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SUMMARY:June Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Location TBD.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/june-board-meeting/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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SUMMARY:Save the Date! Plant Sale & Auction returns on Friday\, May 16\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Click here for the CT Hort 2025 Spring Auction flyer. \nConnecticut Horticultural Society’s annual Plant Sale & Auction returns on Friday\, May 16 from 6:30-9pm at Bethany Covenant Church in Berlin\, CT\, and will include an unusual collection of plants and shrubs. \nDoors open at 6:00pm with a plant sale and silent auction of perennials\, annuals\, vegetables\, herbs\, shrubs and silent auction treasures from local growers\, wholesalers\, and businesses\, and ends with a live auction of some eclectic offerings. \nHorticulturalist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate and serve as one of the auctioneers\, alongside Jim Sirch and Kevin Wilcox. Together\, they have well over 100 years of experience in the field. \nNancy DuBrule-Clemente is the founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services\, an organic garden center\, landscape design\, consultation\, installation and maintenance service in Northford\, CT that she started in 1983. She is also the author of Succession of Bloom in the Perennial Garden: A Manual for Garden Designers\, Including Shrubs and Vines Often Found in Perennial Gardens and A Country Garden for Your Backyard: Projects\, Plans & Plantings for a Country Look. \n \nJim Sirch has been giving lectures on pollinator gardening and propagating native plants from seed for over 20 years. He is on the board of the Connecticut Horticultural Society and founded the Beardsley-Maritime Chapter of FrogWatch\, a national citizen science program. A CT Master Gardener\, Jim serves as vice president of the CT Hort Board of Directors and 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. \nKevin Wilcox is CT Hort’s resident horticulturist and has more than 30 years of experience in the field. An accomplished and sought-after lecturer\, he has presented to plant societies and garden clubs on a wide range of gardening topics as well as specific groups of plants\, including rhododendrons\, Japanese maples\, and conifers. He has served on the CT Hort Board of Directors and is the vice president of the CT Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. \nThose who attended last year will remember that the auction included dozens of shade plants from CT Hort member Judy King’s amazing garden. This year\, there will be another round of shade-loving specimens donated by Ms. King. \nThe silent auction will include a framed image by garden photographer Ellen Hoverkamp. Ellen died at a young age a couple of years ago. \nProceeds from all sales are deposited into the Society’s Scholarship Fund and used to provide scholarships to Plant Science students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares\, our civic grants program. \nAdmission tothe Plant Sale and Auction is $5 and includes refreshments. \nBethany Covenant Church is at 785 Mill Street in Berlin\, CT. For more information\, visit www.cthort.org or email auction@cthort.org. \nCan you provide a donation? Click here for a letter that doubles as a tax receipt. \nStay tuned for more information on volunteering that evening.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-plant-sale-auction-returns-on-friday-may-16-2025/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Auction
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T203000
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SUMMARY:Crevice Gardening: Even more than it’s cracked up to be with Panayoti Kelaidis  May 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Crevice Gardening: Even more than it’s cracked up to be with Panayoti Kelaidis\nMay 15\, 2025\n7 pm\nLive and on Zoom\nMembers will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.\nFree Center\, 725 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nThe history of rock gardening goes back a few centuries in Western Europe and America\, and a few millennia in East Asia—it’s always seen as a somewhat “niche” form of gardening—pursued by enthusiasts\, while “ordinary” people stick to perennial gardens or perhaps annuals or even conifers. This talk will show the enormous scope and variety of the modern crevice garden as it’s being practiced around the world—especially in New England where spectacular examples exist. \nIn rocky Connecticut\, this isn’t quite so much the case—there is a long deep history of rock gardening in New England (with all those rocks!). But trough gardening\, and especially the exciting new art of crevice gardening are breathing new life into the art of plants and rocks. \nThis iteration of rock gardening was born in the Czech Republic almost 60 years ago\, where it was perfected and has transplanted vigorously in North America—especially in Victoria\, British Columbia thanks to Paul Spriggs\, and in Colorado thanks to Kenton Seth. Crevice gardens have become an exciting new way to grow all manner of plants\, from challenging alpines\, to woodlanders and even cacti and succulents. \nPanayoti Kelaidis is a plant explorer\, gardener and public garden administrator