The deadlines for submission of calendar items for our print and digital editions in 2025 are as follows:
• March/April – Jan. 6
• May/June – March 10
• July/August – May 12
• Sept/Oct – July 14
• Nov/Dec – Oct. 6
Feb. 18 thru March 8
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías at the Westport Country Playhouse. $40. Info at www.westportplayhouse.org
Feb. 20-23 (Thurs–Sun) 10:00 am
CT Flower & Garden Show at the CT Convention Center in Hartford. $17 advance, $20 at the door. Presenters include Doug Tallamy, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, Charlie Nardozi, Diane St. John, Adam Wheeler, Pamm Cooper and Tom Christopher. We’re usually in Booth 831. ctflowershow.com
Feb. 27 to May 8 (Thurs) 6:30-8:00 pm
Introduction to Horticulture. A 10-week course with Gretel Anspach. Virtual with lecture recordings available. $285/$335. masshort.org
• Feb. 28 & March 1 (Fri & Sat) 9 am to 4 pm
Galanthus Gala at the Friends Meeting House, Downingtown, PA. Three speakers and a curated selection of vendors selling an array of plants. Virtual and in-person options available. https://bit.ly/4ai4nPz
March 4 (Tues) 12:30 pm
Trees Roots & Soil: Interactions Underground with Peter Del Tredici at the Park Street Library, the Lyric branch of the Hartford Public Library. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Hartford. RSVP to Katy Sargent by calling (860) 463-1667 or via email to katy.n.sargent@gmail.com by Friday, Feb. 28.
March 5 (Wed)
Annual Meeting & Wetlands Conference at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. ctwetlands.org
March 5 (Wed) 9:00 am to 3:00
CMGA Garden Symposium – Gardening for Good: Freedom to Design. Speakers include Todd Bittner and Ethan Kauffman $90. ctmga.org
• March 6 (Thurs) 12:00-2:00 pm
Creating Pots with Pizazz with Jana Millbocker at the t St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford. westhartfordgardenclub.org
• March 8 (Sat)
Propagation Talk & Vending with Alpine expert Lori Chips at the Hudson Valley NARGS in Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, NY. lorichips28@gmail.com
March 11 (Tues) 12:00-2:00 pm
Native Plants in Westwoods with Crystal Gaudio at the Nathaniel Green Community Center in Guilford. Free. Info at (203) 453-0780
March 11 (Tues) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Growing Irises in New England with Ruth Bennett at the Canton Community Center. Guests $5. www.cherrybrookgardenclub.org
March 11 (Tues) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Joy of Planting for Spring with Leslie Martino from Natureworks at the High Plains Community Center in Orange. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
March 13 (Thurs) 7:00-9:00 pm
Rain Barrels with Frank Panzarella at the North Haven Congregational Church. $5. ctgardenclubs.org
March 19 (Wed) 10:00 am
Our Changing Forest: Past, Present & Future in Connecticut’s Woods with Laura Green from the Yale School of the Environment at the Ridgefield Library. Register to attend at ridgefieldlibrary.org
March 25 & 26 (Tues & Wed)
Landscape Design School via Zoom. $105. ctgardenclubs.org
April 8 (Tues) 12:00-2:00 pm
The Plant Doctor Is In with Nick Goltz from UConn at the Nathaniel Green Community Center in Guilford. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
April 8 (Tues) 1:00-2:00 pm
Shade Gardening with Laura Rock at the High Plains Community Center in Orange. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
April 22 (Tues) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Principles of Organic Gardening with Dr. Yonghao Li from the CT Ag Station at the North Haven Rec Center. $5. ctgardenclubs.org
May 3 (Sat) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Sakonnet Plant Fair in Little Compton Commons, RI, on Meeting House Lane. sakonnetgarden.net
• May 10 (Sat)
Succulent Design for Tabletop Troughs with Lori Chips at Oliver Nurseries in Fairfield. lorichips28@gmail.com
• Aug. 2 (Sat)
Propagation Talk & Vending with Alpine expert Lori Chips at the BNARGS meeting at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Mass. lorichips28@gmail.com
VENUES WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS
See above for individual events.
