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Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, will celebrate its eighth annual Trillium Week at Garden in the Woods May 8-14, 2023.  “There are few wildflowers as charismatic as trilliums. They are instantly recognizable and widely cherished by gardeners and wildflower enthusiasts […]

Cancan dancers. Absinthe. Moulin Rouge. Transport yourself to Paris, 1888 at Hill-stead Museum’s Annual Benefit Gala. Join them on Saturday, May 20 from 5-10:30pm for a magical evening that will allow you to re-live the absinthe-fueled joie de vivre of 19th-century Paris, complete with the own Green Fairy. Celebrate fashion, innovation, culture, and nightlife at this unique event that promises to

CTFC is hosting a Garden Club (and other plant/flower societies!) Open House event on Thursday, April 27 from 9-10AM at our location, 5 Cross St. Meriden, CT.  If your garden club or society is a non-profit, you are invited to join CTFC as a wholesale member with access to discounted pricing, pre-ordering for your events, delivery

Join the Hardy Plant Society of New England Connecticut Chapter on Wed., April 26 at 7:30pm on Zoom for Designing Shady Retreats with Joan Butler. Learn design tips and strategies to light up shady corners, highlight unusual plants that thrive in low-light conditions and illustrate the creative use of art objects, seating and water features.

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens’ Spring Gala is Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 6:30 PM at Rockrimmon Country Club. The affair includes cocktails, dinner and a silent auction. Bartlett is celebrating this year’s honorees, Bartlett Tree Experts and Dana Weinberg.The Master of Ceremonies is Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday on WNPR.Tickets and sponsorships are available.For more information, contact Wendy

Maya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment will be touring Connecticut to talk about her new book, the Green Amendment movement, and how Connecticut can benefit from securing a constitutional right to clean and healthy air, water, and soil; a stable climate; and health ecosystems

An Exclusive Preview! Be the first to see the Pope private collection like it hasn’t been seen since c. 1910. The evening will start with a glass of bubbly and dessert before the big reveal. Go to https://www.hillstead.org/event/hill-stead-c-1910-1/ Alfred Pope: An Evolution of Ingenuity celebrates the first character in Hill-Stead’ Museum’s s story. Alfred was the

The Norwalk River Watershed Association and other concerned citizens recently held “The Hazards of Artificial Turf” on Zoom. Learn more about artificial turf and why a rapidly growing number of scientists, communities, athletes, and others are saying “no” to its ongoing use. Hazards include exposure to toxic forever chemicals (PFAS) – children are uniquely vulnerable

The New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC) is seeking help to better understand residential tick control.NEWVEC began as a partnership of university research teams from each of the six New England states joining with state and local health departments and agricultural Extension programs to discover, evaluate, and promote practices that reduce the burden

Award-winning speaker, garden designer, consultant, and author Kerry Ann Mendez’s spring seminar series continues April 18 with “Time-Saving, Sustainable Maintenance Strategies for Lush Flower Gardens.” Click here to learn more about her.The one-hour webinar includes pages of lecture notes and a CEU form for Master Gardeners and Green Industry Professionals. The webinar is on Saturdays