• Annual Founder’s Day Event-Farmington Garden Club Program

    Farmington Main Library 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington, CT

    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

    Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, 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 […]

  • Pot Herbs, Sallads and Roots”: Kitchen Gardens in Early America (in-person)

    Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd., Avon, CT, 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 […]

  • Gardeners of Simsbury Speaker Series: Bird-friendly Gardening by Jennifer McGuinness

    Simsbury Public Library 725 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT, 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 […]

  • The Little Things that Run the World – Film Screening- Hamden, CT

    Whitney Center 200 Leeder Hill Rd., Hamden, Connecticut

    “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!

    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 […]

  • OPENING RECEPTION: Botanical Impressions: Preserving Nature’s Beauty

    Kerri Art Studio and Gallery 861 Main Street, Willimantic, CT

    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

    Countryside Park 355 Huckleberry Hill road, Avon, CT

    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

    Simsbury Grange 236 Farms Village Rd., West Simsbury, CT, United States +1 more

    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 […]

  • Traprock Ridge Hiking Club Hike at McLean Game Refuge

    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 […]