American Horticultural Society | Alexandria, Va
ahsgardening.org
• Feb. 20 (Thurs) 1:00-3:00 pm
Designing Small Gardens with Cheryl Salatino. Virtual. $30/$40
• Feb. 27 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Your Natural Garden: Caring for an Ecologically Vibrant Garden with Kelly D. Norris. Virtual. $15/$20
• March 14 (Fri) 2:00-3:00 pm
Create Foundation Gardens with Native Plants with Kathy Connolly. Virtual. $15/$20
Arnold Arboretum | Boston, Mass.
arboretum.harvard.edu
Aspetuck Land Trust | Westport
aspetucklandtrust.org
Aton Forest | Norfolk
atonforest.org
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens | Stamford
Call (203) 322-6791 or go to bartlettarboretum.org
April 8 (Tue) 6:00-7:00 pm
How To Plant A Tree and Propagating Plants from the Greenhouse
Berkshire Botanical Garden | Stockbridge, Mass.
Call (413) 298-3926, email info@berkshirebotanical.org or go to berkshirebotanical.org
• Feb 7, 14, 21 & 28 (Fri) 1:00-5:00 pm
Tree Care for Gardeners with Tom Ingersoll. $215/$240
• Feb 27 to March 20 (Thurs) 5:30-8:30 pm
Container Garden Design with Jenna O’Brien. $215/$240
• March 8 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Introduction to Succulents with Rob Gennari. $30/$45
• March 27 to May 1 (Thurs) 5:30-8:30 pm
Landscape Design II with Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky. $310/$350
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum | Bristol, Rhode Island
blithewold.org
• March 4 (Tues) 10:00-11:30 am
Conifers of Blithewold. Dan Christina will discuss their conifers in a walking tour across the property. Dress accordingly. Pre-registration is required. Meet at the Visitors Center. Includes entrance to the Manor House and grounds. $25/$35
• March 4 (Tues) 10:00-11:30 am
Conifers of Blithewold. Dan Christina will discuss their conifers in a walking tour. Pre-registration is required. Meet at the Visitors Center. Includes entrance to the Manor House and grounds. $25/$35
• April 16 & 17 (Wed & Thurs)
Daffodil Days. They have 100,000 daffodils in 115 varieties. There will be guided tours.
Bonsai Society of Greater New Haven | New Haven
www.BonsaiNewHaven.com
Regular meetings are held in the Carriage House at Edgerton Park, off Whitney Avenue, in New Haven on the second Tuesday of each month. They begin at 7 pm and usually last about 2 hours.
Broken Arrow Nursery | Hamden
Call (203) 288-1026 or visit brokenarrownursery.com
• Feb. 25 (Tues) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Grafting for the Home Gardener with Adam Wheeler. $55
• March 8 (Sat) 10:00 am
Early Bloomers Tour. $5. Pre-registration required.
• March 24 (Mon) 7:00 pm
I Like It, I Love It and the Deer Don’t Eat It with Adam Wheeler via Zoom. $5.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden – Brooklyn, NY
bbg.org
• June 6, 2024 to March 23, 2025
Gallery Exhibit: A Plant-Pollinator Love Story in the Conservatory Gallery.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, Maine
www.mainegardens.org
CT Agricultural Experiment Station | Griswold, Hamden, New Haven & Windsor
portal.ct.gov/caes
Seminar Series in the Jones Auditorium at CAES in New Haven from 12:00-1:00 PM. Free and open to the public. https://bit.ly/3NWBNt7
• Feb. 19 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Rodent Hosts Demonstrate Varied Responses to Blacklegged Tick Parasitism with Jessica Brown, Agricultural Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Dept. of Environmental Science & Forestry, CAES
• March 5 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Soil-Based Biotechnology for More Sustainable Agriculture with Leslie Shor, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, UConn
• March 19 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Cell Type-Specific Regulatory Networks in Plant-Microbe Interactions with Alex Canto-Pastore, Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Yale
• April 2 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Ripple of Invasion: Understanding the Spread and Impact of Connecticut River Hydrilla with Jeremiah Foley, Asst. Scientist II, Dept. of Environmental Science & Forestry, CAES
• April 30 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Investigating Early Events of Dengue Virus Infection of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes with Godfrey Indinda, Agricultural Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Dept. of Entomology, CAES
CT Botanical Society | New Haven
ct-botanical-society.org
The society conducts a number of field trips which non-members are welcome to join.
