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
• Oct. 10-12 (Fri-Sun)
Riverton Fair – rivertonfair.org
• Oct. 11 & 12 (Sat & Sun) 9:00 am
CT Garlic & Harvest Festival at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds. $10. garlicfestct.com
• Oct. 14 & 15 (Tues & Wed)
Annual Meeting of the New England Garden Clubs at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel in Rocky Hill. ctgardenclubs.org
• Oct. 15 (Wed) 7:00 pm
Plant Communication: Let’s Listen In with Margery Winters at the Cheshire Senior Center. https://www.cheshiregardeners.org
• Oct. 15 (Wed) 6:30 pm
Free Webinar – Evolving Research Behind Gardening for Wildlife with Uli Lorimer from the Native Plant Trust. Register at https://tinyurl.com/2jcmeap5
• Oct. 28 (Tues) 9:30-11:30 am
Gardening Under the Stars – Saving Our Nocturnal Pollinators and Our Health with Margery Winters at the American Legion in Southington. $5 suggested guest fee. ctgardenclubs.org
• Nov. 8 to June 13 (Sat) 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Permaculture Design Certificate at Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust in Woodbury with various intsructors. $1450/$1500 https://tinyurl.com/mr29kbn4
• Nov. 12 (Wed) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
A November Cornucopia of Ideas with Tannus Schlam at St. George’s Church in Guilford. Free. guilfordgardenclub.org
• Nov. 12 & 13 (Wed & Thur)
Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo at the Doubletree Hilton Manchester Downtown Hotel & Expo Center in Manchester, NH. www.negreenhouse.org
• Nov. 13 (Thur) 8:45 am to 3:15 pm
UConn Native Plant & Pollinators Conference in the Student Union in Storrs. Presenters include Jessica Lubell-Brand, Tracy Zarillo, Sam Hoadley, Andrew Brand and Mia Maltz. Includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. $70 by Oct. 15 and $80 thereafter. https://tinyurl.com/5bep984y
Nov. 15 (Sat)
Annual Meeting & Environmental Conference of the CT Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commissions. caciwc.org
Nov. 19 (Wed) 7:00 pm
Practical Ways to Improve Your Property for Wildlife with Peter Picone at the at the Cheshire Senior Center. cheshiregardeners.org
VENUES WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS
See above for individual events.
American Horticultural Society | Alexandria, Va
ahsgardening.org
• Oct. 17 (Fri) 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Behind the Scenes Tour of Brooklyn Bridge Park with Rashid Paulson. $30/$40
• Oct. 23 (Thurs) 1:00-3:00 pm
Refreshing Your Garden: New Challenges & Visions with Cheryl Salatino. Virtual. $30/$40
• Oct. 30 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Topiary 101: A Beginner Guide to Living Sculpture with Michael Gibson. Virtual. $15/$20
• Nov. 7 (Fri) 2:00-3:00 pm
Kill Your Weeds … with Weeds with Kathy Connolly. Virtual. $15/$20
Nov. 13 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Soil Health with Bacteria with Jeff Lowenfels. Virtual. $15/$20
• Nov. 19 (Wed) 7:00-8:00 pm
Epic Gardening with Kevin Espiritu. Virtual. $15/$20
Nov. 20 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Prairie Strips for Biodiversity with Lisa Schulte Moore. Virtual. $15/$20
Dec. 4 (Thurs) 7:00-8:00 pm
Holly, Ivy & Oddities: The Untold Tales of Holiday Plants with Matt Mattus. 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
• Oct. 14 (Tues) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
60 Years / 60 Trees: Nut & Deciduous. $10
• Oct. 16 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Third Thursday Walk & Talk. $10
• Nov. 20 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Third Thursday Walk & Talk. Non-members $10
• Dec. 9 (Tues) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
60 Years / 60 Trees: Conifers. Non-members $10
Dec. 18 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Third Thursday Walk & Talk. Non-members $10
Berkshire Botanical Garden | Stockbridge, Mass.
