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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.
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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!
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