Connecticut Horticultural Society

WORKSHOP | A Spring Pruning Primer: Roses, Fruit Trees, Evergreens, Perennials, and Grasses
2026-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Amy Cogswell Revival Garden- Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT, 06109
After a long, cold winter, gardeners are eager to get back outside. Kick off your 2026 gardening season by joining WDS Head Gardener Peter Winne for a hands-on workshop focused on pruning techniques and other essential early-spring garden tasks. Learn about which plants to prune now, how much to cut back, and the right tools for the job. The workshop will also cover strategies for waking up perennial beds and borders after winter dormancy. Plants covered include roses, ornamental and fruit trees, perennials, ornamental grasses, and evergreen shrubs. This outdoor demonstration will take place in the museum gardens. In the event of rain, snow, or extreme cold, the workshop will be rescheduled for the following Saturday, March 14.

Tickets: $25 | $20 Members | Children 6-12 FREE
*This event is not suitable for children under 6.
Peter Winne | Hartford-based horticulturist Peter Winne is a landscape designer and gardener who has served as Head Gardener at WDS since 2022. He founded Peter Winne Gardens in 2021 after four years as Head Gardener at Hartford’s Elizabeth Park, and currently leads the redesign of the Frank M. Weston Garden adjacent to the Wethersfield library.

Be A Badass Arborist!
2026-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Stowe Center for Literary Activism, 77 Forest St, Hartford, CT, 06105, United States
Believe it or not, wintertime is the BEST time to prune young trees. Become a badass arborist with badass arborists!
Join Hartford City Forester, Sophia Rodbell, and Urban Forester and PhD student at UMass Amherst, Candace Powning, with an introduction and hands-on experience.
Participate in pruning several young trees on the Stowe Center campus, including elms, maples, yellowwood, serviceberry, and pear.

Ecological Landscaping Series - Introduction to Permaculture Workshop
2026-03-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road, New Canaan, CT, 06840, United States
Explore the basics of permaculture, with a focus on rain gardens and bioswales, and how you can apply the learnings in your own landscape.

Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, Benign Bugs
2026-03-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Nathanael Greene Community Center, 32 Church Street, Guilford, CT, 06437
Leete’s Island Garden Club invites Pamm Cooper, Public Service Garden Specialist at UConn Home and Garden Education Center who will cover insects that are pests, insects that are beneficial and those that are benign, all commonly found in Connecticut.
Guests are welcome at this free event. Contact 203-453-0780 with questions and to register.

Board Meeting
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:00

Traprock Ridge Hiking Club Hike at West Hartford Reservoir #6
2026-03-11 10:00 - 12:30 | West Hartford Reservoir #6, 3022 Albany Ave, West Hartford
Please join us for this hike with TRLC volunteer Dave Mogul at West Hartford Reservoir #6. Although the route may vary due to trail conditions, the planned hike is a circular loop of about 3 miles using multiple trails (including the Metacomet), and it’s expected to take 2-3 hours, depending on our group’s pace.
This is expected to be an easy hike with a limited number of inclines and areas with uneven footing. Since there’s potential for snow and/or ice on the trail, please wear sturdy shoes or boots that have good traction, and bring ski poles if you like to use them.
We’ll meet at 10:00 a.m. in the northern-most parking lot off Albany Ave (not the one that’s located right inside the property). This lot is accessed by driving through that first lot, following the road along the reservoir until it ends, and then making a left at that intersection, then following the signs past the stop sign to the northern parking lot.
Alternate date of March 18 if we need to reschedule. Contact Dave Mogul at hikes@trlandconservancy.org with any questions.

Winning Window Boxes and Perfect Planters
2026-03-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Union Congregational Church, 161 Buckingham Street, Oakville, CT, 06779
Presentation by Jen Plasky, floral designer and horticulturalist, on selecting and arranging plants in seasonal containers for best visual impact. Hosted by The Watertown Garden Club with free admission to the public.

2026 Spring Greenhouse Show
2026-03-13 10:00 - 2026-03-20 16:00 | Elizabeth Park, 1561 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06117
We invite you to the Elizabeth Park Conservancy’s annual Spring Greenhouse Show, where a stunning array of colorful blooms and other botanical offerings will be on display.
Featured plants include: Muscari, tulips, daffodils, Fritillaria, snowdrops, Amaryllis, scented and zonal geraniums, Coleus, culinary herbs, Canna, ferns, papyrus, hanging baskets, perennials, and a collection of tropical flowering plants and succulents.
The show is free and open to the public Friday, March 13 through Friday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., culminating in the Conservancy’s annual Bulb & Plant Sale on Saturday, March 21.
The show and sale take place in the historic Sweetland-Patricelli Greenhouse Complex in Elizabeth Park.