Call (413) 298-3926, email info@berkshirebotanical.org or go to berkshirebotanical.org
• Oct. 11 & 12 (Sat & Sun) 10 am to 5 pm
Harvest Festival
• Oct. 28 to Nov. 4 (Tues) 5:30-7:30 pm
• Oct. 28 to Nov. 4 (Tues) 5:30-8:30 pm
Soil and Soil Amendments with Monique Bosch. Onsite or via Zoom. $215/$240
• Nov. 1 (Sat) 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Chainsaw Skills Workshop for Beginners with Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll & Bear LeVangie. $200/$235
• Nov. 9 (Sun) 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Rooted in Place Ecological Symposium. The keynote speaker is Abra Lee. $85/$105
Dec. 2 to Jan. 6 (Tues) 5:30-8:30 pm
Plant Health Care with Jen Werner. $215/$240
• Dec. 13 & 20 (Sat) 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Plant Design Studio with Tom Smith. $215/$240
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum | Bristol, Rhode Island
blithewold.org
Nov. 13 (Thurs) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
How to Split and Store Dahlias. Demonstration only. $25/$30
Nov. 18 (Tues) 1:00-3:00 pm
Spring Bulb Planter. $75/$85
Bonsai Society of Hartford | Hartford
https://hartfordbonsai.com
Meetings at Westmoor Park in West Hartford are open to the public.
• Oct. 20 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Nov. 17 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting. Open to the public.
Dec. 15 (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.
Broken Arrow Nursery | Hamden
Call (203) 288-1026 or visit brokenarrownursery.com
• Fall Sale – now through Oct. 31 (while supplies last)
All plants in #10 or larger containers are now 30% off. All vines in #3 containers and up are 20% off. Perennials are 10% off and numerous assorted additional plants across every department are marked down between 20 and 50%. Our inventory is full with recently arrived summer crops. Check out our updated specimen lists with many deeply discounted plants. The sale will continue while supplies last. We’re open 7 days a week from 10 AM until 5 PM through October 31.
Oct. 29 (Wed) 9:00-11:30 am
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
• Dec. 15 (Mon) 6:30-8:00 pm
Wreath Making Workshop. Bring your work gloves, pruners and any special items you’d like to add to your wreath. $67
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.
• Oct. 15 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
TBA with Joseph Coolon from Wesleyan University.
• Oct. 29 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
TBA with Brian Scott Smith, broadcaster and media consultant.
Nov. 12 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
How Nanoparticles Can Help Ensure Cleaner and Safer Food Crops with Sudhir Sharma.
• Nov. 26 (Wed) 12:00-1:00 pm
TBA with Katherine Owens from the University of Hartford.
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
CT College Arboretum | New London
Call (860) 439-5020, email arbor@conncoll.edu or visit conncoll.edu/the-arboretum
• Oct. 12 (Sun) 10:00 am
Free guided tour of the Caroline Black Garden
• Oct. 18 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Field Walk: Native Seed Collecting in the Arboretum with Anna Fialkoff. Participants will go home with several types of seeds to try propagating. Meet at the Arboretum Center for Education and Research (ACER) at 33 Gallows Lane. This program is free and open to the public but registration is required due to limited capacity. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3w6447tk
• Oct. 18 (Sat)
Fall Color Walk
• Oct. 19 (Sun) 10:00 am
Free guided tour of the Campus Tree Collection
• Nov. 8 (Sat) 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
SALT Conference: The Resilient Landscape – Gardening for Extreme Weather. The keynote speaker is Tara Vincenta.
• Jan. 16 & 17, 2026 (Fri & Sat)
Ecological Landscape Design Symposium: Landscape, Ecology & Culture. $395
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.
• Oct. 16 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Putting Your Garden to Bed with Sarah Bailey. Zoom and in person.
• Nov. 20 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
The Growth of Trees: A Journey Through Time with Michael Wojtech. Zoom and in person.
CT Master Gardener Association (CMGA) | Farmington
ctmga.org
CT NOFA | New Haven
https://ctnofa.org and https://nofa.organiclandcare.net
• Nov. 1 – Dec. 15 (Thurs)
Online Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care. $500
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
• Oct. 16 (Thurs) 4:00 pm
The World of Peonies at the Westbrook Public Library.
EarthTones Native Plant Nursery & Landscapes | Woodbury
www.earthtonesnatives.com
Ecological Landscape Alliance | Sandown, N.H.
ecolandscaping.org
• Oct. 24 (Fri) 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Ecological Plant Conference at Wave Hill in the Bronx.
• Nov. 13 (Thurs) 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Regenerative Solutions for Resilient Landscapes at the Delaware Center for Horticulture in Wilmington, Del.
