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A comprehensive list of events, workshops, discussions and garden club meetings can be found via Connecticut Gardener and Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut.

Native Plant Trust to screen film Mardi & the Whites Oct. 15

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, is pleased to announce that it will screen the documentary Mardi & the Whites on Saturday, October 15, at 3:30pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA.  A film made and directed by Paula Champagne, featuring […]

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WH Garden Club presents “Current Trends in Floral Design” Oct. 6

The West Hartford Garden Club Meeting presents “Current Trends in Floral Design” with Sandra Lamo on Thursday, October 6 at noon. The presentation is at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford. Sandra Lamo is the owner of A Special Place Floral Design Studio in West Hartford. She will present the latest

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Fall Plants Sales

Summer is already coming to the end—school supplies and Halloween merchandise are already stocked on retail shelves—but that doesn’t mean planting season is over! We’re compiling a list of plant sales you can go to stock up on bulbs, mums and more. If your club is planning a fall plant sale or you know of

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Hollister House Garden Events in September

The Hollister House Garden presents the following event in September. Go to hollisterhousegarden.org for more information and to register. The Hollister House Garden is located at 300 Nettleton Hollow Road in Washington, CT. Call 860-868-2200.  September 10 4:00 pm – 6:30 pmCocktails and Preview Buying at the Sale of Rare and Unusual PlantsEnjoy cocktails, hors

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The Sustainable Flowers Project—September 18-20

As a profession, floristry flies well below the radar of industries scrutinized for their environmental and social impact.  The unfortunate truth is that floristry does have widespread negative impact on our planet.  But there is hope and opportunity.  The Sustainable Flowers Project runs from Sept. 18-20 at Garden de Buis is a 3-day intensive, immersive, and creative

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WH Garden Club to offer “Meditation Gardens” program Sept. 8

(Edit) The West Hartford Garden Club presents Meditation Gardens with Donna Katsuranis, Garden Coach, on September 8 at noon.  Learn how to make your garden into your personal sanctuary from a master gardener and ordained minister.There is a guest donation of $10. The talk will b held at Saint John’s Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue, W. Hartford.

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Find Out How You Can Keep the Songbirds of CT Healthy!

An unidentified disease has been killing songbirds in the southern, mid-Atlantic states, and mid-west states. Here are 7 key things Connecticut residents need to know.  1. Has the disease reached Connecticut?It’s unclear. We’ve heard reports of dead birds, especially in the Milford and Hartford areas. But reports of birds with the same symptoms as those

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CAES Announces the Finding of the Box Tree Moth in Connecticut

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) in cooperation with USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) announce the detection of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker), at a single retail nursery in Connecticut on boxwood imported from a nursery in Ontario, Canada. As of May 27, 2021, APHIS had

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