CT Butterly Association | Washington Depot
ctbutterfly.org
Fields trips are free and open to the public. Also check their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/connbutterfly
CT Cactus & Succulent Society
www.ctcactussociety.org
April 12 & 13 (Sat & Sun) 10:00 am
Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale at the Bristol Senior Community Center. Free admission. Judged show, vendors, auctions & food truck. Free plant to the first 50 families. CCSSshow@gmail.com
CT College Arboretum | New London
Call (860) 439-5020, email arbor@conncoll.edu or visit conncoll.edu/the-arboretum
• Now Open for Entries
Photo Contest – Entries must be received by Sunday, March 30, 2025. Info at https://bit.ly/4jNPQzI
• Feb. 25 (Tues) 1:00-3:00 pm
Fruit Tree Pruning with Erik Vukicevich and Anna Fialkoff. Meet at the Sprout Garden on the west side of the College Center at Crozer-Williams. Registration required. $10/$20
Connecticut Conservation Districts
conservect.org
CT Daffodil Society | Greenwich
www.connecticutdaffodilsociety.org
CT Daylily Society | Avon
ctdaylilyclub.com
Meetings at the Avon Senior Center are free and open to the public. They start at noon for a social hour and light refreshments. Speakers usually start around 1 pm.
Connecticut Forest & Park Association | Rockfall
ctwoodlands.org
CT Horticultural Society | West Hartford
Call (860) 529-8713, email connhort@gmail.com or go to cthort.org
Regular meetings are held on Thursdays at the Elmwood Community Center in West Hartford. Non-members $10.
• Feb. 20 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Gardening for the Frogs with Jim Sirch. Via Zoom.
• March 20 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Gardening in Overtime: Getting the Most Out of Your Late-Season Display with Dan Benarcik. Via Zoom.
• April 24 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Oh! What I Didn’t Plant with Nancy DuBrule-Clemente at the Free Center in Middletown. Live and via Zoom.
CT Master Gardener Association (CMGA) | Farmington
ctmga.org
CT NOFA | New Haven
https://ctnofa.org and https://nofa.organiclandcare.net
• Feb. 1 – March 15
Online Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care. Online, self-paced. $500
• Feb. 25-27 & March 1
CT NOFA Winter Conference. Virtual workshops Feb. 25-27. In-person gathering on March 1 at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic. $90
The Connecticut Orchid Society | Farmington
ctorchids.org
Connecticut Rhododendron Society
ctrhododendronsociety.org
www.facebook.com/RhododendronSocietyOfConnecticut
Cricket Hill Garden | Thomaston
treepeony.com
Hours: Wednesday thru Saturday – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
• April 12 (Sat) 10 am to 4:00 pm
Opening Day
EarthTones Native Plant Nursery & Landscapes | Woodbury
www.earthtonesnatives.com
• April 23 (Wed)
Opening Day
Ecological Landscape Alliance | Sandown, N.H.
ecolandscaping.org
• Feb. 26-28 (Wed-Fri)
ELA Annual Conference & EcoMarketplace in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Presenters include Kelly Norris, Banu Subramaniam and Sara Weaner.
• Feb. 26-28 (Wed-Fri)
ELA Annual Conference & Eco-Marketplace. Virtual and in-person options.
Elizabeth Park | West Hartford
elizabethparkct.org
• March 7-14 (Fri-Fri) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Spring Greenhouse Show. A week-long celebration of spring bulbs and plants.