associated with Denver Botanic Gardens where he is now Director of Outreach. He began his career at DBG in 1980 as curator of the Rock Alpine Garden\, where he designed and oversaw the initial plantings of this extensive garden. Garden Design Magazine has rated this garden as the best public rock garden in North America. He has designed plantings for many of the gardens at DBG\, as well as being part of the design team at Centennial garden and has designed the Watersmart knot gardens at Denver’s Civic Center as part of Denver Mayor Hickenlooper’s Water Conservation initiative. \nHe has introduced hundreds of native ornamentals from throughout the Western United States to general horticulture. He has taken five collecting trips to South Africa researching the high mountain and steppe flora there\, as well as travels to the Andes\, the Himalaya (from both Pakistan and China) as well as travels throughout much of Europe\, the Caucasus and Turkey. Perhaps the best known of Panayoti’s introductions are the many showy hardy ice plants: several dozen of these are now available at garden centers across America and in other parts of the world. \nIn addition to introducing a host of exotic plants to general horticulture\, Panayoti has been a champion Western native plants. He was the second secretary of the Colorado Native Plant Society\, and past president of the American Penstemon Society. He has explored the Western mountains from Alaska to southern Mexico\, collecting seeds of more than a thousand kinds of Western American wild plants for Denver Botanic Gardens’ collections and for research and study. \nPanayoti has been party to the discovery of a number of species of plants new to science. In 1980\, he pressed the first specimens of a lady’s tress orchid in Golden that was subsequently to be named Spiranthes diluvialis by Charles Sheviak.  In 1987 John Lavranos sent Panayoti an Aizoaceae he collected on Komsberg Pass in South Africa which Panayoti subsequently shared with John Trager at the Huntington Botanical Garden\, and finally Steve Hammer. This taxon was finally recognized as Delosperma sphalmanthoides by Hammer. In March of 1996 Panayoti and Jim Archibald collected a specimen of an undetermined Moraea on Mount-aux-Sources\, Orange Free State\, South Africa which Peter Goldblatt determined to be a new species. Several more of his south African collections are undergoing evaluation as likely new species to be published in the coming years. \nPanayoti takes particular pride in sharing the plants and information he accrues through many channels: he has lectured in nearly 150 cities in nine countries\, and has been featured in dozens of television\, newspaper and magazine pieces. \nPanayoti was inducted in 2000 to the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Growers Hall of Fame. Also in 2000\, he received the Arthur Hoyt Scott Medal from the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College. In 2002\, he received the National Garden Clubs Medal of Honor. In 2003\, he was inducted into the Garden Club of America as Member-at-Large. In 2004\, he received the Boulder History Museum’s 60 Year Living History award. He has received three of the North American Rock Garden Society’s awards over the last two decades\, and in 2009\, he received the Liberty Hyde Bailey award from the American Horticultural Society. \nHe believes that gardening is humanity’s best way to gain an appreciation of nature and natural processes. In an increasingly urbanized and polluted world\, horticulture is\, perhaps\, the last best way to create a sustainable future for mankind and our planet.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/crevice-gardening-even-more-than-its-cracked-up-to-be-with-panayoti-kelaidis-may-15-2025/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T200000
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SUMMARY:May Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/may-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T203000
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SUMMARY:Oh! What I didn’t plant with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente  April 24\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Oh! What I didn’t plant with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente\nApril 24\, 2025\n7 pm\nLive and on Zoom\n(Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk)\nFree Center\, 725 Main Street\, Middletown\, CT\nFree for members; $10 for non-members (register here) \nNancy’s garden is filled with so many annuals\, perennials\, biennials\, shrubs\, and herbs that she didn’t plant. They may be considered “free gifts” or they may be considered “plants gone rogue”! Dive into how to recognize\, manage\, move around\, edit\, and generally care for a generous garden that offers so much to its gardener. \nNancy DuBrule-Clemente is the founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services\, an organic garden center\, landscape design\, consultation\, installation and maintenance service in Northford\, CT that she started in 1983. She is also the author of Succession of Bloom in the Perennial Garden: A Manual for Garden Designers\, Including Shrubs and Vines Often Found in Perennial Gardens and A Country Garden for Your Backyard: Projects\, Plans & Plantings for a Country Look \n 
