"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
Join us for our 4th annual Spring event! UPSTAIRS:Join us for a community SEED SWAP and GIVEAWAY! Bring seeds if you have them or come to collect free seeds. Have your garden questions answered by a local farmer or Master Gardener. DOWNSTAIRS:Are your kids CRAZY for LEGOs? Supervised FREE LEGO event. Build an original design […]
What do you love most about the garden? Is it the lushness of greenery? Do you enjoy the scents? Is it the textural interplay? Or maybe what means most to you is the sense of nurturing nature. This lecture talks about bringing the essence of what you love about the garden inside and onto your […]
Please join us for this hike with Tammy Olszewski, along with TRLC volunteer Dave Mogul, for her annual frog pilgrimage at McLean Game Refuge. The planned hike is a loop of 4 to 5 miles using multiple trails, and it’s expected to take 4 – 5 hours, depending on our group’s pace. This is a […]
The bee and butterfly populations have declined precipitously over the past decade. In this slide lecture, Louise Washer will offer insight, exploration, science and how-to’s -- all dedicated to protecting our pollinators. In 2017 she co-founded the Pollinator Pathway, a grassroots effort to encourage residents and municipalities to restore and connect pollinator habitat by planting […]
The Windsor African Violet Society Show’s theme this year is “Wicked Good Violets”. Come to see beautiful show plants, including species, standards, trailers, miniatures, semi-miniatures, other gesneriads, and designs including African violets. Our education exhibit has information on all aspects of growing and caring for these wonderful house plants! Commercially grown plants from Lyndon Lyon […]
Discover a world of fascinating plants at the Connecticut Cactus & Succulent Society (CCSS) 41st Show and Sale on April 11 & 12, 2026! Admission is free and there will be something for plant lovers at every level and every member of the family. Come on Sunday to beat the crowds and have a chance […]
Location: Zion Episcopal Church, 326 Notch Hill Rd, North Branford, CT 06471 Cost:$40 for both classes Two talks to inspire you! 9:30-10:30 Small Meadows and Flowering Lawns for the Home Gardener taught by Diane St. John Years ago Diane decided an area of her organic lawn was a complete waste of space and she went on […]
Natureworks presents: 9:30-10:30 am - Small Meadows and Flowering Lawns for the Home Gardener Years ago Diane decided an area of her organic lawn was a complete waste of space and she went on a long and magical journey to transform it into a beautiful flowering meadow. Watch in photographs as she explains her process […]
The 2026 Barn Talk season proudly opens with Bedford, NY-based landscape designer Leslie Needham, who invites us to embrace garden design as a continuous conversation. Every garden speaks through materials, familiar forms, and seasonal rhythm. Drawing from years of hands-on experience, Leslie will explore ways designers and gardeners can thoughtfully respond to place, sharing easy design strategies […]
The Prop & Swap Workshop will begin with a free, short, hands-on introduction to plant propagation and grafting, designed for participants who are new to these techniques. During this mini-workshop, attendees will learn simple, approachable methods for multiplying plants and maintaining healthy growth. After the instructional portion, participants will have the opportunity to trade plant […]
Get inspired by the new, berry plantings recently installed in the Grace Farms Garden and learn the basics of growing these fruits at home. Understand the process from start to finish, beginning with plant choice, garden preparation and management, all the way to harvesting and preservation.
Join botanical artist Marguerite Alpert for a colorful and fun two-hour pressed botanical art workshop. Learn how to press fresh flowers in a wooden press (that is yours to keep!) and also make your own original piece of botanical art with ready-pressed flowers from Marguerite's gardens. All fresh flowers and supplies are provided. Just bring […]