• March 12 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Roses for the Connecticut Garden with Stephen Scanniello at the Pond House. Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing $48 / Books $21.25 & $26.60, respectively.
• March 15 (Sat) 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bulb & Plant Sale
• March 26 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Herb Liberation! with Karen Bussolini at the Pond House. Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing $48 / Book $31.85
• April 2 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
A New Light: Reimagining the Perennial Garden at Elizabeth Park with Lisa Stamm Booher and Venessa Booher Parsons at the Pond House. Lecture & Lunch $48
• April 9 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
You Should Turn It Into A Subdivision: A 35-Year Journey Into the World of Peonies with Dan Furman. Lecture & Lunch $48
• April 23 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
The Garden World of Jane Austen with Jana Millbocker. Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing $48 / Books $26.95, $24.95 & $25.95, respectively
The Farmer’s Daughter – South Kingston, RI
www.thefarmersdaughterri.com
Federated Garden Clubs of CT | Branford
ctgardenclubs.org
Ganim’s Garden Center & Florist | Fairfield
GanimsGardenCenter.com
The Garden Conservancy
gardenconservancy.org
There is an admission fee at each garden of $5 (member) or $10 per person at each garden payable online when pre-registering. Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge.
• April 5 (Sat) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
The Mountsier Garden in Nutley, NJ
• April 19 (Sat) 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Garden of Dianne B in East Hampton, NY
• April 26 (Sat) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
The Mountsier Garden in Nutley, NJ
• April 26 (Sat) 10-1 & 1-5 pm
Kinsey-Pope Garden in Amherst, MA
• April 26 (Sat) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Deb’s Native Garden in Montclair, NJ
• April 26 (Sat) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
So Near and Yet So Far in Montclair, NJ
• April 26 (Sat) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
The Gardens at the Yellow House in Lebanon, NJ
• April 27 (Sun) 10-12 & 12-3
The White Garden in Lewisboro, NY
Goodwin Forest | Hampton
friendsofgoodwinforest.org
Greenwich Botanical Center | Cos Cob
Call (203) 869-9242 or go to greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
• Feb. 26 (Wed) 10:00 am
Forcing Tulips in Winter with Rosanne Berman. Free/$15
• Feb. 27 (Thurs) 10:00 am
All About Vegetable Gardening Series – How To Start A Kitchen Garden for Beginners. $10/$20
• March 6 (Thurs) 5:30 pm
Intro to Growing Dahlias with Ken Pojman. $25/$40
• March 20 (Thurs) 10:00 am
Shrub Pruning Basics Workshop. $Free/$20
• March 25 (Tues) 10:00 am
Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Spring Planting. $10/$20
• March 26 (Wed) 10:00 am
Safe Solutions To Gardens & Landscapes With Lorraine Ballato. $10/$15
• April 3 (Thurs) 10:00 am
Planting The Early Vegetable Garden. $10/$20
• April 10 (Thurs) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Garden Design Clinic With Florence Boogaerts. 15 minute clinics. $50/$75
• April 19 (Sat) 10:30 am
Dividing & Starting Tubers. $25/$40
• May 8 (Thurs) 1:00 pm
Planting The Summer Vegetable Garden. $10/$20
Hardy Plant Society of New England, CT Chapter
Meetings are held at the Wethersfield Academy for the Arts at 7:00 pm. Check them out on Facebook at facebook.com/hardyplantsocietyconnecticut
The Hickories | Ridgefield
thehickories.org
The Hickories | Ridgefield
thehickories.org
Highstead | Redding
https://highstead.net
Hollandia | Bethel, CT
hollandianurseries.com
Hollister House Garden | Washington
Wednesday & Friday 1-4 and Saturday 10-4. Admission $10 (children under 12 free)
hollisterhousegarden.org
• April 16 (Wed)
Opening Day
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons – Bridgehampton, NY
https://hahgarden.org
Lectures are held at the Bridgehampton Community House. Non-members $10
• March 9 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Native Predatory Wasps – Their Role as Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Heather Holm
• April 13 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Knockout Natives with Sam Hoadley
Logee’s | Danielson
logees.com
Mad Gardeners | Sherman. CT
https://www.madgardeners.org
• March 1 (Sat)
Mad Gardeners Symposium with Nancy Lawson, Larry Weaner and Brian Saccardi.
