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Heirloom Pressed Botanical Art Workshop
Heirloom Market 263 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin pressed botanical artist Marguerite Alpert for a creative and relaxing evening exploring the art of preserving nature. Learn techniques to press gorgeous fresh flowers using a traditional wooden flower press that is yours to keep, then design your own original composition using a curated selection of botanicals from Marguerite’s gardens and foraging trips. Bring […]
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Gardens by the Sea Garden Tour
Wadawanuck Square 20 Broad Street, Stonington, CTGardens by the Sea (June 12 & 13, 10-4 both days) is a self-guided garden tour through the historic Borough of Stonington. Experience the beauty hidden beyond its garden gates and explore waterfront vistas, terraced landscapes, and enchanted pocket gardens, designed in styles ranging from formal to eclectic. The tour will showcase 9-10 gardens, as […]
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Essex Garden Club Hidden Gardens Tour
Ivoryton Gazebo (opposite Ivoryton Library) 100 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT$35 in advance, $40 day of tour The 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour marks the kickoff of the Essex Garden Club’s 75th year, inviting visitors to explore a curated collection of eight private gardens in the Essex villages of Ivoryton and Centerbrook. Pace yourself as you enjoy these unique New England gardens including a surprise roof-top garden of a […]
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Plant Sale-Down to Earth Garden Club
South Windsor Public Library 1550 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CTJoin us for our biennial plant sale. Our plant sale is on Saturday, June 13th from 8:30am to 4:00pm or unless all plants are sold early. The sale will be held at the South Windsor Library on Sullivan Avenue. The beautiful perennials are plants dug from our members’ gardens. Most plants are priced $5, with […]
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The AWE Program Mindful Bonsai Workshop
183 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 183 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT, United StatesJoin us for a free workshop exploring the principles of bonsai and the art of cultivating miniature trees. Participants will learn foundational techniques while discovering how tending bonsai can become a grounding mindfulness practice rooted in care, patience, and intention. Leave with practical skills and a deeper connection to nature through thoughtful, attentive stewardship.
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Hidden Gardens Tour
The 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour marks the kickoff of the Essex Garden Club’s 75th year, inviting visitors to explore a curated collection of eight private gardens in Ivoryton and Centerbrook. You'll start at the Ivoryton library to pick up you tickets and hidden gardens listings and then proceed at your own pace.
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Gardens by the Sea Garden Tour
Wadawanuck Square 20 Broad Street, Stonington, CTGardens by the Sea (June 12 & 13, 10-4 both days) is a self-guided garden tour through the historic Borough of Stonington. Experience the beauty hidden beyond its garden gates and explore waterfront vistas, terraced landscapes, and enchanted pocket gardens, designed in styles ranging from formal to eclectic. The tour will showcase 9-10 gardens, as […]
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Essex Garden Club Hidden Gardens Tour
Ivoryton Gazebo (opposite Ivoryton Library) 100 Main Street, Ivoryton, CT$35 in advance, $40 day of tour The 2026 Hidden Gardens Tour marks the kickoff of the Essex Garden Club’s 75th year, inviting visitors to explore a curated collection of eight private gardens in the Essex villages of Ivoryton and Centerbrook. Pace yourself as you enjoy these unique New England gardens including a surprise roof-top garden of a […]
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South Windsor Garden Tour and Plant Sale
South Windsor Public Library 1550 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CTCome smell the flowers! Down to Earth Garden Club and Watershed History Collective host a South Windsor Garden Tour. Visit 6 beautiful gardens. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the tour. Tickets and information: https://www.swgardenclub.org/garden-tour. Saturday, June 13- 8:30-4, Plant sale -SW Public Library-front lawn. Sunday, June 14- 9:30-4 – Garden […]
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Digging Deeper into Ecological Horticulture with Uli Lorimer 6/18/26
Uli Lorimer Digging Deeper into Ecological Horticulture June 18, 2026, 7pm CNTR and on Zoom 725 Main Street Middletown Brought to you through the generosity of the Lois and Herb Isaacson Endowed Lecture fund and the Mountain Laurel Chapter of Wild Ones. Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here) What is Ecological Horticulture? What distinguishes […]
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Screening of “The Extraordinary Caterpillar”
Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for a screening of Homegrown National Park’s “The Extraordinary Caterpillar” on Monday, June 22 at 6:30 pm featuring Doug Tallamy, Sam Jaffee and David Wagner. It will be held at Avon Free Library, 281 Country Club Road in Avon. This event is part of Avon’s “Growing a Greener Community” initiative and is […]