The deadlines for submission of calendar items for our print and digital editions in 2025 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
• Feb. 27 & 28 (Fri & Sat)
Galanthus Gala at the Downington Friends Meeting in Downington, PA. Speakers include Michael Myers, Hester Forde and Jimi Blake. Follow them on Facebook for more details.
• Feb. 28 (Sat) 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
NOFA/Mass Winter Conference – Healthy Soils in Action at UMass Amherst. www.nofamass.org
• Feb. 28 to March 8
Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Anyday admission $60. Single day admission varies with the day. phsonline.org
• March 4 (Wed) 8:30 am
Annual Meeting & Wetlands Conference at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. $130. ctwetlands.org
• March 5 (Thurs) 11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Fearless Pruning with Lee Reich at St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford. Guests $10. westhartfordgardenclub.org
• March 7, 2026 (Sat)9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Mad Gardeners Symposium at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. madgardeners.org
• March 10 (Tues) 11:00 am
Lacecaps, Mopheads & Sterile Florets: Hydrangeas for Adventurous Gardeners with Adam Wheeler at the Canton Community Center. Guests $5. cherrybrookgardenclub.org
• March 10 (Tues) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Bees with Caleb Bryan from CAES at the First Congregational Church of Walling-ford. Guests $5. wallingfordgardenclub.com
• March 10 (Tues) 12:00-2:00 pm
Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, Benign Bugs with Pamm Cooper from UConn at the Nathanael Greene Community Center in Guilford. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
• March 11 (Wed) 6:30-8:00 pm
Homegrown National Park with Doug Tallamy at the West Hartford Conference Center. Free and open to the public. Register at https://tinyurl.com/DouglasTallamy
• March 11 (Wed) 12:30-2:00 pm
Dragons Lair: Creating Dragonfly Habitat with Christine Cook at the Easton Public Library Community Room. eastongardenclubofct.org
• March 21 (Sat) 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Connecticut Land Conservation Conference at the Frank Center for Public Affairs at Wesleyan University in Middletown. ctconservation.org
• March 29 (Sun) 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
Sakonnet Gardening Symposium – Plants, Plants, Plants at the Wilbur & McMahon Schools in Little Compton, RI. Speakers: Scott Smith, Edward Flint and Drew Schuyler. Also available via Zoom. $75. sakonnetgarden.net
• April 8 (Wed) 12:30-2:00 pm
Victorian Gardening with Marie Hayes at the Easton Public Library Community Room. eastongardenclubofct.org
• April 9 (Thurs) 7:30-9:00 pm
Are Plants Intelligent? with Peter & Barbara Rzasa at North Haven Congregational Church. $5. ctgardenclubs.org
• April 14 (Tues) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Dahlias with Maria Kaynish at the First Congregational Church of Wallingford. Guests $5. wallingfordgardenclub.com
• April 14 (Tues) 12:00-2:00 pm
Landscape Design – The Creative Process with George Trecina at the Nathanael Greene Community Center in Guilford. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
• April 16 (Thurs) 10:00-11:00 am
Container Gardening with Dr Yonghao Li from the Ag Station at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Brookfield. Free. ctgardenclubs.org
April 18 & 19 (Sat & Sun) 10 am to 4 pm
Meadowbrook Gardens Spring Fest in New Milford. meadowbrookgardens.com
• April 28 (Tues) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Get the Buzz About Bees with Paula Wolf, CT State Apiary Inspector at the North Haven Rec Center. $5. ctgardenclubs.org
VENUES WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS
See above for individual events.
American Horticultural Society | Alexandria, Va
ahsgardening.org
Arnold Arboretum | Boston, Mass.
arboretum.harvard.edu
• April 19 (Sun) 1:00-4:00 pm
Cherry Blossom Celebration. Free.