Mass. Nursery & Landscape Assn. | Conway, Mass.
mnla.com
National Garden Bureau | Downers Grove, Illinois
Call (630) 963-0770 or visit ngb.org
Webinars are free and open to the public.
Native Plant Trust | Framingham, Mass.
Call (508) 877-7630 or visit nativeplanttrust.org
• Feb. 21 (Fri) 12:30-1:30 pm
The American Chestnut: History & Restoration with Catherine Martini via Zoom. $17/$20
• Feb. 22 (Sat) 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Lichens: An Introductory Hands-On Workshop with Elizabeth Kneiper at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $111/$130
• Feb. 22 (Sat) 1:00-2:00 pm
Yale University Herbarium with Patrick Sweeney. $17/$20
• Feb. 27 (Thurs) 5:00-6:00 pm
Using Native Plants To Support Northeastern Birds with Cole Campbell via Zoom. $17/$20
• March 1 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Winter Pruning with David Falk at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $34/$40
• March 6 (Thurs) 5:00-6:00 pm
Powerful Plants in the Garden with Stephen Kiely via Zoom. $17/$20
• March 13 (Thurs) 5:00-7:00 pm
How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy with David Falk via Zoom. $34/$40
• March 15 (Sat) 1:00-2:00 pm
University of Massachusetts Herbarium in Amherst with Tristram Seidler. $17/$20
• March 22 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Winter Pruning with David Falk at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $34/$40
• March 29 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Designing a Four-Season Garden Based on Plant Personalities and Conditions with Marie Chieppo in Framingham, MA. $34/$40
• April 5 (Sat) 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Carex in Spring with Lisa Standley at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $105
• April 8 thru May 6 (Tues) 5:00-8:00 pm
Residential Landscape Design with Cheryl Salatino via Zoom. $375
• April 10 (Thurs) 6:00-7:30 pm
Black Ash Conservation in New England with Erik Sechler via Zoom. $35
• April 24 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
Deer-Tolerant Landscapes with Cheryl Salatino via Zoom. $45
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Plant Families with Neela de Zoysa. Online, self-paced. $235
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Plant Form & Function with George LoCascio. Online, self-paced. $235
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Gardening for Pollinators. Online, self-paced. $115
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Plants 101: Intro to the Green World. Online, self-paced. $115
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Plant Ecology with Alan Anacheka-Nasemann. Online, self-paced. $235
• April 25 thru Aug. 15 (Fri)
Designing with Native Plants. Online, self-paced. $115
• April 26 (Sat) 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Bartholomew’s Cobble in Sheffield, MA, with Ted Elliman. $60
• April 26 & 27 (Sat & Sun) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Framework Trees of New England with Jeff Horan at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $240/$288
• April 30 thru May 21 (Wed) 12:30-3:30 pm
Wildflowers of New England with Neela de Zoysa at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, MA. $300
Natureworks | Northford
Call (203) 484-2748 or go to natureworksgardencenter.com
• March 19 (Wed)
Opening Day
• March 22 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Choosing Native Plants with Nancy. $25
• March 29 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Planning Your Organic Edible Garden Workshop with Nancy. $25
• April 5 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Pruning & Preparing Your Yard for Spring with Nancy. $25
New Canaan Nature Center | New Canaan
newcanaannature.org
New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) | Glenside, PA
ndal.org
• March 14, 21, 28 and April 11 (Friday) – 6:00-7:15 pm
Meadow Making: A Brains Over Brawn Approach. A 4-part intensive course for home gardeners with Larry Weaner and Sara Weaner Cooper. 1. Design, 2. Planting, 3. Managing and 4. Conversation & Q&A. Recordings will be viewable for 3 months after each live session date. $130
New England Bonsai Gardens | Bellingham, Mass.
