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