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
• Feb. 26 to March 19 (Thurs) 5:30-8:30 pm
Container Garden Design with Jenna O’Brien. $215/$240
March 3 (Tues) to April 14 (Tues)
Landscape Design I with Tyler Horsley. $215/$240
• March 14 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Ready, Set, Grow: Starting Seeds for Plants with Maureen Sullivan. $50/$70
• March 21 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Giant Pumpkins with Adam Wheeler from Broken Arrow Nursery. $30/$45
• March 21 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
30 Favorite Trees and Shrubs for the Spring Garden with Adam Wheeler from Broken Arrow Nursery. $30/$45
March 26 (Thurs) to April 30 (Thurs)
Landscape Design II with Chuck Schnell and Walter Cudnohufsky. $215/$240
March 28 (Sat) 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Spring Pruning of Woody Ornamental Plants with Kieran Yaple. $60/$80
• April 25 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
A How-To in Shade Gardening Success with Duncan Himmelman. $40/$45
• April 25 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Native Vines for Every Garden with Duncan Himmelman. $40/$45
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum | Bristol, Rhode Island
blithewold.org
April
Daffodil Days. They have nearly 100,000 daffodils.
Bonsai Society of Hartford | Hartford
https://hartfordbonsai.com
Meetings at Westmoor Park in West Hartford are open to the public.
• April 20 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting. Open to the public.
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.
• March 16 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting. Open to the public.
Broken Arrow Nursery | Hamden
Call (203) 288-1026 or visit brokenarrownursery.com
March 2 (Mon) 1:00-4:00 pm
Grafting for the Home Gardener with Adam Wheeler. Following the talk participants will graft a few specimen ornamentals to bring home. $55
• April 1 (Wed)
Opening Day
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.
• March 4 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Bumble Bee Radio Telemetry with Caleb Bryan.
• April 15 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Harnessing Remote Sensing Technology for Enhanced Management of Hydrilla with Summer Weidman.
• April 29 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Monitoring Urban Farm Nutrient and Irrigation Use Efficiency with Leigh Whittinghill
• May 13 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Beech Leaf Disease: Insights from a co-evolved pathosystem in Japan with Robert Marra.
• May 27 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
TBA 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.
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 11 & 12 (Sat & Sun)
Annual Show & Sale at the Bristol Senior Community Center. Free admission. Judged show, vendors, auctions & food truck. CCSSshow@gmail.com
CT College Arboretum | New London
Call (860) 439-5020, email arbor@conncoll.edu or visit conncoll.edu/the-arboretum
• March 18 (Wed) 9:00 am
Branching Out Together Conference: Partnerships in Urban & Community Forestry in Connecticut. A full-day conference on topics relating to urban and community foresty. $75 until March 1. $90 after March 1. For information on topics, speakers and registration, visit ctpa.org/branching-out-together
Mar. 29 (Sun) 12:00 am
Entry submission closes for the annual photo contest. For rules, eligibility and how to submit your images, go to www.conncoll.edu/arboretum-programs/photo-contest/
• April 18 (Sat) 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Spring Open House & Arbor Day Celebration. Free tours and activities for all ages. For schedule, go to www.conncoll.edu/arboretum-programs/arbor-day/
Connecticut Conservation Districts
conservect.org
• Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District Spring Plant Sale. Pre-order by April 6 (March 27 for conifer seedlings). Pick up May 1-3 in Chester. conservect.org/ctrivercoastal
• North Central Conservation District Spring Plant Sale. Pre-order by April 8 (March 10 for bare root trees). Pick up April 24 & 25 in Vernon and Windsor. conservect.org/northcentral/plant-seed-sale
Northwest Conservation District Spring Plant Sale. Pre-order by April 15. Pick up April 24-26 in Goshen. https://nwcd.org
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.
March 21 (Sat) 1:00-2:00 pm
Explosion in the Paint Factory with Rich Howard
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.
• March 19 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
An Engineer’s Approach to Houseplant Care with Darryl Cheng. Zoom only.
CT Master Gardener Association (CMGA) | Farmington
ctmga.org
CT NOFA | New Haven
https://ctnofa.org and https://nofa.organiclandcare.net
• Feb. 1 thru March 15
February 2026 online course. $500
• March 3-5 & 7
Winter Conference at Wesleyan University in Middletown. Virtual workshops March 3-5. In person on Saturday, March 7. $90
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
• March 28 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop with Dan Furman. You’re encouraged to bring clippers and a sharp knife. $75
• April 11 (Sat)
Opening Day
EarthTones Native Plant Nursery & Landscapes | Woodbury
www.earthtonesnatives.com
• April 22 (Wed)
Opening Day (Earth Day)
Ecological Landscape Alliance | Sandown, N.H.
ecolandscaping.org
Elizabeth Park | West Hartford
elizabethparkct.org
• March 13-20 (Fri-Fri) 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Spring Greenhouse Show
• March 21 (Sat) 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Bulb & Plant Sale
The Farmer’s Daughter – South Kingston, RI
www.thefarmersdaughterri.com
Federated Garden Clubs of CT | Branford
ctgardenclubs.org
• March 24 & 25 (Tues & Wed)
Landscape Design School – Course 3 of 4, Series 12. Via Zoom
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.
Goodwin Forest | Hampton
friendsofgoodwinforest.org
Greenwich Botanical Center | Cos Cob
Call (203) 869-9242 or go to greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
• March 1 (Sun) 3:00 pm
Screening of the film Fantastic Fungi. $10/$15
March 5 (Thurs) 6:30 pm
Vegetable Garden Planning: Techniques For a Successful Season with Mary Buri. $25/$35
March 18 (Wed) 10:30 am
No-Fuss Roses: Blooms without the Drama with Lorraine Ballato. $25/$35
March 19 (Thurs) 10:00-11:30 am
Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Spring Planting with Lorraine Ballato. $10/$20
• March 28 (Sat) 10:30 am
Seasonal Garden Design: Perennial Combinations with Sheri Forster. $30/$40
• April 2 (Thurs) 10:00 am
Vegetable Gardening Series: Planting the Spring Vegetable Garden. $10/$20
The Hickories | Ridgefield
thehickories.org
The Hickories | Ridgefield
thehickories.org
Highstead | Redding
https://highstead.net
Hollandia | Bethel, CT
hollandianurseries.com
• April 11 & 12 and April 18 & 19
Spring Garden Show. Up to 20% off in-stock merchandise. Seminars and more.
Hollister House Garden | Washington
Wednesday & Friday 1-4 and Saturday 10-4. Admission $10 (children under 12 free)
hollisterhousegarden.org
• March 5 (Thurs) 6:30-8:30 pm
The Elegant & Edible Garden: Designing a Potager with Linda Vater. $25
• April 11 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
A Garden in Dialogue: Place & Practice with Leslie Needham. $30/$40
• April 15 (Wed)
Opening Day
• April 18 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Signs of Spring: Ephemerals & Early Risers with Heather Liljengren. $30/$40
• April 25 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
The Tasteful Garden: Kitchen Garden Favorites from White Flower Farm with Barbara Pierson. $30/$40
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons – Bridgehampton, NY
https://hahgarden.org
Lectures are held at the Bridgehampton Community House. Non-members $10
• March 15 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Gardening in a Changing World with Helen O’Donnell
• April 12 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Native Ferns & Wildflowers for Shade Gardens with Leslie Duthie
Logee’s | Danielson
logees.com
Mad Gardeners | Sherman, CT
https://www.madgardeners.org
Manchester Garden Club – Manchester
manchestergardenclubs.org
• March 9 (Mon) 7:00 pm
Raised Bed Gardening with Susan Ristau
• April 13 (Mon) 7:00 pm
Foundation Gardens That Say ‘Welcome Home’ to Native Plants with Kathy Connolly
Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Wellesley, MA
www.masshort.org
• Feb. 25 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Style & Purpose in the Native Garden: Using Cues to Care with Kim Eierman. Virtual via Zoom. $28/$35
• March 6 (Fri) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Spring Perennial Plant Symposium at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, Mass. Speakers include Adam Banks, Marissa Angell, Roanne Robbins and Stefan van Norden. Lunch included. $119/$159
• March 14 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Setting Up Your Garden: Early Season Prep with Reed Pugh. $30/$46
• March 17 to May 19 (Tues) 6:00-7:30 pm
Introduction to Horticulture: A 10-Week Foundations Course. $270/$310
• April 11 (Sat) 10-11:30 am or 12-1:30 pm
Seasonal Pruning: Early Spring with Reed Pugh. $38/$50
• April 13 (Mon) 6:00-8:00 pm
Creating A Meadowscape at Home with Kim Eierman via Zoom. $28/$35
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
• Feb. 26 & March 5 (Thurs) 5-6 pm
Designing a Four-Season Garden with Marie Chieppo via Zoom. $60
• Feb. 28 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Winter Pruning with David Falk at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $75
• March 3 (Tues) 5:00-8:00 pm
Orchids of New England with Neela de Zoysa via Zoom. $75
• March 9 (Mon) 5:30-7:30 pm
Close to Home: Foundation Gardens for a Changing World with Kathy Connolly via Zoom. $45
• March 12 (Thurs) 5:00-6:00 pm
Intro: Ecological Garden Care with Stephen Kiely via Zoom. $10
• March 14 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Intro to Buckthorns with Ted Elliman at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $50
• March 14 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Winter Pruning with David Falk at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $75
• March 17 (Tues) 5:00-7:30 pm
How to Keep a Wild Garden Tidy with David Falk via Zoom. $60
• March 24 (Tues) 5:00-7:00 pm
Intro to Native Northeast Wildflowers with Neela de Zoysa. $10
March 26 (Thurs) 5:00-6:30 pm
Urban Gardening with Shoma Haque via Zoom
• March 31 (Tues) 5:00-6:00 pm
Powerful Plants in the Garden with Stephen Kiely via Zoom. $25
• April 11 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Designing a Four-Season Garden with Marie Chieppo at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $60
Natureworks Garden Center | Northford
Call (203) 484-2748 or go to natureworksgardencenter.com
• March 20 (Fri)
Opening Day
New Canaan Nature Center | New Canaan
newcanaannature.org
New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) | Glenside, PA
ndal.org
New England Bonsai Gardens | Bellingham, Mass.
nebonsai.com
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, Mass
nebg.org
March 15 (Sun) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Nut Tree Symposium. $114
• March 18 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
Restoration & Reciprocity with Robin Wall Kimmerer. Pre-recorded lecture with Q&A
New England Daylily Society | Massachusetts
nedaylily.org
Meetings are held at the Boylston Town House in Boylston, Mass.
• March 14 (Sat) 10:30 am
Speaker TBD
• April 11 (Sat) 10:30 am
Speaker TBD
Newtown Hort Club – Newtown
newtownhorticultureclub.blogspot.com
New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY
nybg.org
Feb. 25 (Wed) 6:00-9:00 pm
Urban Berms with Damon Arrington. Live online. $79/$89
• Feb. 25 & March 4 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Basic Color Theory for Gardeners with Shauna Moore. Live online. $110/$121
• Feb. 26 – March 12 (Thurs) 10 am to 12 pm
Introduction to Urban Ecology with Liz Johnson. Live online. $142/$158
• Feb. 26 – April 2 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
Insect ID & Management with Mark Kokinchak. Live online. $315/$347
• Feb. 28 (Sat) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wake Up Your Garden Saturday. $137/$152
– Feb. 28 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Spring Gardeners Task List with Michael Ruggiero. $63/$68
– Feb. 28 (Sat) 12:45-2:45 pm
Soil Basics: Get It Right! with Duncan Himmelman. $63/$68
– Feb. 28 (Sat) 3:00-5:00 pm
Pruning: Shape Up for Spring with Michael Ruggiero. $63/$68
• March 1 to April 26 (Sun) 10 am to 1 pm
Plant Structure with Niek Bijkerk. Online. $585/$650
• March 1 & 8 (Sun) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lichens of the Northeast with Wilton Rao. $161/$179
March 1 to April 26 (Sun) 11 am to 1 pm
Intro to Plant Science with Morgan Halane. $509/$562
• March 2 to May 4 (Mon) 6:00-9:00 pm
Landscape Design History with Mark Bunnell. Online. $621/$690
• March 5, 12 & 19 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
The Science of Tree Communication with Giselle Herrera. Online. $161/$179
• March 5, 12 & 19 (Thurs) 11 am to 1:30 pm
Flower ID from A to Z with Rose Edinger. Online. $288/$320
• March 6 (Fri) 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Building A Green Wall with Chris Raimondi. $179/$194
• March 7 (Sat) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Orchids for Beginners with Barbara Schmidt. $63/$68
• March 7 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Raised Bed Gardening with Nicholas Storrs. $68/$74
• March 7, 14, 21 & 28 (Sat) 10 am to 12 pm
Intro to Landscape Design with Kimberly Tryba. Online. $204/$226
March 10, 17 & 24 (Tues) 6:00-8:40 pm
Garden Design Workshop with Daryl Beyers. Online. $261/$290
• March 13, 20 & 27 (Fri) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Martha Bucuvalas. Online. $161/$179
• March 13 & 20 (Fri) 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Interior Plantscapes with Chris Raimondi. $273/$294
• March 13 to April 24 (Fri) 10 am to 12 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Renée Marsh. Online. $326/$357
• March 15 (Sun) 10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Rose Care & Pruning with Ann Perkowski. $100/$110
• March 16 to May 11 (Mon) 10:30-12:30 pm
Intro to Plant Science with Leslie Day. Online. $509/$562
• March 16, 23 & 30 (Mon) 6:00-8:00 pm
Early American Women Designers with Paula Capps Sarathy. Online. $131/$146
• March 19 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Tony Avent: Creating a Plant’s Home in Ross Hall. $37/$41
• March 21 (Sat) 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Bark ID: Get To Know Your Trees with Michael Wojtech. $170/$189
• March 21 (Sat) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Dauntless Dahlias with Frances Palmer. $79/$89
• March 22 (Sun) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Perennial Plant Combinations with Duncan Himmelman. $110/$121
• March 24 (Tues) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Mycoremediation: Can Fungi Help Heal the Planet? with John Michelotti. Online.
March 28 (Sat) 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
Pruning: How, When & Where with Ann Perkowski. $100/$110
• March 29 (Sun) 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Vines & Climbers with Doris Loechle. $79/$89
• April 23 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Tree Collectors with Amy Stewart in Ross Hall. $37/$41
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
• April 4 (Sat) 10:30 am
Creating Microclimates (AM) and Propagation Techniques That Work (PM) with Esther Benedict. Includes a Seedling Sale
Nutmeg State Orchid Society | Farmington
nutmegorchids.org
Meetings at the Farmington Senior Center in Unionville are open to the public.
• March 1 (Sun) 12:30-4:00 pm
Meeting about the Orchid Show
• March 21 & 22 (Sat & Sun)
Show & Sale at the West Hartford Meeting & Conference Center.
• April 12 (Sun) 6:30-9:00 pm
Topic TBD
O’Brien Nursery | Granby
obrienhosta.com
Garden Days run from 10 am to 5 pm only on the days listed.
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.
March 2 (Mon)
Opening Day
• April 11 (Sat) 10:00 am
Dwarf Conifers in Troughs and in the Ground with Lori Chips and Vinny Loverme.
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
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.
• Feb. 2 (Mon) to May 15 (Fri)
Invasive Plant Certificate Program. Fully online. Registration open until Feb. 27. Course content closes May 15. $225. Contact Alyssa.Siegel-Miles@uconn.edu for more information. Register at https://tinyurl.com/4nxe93mj
• March 8 (Sun) 1:00-3:00 pm
Seed Starting for Garden Success with John Lorusso. Online. $50
• March 15 (Sun) 1:00-4:00 pm
Microgreens with John Lorusso. Online. $50
White Flower Farm | Morris
whiteflowerfarm.com
April 1 (Wed)
Opening Day
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
• Feb. 28 (Sat) 9:30 am
Seed Starting with Sandy Merrill. Call (860) 643-8474 to register. $5
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