"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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
“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.
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 […]
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.
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!