CT Rose Society presents "All About Star Roses"
2026-03-14 08:00 - 12:00 | The Lutheran hurch of Saint Mark, 75 Griswold Street, Glastonbury, CT, 06033
Tim Lomasney from Star Roses and Plants will present on the production of Star Roses from the growing fields to the catalog pages. Star Roes and Plants has been a wholesaler of plants since 1897 and seeks to introduce plants with beneficial trails to make the gardening experience more beautiful.

'Set 4 You, Seasonal Favorites' Floral Tablescape Event
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Waterford Community Center, 24 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT, 06385, United States
Enjoy many inspirational and creative table setting designs put together by our members. Meet new friends, help pick the winning table, shop a little, and take a chance on going home with one of the beautiful centerpieces. Suggested Donation $10

Beyond the Emerald Isle: Ten of Ireland’s Finest Gardens
2026-03-17 10:45 - 11:45 | The Audubon Nature Center, 2325 Burr Street, Fairfield, CT, 06824
St. Patrick’s Day Garden Lecture – RSVP Required
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Greenfield Hill Garden Club presents a public lecture exploring Ireland’s extraordinary garden heritage. While Ireland is widely known as the Emerald Isle, it is also home to more than 400 public gardens and an estimated two million private gardens, making it one of the world’s most garden-rich landscapes.
Internationally recognized garden tourism scholar Richard Benfield will showcase ten of the finest gardens in Ireland, featuring both iconic destinations and lesser-known gems, while sharing insight into garden design, landscape history, and tourism trends.
This horticulture program is open to the public and ideal for gardeners, landscape designers, garden club members, and anyone interested in Irish gardens and global garden travel.
RSVP REQUIRED – Advance Registration NeededTo attend, guests must RSVP in advance.Please email GreenfieldhillGardenClub2@gmail.comSubject line: Irish Gardens

Branching Out Together: Partnerships in Urban & Community Forestry Conference
2026-03-18 08:30 - 16:45 | Connecticut College Arboretum, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Connecticut’s three leading organizations in arboriculture and urban forestry, in partnership with the Connecticut College Arboretum, will co-host a one-day conference at Connecticut College in New London. Join the Connecticut Tree Protective Association, the Tree Wardens’ Association of Connecticut, and the Connecticut Urban Forest Council on March 18, 2026, as we celebrate these partnerships and explore the many ways trees bring us together. Presentations will be of interest to urban foresters, arborists, tree wardens, community volunteers and advocates, tree enthusiasts, landscape architects, nursery professionals, students, city planners, and engineers.
Features keynote speaker Ethan Tapper, author of “How to Love a Forest.”
Event page, details, directions, and registration are available through the CTPA website
Early bird pricing ends March 1.

Gardening for the Birds by Page Dickey | Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing
2026-03-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Pond House Café, 1555 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06117
By weaving native perennials, shrubs, and trees into our gardens, we are restoring habitats that welcome a rich variety of birds. Page Dickey will talk about the plants she particularly likes to grow to attract birds, including a number of natives that are considered herbs.
Page has been gardening passionately since her early twenties, and writing about gardening, as well as designing gardens for others, for the last three decades. She has written eight books and edited another. Most of her books concentrate on aspects of garden design.
Page was the editor of the book Outstanding American Gardens, celebrating 25 years of the Garden Conservancy with photographs by Marion Brenner. She lectures around the country about plants and garden design, and has written many articles for magazines over the years.
Her new book, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, describes leaving a beloved garden of thirty-four years, finding a home in the northwest corner of Connecticut, and falling in love with its land. Page knew the transitions she faced walking away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill. What surprised her were the happy opportunities that came with starting over. Uprooted follows Page’s evolution from old to new, cultivated to wild, and from one type of gardener to another. It
is a story for anyone who has had to begin anew – in gardening or in life.
Page is a Director Emeritus of the Garden Conservancy and is one of the two founders of its Open Days Program, and serves on the board of several garden non-profits. She was recently elected as an Honorary Member of The Garden Club of America.