• Dec. 4 (Thurs) 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Season’s End Summit at the New England Botanic Garden
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
Nov. 24 (Mon) 7:00-9:00 pm
Fall Flower Centerpiece Workshop. $90
Nov. 28 (Fri) 4:00-6:00 pm
Wreath Making Beyond Balsam Workshop. They provide pruners, frame and materials. You can bring your own pruners and gloves. $90
Dec. 5 (Fri) 7:00-9:00 pm
Wreath Making Beyond Balsam Workshop. They provide pruners, frame and materials. You can bring your own pruners and gloves. $90
Dec. 12 (Fri) 7:00-8:30 pm
Boxwood Tree Making Workshop. Class includes container, oasis foam, boxwood greens, pruners, decorations and instruction. $75
• Dec. 18 (Thurs) 7:00-8:30 pm
Centerpiece Design Workshop. $80
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.
• Oct. 11 (Sat) 10-4
Kentford Farm in Stonington
• Oct. 18 (Sat) 1-5
Gribble-Cooke Garden in Sherman
• Oct. 18 & 19 (Sat & Sun) 1-5
The Brine Garden (Duncan & Julia Brine) in Pawling, NY
Goodwin Forest | Hampton
friendsofgoodwinforest.org
Greenwich Botanical Center | Cos Cob
Call (203) 869-9242 or go to greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
• Oct. 16 (Thurs) 10:00-11:30 am
Planting Garlic & Shallots – 1 of 2. German Extra Hardy Hardneck garlic and French Grey Shallots (Griselles). Course 2 will be in the spring. $20/$25
• Oct. 21 (Tues) 10:00-11:00 am
Composting in Your Own Backyard – for Beginners. Non-members $10
• Nov. 12 & 13 (Wed & Thurs) 10 am to 4 pm
Paperwhite & Amaryllis Bulb Bar. Bring your own container or buy one. $7 for five paperwhite bulbs. Pricing for Amaryllis bulbs varies with the variety.
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
• Oct. 11 (Sat) 10:00-11:30 am
Life with Flowers: Inspiration and Lessons from the Garden with Frances Palmer. $30/$40
Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons – Bridgehampton, NY
https://hahgarden.org
Lectures are held at the Bridgehampton Community House. Non-members $10
• Oct. 19 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Innisfree: Lessons in Slow Gardening with Katherine H. Kerin
• Nov. 9 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Little Island: More Than Meets the Eye with Signe Nielsen
• Dec. 14 (Sun) 2:00 pm
Sylvester Manor: Past, Present and Future with Stephen Searl
Logee’s | Danielson
logees.com
Mad Gardeners | Sherman, CT
https://www.madgardeners.org
Massachusetts Horticultural Society – Wellesley, MA
www.masshort.org
• Oct. 14 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Gardening with Edible Native Plants with Kim Eierman. Virtual. $45/$55
• Oct. 21 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Meadowscaping at Home. Virtual. $45/$55
• Oct. 28 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Native Plants for Fall and Winter Interest and Ecology. Virtual. $45/$55
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
Nov. 1 (Sat) 1:00-3:00 pm
Residential Fall Landscape with Daphne Miner in West Roxbury, Mass. $40
• Nov. 3 (Mon) 5:30-6:30 pm
Leave the Leaves, Save the Stems with Kathy Connolly via Zoom. $25
• Nov. 13 (Thurs) 5:00-8:00 pm
Predatory Plants with Neela de Zoysa via Zoom. $75
• Dec. 13 (Sat) 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Winter Botany with Bill Kuriger at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $150
Dec. 14 (Sun) 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Winter Botany with Bill Kuriger at Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Mass. $150
Natureworks Garden Center | Northford
Call (203) 484-2748 or go to natureworksgardencenter.com
• Oct. 18 (Sat) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Garlic Weekend. Learn the basics of growing organic hard neck garlic. Free, just show up.
• Oct. 25 (Sat) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Seed Harvesting & Winter Sowing with Nancy. Pre-registration required. $25
• Nov. 1 (Sat) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Getting Your Garden Ready for Winter with Nancy. Free, just show up.
New Canaan Nature Center | New Canaan
newcanaannature.org
• Oct. 10-12 (Fri-Sun) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fall Fair
• Nov. 22 (Sat) 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Holiday Market. Free admission
New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL) | Glenside, PA
ndal.org
Fall Virtual Series – Recordings viewable for 3 months after live date.
