"Learn. Grow. Travel."
"Learn. Grow. Travel."
The CT Hort office will close Tuesday, May 12 and reopen on Thursday, May 21. It will close again on June 1 and reopen June 16. You can leave an email at office@cthort.org or news@cthort.org and someone will return the message as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Office closed May 12-20 and June 1-15 Read More »
It’s off to charming Maine! Travel with Friendship Tours and Federated Gardens Clubs of Connecticut for a three-night, coastal Maine trip packed with sites, gardens, and delightful dining. We focus on Boothbay, Wiscasset, and Portland Maine where we meet our Maine garden club friends! Come along and enjoy the fun! We’ll be stopping at New
NEW TRIP Maine Getaway Aug. 30-Sept. 3 Read More »
Introducing Hort Hub! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Hort Hub—a new online home for all things horticulture in CT and beyond! Discover upcoming presentations, workshops, garden tours, and more. Organizations, clubs, and businesses—share your events for FREE and reach a wider audience! Listing is quick and easy. Go to CTHort.org and you will
Hort Hub is here! Use it to promote your events and more! Read More »
It’s all about the gardens! There are three new trips in 2026 that are exploding with gardens. Historic Virginia Garden Week and Charlottesville Gardens April 21-26, 2026 Federated Garden Clubs of CT is hosting Historic Virginia Garden Week and Charlottesville Gardens, running April 21-26, 2026. It includes five nights of hotel accommodations (three Nights in
THREE new trips for 2026–travel to Spain, Brandywine country or Virginia Read More »
Connecticut Horticultural Society is thrilled to share its lineup of speakers for the 2025-2026 season. January, February, and March events are on Zoom only. The rest are in person (see other side for details) as well as on Zoom. Programs begin at 7pm. Be sure to check CTHort.org, email office@cthort.org or call 860-529-8713 for more
Our speaker season continues on Zoom only through March! Read More »
Be sure to join us on for the wrap-up of our 2024-2025 season on June 26 for “Designing for Habitat: From Backyards to Byways,” with C. Colston Burrell at CNTR, 725 Main Street in Middletown, and on Zoom. CT Hort is excited about its 2024-2025 speaker season! Here’s the rundown. Registration and more information on
Join us in person—and on Zoom—for C. Colston Burrell on June 26 Read More »
by Cheryl Marino, CT Hort Past President When tallied, the CT Hort Annual Plant Sale & Auction comes down to 500 Plants, 125 members and friends, 40 donors, 35 trips to nurseries, 28 volunteers, and three auctioneers. Which means record sales of more than $10,000 to fund our Scholarship and Cares Grants programs! The afternoon of
A personal best! CT Hort Annual Plant Sale & Auction is biggest success in its history Read More »
By Annie Rohrs, co-chair, Grant Committee On August 15, grants were awarded to seven recipients of the CT Hort Cares civic grants program. The winners were chosen out of a group of 22 applicants from all over the state. Here are the winning projects:
Cares Grants awarded Read More »
Don’t let this amazing trip fill up before you get a chance to join in.
Just a few more spots open for Coastal New England Gardens trip Read More »
The CT Hort office is currently closed, and will reopen on Tuesday, June 18th. Emails will be monitored during this time – please allow 24 hours for a response if one is needed. Any voicemails left will not be heard until the 18th. Tracey Weiss, our Director of Communications, may be reached at 860-796-0185 or at news@cthort.org if your matter
CT Hort Office closed May 30-June 17 Read More »