nebonsai.com
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, Mass
nebg.org
• March 1, 7, 8, 14 & 15 – 6:00-8:00 pm
Orchids After Dark. $20/$30
• March 8 (Sat) 9:00 am to3:30 pm
Aesthetic Pruning, The Craftmanship & Biology with Ralph Padillla and Chris Roddick. $175
• April 12 (Sat) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
A Rock & Roll Life with Tony Avent. $10/$30
• April 13 (Sun) 11:00 am to 3:30 pm
New England Dahlia Society Tuber Sale. Included with general admission.
• April 26 (Sat) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Bay State African Violet Society Sale & Small Display. Included with general admission.
New England Daylily Society | Massachusetts
nedaylily.org
Meetings are held at the Boylston Town House in Boylston, Mass.
• March 8 (Sat)
Speaker TBD
• April 12 (Sat)
Speaker TBD
Newtown Hort Club – Newtown
newtownhorticultureclub.blogspot.com
New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY
nybg.org
• Feb. 15 to April 27
The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism
• Feb. 26 to March 19 (Wed) 11 am to 2 pm
Botanical Drawing for Beginners with Sarah Wry. $245/$265
• March 1 (Sat) 1
Intro to Composting. Online. $90/$99
• March 1 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Weatherproof Hydrangeas with Lorraine Ballato. $60/$65
• March 1 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Raised Bed Gardening with Nicholas Storrs. $65/$70
• March 1, 8, 15 & 22 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Intro to Landscape Design with Kimberly Tryba. Online. $195/$215
• March 3 – April 7 (Mon) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Botanical Latin with Jennifer Bakshi. Online. $310/$340
• March 4, 11, 18 & 25 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Gardening with Native Plants with Kim Eierman. Online. $225/$250
• March 5 to April 30 (Wed) 6:00-9:00 pm
Plant Structure with Lydia Paradiso. Online. $595/$650
• March 5, 12 & 19 (Wed) 10:30 am to 1:00 pm
Color Theory for Floral Design with Rose Edinger. Online. $300/$330
• March 5 – April 16 (Wed)
Landscape Design History for Beginners with Caitlin Merritt. Online. $585/$650
• March 5 – April 2 (Wed)
Container Gardening with Daryl Beyers. Online. $475/$525
• March 5 – April 2 (Wed)
Orchid Design with Jacqueline Elfe. Online. $475/$525
• March 6, 13 & 20 (Thurs) 6:30-8:30 pm
The Science of Tree Communication with Steve Kutos. Online. $155/$170
• March 6, 20 & 27 (Thurs) 6:00-8:30 pm
Flower ID from A to Z with Rose Edinger. Online. $285/$305
• March 6, 13 & 20 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Ikebana: A Comprehensive Approach with Junko Miura. $445/$475
• March 7 – April 11 (Fri) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Renée Marsh. Online. $310/$340
• March 9 (Sun) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Pruning Big Leaf & Mountain Hydrangeas with Lorraine Ballato. $75/$85
• March 10 – April 21 (Mon) 11 am to 2 pm
Botanical Drawing I: Methods & Materials with Laura Vogel. Online. $460/$505
• March 11, 18 & 25 (Tues) 5:30-7:30 pm
Basic Plant ID with Clara Holmes. Online. $155/$170
• March 12 – April 30 (Wed) 10:30-12:30
Intro to Plant Science with Leslie Day. Online. $485/$535
• March 13 – April 24 (Thurs) 6:00-8:50 pm
Botanical Watercolor for Beginners & Beyond with Laura Vogel. Online. $365/$400
• March 13 (Thurs) 6:00-9:00 pm
Indoor Tropicals with Michael Troy Brown. $75/$80
March 13 (Thurs) 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Building a Green Wall with Chris Raimondi. $170/$185
• March 14 & 21 (Fri) 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Interior Plantscapes with Chris Raimondi. $260/$280
• March 15 & 16 (Sat & Sun) 11 am to 1:45 pm
Orchid Flowers in Watercolor with Laura Vogel. Online. $100/$110
• March 15 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Dauntless Dahlias with Frances Palmer. $75/$85
• March 17, 24 & 31 (Mon) 6:00-8:00 pm
Cut Flower Farming with Ann Marie Breyer. Online. $180/$200
• March 22 (Sat) 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Bark ID: Get To Know Your Trees with Michael Wojtech. $160/$180
• March 22 (Sat) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Beekeeping Basics with Frank Mortimer. $65/$70
• March 22 (Sat) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Orchids for Beginners with Barbara Schmidt. $60/$65
