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Introducing: Third Thursdays at the Bartlett! Members are FREE! Non-members: $10 for every third Thursday’s walk of the month at 11:00 am. The next walk is Thursday, April 18. A series led by Bartlett Education team members, each “walk and talk” will encourage a deeper relationship with the special trees, plants, and animals that live and […]

An Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber! Join the folks at Hill-Stead Museum for “The Art of Shearing – A Sheep to Shawl Festival on April 7 from 10am-4pm.While the sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There

Kerry Ann Mendez presents Adrian Bloom on Sat., April 13 at 11am in the webinar “An Inspirational Guide to Understanding Plants and Gardens.” World-renowned horticulturalist Adrian Bloom is the featured guest for this lively discussion centered around his new book, Foggy Bottom – A Garden to Share. The one-hour broadcast will be packed with spectacular photographs

The Simsbury Pollinator Pathway series continues on Tuesday, March 26 at 7pm with “Seeing Red: Identifying, Removing, and Replacing Invasive Plants. The second session of the series is being held at Palmer Hall, First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury. The event is free, but registration is encouraged. Click here to register.

Join the Hardy Plant Society, Connecticut Chapter, on Wednesday, March 27 at 7pm for “The Magic of Soils” with Neil Lajeunesse. The event is being held at the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center, 156 Prospect St, Wethersfield.This talk will be in person only, so come out and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow gardeners, plant talk, and snacks and beverages.Free

Natureworks’s own Nancy DuBrule-Clemente is offering a pruning workshop that focuses on summer and fall blooming plants that bloom on current year’s wood. These are the plants that are pruned in April. The workshop will also be discussing pruning on all types of hydrangea. Shrub Pruning Made Easy – How and What to Prune in

UConn Extension and CT DEEP Wildlife Division have released an updated list of CT businesses that grow and/or sell native trees and shrubs—and for the first time, PERENNIALS are now included! Compiled from a survey of both wholesale and retail businesses, the Connecticut Native Tree, Shrub, and Perennial Availability List (s.uconn.edu/ctnativeavailability) identifies nurseries and garden centers that sell CT

The Natureworks design team will be digging in to creative solutions for resilient gardens for our changing climate here in Connecticut. Be inspired to reduce your lawn and create an organic, ecologically balanced habitat in your own yard. Learn how to design and choose plants that work for different conditions, and make a happy habitat for all.

CT NOFA is offering microscopy training this year. Participants will view various soils and composts, looking at the different soil structures and the microbes that thrive in healthy soil. Demonstrations include how to prepare a slide for viewing, what you might find, and how to evaluate your findings. Course cost includes a microscope (yours to

Hill-stead Museum is offering two workshops to spice up your garden. Discover the artistry of garden design in an engaging two-part series led by renowned expert Pat Sobosik! Delve into the fundamentals of garden design and explore the allure of various garden styles. In Principles of Garden Design, the first workshop on Friday, March 8