This lecture is sponsored by the Brinley Speakers Fund of The Connecticut Unit of the Herb Society of America.

Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing: $50

BOOKS

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again – $27.95

Embroidered Ground: Revisiting the Garden – $26

An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care with Darryl Cheng 3/19/26
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30
Darryl Cheng
An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care
March 19, 2026, 7pm
Zoom only
Members will receive the Zoom link the Sunday before the talk.
Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here)
If you follow traditional houseplant advice, you’ll be disappointed because your plant is no longer “perfect.” Darryl’s approach breaks down the barriers to true, long-lasting enjoyment of houseplants. When you understand how plants work, you can gain a deeper appreciation for their character and more acceptance of how they’ll grow. It’s a healthy dose of practical science and realistic expectations!
Darryl Cheng is the author of The New Plant Parent and The New Plant Collector and creator of House Plant Journal. Darryl’s passion for plants and engineering approach to plant care have turned him into one of the most trusted houseplant resources on the internet. What was initially a hobby Tumblr page has turned into an Instagram account with more than 500,000 followers, a go-to website for anything houseplant related, two houseplant books, and plant time-lapse videos that have gone viral around the world.
Free for members; $10 for non-members (register here)

Connecticut Daylily Society Spring Meeting
2026-03-21 12:30 - 15:30 | Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Rd., Avon, CT, 06001
CONNECTICUT DAYLILY SOCIETY
Upcoming Spring Event
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Come celebrate with us! Rich Howard, CT Daylily Club past president and hybridizer from Wallingford, CT, won the 2025 Stout Silver Medal for his stunning flower “EXPLOSION IN THE PAINT FACTORY.” This award is the highest honor for a daylily and its hybridizer, given by the American Hemerocallis Society.

Rich will talk about his hybridizing program and how Explosion came to be. He will also feature many of his other beautiful daylilies, some of which will be auctioned off. CAKE and refreshments will be served!

Meeting Agenda
12:30 – 1:00 – Social Time
1:00 – 2:00 – Guest speaker: Rich
2:00 – Short Business Meeting
3:00 – 3:30 – Clean up

Sycamore Hills Recreation Center, aka the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Rd, Avon CT (intersection with Scoville Road)

Please join us for this in-person meeting

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Please contact Rebecca Nisley at 860-306-6315 with any questions.

CDS Membership:
There is no fee to join CDS and attend meetings, however if you’d like to get the “full daylily experience,” join The American Daylily Society for $30. Included with your membership, you will receive four beautiful issues of The Daylily Journal, our official newsletter magazine, each year. This magazine contains articles on award winning daylilies, the most popular daylilies by geography, trends in daylily hybridizing, scientific studies, and highlights of gardens and conventions.
New members joining the American Daylily Society also receive a $25 voucher, which can be redeemed towards purchases of daylilies with select growers across the United States. Visit https://daylilies.org/membership/ for more details.

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Annual Founder's Day Event-Farmington Garden Club Program
2026-03-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-23 11:30 - 14:00 | Farmington Main Library, 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT, 06032
The Farmington Garden Club, as we celebrate our 80th Anniversary, in conjunction with the Farmington Libraries is pleased to welcome Adam Wheeler from Broken Arrow Nursery to our Annual Founders Day Event, Throw the Burning Bush on the Brush Pile, Overused Plants and Superior Alternatives. The member meeting and lunch will run from 11:30-12:30; the program is free and open to the public is from 1-2:30pm.

Many familiar landscape staples have become so ubiquitous that they’re losing their impact – and in some cases, creating ecological challenges. In this lecture, Adam Wheeler of Broken Arrow Nursery will explore some of the most overused woody plants, discussing why they became popular and why it might be time to retire them. Most importantly, he will highlight superior alternatives that deliver outstanding performance and beauty without negative environmental effects. Attendees will leave with practical ideas to refresh their planting palettes and design landscapes that truly stand out for all the right reasons.
Donations of canned goods or non-perishables are suggested to benefit the Farmington Food Pantry.

“Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots:" Kitchen Gardens in Early America
2026-03-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, 06001, United States
“Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots”: Kitchen Gardens in Early America is a program defining the role played by kitchen gardens in the lives of New Englanders 1790 to 1850. Using documentation from Samuel Deane’s book, The New England Farmer (Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1790), with additional 19th-century publications and landscape illustrations, and the re-created gardens at Old Sturbridge Village as examples, Christie Higginbottom will discuss both typical and more progressive garden styles and cultural practices, plant varieties, and preservation techniques.
Christie is a garden consultant and research historian. She has worked as a costumed interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village since 1981. From 1984 to 2004 she coordinated the historic horticulture program researching, planning and planting the re-created kitchen and flower gardens at the museum’s historic households.
This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library and Garden Club of Avon, Avon Land Trust and Avon Clean Energy as part of their “How They Grew” Avon 250 Initiative.

Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots”: Kitchen Gardens in Early America (in-person)
2026-03-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, 06001, United States
“Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots”: Kitchen Gardens in Early America is a program defining the role played by kitchen gardens in the lives of New Englanders 1790 to 1850. Using documentation from Samuel Deane’s book, The New England Farmer (Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1790), with additional 19th-century publications and landscape illustrations, and the re-created gardens at Old Sturbridge Village as examples, Christie will discuss both typical and more progressive garden styles and cultural practices, plant varieties, and preservation techniques.
About our presenter: Christie Higginbottom, Garden Consultant and Research Historian: Christie has worked as a costumed interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village since 1981. From 1984 to 2004 she coordinated the historic horticulture program researching, planning and planting the re-created kitchen and flower gardens at the museum’s historic households. She also supervised the Village’s Herb Garden collection, a garden exhibiting over 300 varieties of historic herbs. From 2004 to 2006 she researched and developed a series of self-guided walking trails interpreting people and the environment in the early 1800s. She contributed research and design for the 2007–2009 exhibit, “Taking Root: Gardening in Pots in the Early 1800s.” Now retired from full-time work at OSV, she continues to work in costume part-time – most often in the Herb Garden.
Christie writes and consults on historic gardens and their interpretation, antique plants, and herb use; and she lectures at museums and historic sites, garden clubs, historical societies, and libraries. She has taught home gardening classes at the Adult Education program at Bay Path Regional Vocational High School, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, and the Northeast Organic Farmers Association.
Christie and her husband, Bruce Craven, have published Finding William Lewis [1819-1897]; The Every Day Life of This Singular Man. Their book relates the life of this New England leatherworker, book peddler and farmer as revealed in his 143 journals and over 200 account books.
This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Avon Library, Garden Club of Avon, Avon Land Trust, and Avon Clean Energy Commission.
Please register, so we can set the community room up with appropriate seating.
Snow date: 3/31/25, same time

Gardeners of Simsbury Speaker Series: Bird-friendly Gardening by Jennifer McGuinness
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT, 06070, United States
Even as many bird populations face decline, every backyard garden has the power to make a difference. In this hopeful and practical seminar, led by award winning journalist and author Jen McGuinness, learn what birds need to thrive, how to use organic practices and native plants to meet those needs, and which trees, shrubs, and flowers attract specific species. With inspiring ideas and easy actions, this session shows how helping birds also helps create more balanced, life-filled gardens for us all.

EXHIBITION of Botanical Impressions: Preserving Nature's Beauty
2026-03-25 - 2026-05-18 | Kerri Art Studio and Gallery, 861 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226
This exhibition is open to the public from March 25 – May 18, 2026.
Please visit during the Kerri Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 2pm or by appointment (860) 456-8615

The Little Things that Run the World - Film Screening- Hamden, CT
2026-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Rd., Hamden, Connecticut, 06517
“Insects are the little things that run the world, and if they disappear, life as we know it will change.” – E.O. Wilson
Join Cheshire Pollinator Pathway and Hamden Land Conservation Trust for this FREE screening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshment. Showtime: 7 p.m.

Lights Out CT -- You Can Help Prevent Bird Deaths!
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30
Craig Repasz, Chair and Co-Founder of Lights Out CT will present an informational program:
Light Pollution and its Effects on Birds,
Wildlife, and Human Health:
You Can Help Prevent Bird Deaths!
Millions of birds pass through Connecticut every spring and fall on their way to and from their summer nesting grounds.
Light pollution has wreaked havoc on our night sky. Artificial light emitted by our homes, buildings, streetlights, bridges, and other structures can confuse and disorient birds, causing them to land near buildings, crash into windows, and/or circle around for hours until they drop from exhaustion.
The result is catastrophic:
There are over 1 billion bird deaths in North America each year.
All are welcome to this free event.