URL:https://cthort.org/event/oh-what-i-didnt-plant-with-nancy-dubrule-clemente-april-24-2025/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T200000
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SUMMARY:April Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/april-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250403
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SUMMARY:Gardens of Charleston and Savannah\, March 26-April 2\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an unforgettable journey as we survey the beauty and history of the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia\, with our special guest tour guide C. Colston Burrell\, garden designer\, lecturer\, author and photographer. \nTOUR ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS: \n\nSavor a festive Lowcountry Boil in Susan Epstein’s private garden\nExplore the Lowcountry’s history\, culture and cuisine\nDelight in two wine receptions\nPartake of three group lunches featuring local cuisine\nVisit six private gardens\nTour Brookgreen Garden’s plant collections and sculptures\, as well as a pontoon boat trip through rice fields to enjoy local wildlife\nWalk in the footsteps of history at Middleton Place and Magnolia Plantation\nStroll through the history of Charleston\, Beaufort and Savannah\nEnjoy a private guided tour of the history and horticulture of Savannah’s famous squares\nDiscover the secrets of Bonaventure Cemetery\, made famous in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\n\nCall 800-243-1630 or go to www.friendshiptours.net. \n$5449 per person double / $ 6644 per person single
URL:https://cthort.org/event/gardens-of-charleston-and-savannah-march-26-april-2-2025/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406
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SUMMARY:Escorted Australia! March 21-April 5
DESCRIPTION:Escorted Australia 2025\nMarch 21 – April 5\, 2025\nEscorted by Brett Isaacson\, President & Owner\n\nJoin Friendship Tours as we embark on a spectacular adventure in the Land Down Under – AUSTRALIA!\nPresident & Owner of Friendship Tours\, Brett Isaacson\, along with local expert guides will lead the way on this land tour to explore this amazing continent. \nDiscover the rich culture and awe-inspiring scenery of Australia. Considered one of the most unique destinations on earth\, this land tour of Australia offers one-of-a-kind experiences from cosmopolitan cities to rainforests to the Great Barrier Reef. You will see some of the world’s most scenic landscapes & amazing animal life. This exclusive trip is limited to 30 travelers and will be an immersive experience through Australia!\nhttps://www.friendshiptours.net/tours/australia-2025 \nMAIN TOUR ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS:\n \n\nSydney (4 nights): Blue Mountains National Park – Tour of iconic Sydney Opera House – Bondi Beach – Royal Botanic Garden – Dinner Cruise in Sydney Harbor\nAyers Rock (2 nights): Ayers Rock Sunset & Sunrise Viewings – Dot Painting Indigenous Art Workshop – Field of Lights Exhibition with Dinner\nCairns (3 nights): Kuranda Rainforest – Skyrail Cableway – Army DUCK tour – Kuranda Railway – Full Day Great Barrier Reef adventure with catamaran\nMelbourne (4 nights): Phillip Island – Koala Habitat – Penguin Parade – KaBloom: Field of Flowers – Yarra Valley – Aboriginal Talk – Royal Botanical Gardens\n\nTOUR DURATION: 16 Days \nFor Detailed brochure\, click here: Australia Flyer \nTo Make a Reservation or for More Information\, call Friendship Tours 860-243-1630 / 800-243-1630 and ask for Barb. \n\n\n\nhttps://www.friendshiptours.net/tours/australia-2025
URL:https://cthort.org/event/escorted-australia-march-21-april-5/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T200000
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SUMMARY:Gardening in Overtime: Getting the Most out of Your Late Season Display with Dan Benarcik  March 20\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Gardening in Overtime: Getting the Most out of Your Late Season Display with Dan Benarcik\nMarch 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) \nFundamentally we all want the same thing…more! More plants\, more choices\, and more options to extend our gardening season. Dan will share with you ways that he extends the season on both sides at Chanticleer\, both fall and spring. Plant suggestions\, design tips\, and techniques for how to make your late season garden sing. \nDan Benarcik has worked at Chanticleer for almost 30 years and currently oversees their Courtyard Gardens featuring tropical\, subtropical\, and tender perennials for seasonal display. He judges for the Philadelphia Flower Show and has worked on extended assignments at Lotusland\, Long Vue House\, and Ayrlies Garden. A former Regional Director of the Garden Writers Association\, he has written for many publications\, including Fine Gardening\, Horticulture\, and Martha Stewart Living.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/gardening-in-overtime-getting-the-most-out-of-your-late-season-display-with-dan-benarcik-march-20-2025/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250310
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SUMMARY:Trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show and more-register now for next March's big journey