• March 22 (Sat) 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
Pruning: How, When & Where with Ann Perkowski. $100/$110
• March 24 – May 19 (Mon) 6:15-9:15 pm
Landscape Design History with Mark Bunnell. Online. $630/$690
• March 26 to April 30 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
History of Botanical Art with Giovanni Aloi. Online. $475/$525
• March 27 (Thurs) 6:00-7:30 pm
Growing Mushrooms in Your Garden with John Michelotti. Online. $50/$55
March 27 – May 1 (Thurs) 10 am to 12 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Michael Ruggiero. $310/$340
• March 27 – April 10 (Thurs) 6:00-8:40 pm
Garden Design Workshop with Daryl Beyers. Online. $265/$290
• March 29 – April 5 (Sat) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Perennial Plant Combinations with Duncan Himmelman. $105/$115
• March 29 – April 5 (Sat) 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Container Gardening with Katharine Barrie. $265/$285
• March 29 – April 26 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Intro to Landscape Design with Sheri Forster. Online. $195/$215
• April 1 & 8 (Tues) 6:00-7:30 pm
Intro to Bulbs with Michael Hagen. $81/$90
• April 4 to May 16 (Fri) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Disease ID & Management with Mark Kokinchak. $297/$330
• April 5 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Shrubs: The Backbone of the Garden with Lorraine Ballato. Live online. $81/$90
• April 6 (Sun) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Martha Bucuvalas. Live online. $153/$170
• April 10 & 17 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
Principles of Pollinator Landscape Design with Kim Eierman. Live online. $180/$200
• April 13 (Sun) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Low Maintenance Gardening with Lorraine Ballato. $58/$65
• April 15 to May 20 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Daryl Beyers. $306/$340
• April 15 to June 3 (Tues) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Intro to Plant Science with Cassandra Barr. Live online. $481.50/$535
• April 16 – May 25 (Wed) 11:00 am to 1:40 pm
Plants for Landscaping with Michael Ruggiero. $423/$470
• April 19 – May 31 (Sat) 11:00 am to 1:25 pm
Soil Science for Gardeners with Vincent Simeone. $301.50/$335
• April 19 – May 31 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:40 pm
Plants for Landscaping with Valerie D’Antonio. $420/$470
• April 23 & 30 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Fundamentals of Native Landscape Design with Kim Eierman. $89/$99
• April 23 to June 11 (Wed) 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Landscape Design History with Paula Capps-Sarathy. Live online. $621/$690
• April 24 to May 1 (Thurs) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Spring Mushrooms with Paul Sadowski. $153/$170
• April 25 to May 2 (Fri) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Microscopy for the Naturalist with Paul Sadowski. $184.50/$205
• April 26 to May 3 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Spring-Blooming Native Plants with Kim Eierman. $85.50/$95
• April 26 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Landscape for Curb Appeal with Daryl Beyers. $63/$70
• April 26 to May 17 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Intro to Landscape Design with Kimberly Tryba. Live online. $193.50/$215
• April 27 (Sun) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Get More From Your Vegetable Garden with Nicholas Storrs. Live online. $58.50/$65
• April 28 to June 23 (Mon) 6:00-8:00 pm
Intro to Plant Science with Anna Bakis. Live online. $481.50/$535
• April 29 to May 13 (Tues) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Martha Bucuvalas. Live online. $153/$170
• April 30 to May 21 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Botanical Drawing for Beginners with Sarah Wry. $239/$265
North American Rock Garden Society | Berkshire Chapter
berkshirechapternargs.org
Meetings of the Berkshire Chapter are held in the Education Center at the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, MA
Nutmeg State Orchid Society | Farmington
nutmegorchids.org
Meetings at the Farmington Senior Center in Unionville are open to the public.
