• Dreamland Flower Farm Dahlia Tuber Sale

    Online Meeting

    Dreamland Flower Farm Tuber Sale open January 17th at 10am ONLINE ONLY. Select from over 125 dahlia varieties for your garden. Organically grown dahlias, hand picked and harvested. Merrie Avallone has been growing dahlias for over 20 years.

  • Salamanders of New England Film

    Simsbury Public Library 725 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT, United States

    Salamanders are some of our most mysterious amphibians. Living below ground, or underwater, they are seldom seen. This film will give us a close look at every salamander species that inhabits New England. We will see examples of the typical complete salamander life cycle, from egg to larva to adult, as well as some interesting […]

  • Landscape Design: The Creative Process

    Nathanael Greene Community Center 32 Church Street, Guilford, CT

    Leete's Island Garden Club invites George Trecina, owner of Land Design and Horticultural Sales, who will present steps to take when assessing the property area you wish to change, from concept, to detailed drawing, to the physical planting. For more information and to register for this free event please call 203-453-0780.

  • 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 […]

  • Peeper Prowl

    Johnson's Pond, Hamden, CT Spring Glen, Hamden, CT 06517 (near Thornton St, Greenway St, and Ingram St)., Hamden, CT

    Join us for a spring peeper nature walk at our Johnson's Pond property. Hamden Land Trust Board Member Jim Sirch will lead a walk and discuss the life cycles of these fascinating amphibians. Meet at the entrance near Thornton Street and Connolly Parkway.

  • Barn Talk: Signs of Spring: Connecticut’s Ephemerals and Early Risers

    Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, CT

    The first signs of spring appear in forms both subtle and spectacular. While the horticultural industry highlights familiar favorites like crocuses, snowdrops, and daffodils, it is our native flora that truly reveal the start of spring in Connecticut. Join field botanist Heather Liljengren for an engaging introduction to our local early risers – the enchanting native ephemerals, […]

  • The AWE Program Budget Raised Bed Build Workshop

    183 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 183 Windsor Ave, Windsor, CT, United States

    Join us for a hands-on Budget Raised Bed Build with Travis Stewart of Farm With Me LLC. This interactive workshop approaches gardening through an affordability and accessibility lens, showing participants how growing food can be practical, low-cost, and achievable for anyone. Together, we’ll build a raised garden bed using upcycled pallets and other inexpensive, easy-to-find […]

  • Nature’s Pharmacy: How Modern Remedies Are Derived from the Natural World by Dayne Laskey | Lecture & Lunch

    Pond House Café 1555 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

    Dayne’s lecture will focus on how careful observation, chemistry, and the scientific method transform plants from garden curiosities into reliable medicines. Dayne Laskey, PharmD, DABAT is a professor, practicing pharmacist, and clinical toxicologist based in West Hartford, Connecticut. He actively cares for patients at Hartford Hospital, where he helps diagnose and treat poisonings and adverse […]

  • A Plant Doctor’s Checkup on Tree Health with Dr. James Lamondia

    Join us as Plant Pathologist Dr. LaMondia from The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station discusses the diseases, pests, and stresses affecting trees in CT and how to improve the health of trees in our landscapes. Free admission. Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm Street, Enfield

  • Rhododendron Society of Connecticut Annual Banquet and Spring Plant Auction

    Elizabeth Park 1561 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

    The Connecticut Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society's Annual Banquet and Spring Plant Auction to be held on Thursday, April 23th at The Pond House in West Hartford.  The success of this auction funds much of the Society’s yearly expenses for speakers and community service projects. Participation, by donating plants in for the auction that […]