DESCRIPTION:Register now for one of the best trips you’ll take! We’re off to the Philadelphia Flower Show\, New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show and Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza next March 7- \n \n9\, 2025. Like last year\, we’re thrilled to welcome special guest Nancy DuBrule-Clemente\, author & founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services. \nBegin the trip with a stop at the New York Botanical Garden’s annual orchid show before we head to Philly for a two-night stay at the Mendenhall Hotel for a welcome reception and dinner. The next day we are off to the 196th Annual Philadelphia Flower Show. On our last day\, we will take a trip to beautiful Longwood Gardens for their spectacular orchid exhibit. \nTrip includes deluxe motor coach\, two nights hotel accommodations\, tax and baggage\, two breakfasts\, two dinners\, flower show admission\, orchid show admission\, sightseeing per itinerary\, all gratuities\, and a Friendship Tour director. \n$975pp double / $1129pp single\nCT Hort members receive a $55pp discount \nDeadline to reserve your spot/deposit is January 5\, 2024\nContact Barbara at Friendship Tours at barbara@friendshiptours.net or call 860-243-1630.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/trip-to-the-philadelphia-flower-show-and-more-register-now-for-next-marchs-big-journey/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T200000
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SUMMARY:March Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/march-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T203000
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CREATED:20240702T221700Z
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250204T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
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SUMMARY:February Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/february-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250118T120000
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Propagating Native Plants from Seed: Workshop with Jim Sirch Jan. 18
DESCRIPTION:Sold out!\nPlease stay in touch to learn about future workshops.\nPropagating Native Plants from Seed: Workshop with Jim Sirch\nDate and time: Sat\, Jan 18\, 2025 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nLocation: Zion Episcopal Church\, 326 Notch Hill Rd\, North Branford\nRegister here! \nIncluding native plants in your garden helps pollinators. Expand your native plantings by growing them yourself from seed. We will discover the germination requirements for different kinds of seeds. We’ll plant and bring home a plastic milk jug filled with a seed selection to stratify over the winter. Proper after care will be discussed. Bring a clear (translucent)\, one-gallon plastic milk or water jug; we will supply the soil and seeds. Jim Sirch is a CT Hort Board member\, master gardener\, and has just retired as the Education Coordinator at Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.\nRegister here!
URL:https://cthort.org/event/propagating-native-plants-from-seed-workshop-with-jim-sirch-jan-18/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T203000
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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SUMMARY:January Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/january-board-meeting-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20241113T042935Z
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SUMMARY:Wreath Workshop with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente Dec. 4
DESCRIPTION:Wreath Workshop with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente Dec. 4\n\n\nLocation: Country Flower Farms\, 320 Baileyville Rd\, Middlefield\, CTDate and time: Wed\, Dec 4\, 2024 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMRegister here! \nJoin us for a creative and fun experience! Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will teach you the basics of holiday wreath making so you can create your own! The wreath will feature mixed evergreens and will be made on a 12″ box ring which will make a wreath about 20-22″ in diameter. \nEach student will have a full role of florist wire and can take the the rest home after the wreath is done. Nancy will discuss the various greens\, many of them which will be harvested from her yard! \nIf you want to purchase ribbon at the workshop\, Nancy will make you a bow. The only things you need to bring are work gloves\, pruners and your imagination. \nRegister here!
URL:https://cthort.org/event/5318/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T203000
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240528T215330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T222533Z
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SUMMARY:November Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/november-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240625T232415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T223833Z
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
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SUMMARY:October Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/october-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240618T214216Z
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240915
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SUMMARY:Coastal New England Gardens Sept. 12-14\, 2024 with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente!
