• 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Gardening with Frog & Toad

    40 Dyer Ave, Canton, CT 06019 40 Dyer Ave, Canton, CT

    A garden filled with peeps, trills, quacks, or croaks from our native frogs and toads is one of the fastest ways to judge the health of your local ecosystem. Learn how to garden to help the amphibian populations in your yard and beyond. This lecture is part of a series in memory of Marcia Reid […]

  • Harwinton Land Trust Annual Meeting

    Harwinton Public Library 80 Bentley Dr., Harwinton, CT

    Presentation by Bill Yule An Introduction to Mushrooms and Amateur Mycology Bill Yule is a retired high school Biology teacher and environmental educator, naturalist and amateur mycologist.  He currently works at the Connecticut Agricultural Research Station in the Mycology Lab.

  • Grow with Us: Spring Open House

    SiteOne Landscape Supply 899 Marshall Phelps Road, Windsor, CT, United States

    Spring is here and we can't wait to see you at SiteOne! We've put a ton of work in this season with more Nursery Stock than ever before and we would love for you to come check it out. Hang out with us for some Coffee & Breakfast, tour the yard and meet with our […]

  • Fine Art & Flowers at the Wadsworth Atheneum

    The Wadsworth 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT

    Experience the flowers at their freshest! As a valued member, you’re invited to an exclusive first look at the stunning floral arrangements. During this special member morning, designers will be on-site at their arrangements to share insights into their floral interpretations of the artwork. Registration encouraged. Keep an eye on your inbox for the link […]