OPENING RECEPTION: Botanical Impressions: Preserving Nature's Beauty
2026-03-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Kerri Art Studio and Gallery, 861 Main Street, Willimantic, CT, 06226
Join pressed botanical artist Marguerite Alpert for the opening reception: Botanical Impressions: Preserving Nature’s Beauty. Marguerite will share insights into her creative process and present her handcrafted wooden flower presses, filled with beautifully preserved plant material. Gardeners and art enthusiasts alike will appreciate this distinctive perspective on the natural world.

Pollinators in Your Garden
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Countryside Park, 355 Huckleberry Hill road, Avon, CT, 06001
Join Avon Land Trust and the Garden Club of Avon’s presentation by Lisa Newell, Ambassador for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, about improving the pollinator population in your garden!

Seed Giveaway, Master Gardener Advice and Lego Building
2026-03-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Simsbury Grange, 236 Farms Village Rd., West Simsbury, CT, 06092, United States
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 up to 12”x12”x12”. Creations may be entered in the Simsbury Grange Agricultural Fair for prizes on 6/13/26.
GRANGE FAIR CONTEST RANGES – 2 CATEGORIES:Ages: 6 and underAges: 7-14Free Legos provided or bring your own.

Park at the Farms Village plaza next door unless mobility impaired.
Donations are welcome and appreciated!

Bringing the Outdoors Inside and Onto Your Windowsill by Tovah Martin | Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing
2026-04-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Pond House Café, 1555 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06117
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 windowsill. Amazingly, many outdoor garden plants love sharing our homes indoors. Tovah describes garden plants that can successfully make the leap from garden to windowsill as well as tropicals that capture the mood. She talks about how to host garden plants, creating a scene, adding the elements, and crafting vignettes that reflect our favorite moments outside. This is fun and fulfilling, it’s creative, and it will bring everything you treasure about the garden into the heart of your home.
In her constant, undying pursuit of all things garden- related, Tovah Martin gets her hands dirty both outside and indoors. She is a perennial, heirloom, vegetable and cottage gardener of fanatical proportions, and is accredited with NOFA as an Organic Land Care Professional. Beyond the garden outdoors, Tovah’s areas of specialty also include decades of experience with houseplants (she grows over 200 in her home). That passion for gardening indoors led to her many books. Most recently, a new title was added to her book publications; Gold Medal award winning The Garden in Every Sense and Season (Timber Press, 2018) describes how your garden can kindle the senses on all layers to become more meaningful. The newest publication is added to more than a dozen titles that Tovah has authored, including The Indestructible Houseplant, The Unexpected Houseplant, The New Terrarium, and Tasha Tudor’s Garden.
For her writing, Tovah was awarded The Garden Club of America’s award for outstanding literary achievement and an Honorary Membership in The Garden Club of America. In 2013, she received the Gustav Mehlquist Award—the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut Horticultural Society. And in 2019, The Garden in Every Sense and Season won the Gold Medal from Garden Communicators International.
Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing: $50
BOOKS

The Garden in Every Sense & Season- $18.03

The Unexpected Houseplant – $24.41

Traprock Ridge Hiking Club Hike at McLean Game Refuge
2026-04-09 10:00 - 14:30 | McLean Game Refuge, 109 Salmon Brook St, Granby
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 moderately difficult hike, which includes a relatively steep but short climb to the summit of East Barndoor Hill. The key feature of this hike is an amazing visit to a vernal pool with thousands of chirping wood frogs.
We’ll depart at 10:00 a.m. from the eastern parking lot of McLean Game Refuge, located at 109 Salmon Brook St.
Alternate date of April 16 if we need to reschedule. Contact Dave Mogul at hikes@trlandconservancy.org with any questions.

Pollinators and How to Help Them, with Louise Washer
2026-04-09 11:30 - 14:00 | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT, 679 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
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 native plants, avoiding pesticides, and rethinking lawn culture. A graduate of Smith College and a former magazine editor and writer, she is president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association. She also serves on the Norwalk Mayor’s Water Quality Committee and the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership (H2H). Today the Pollinator Pathway has grown to include over 325 communities across 11 states.

Windsor African Violet Society Annual Judged Show and Sale
2026-04-11 08:30 - 14:30 | Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad St., Windsor, CT, 06095, United States
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 Greenhouse are available for purchase. Members’ plants, leaves, and rooted leaves are also for sale. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
