Ct Hort to participate in VeggieStock June 1
Please join us at this amazing event on June 1! Stop by our booth to say hello!
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CT Hort News
Starting Sept. 21, our monthly presentations are moving!
Starting September 21—the kickoff to our 2023-2024 speaker season—we’re moving our meetings to Elmwood Community Center, at 1106 New Britain Avenue, in West Hartford. The parking lot is off Burgoyne Street, and there are plenty of spots available!
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ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Nancy DuBrule-Clemente is your tour guide on two daylong bus trips!
CT Hort is excited to be co-hosting two day-long bus tours this summer with Friendship Tours! Won’t you join us? Your tour guide for both tours is Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, author and founder of Natureworks Horticulture Services. Gardens of WoodburyFriday, July 21 Bus leaves at 8:30 am from New Britain and 9:00 am from Middletown. Approximate
First Wave of CT Hort Cares Grants Awarded
Earlier this year, the Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Civic Projects Committee. Its purpose is to administer a grant program in support of community projects that educate state residents on the importance of plants and the environment. The application window for this first round of grants was March 1-April 30. Fourteen candidates
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SOLD OUT! “A Walkabout” with Edwina von Gal on June 15–but there’s still room in her talk
You’ll get to spend some quality time with Ms. von Gal before she speaks to our members at the meeting later that night.
SOLD OUT! Pinching Perennials Workshop with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente June 17
This workshop is sold out but you are welcome to email office@cthort.org to add yourself to a waiting list. Join us for a “Pinching Perennials” Workshop with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente on June 17 from 1-2 pm at Natureworks, 518 Forest Road, Northford.Join Nancy in the Natureworks Teaching Tent and Gardens for a talk and hands-on demonstration
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CT Hort Cares Grant-Applications Due April 30
New program to further the development of gardening education kicks off.
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Our 2022-2023 speaker season
Presenting our 2022 – 2023 speaker season! Our new hybrid model includes broadcasting Winter events on Zoom at 7pm (January, February and March meetings), the rest are held in person at Emanuel Synagogue Auditorium, 160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford. Members don’t pay admission for our speakers; Non-member suggested donation is $10. Free to full-time students with valid ID.
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Grafting Dwarf Conifers with Kevin Wilcox-March 4
CT Hort is delighted to present the workshop “Grafting Dwarf Conifers” with horticulturist Kevin Wilcox on Saturday, March 4 from 1:30-3:30 pm, at the Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford. Register here! Mr. Wilcox will teach participants how to successfully graft dwarf conifers, starting with a short slide presentation. Participants will prepare, cut and
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Spaces still open for the Philly Flower Show trip March 8-10
Depart aboard a deluxe motor coach for three days, Match 8-10, in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, PA. We’ll be stopping at the brand new Faith & Liberty Discovery Center, the Museum of the American Revolution, the Barnes Foundation, and of course, the 194th Pennsylvania Horticulture Society’s Philadelphia Flower Show, back to its indoor
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