Summer is already coming to the end—school supplies and Halloween merchandise are already stocked on retail shelves—but that doesn’t mean planting season is over! We’re compiling a list of plant sales you can go to stock up on bulbs, mums and more. If your club is planning a fall plant sale or you know of one, please email news@cthort.org, and we’ll get it up on this list. September Sat., September 10—10am-3pm, Eleanor But Wolf Nature Center, Mill Woods Park, 156 Prospect Street, Wethersfield Plant Sale presented by The Hardy Plant Society of New England-CT ChapterLook for plants, seedlings, t ..read more

Connecticut Horticultural Society and New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill are thrilled to be co-sponsoring David Culp, who will present “A Bountiful Year: Six Seasons of Beauty from Brandywine Cottage,” on September 15 at 7:30pm at Emanuel Synagogue (160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford) and on Zoom. A Q&A follows the talk.  David Culp blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living through his celebrated garden, Brandywine Cottage. In his talk, based on his most recent book of the same name, he offers recipes, a garden to-do list and tips on flower arrangements. He provides ..read more

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Learn how to brighten shady spots with pops of color, create focal points for vistas, and welcoming entry gardens with stunning container groupings with Jana Milbocker at the Richmond Library on July 20 at 6:30pm. She’s the author of The Garden Tourist’s New England and The Garden Tourist’s Florida. For more information and to register see:  http://richmondlibrary.info/event/pots-with-pizzazz ..read more

Bug Out with UConn Extension!           UConn Extension’s 8th annual Bug Week is buzzing from July 17 to July 23 with programs for the entire family. All ages are welcome to attend and explore the activities and events dedicated to insects and their relatives.  Bug Week programs include the following: Join UConn Extension faculty, Spring Valley Student Farm staff and students for an interactive “Insect Wonders at the Farm” event on Tuesday, July 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. at 1327 Stafford Rd., Mansfield, CT.  Learn ..read more

The 48th annual NOFA Summer Conference runs from August5-7. The theme is Decolonizing and Regrowing Our Food Systems – The Work of Our Time. Join us in this journey to undo the imbalanced, unjust and harmful food system, highlight the work of a regenerative minded community, regrow equitable and just systems with greater awareness and understanding, and improve the shared experience of our friends, neighbors, and communities. The NOFA Summer Conference is a dynamic and diverse gathering of people working at the intersections of organic agriculture, gardening, food justice, land management ..read more

We’re excited to present 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. Non-member suggested donation is $10. Free to full-time students with valid ID. Social time begins at 7pm, followed by the speaker program at approximately at 7:30pm. Save money and become a member today CT Hort membership includes monthly meetings (see lecture details), our newsletter (10 issues per year), access to workshops, our s ..read more

This April marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Although his most well-known projects are elsewhere, such as Central Park in New York City, the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, and Yosemite Valley in California, Olmsted was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Olmsted’s legacy and explore the impact of his early years in Connecticut on his career.  Formative: Frederick Law Olmsted in Connecticut considers how the people and scenery of early 19th century Connecticut i ..read more

CONNECTICUT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY  2022–2023 PROGRAM CALENDAR CT Hort is rolling out its 2022-2023 speaker season! We are very excited to announce that these amazing experts will be part of our lineup starting this fall. We offer live and in-person presentations at Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford and on Zoom that start at 7:30pm. (Entry to the synagogue is 7pm) for September, October and November, April, May, and June at 7:30pm. Our January, February, and March events are on Zoom only and start at 7pm. Be sure to check here, send an email to office@cthort.org or call 860-529-8713 for t ..read more

Hill-Stead is thrilled to announce the launch of our new exhibition series, STRONG WOMEN. This first show will feature the work of Brooklyn-based art collective Hilma’s Ghost, comprised of Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray and named after the Swedish artist and mystic, Hilma af Klint (1862-1944). (Af Klint who was virtually unknown before a revelatory exhibition at New York’s Guggenheim Museum catapult her into the spotlight in 2018.) For Hill-Stead’s show, entitled RADICAL SPIRITS: Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories, Hilma’s Ghost explores the creative, spiritual, and narr ..read more