be free if you are. Get all the perks of membership! Join CT Hort! \n  \nA scene from David Culp’s Brandywine Cottage
URL:https://cthort.org/event/a-bountiful-year-six-seasons-of-beauty-from-brandywine-cottage-with-david-culp/
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/David-Culp-Headshot-2.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR