The deadlines for submission of calendar items for our print editions in 2026 are as follows:
• March/April 2026 – January 5
• May/June 2026 – March 9
• July/August 2026 – May 11
• Sept/Oct 2026 – July 13
• Nov/Dec 2025 – October 6
• May 17 (Sun) 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Rhododendrons: From Wild Roots to Modern Blooms with Melissa Finley from NYBG at Wakeman Town Farm in Westport. Coffee & pastries at 9:30. Lecture 10-11:15. Box lunch 11:15-12:15. Explore the rhododendron collection at Blau House & Gardens in Westport 12:30-2:00. Lecture $12.51. Lunch $23. (You can also bring your own lunch.)
Register on the events page at www.blauhouseandgardens.org
• May 17 (Sun) 7:30 am to 2:00 pm
Trade Secrets Rare Plants & Antiques Sale at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville. Vendors and book signings. Rain or shine. Ticket cost varies with the time of day. Free parking. tradesecretsct.com
• May 17 (Sun) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Plant Sale of the Wallingford Garden Club at the Wallingford Parks & Rec. wallingfordgardenclub.com
• May 23 (Sat) 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Plant Sale of the Garden Club of Amherst (Mass). Rain or shine under the tent on the Amherst Common. gcfm.org
• May 26 (Tues) 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
All About House Plants with Dr. Yonghao Li from The Ag Station at the American Legion Hall in Southington. $5. orchardvalleygardenclub.weebly.com
• May 30 (Sat) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
West Hartford Garden Club Garden Tour & Plant Sale. Tour features 6 private gardens. Plant Sale at St. James Episcopal Church. Rain or shine. Tour $20 ($25 after May 25). westhartfordgardenclub.org
• June 5 (Fri) 10-1 and 1-4
Southport Garden Stroll – Self-guided walking tour of rarely seen private gardens. Vendor Village on the Pequot Library’s Great Lawn from 10-4. Tickets go on sale in the spring. For parking info and tickets go to pequotlibrary.org
• June 12 & 13 (Fri & Sat) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gardens by the Sea Garden Tour – Walking tour of 9-10 rarely seen private gardens in Stonington. Marketplace in Wadawanuck Square. $50/$65. Free parking. Info and link to purchase tickets at www.stoningtongardenclub.org/garden-tour
• June 13 (Sat) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Hidden Gardens Tour of the Essex Garden Club. Eight private gardens in Ivoryton and Centerbrook. Rain or shine. $35/$40. essexgardenclub.org
• June 13 (Sat) 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
South Windsor Plant Sale at the South Windsor Library. swgardenclub.org
• June 14 (Sun) 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
South Windsor Garden Tour. Six gardens. Rain or shine. $20/$25. swgardenclub.org/garden-tour
• June 18 (Thu) 10:00-11:00 am
The World at Our Feet: Step by Step with Gregory Bugbee at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Brookfield. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
• June 19-21 (Fri-Sun)
Newport Flower Show: Pearls of Newport at Rosecliff. newportmansions.org
• June 26-28 (Fri-Sun) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Secret Garden Tours of Newport. $35/$40. secretgardentours.org
• June 27 (Sat) 9:00 am to 3:00 am
Stonewalls to the Sea Garden Tour of the Little Compton Garden Club. Self-guided walking tour of eight gardens. Rain or shine. $45/$55. littlecomptongardenclub.org
VENUES WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS
See above for individual events.
American Horticultural Society | Alexandria, Va
ahsgardening.org
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
Berkshire Botanical Garden | Stockbridge, Mass.
Call (413) 298-3926, email info@berkshirebotanical.org or go to berkshirebotanical.org
• May 23 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Strategies for Establishing and Maintaining Native Meadows with Chris Erickson and Mathieu Boudreau. $110/$130
• June 11 (Thurs) 1:00-3:00 pm
The New Garden Designer Workshop and Walk with Daryl Beyers. $100/$120
• June 11 (Thurs) 4:00-5:30 pm
The New Garden Designer – Book Talk and Signing with Daryl Beyers. $30/$45
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum | Bristol, Rhode Island
blithewold.org
• Late March to Early May
Daffodil Days. They have nearly 100,000 daffodils. Free with admission.
Bonsai Society of Hartford | Hartford
https://hartfordbonsai.com
Meetings at Westmoor Park in West Hartford are open to the public.
• May 18 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
• June 1 (Mon) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Club Show. Open to the public.
• June 15 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
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
• May 31 (Sun) 11:00 am
Mountain Laurel Tour. $5
• June 1 (Mon) 7:00 pm
Mountain Laurel and Friends from the Heath & Heather Family with Adam Wheeler via Zoom. $5
• June 24 (Wed) 3:00-6:00 pm
Cutting Propagation for the Home Gardener with Adam Wheeler. Following the lecture participants will construct their own home propagation systems and stick a selection of cuttings from the nursery collection. Please bring hand pruners. $55
Brooklyn Botanic Garden – Brooklyn, NY
bbg.org
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, Maine
www.mainegardens.org
CT Agricultural Experiment Station | Griswold, Hamden, New Haven & Windsor
portal.ct.gov/caes
Seminar Series held in the Jones Auditorium at the CAES facility in New Haven from 12:00-1:00 pm. Free and open to the public.
• May 27 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Promoting Forest Ecosystem Health Following Canopy Tree Decline from Pest and Pathogen Invasions with Eli Ward.
CT Botanical Society | New Haven
ct-botanical-society.org
The society conducts a number of field trips which non-members are welcome to join.
• May 27 (Wed) 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Slawson & Rabbit’s Rest Preserves in Lyme with Chris Penniman and Lisa Wahle
• May 30 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Center Groton Preserve in Groton with Betsy Chittenden
• June 13 (Sat) 9:00-11:00 am
Shopboard Rock in Higganum with Gail Reynolds
• June 27 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Colebrook with Joyce Hemingson
• June 28 (Sun) 9:00-11:00 am
Pond Meadow Natural Area in Killingworth with Lauren Brown
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
• June 7 (Sun)
Monthly Meeting
CT College Arboretum | New London
Call (860) 439-5020, email arbor@conncoll.edu or visit conncoll.edu/the-arboretum
• June 7 (Sun) 10:00 am
Guided Tours of Native Plant Collection.
• June 14 (Sun) 10:00 am
Guided Tours of Caroline Black Garden
• June 21 (Sun) 10:00 am
Guided Tours of Campus Tree Collection
Connecticut Conservation Districts
conservect.org
• Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District Spring Plant Sale. Pick up May 1-3 in Chester. conservect.org/ctrivercoastal
CT Daffodil Society | Greenwich
www.connecticutdaffodilsociety.org
CT Daylily Society | Avon
ctdaylilyclub.com
Meetings at the Avon Senior Center (Sycamore Hills Rec Center) are free and open to the public. They start around 12:30 for socializing 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 CNTR in the Trolley Barn in Middletown. Non-members $10.
• May 28 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Designing Meadows and Naturalized Plantings for a Human Landscape with Kathy Connolly. $10
• June 18 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Digging Deeper Into Ecological Horticulture with Uli Lorimer.
CT Master Gardener Association (CMGA) | Farmington
ctmga.org
CT NOFA | New Haven
https://ctnofa.org and https://nofa.organiclandcare.net
CT Nursery & Landscape Association (CNLA) | Bloomfield
www.cnla.biz
The Connecticut Orchid Society | Farmington
ctorchids.org
Connecticut Rhododendron Society
ctrhododendronsociety.org
www.facebook.com/RhododendronSocietyOfConnecticut
Cricket Hill Garden | Thomaston
treepeony.com
EarthTones Native Plant Nursery & Landscapes | Woodbury
www.earthtonesnatives.com
Ecological Landscape Alliance | Sandown, N.H.
ecolandscaping.org
• May 29 (Fri) 3:00-4:30 pm
Eco Tour to Highstead Arboretum in Redding with Geordie Elkins. Pre-registration required. $25/$40
Elizabeth Park | West Hartford
elizabethparkct.org
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 $10 per person at each garden payable online when pre-registering. Children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. Check their website to confirm hours.