DESCRIPTION:COASTAL NEW ENGLAND GARDENS\nSeptember 12-14\, 2024\nFeaturing:\nBedrock Gardens • Moffatt Ladd House • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens • Tower Hill • Shop at Weston Nursery • Two Nights Hotel Accommodations at the AC Hotel Portsmouth Downtown/Waterfront\, Portsmouth\, NH • Two breakfasts\, two lunches and more! \nWith special guest: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente\, author & founder of Natureworks Horticultural Services \n$1254 per person Double / $1684PP single ($55 discount for CT Hort members) \nGo to www.friendshiptours.net or Call Barbara at Friendship Tours: 860-243-1630 \nClick here for details and registration information.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/coastal-new-england-gardens-sept-12-14-2024-with-nancy-dubrule-clemente/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240528T214430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T202600Z
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SUMMARY:September Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast via Zoom
URL:https://cthort.org/event/september-board-meeting-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240724
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240229T021804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T182815Z
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SUMMARY:A trip to Cape Ann—the "Other Cape" (July 21-23)
DESCRIPTION:Three Day Jaunt to Cape Ann\, Massachusetts….  \nCome along on a summer interlude July 21-23 to beautiful Cape Ann in the height of summer. Enjoy two nights at the Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks located on the ocean. Our congenial group will enjoy included dinners on both nights of our stay! We will cruise the Essex River estuary at sunset. Private gardens with refreshments will highlight one day of our tour. On our trip back to Connecticut we will visit Neal Sanders\, author of many mysteries including A Murder at the Flower Show! Join us for this fun trip—sign up now! In conjunction with Federated Garden Clubs of CT \nDeluxe Motorcoach • 2 Nights Ocean House Hotel• Two Continental Breakfasts • Two Lunches • Two Dinners\n$1499 PP Double • $1889 Single           25 Passengers total–register now! \nClick here for trip information.\nClick here for the registration form.\nWant more information? \nTour Coordinator Kathy Lindroth\nKathleen.Lindroth@gmail.com  \nRegistrar Kris Urbanik\,FGCCT Tours\nKrisurb@cox.net \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://cthort.org/event/a-trip-to-cape-ann-the-other-cape-july-21-23/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T143000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
CREATED:20240611T195848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T195855Z
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SUMMARY:Fairfield County Nursery Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Fairfield County Nursery Tour\nLocation: Starts off at Oliver Nurseries\, 1159 Bronson Rd\, Fairfield\, CT\nDate and time: Mon\, Jun 24\, 2024 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM\n \nTake the day\, carpool with friends\, and enjoy a tour of three of Fairfield County’s finest\nnurseries. We’ll start at 9:30 am at Oliver Nurseries (1159 Bronson Rd.\, Fairfield)\, to explore and enjoy an alpine trough planting demonstration given by Lori Chips. Then it’s off to Gilbertie’s Herbs & Garden Center (7 Sylvan Lane\, Westport)\, to visit the largest herb plant grower on the East Coast. Next up is Terrain (561 Post Rd. East\, Westport)\, where we’ll shop the wonderfully curated and displayed collection of nature-inspired items and grab lunch at the Terrain Cafe-or you can bring your own. \nCost: $10. Register now!
URL:https://cthort.org/event/fairfield-county-nursery-tour/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Trips,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T172236
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240517T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240517T210000
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SUMMARY:Spring 2024 Plant Sale & Auction - May 17 - Bethany Covenant Church\, Berlin CT
DESCRIPTION:CT Hort Plant Sale & Auction • Friday\, May 17\nBethany Covenant Church\, 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372)\, Berlin\, CT\nDoors open to the public at 6:30 p.m.\, $5 Admission \nMark your calendar to attend this lively\, fun-filled\, and educational event on Friday\, May 17. The Auction is a great spot to find just the right plant or gift. The evening begins with a plant sale\, while bids are accepted for unusual silent auction items and refreshments are served. Then it’s on to the LIVE auction! \nFor more information and handouts to help promote the auction\, click here! \nIf you’d like to volunteer to help with the evening\, please add your name to the list of helpers by clicking here! \nHorticulturist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate the night’s offerings. \nProceeds from the evening provide scholarships to Horticulture students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959)\, and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition\, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares\, our civic grants program. \nPlease come join us! For additional information or questions email auction@cthort.org.
URL:https://cthort.org/event/save-the-date-spring-plant-sale-auction-is-back-on-may-17/
LOCATION:Bethany Covenant Church\, 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372)\, Berlin\, CT
CATEGORIES:Auction
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T203000
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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/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Speaker Meetings
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SUMMARY:May Board Meeting
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LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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