For the first time in its 200-year history, the Philadelphia Flower Show will take place outside.
Friendship Tours ‘Together We Can’ Food Drive & Plant Giveaway Meets with Great Success
Food donations were brought to food pantries in West Hartford and Manchester. Both organizations were overwhelmed by the amount of food that was collected in just one day.
Ballek’s Garden Center Cultivates ‘Gardens of Hope and Gratitude’
Despite all the turmoil in the world, Nancy continued to see hope and promise in the nature and plants that surround her.
CT Flower & Garden Show takes a ‘GAP’ Year
After 40+ years of Connecticut Flower & Garden Shows, the health situation has forced a cancellation of the February 2021 show.
Best Plants for Birds
Visit https://ct.audubon.org/plants-for-birds and input your zip code to find plants that will delight birds in your area.
Milkweed & Dogbane
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on just one type of plant, and that’s milkweed (genus Asclepias). Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed. If monarch eggs are laid on other plants, the caterpillars cannot survive and will ultimately starve to death. In recent years, awareness has risen around the importance of milkweed (as well as other native […]
From Planting to Harvest to Table: The Greening of Waterbury
The title of this article is actually the name of a course offered through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Waterbury which is located on the UConn Waterbury campus. The Bernard Osher Foundation offers grants and endowments to colleges, universities and other non-profits in four specific program areas…