• May 23 (Sat) 10-4
– Tranquility in Mt. Sinai, NY
– Woodland Garden – Bill & Veronica Schiavo in Wading River, NY
• May 23 (Sat) 12-4
– Two Grey Achers in Setauket, NY
• May 30 (Sat) 10-4
– Kentford Farm in Stonington
• May 31 (Sun) 10-4
– Garden of Kathryn Herman in Fairfield
– Prospect Gardens in Westport
– Flourish Farm of Silvermine in Wilton
• May 31 (Sun) 12-4
– Ann & Haig’s Garden in New Canaan
• June 6 (Sat) 10-4
– Arcadia – Ronald Wagner & Timothy Van Dam in Elizaville, NY
– Versailles on Hudson in Hudson, NY
– Garden of Carol & Jim Large in Locust Valley, NY
– Ketay Garden in Claverack, NY
– Kippen Hill in Glen Cove, NY
– Garden of Helen Bodian in Millerton, NY
– Brae Willows in Bedford, NY
– Steepway Farm in Katonah, NY
– The Meadows Farm in Katonah, NY
• June 7 (Sun) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
– Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich
• June 7 (Sun) 10-4
– Chelmsford in Greenwich
– Greens Farms Botanical Gardens in Westport
• June 13 (Sat) 10-4
– Garden of Jane Garmey in Cornwall
– Michael’s West Cornwall Garden in Cornwall
– Garden of Lee Link in Sharon
– Riverview Gardens in Old Saybrook
– A Journey Through Form and Nature in East Haddam
– Sunset Garden Farm in Middletown
– Rosehaven in East Lyme
– Kinsey-Pope Garden in Amherst, MA
– Culver’s Garden in Florence, MA
– Stone Hill in Plainfield, MA
– Andromeda in Wayland, MA
– Lothrop & Dimock Garden in Dedham, MA
– Kominz Garden in Weston, MA
– Village Sanctuary in Dedham, MA
– Lossing Manor, Dover Plains, NY
– Broccoli Hall – Maxine Paetro, Amenia, NY
– Clove Brook Farm: Christopher Spitzmiller and Anthony Bellomo in Millbrook, NY
– Ellen Petersen in Stanfordville, NY
• June 20 (Sat) 10-1 & 1-4
– Seaside Farm in Marblehead, MA
• June 20 (Sat) 10-2
– The Sumacs in Washington
• June 20 (Sat) 10-4
– Brush Hill in Washington
– Isabel and Winston Fowlkes in Washington
– Reasoned Landscape in Marblehead, MA
• June 27 (Sat) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
– Garden of Bunny Williams in Falls Village
– The Barn on Butter Lane in Bridgehampton, NY
– Alexandra Munroe & Robert Rosenkranz Gardens in East Hampton, NY
• June 27 (Sat) 10-2
– Hunnewell Garden in Water Mill, NY
• June 27 (Sat) 10-4
– Roxana Robinson – Treetop in Cornwall
– Sculpturedale in Kent
– Garden of Marshall Watson in East Hampton, NY
– Entwood Garden in Bridgehampton, NY
– Art House Garden of Delights in East Hampton, NY
– Previti/Gumpel Garden in East Hampton, NY
– A Place for Us and Nature in Southampton, NY
– Garden of Bill Noble in Norwich, VT
– Gordon and Mary Hayward’s Garden in Putney, VT
• June 27 & 28 (Sat & Sun) 10-4
– Braveboat Harbor Farm in York, Maine
• June 28 (Sun) 10-12, 12-2 & 2-4
– Bankside in Mystic
– Michael A. Katz in Katonah, NY
• June 28 (Sun) 10-4
– Kentford Farm in Stonington
– Highgrove Cottage in Millerton, NY
– Shekomeko Hillside Garden, Millerton, NY
• June 28 (Sun) 10-4
– Keeler Hill Farm in North Salem, NY
– Perrin Garden in North Salem, NY
– The Hen & the Hive in North Salem, NY
Goodwin Forest | Hampton
friendsofgoodwinforest.org
Greenwich Botanical Center | Cos Cob
Call (203) 869-9242 or go to greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
• May 23 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Lush Peonies with Dan Furman from Cricket Hill Garden. $65/$80
• June 3 (Wed) 10:00-11:30 am
Garlic & Shallots: Care & Harvest. $10/$20
• June 6 (Sat) 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Grandiflora Garden Tour. Self-guided.
