Community News

The CAWS Annual Meeting and Environmental Conference will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). We welcome wetland and soil scientists, ecologists, designers, and other land use specialists, government officials, municipal commission members, and environmental advocates to join us. Location:Aqua Turf Club556 Mulberry StreetSouthington, CT 06479 Presentations and agenda are on our event page.PLUS an exhibitor hall featuring […]

Want to attract more butterflies? Want to feed birds just by planting flowers? Want to spend less time mowing and watering? Worried about ticks in your yard or on the hiking trails?The Avon garden Club is hosting Spring into Garden Season on Satursday, March 29 from 1:30-4pm at the Avon Library, 281 Country Club Road,

President Debbie Schlegel and member Sharon de Kadt taught a group of Garden Club of Woodbridge members the “how-tos” of succulent gardening at the January meeting (see photo). A multitude of succulents were available for members’ use: chandelier, ghost, and lace aloe were among plants ready for potting. Caring for the plants per Debbie and Sharon: use

The 44th Annual Home & Garden Show will be held at the Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT this weekend, from Friday February 14 – Sunday February 16, 2025. CT NOFA members get free admission. To attend for free, print out this ticket and have it with you when you arrive at the

The Terryville Public Library presents Gardening with George McCleary: Vegetables A-Z on Saturday, February 15 at 10:30am. It be held at the Terryville Library, 238 Main Street, Terryville. Master Gardener George McCleary will discuss which vegetables to grow in Connecticut for canning and the best flavor and yield. Register at the Reference Desk or online

The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA Connecticut) has announced the winners of its annual Connecticut Professional & Student Awards competition, recognizing excellence in landscape architectural design, planning and analysis, communication, and research. To be eligible for the professional awards, applicants must be a member of the American Society of Landscape

In 1965 the State of Connecticut purchased F.A. Bartlett’s home and property, setting in motion the establishment of what today is the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens. To celebrate this milestone, the Bartlett is running a year-long series called 60 Years /60 Trees.This series of six walks, one every other month, is designed to tell the

After successful pairings of experienced organic growers with transitioning-to-organic growers in over the last two years, CT NOFA seeks additional applicants for the spring 2025 cohort of mentor/mentee pairings.Spring 2025: mentorship pairings begin April 1. What is TOPP?The Northeast/ Mid-Atlantic Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) mentorship program pairs experienced organic producers and producers transitioning to organic,

Enjoy a tour of the world’s most beautiful gardens during the “Gardens of London and the 2025 Chelsea Flower Show” from May 18-24, 2025. Join Dr. Mark Bridgen, Professor of Horticulture at Cornell University, for a week of guided tour.Some of the highlights include:•         Five days in London, plus 2 travel days•         Roundtrip airfare to/from

Artists are wanted for Hill-Stead Museum’s 2nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition, “Castles in the Sky.” The theme was inspired by our Founder Theodate Pope Riddle and her girlhood description of daydreams as “air castles.” Though it only appears once in her adolescent diaries, air castles are her wishes for her grown-up life and what she