THE Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut is thrilled to have Larry Weaner as their featured speaker at this year’s FGCCT Annual Meeting. The meeting is Wednesday, April 16. Doors open at 9am and the speaker will start at 10 am. Lunch is at 12:15 pm. Mr. Weaner is a world renowned landscape architect and a very-much-in-demand lecturer on ecological renewal. He is author of

Jan Johnsen’s show of photographs – ‘The Art of Stillness: Japanese Garden Principles in Focus’  at the Hammond Museum and Japanese Garden located at 28 Deveau Road, North Salem, NY.The opening will be Saturday, April 5 from 2 pm – 5 pm. The show will through July 20, 2025.The public is invited for libations and conviviality. “My show explores the various elements

News from the Woodbridge Garden Club:Several members of The Garden Club of Woodbridge won ribbons at the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut “Signs of Spring” Garden and Flower show in Hartford, in February. Winners for Floral Design: -Ambitious and Powerful (Angular Design) – Cindy Marien, 1st place (pictured)Petite Creative Design – Nancy LaBianca, 3rd placePetite

Hollister House opens for the 2025 season on April 16. This season marks its 20th year as a public garden. Celebrate this milestone with us by planning a garden visit or attending a special event. The garden opens for the season on April 16.Visiting HoursWednesdays & Fridays 1 – 4Saturdays 10-4 To review our visiting guidelines

Applications for the Summer 2025 Nook Farm Collaborative at The Mark Twain House are now open. This six-week, on-site creative writing program offers Connecticut teens the opportunity to immerse themselves in the life and home of a great American author while learning from talented writers and editors working in the field today. The program comes

The trail cameras at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens picked up a coyote crossing Poorhouse Brook a few days ago. A reminder to keep your dogs leashed when walking on the property…and to follow them on social media to see more pictures like this! Enjoy these vents and more: April 3: Read with us: Join the Bartlett Book

It’s scholarship season at The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, also known as CTASLA! Applications for the Karen Ann Shopis-Fox Memorial Scholarship (for Connecticut residents in an accredited landscape architecture program at the college or university level), and the CTASLA Landscape Architecture Environmental Stewardship Scholarship for High School Seniors (for Connecticut residents seeking to major in