• June 27 (Sat) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Native Plant Day With Kim Eierman. $163/$180 for all three. $68/$80 for individual classes.
– Native Plant Selection (10-12)
– Creating a Succession of Blooms (3-5)
– Principles of Landscape Design (3-5)
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
May 30 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Better Together: Designing with Plant Combinations with Caitlin Francke. $30/$40
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons – Bridgehampton, NY
https://hahgarden.org
Lectures are held at the Bridgehampton Community House. Non-members $10
• June 14 (Sun) 2:00 pm
The Food Forward Garden: Explore the Art & Science of Edible Landscape Design with Christian Douglas.
Logee’s | Danielson
logees.com
Mad Gardeners | Sherman, CT
https://www.madgardeners.org
Manchester Garden Club – Manchester
manchestergardenclubs.org
Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Wellesley, MA
www.masshort.org
• May 30 (Sat) 10-11:30 am or 12-1:30 pm
Seasonal Pruning: Late Spring with Reed Pugh. $38/$50
• May 31 (Sun) 10:00-11:30 am
Rethinking Garden Maintenance with Reed Pugh. $30/$46
Massachusetts 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
• May 30 (Sat) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Understanding & Managing Soils with Alexis Doshas at Nasami Farm in Whately, Mass. $150
• June 6 (Sat) 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Early Season Grasses with Dr. Lisa Standley at Gardens in the Woods. $150
• June 6 (Sat) 1:30-3:30 pm
How to Choose Competitive Native Ground Covers with Kathy Connolly at CRCCD de Koven House in Middletown. $50
• June 9 & 16 (Tues) 5:30-8:30 pm
• June 21 (Sun) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
New England Plant Communities with Erik Sechler at Zoom & Forty Caves in Berlin/Clinton, Mass. $300
• June 13 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Native Seedling Care 1 with Cole Campbell at Garden in the Woods. $50
• June 14 (Sun) 10:00-11:30 am
Native Seedling Care 2 with Cole Campbell at Garden in the Woods. $50
June 19 (Fri) 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
Mushrooms for Beginners with Thomas Roehl at Garden in the Woods. $100
• June 20 & 27 (Sat) 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Native Woody Plant Materials with Trevor Smith at Garden in the Woods. $125
• June 23 (Tues) 7:00-8:00 pm
Plants’ Scents & Sensibilities with Daphne Minner via Zoom. $25
• June 24 & 27 (Wed & Sat) 5:30-7:00 pm
Balancing Native & Non-Native Plantings with Marie Chieppo via Zoom. $25
• June 27 (Sat) 8:30-11:00 am
Exploring Habitat Diversity: Four Plant Communities in Leverett, MA with George LoCascio. $90
• June 27 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Landscape Study: Balancing Native & Non-Native Plantings with Marie Chieppo in Sagamore, Mass. $60
Natureworks Garden Center | Northford
Call (203) 484-2748 or go to natureworksgardencenter.com
New Canaan Nature Center | New Canaan
newcanaannature.org
New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) | Glenside, PA
ndal.org
• May 19 (Tues) 3:00-3:30 pm
Garden Chat with Larry Weaner via Zoom. Free.
New England Bonsai Gardens | Bellingham, Mass.
nebonsai.com
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, Mass
nebg.org
• May 16 & 17 (Sat & Sun)
Rhododendron Society Show & Sale
New England Daylily Society | Massachusetts
nedaylily.org
Meetings are held at the Boylston Town House in Boylston, Mass.