• March 22 & 23 (Sat & Sun)
Show & Sale at the West Hartford Conference Center
• April 6 (Sun) 12:30-5:00 pm
Tim Culbertson from Oceanside Orchids
O’Brien Nursery | Granby
obrienhosta.com
Garden Days are only on the days listed from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Oliver Nurseries | Fairfield
olivernurseries.com
Spring Seminar Series on the terrace outside the Design Barn. In case of inclement weather, talks will take place inside the Barn. Free and open to the public.
• April 12 (Sat) 10 am
Early Spring Flowering Shrubs with Vinny Loverme
• April 19 (Sat) 10 am
Mad for Maples with Jed Duguid
• April 26 (Sat) 10 am
Specialty Daffodils with Christoper Harley of Qdaffs
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society | North Kingstown, RI – riwps.org
Rhododendron Society of CT | Windsor
ctrhododendronsociety.org
Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire | Cheshire
www.cheshiregardeners.org
Meetings are usually held at the Cheshire
Senior Center at 7:00 pm
• March 19 (Thurs) 7:00 pm
Brighten up Those Winter Blues; A Look at Great Plants for Winter Interest with Adam Wheeler from Broken Arrow Nursery. Snow date March 26.
• April 16 (Wed) 6:30 pm
Terrariums and You with Tovah Martin at the Cheshire Public Library. Register on the library website at www.cheshirelibrary.org
• May 3 (Sat) 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
May Market of the Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire at the Cheshire Youth Center.
UConn Extension | Bethel, Farmington, Haddam, North Haven, Norwich, Torrington, Vernon & Windham
Garden Master Classes are open to the public. Visit https://bit.ly/48y0c09 for info and registration.
• Feb. 25 (Mon) 5:00-7:00 pm
The Basics of Backyard Edibles with Donna Katsuranis. Online. $50
• Feb. 26 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Agroforestry: Permaculture & Trees with Ginny Patsun. Online. $50
• Feb. 26 (Tues) 5:00-7:00 pm
Selection & Care of Houseplants with Yonghao Li from CAES. Online. $50
• March 1 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Joy of Supporting Birds with Native Plants with Chris Penniman at the Middlesex County Extension Center in Haddam. $50
• March 8 (Sat) 12:00-2:00 pm
Seed Starting for Garden Success with John Lorusso at the Windham County Extension Center in Brooklyn. $50
• March 10 (Mon) 6:00-8:00 pm
Seed Starting for Garden Success with John Lorusso. Online. $50
• March 12 (Wed) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Hope for Connecticut’s Trees with Beth Brantley and Claire Rutledge. Online. $50
• April 4 (Fri) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Bulbs: The Bold & The Beautiful with Michele MacKinnon. Online. $50
• April 6 (Sun) 12:00-2:00 pm
Plant Pollination Strategies with John Lorusso. Online. $50
• May 31 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Lichens & Bryophytes: Hidden Colors, Shapes & Habitats in the Forest Landscape with Sue Sutherland and Carl Tjerandsen at the TriTown Forest Preserve in North Stonington. $50
White Flower Farm | Morris
whiteflowerfarm.com
Store and display gardens are tentatively scheduled to open on March 15, weather permitting.
White Memorial Conservation Center | Litchfield
whitememorialcc.org
Wild Ones – CT Chapter | New London
wild.native.plants@gmail.com
Wild Seed Project | North Yarmouth, Maine
wildseedproject.net
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