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Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is offering an online, seven-hour course called “Botanical Products and Human Health.”Discover the fascinating world of botanicals and their impact on human health in this self-paced online course for $395.Did you know that today 65-70% of the world’s population use traditional medicine as their primary source of healthcare, and 50% of new […]

Hill-stead Museum’s outdoor From the Porch  performing arts series is now in full swing. Upcoming events include American Opera Idol presented by Opera Connecticut on Monday, July 17 at 6 pm. This will be an interactive performance where the audience will select the winner! Next, the beloved dance company Pilobolus, who has performed at the Olympics and the Oscars,

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens continues its concert series this Sunday, July 16 from 5-7pm with the rock and roll sounds of Bluewater. The venue is at 151 Brookdale Road in Stamford. Go to https://www.bartlettarboretum.org or Click here to register for the concert.

Tour the newly dedicated Arbor Acres of Hopbrook pollinator pathway gardens on July 21 from 1:30-3:30pm. In honor of Manchester’s Bicentennial Celebration, the Arbor’s Resident Association is sponsoring another area on our property to a garden rich with plantings that will support pollinators. Arbors of Hop Brook prides itself on its manicured grounds and perennial

The Hardy Plant Society of New England Connecticut Chapter is pleased to present The Climate Change Garden with Jonathan M. Lehrer on Wed., June 28 at 7:30 pm. The talk is on Zoom only.Jonathan M. Lehrer, PhD is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design at Farmingdale State College on Long Island. He

Summer concerts are back at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, starting this Sunday. They’ll continue through August 27 on the Great Lawn from 5 pm–7 pm. View the lineup and purchase tickets on our website. This weekend (June 25): The Barons. In the event of bad weather, this concert will be rescheduled. Please follow us on

The Orchard Valley Garden Club presents “Bradley and Lila in the Garden, A Perspective From the Barnes Museum.” Curator Christina Volpe, MA, will present some of the horticultural interests of the family who resided on the property which is now the Barnes Museum. The Barnes were avid gardeners who once had elaborate gardens on the

The Litchfield Garden Club will hold a flower show entitled “A Tapestry of Nature.”  The flower show is from 10am-4pm and will feature three divisions: Floral Design, Horticulture, and Photography, plus a Conservation Exhibit.The show is open to the public, free of charge.Additional event information: (860) 567-0263 or www.litchfieldgardenclub.org

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, announces its first Visiting Artist Presentation: Mushroom Modulations, taking place June 3 at 8 pm at Garden in the Woods. The artist, Christine Southworth, is a Lexington, MA-based multi-media composer whose work primarily involves nature. Her new