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Artists are wanted for Hill-Stead Museum’s 2nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition, “Castles in the Sky.” The theme was inspired by our Founder Theodate Pope Riddle and her girlhood description of daydreams as “air castles.” Though it only appears once in her adolescent diaries, air castles are her wishes for her grown-up life and what she […]

Friday January 31 at 6 PM Saturday February 1 at 1 PM Join the folks at The Mark Twain House on Friday, January 31 from 6-7:30pm ofSaturday, February 1 from 1-2:30pm for “Say it with Flowers,” and make your Valentine’s Day Cards. People in the Victorian Era knew what greeting card companies these days have forgotten: emotions

Can’t wait until Spring? The sights and scents of that season will be on full display at the “43rd Connecticut Flower & Garden Show” starting Thursday, February 20 through Sunday, February 23 at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd. in Hartford. Dates/Hours: Thursday, Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m.

Rutgers Division of Continuing Studies is offering a full day, in-person event called Home Gardeners School on Sat., March 15 from 9am-4pm. It’s a fun day of learning for both beginner and advanced gardening enthusiasts. Rutgers Home Gardeners School provides expert instruction in a variety of classic and innovative gardening and landscaping subjects for beginner

Join us on January 29, 2025 from 5-9pm at the fabulous Mattatuck Museum on the Waterbury Green for a celebration of excellence in Connecticut landscape architecture! We will unveil the winners of the ASLA Connecticut 2025 Professional & Student Awards, recognize chapter members for service, and provide a brief update on chapter initiatives. Like our awards celebrations in years

The Garden Club of Woodbridge was busy during the holiday season. On December 10, the club enjoyed some time at the home of a member.  In addition to lunch, four members showcased their reflective floral designs based on the theme “All that Glitters.”   The Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby hosted holiday tours of Frances Osborne

“A Garden in the Winter,” a collection of pressed flower art by Marguerite Alpert, opens with an reception on January 15 from 6-8pm at Green Farms Church Gallery, 71 Hilldale Rd., Westport. Ms. Alpert has been making art out of pressed plants for 30 years, using five handmade wooden presses. Her collection features plants that she

Take control of your soil’s health in 2025! CT NOFA has a new roster of microscopy courses slated for early in 2025. Trainings include three recorded virtual sessions (made available to participants at time of registration) and 1 in-person session, at which participants will receive an OMAX digital compound microscope to keep. Participants will choose

Please join ASLA Connecticut in announcing our Professional and Student Award winners at this year’s Awards Gala & Annual Meeting! This event will be held on the evening of Wednesday, January 29 from 5-9pm at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut. The museum is at 144 W Main St, Waterbury. ASLA Connecticut is inviting you

Interested in a career in Arboriculture or know someone who is? The course, being held from January 8, 2025, through April 2, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Wednesday evenings, is at the Bartlett Arboretum Silver Education Center.This course is intended as an introductory course to provide participants with the basic information essential