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Benefits of Individual / Family / Student Membership:
- CT Hort Newsletter and Website: The CT Hort Newsletter (10 issues/year) and the cthort.org website are your sources for:
- Member and gardening updates
- Profiles of upcoming speakers
- Travel offerings
- Statewide horticultural events
- Horticulture book reviews
- Educational information
- Connect with Horticultural Enthusiasts: Satisfy your desire to continue learning and growing. Before each speaker meeting, member have time to chat over coffee and dessert. You’ll also find a professional horticulturalist to answer your questions or to discuss a gardening challenge you are facing. We also encourage our business members to share information about their services at meetings.
- Travel Programs: CT Hort opens the door to the gardens of the world with its adventurous travel program. From a day trip to gardens in a neighboring state, to a week in Bangkok, members are offered a variety of specially priced group outings focused on horticulture themes, while always including other areas of interest as well. Trips are arranged by Friendship Tours and include behind-the-scenes access not available to the general public. It would be difficult to find such an array of garden adventures anywhere else. Special pricing and packages are publicized to CT Hort members only.
- Speaker Programs: Each season, CT Hort develops an outstanding program of speakers, many of whom are nationally recognized. Topics discussed can range from garden design to heirloom vegetables. CT Hort Speakers are experts in their fields and many have published books and magazine articles and appeared on television. The nine program meetings held each year offer a time to share experiences with and seek advice from fellow gardeners. You’ll gain new ideas and inspiration from informative speakers, see slides of plants that are new to the trade, participate in plant raffles and keep up to date in the world of horticulture.
- Workshops: The CT Hort Education Committee works throughout the year to plan workshops of interest. Held across the state, these events are led by local experts who provide guidance and knowledge across a wide range of topics – from pruning tips to planting for pollinators.
- Semiannual Plant Sales & Auctions: The spring and fall plant sale and auctions present the opportunity to purchase unusual plants. Donations come in from renowned nurseries, the University of Connecticut and members’ own gardens. Proceeds have been funding scholarships for deserving horticulture students at UConn since 1959 and at Naugatuck Valley Community College since 2010.
- Member Discounts:
- $10 discount on a NEW or Gift membership to American Horticultural Society
- $10 in Auction Bucks for NEW members
- 67% savings on ‘Horticulture’ magazine – just $12 for a one-year subscription
- 10% discount at select, local Connecticut nurseries
2019-2020 Membership Year Dues
- Individual: $55
- Senior (65+) Individual: $50
- 30-for-$30 (30 or younger) Individual: $30
- Student with current ID: FREE!
- Family: $75
- Senior (65+) Family: $70
Sustain And Enhance Your Support Of CT Hort
A donation beyond basic dues strengthens our educational offerings by affording the ability to attract superior talent to speak at our meetings. Thank you for considering a higher level of support. Those who join as either a Garden Builder ($125), Plant Expert ($250), or Dream Designer ($500) will receive all of the above benefits, as well as two $10 member discount tickets to CT Hort Education Workshops. Plant Experts and Dream Designers will also have the opportunity to attend a CT Hort pre-meeting dinner with one of our speakers (at their own expense).
Special thanks to the generous members who have joined at sustaining levels:
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