Community News

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announces a new line-up of public programs, featuring many new offerings, courses, and experiences. “Our programming exists to engage the public with an ever-widening variety of perspectives and opportunities for connecting with the plants and […]

CT NOFA is excited to announce that they’ve opened the workshop proposal submission window for 2024. Although they’re happy to receive proposals for any workshops that capture CT NOFA’s mission of fostering the organic movement in New England, the following topics are of particular interest for the 2024 conference • Beginning Farmer • Organic Certification

Bring out your inner Grandma Moses at the Farmington Garden Club’s October 2 meeting. The meeting is in the Main Library in the Main Community Room from 11:30 am-2:00 pm. The meeitng starts with a short meeting, a luncheon, and is followed with the painting. No talent is necessary. Photos will be provided or you

FREE Dog Training Classes are available at Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens on Wednesdays from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm in the main parking lot, weather permitting*.Classes are led by Rob Mullin, trainer at K-9 Wizard & Co. Thanks to our partnership with Outreach to Pets in Need (OPIN). Please bring proof of rabies vaccination and your dog’s license. All dogs should be

Join expert birder, conservationist, and Wilton resident Joe Bear in search of migrating birds at one of Connecticut’s birding hotspots. The event, being held on Sept. 23, Oct. 4, or Oct. 18, is hosted by the Norwalk River Watershed Association, and are held at the Allens Meadows Park on Danbury Road in Wilton. It’s fall

Calling all knitters!Join the folks from Clatter Ridge Farm outdoors at the sheep pasture at Hill-Stead on September 30 from noon-2pm to help them defend (or break!) their own record for “The Most People Knitting in the Company of Sheep” of 230 knitters. If you’re a knitter and you’d like to join, we are asking participants to please

The 2023 Honey Festival is this weekend! Bring friends and family to Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens on September 10, 11:00 am-3:00 pm for a day of fun, celebrating the hard work of pollinators! The day includes: Festival Marketplace: Did you know that shopping locally benefits the environment? Purchasing food and goods close to home reduces fuel consumption, and

Connect with other like-minded gardeners to learn all about daylilies at “Daylily Basics,” hosted by the Connecticut Daylily Society. The event will be held on Sat., Sept. 23 at noon the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Raod. Avon. The event features Adele Keohan, from the New England Daylily Society and the editor of the

Hollister House is holding its annual rare and unusual plant sale next month, starting with a preview event on Sept. 9 and a public sale on Sept. 10. On Sept. 9 from 4-6:30pm, enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a special opportunity to purchase plants suitable for fall planting from many of New England’s premier nurseries

We could not be more excited to welcome the multicultural girls’ choir Pihcintu to Hill-Stead for the first time on Wednesday, August 30. Pihcintu is comprised of the voices of refugee and immigrant girls from 22 countries. Many have fled war, violence, and persecution, but are ensuring their voices are heard through song and in a safe