Newtown Hort Club – Newtown
newtownhorticultureclub.blogspot.com
New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY
nybg.org
• May 20 to July 1 (Wed) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Soil Science I: Physical Properties with George Lozefski. $504/$551
• May 27 to June 10 (Wed) 10 am to 12 pm
Basic Plant ID with Martha Bucuvalas. Online. $161/$179
• May 27 (Wed) 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Landscape Design Principles for Restorative Outdoor Spaces with Jan Johnsen. $87/$96
• May 28 & June 6 (Thurs) 6:00-7:30 pm
• May 30 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Plant Communities with Jessica Schuler. Online and at NYBG. $189/$210
• May 30 (Sat) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
All About Containers Saturday
– Container Gardening 101 – 10 am
– Designing with Containers – 12:45 pm
– Veggies & Herbs for Containers – 3 pm
$162/$180 for all three or $60/$67 each
• May 30 to June 27 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Intro to Landscape Design with Kimberly Tryba. Online. $204/$226
• May 30 to Aug. 15 (Sat) 10 am to 1 pm
Landscape Design History with Caitlin Merritt. Online. $621/$690
• June 4 & 11 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
Creating a Succession of Native Blooms with Kim Eierman. Online. $108/$118
• June 6 (Sat) 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
The Native Pollinator Garden with Kim Eierman. $88/$98
• June 10 (Wed) 2:00-5:00 pm
Growing a Culinary Herb Garden with Karine Gordineer. $88/$98
• June 12 (Fri) 4:00-6:00 pm
• June 13 & 14 (Sat & Sun) 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Gardener’s Weekend Workshop with Daryl Beyers. Blended. $381/$412
• June 14 (Sun) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Bonsai for Beginners with John Dillon. Blended. $232/$257
• June 16 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Ancient and Venerable Trees with Michael Gaige. Live online. Blended. $83/$93
• June 28 to Aug. 23 (Sun) 10 am to 12 pm
Intro to Plant Science with Richard Smith. $509/$562
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
• June 6 (Sat) 10:30 am
Native Plants (AM) and Hypertufa Troughs (PM) with Sandy Schaller. Includes a Seedling Sale.
Nutmeg State Orchid Society | Farmington
nutmegorchids.org
Meetings at the Farmington Senior Center in Unionville are open to the public.
• June 7 (Sun) 12:30-4:00 pm
Topic TBD
O’Brien Nursery | Granby
obrienhosta.com
Garden Days run from 10 am to 5 pm only on the days listed.
• May 15-17 (Fri-Sun)
Rhododendrons – Many Special Selections
• May 22-25 (Fri-Mon)
Enkianthus – Great Flowers and Even Better Fall Color
• May 29-31 (Fri-Mon)
Don’t Miss Our Itoh Peonies in Flower
• June 5-7 (Fri-Sun)
Cool, Floating Foliage of our Expanded Cercis Selections
June 12-14 (Fri-Sun)
Exotic Arisaema – Chinese & Japanese
• June 19-21 (Fri-Sun)
Hostas at Their Best
• June 26-28 (Fri-Sun)
Japanese Stewartia – A Spectacular Four-Season Tree
Oliver Nurseries | Fairfield
olivernurseries.com
The Spring plein air speaker series will be held on the terrace outside the Design Barn on Saturday morning. Weather permitting.
• May 19 (Tues) 5:00 pm
Container Planting Clinic with Andrea Busk. $125
• May 23 (Sat) 10:00 am
Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks with Miranda Gould of Homefront Farmers
• May 30 (Sat) 10:00 am
Plants to Dye For with Richard Killeaney
• June 13 (Sat) 10:00 am
Digging Into Hydrangeas with Chris Valley of Prides Corner Farms
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. Guests $5
May 20 (Wed) 7:00 pm
Moon Gardening with Donna Katsuranis
UConn Extension | Bethel, Farmington, Haddam, North Haven, Norwich, Torrington, Vernon & Windham
Garden Master Classes are open to the public. Visit https://tinyurl.com/ye254mfx for info and registration.
White Flower Farm | Morris
whiteflowerfarm.com
• June 13 (Sat) 10:00 am
Garden Walk Series with Cheryl Karpeichik and Eliot Wadsworth – Roses & Friends. Rain or shine. Free but registration is required.
White Memorial Conservation Center | Litchfield
whitememorialcc.org
Wild Ones – CT Chapter | New London
https://mountainlaurel.wildones.org/events/
Wild Seed Project | North Yarmouth, Maine
wildseedproject.net
Woodland Gardens | Manchester
https://woodlandgardensct.com
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