• Oct. 23 (Thurs) 3:00-4:15 pm
What Makes a Garden Break Room Truly Restorative with Perla Sofía Curbelo-Santiago. $32
• Oct. 30 (Thurs) 3:00-4:15 pm
Seed Mix Formulation for Native Meadows with Ethan Dropkin. $42
• Nov. 6 (Thurs) 3:00-4:15 pm
Utilizing Natural Disturbances in the Establishment and Maintenance of Prairie Vegation with Chad Bitler and Larry Weaner. $42
• Dec. 3 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
A Season-by-Season Guide to Plant-Wildlife Connections with Dough Tallamy and Larry Weaner. $38
Landscaping with Nature: Turning Battles Into Partnerships ($135)
• Oct. 15 (Wed) 6:00-7:15 pm
Conversation and Q&A
Meadow Making: A Brains Over Brawn Approach ($135)
• Oct. 16 (Thurs) 6:00-7:15 pm
Conversation and Q&A with Larry Weaner and Sara Weaner Cooper
New England Bonsai Gardens | Bellingham, Mass.
nebonsai.com
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill | Boylston, Mass
nebg.org
• Nov. 2 (Sun) 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Nut Tree Symposium. Explore restoration, edible landscapes and the return of the American chestnut through talks, hands-on workshops, tastings and walks.
Nov. 15 & 16 (Sat & Sun) 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
New England Apple Tree Symposium. Orchard tours, talks and tastings. Optional tour of local craft ciderhouses.
New England Daylily Society | Massachusetts
nedaylily.org
Meetings are held at the Boylston Town House in Boylston, Mass.
• Oct. 19 (Sun) 1:30-3:30 pm
Spreading the Pollen Around: Lavender Parade with Michael F. Anders.
• Nov. 8 (Sat) 10:30 am
Susan Stowe
Newtown Hort Club – Newtown
newtownhorticultureclub.blogspot.com
New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY
nybg.org
• Oct. 16, 23 & 30 (Thurs) 6:00-8:30 pm
Flower ID from A to Z with Rose Edinger. Live online. $299/$320
• Oct. 16 to Nov. 20 (Thurs) 10 am to 12:40 pm
Plants for Landscaping with Veronica Tyson-Strait. $441/$494
• Oct. 17 (Fri) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Native Groundcovers with Duncan Himmelman. $84/$95
• Oct. 18 & 25 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
The Native Garden in Fall & Winter with Kim Eierman. $89/$100
• Oct. 19 to Nov. 2 (Sun) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Martha Bucuvalas. Live online. $161/$179
• Oct. 20 to Dec. 8 (Mon) 6:00-9:00 pm
Plant Structure with Cecilia Zumajo. Live online. $585/$650
• Oct. 20 to Dec. 15 (Mon) 6:00-9:00 pm
Landscape Design History with Mark Bunnell. Live online. $621/$690
• Oct. 21 (Tues) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Growing Modern Roses with Shauna Moore. $63/$68
• Oct. 28 (Tues) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Woodland Wildscaping with Trish O’Sullivan. $148/$165
• Oct. 29 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Put Your Garden to Bed with Anna Bakis. Live online. $63/$68
• Oct. 30 to Nov. 13 (Thurs) 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Interior Plantscapes with Chris Raimondi. $273/$294
• Nov. 1 (Sat)
Intro to Composting. Self-paced online. $94/$104
• Nov. 1 (Sat) 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fall Dahlia Workshop with Frances Palmer. $84/$95
• Nov. 1 (Sat) 12:00-3:00 pm
Succulents in Containers with Daryl Beyers. Live online. $99/$110
Nov. 3 – Dec. 22 (Mon) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Introduction to Plant Science with Cassandra Barr. Live online. $509/$562
• Nov. 3 – Dec. 15 (Mon) 2:00-5:00 pm
Soil Science I: Physical Properties with Liman Cheng. $504/$551
• Nov. 5, 12 & 19 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Clara Holmes. Live online. $161/$179
• Nov. 5 – Dec. 17 (Wed) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Soil Science for Gardeners with Duncan Himmelman. $315/$352
• Nov. 7 – Dec. 19 (Fri) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Renée Marsh. Live online. $326/$357
• Nov. 11, 18 & 25 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Introduction to Urban Ecology with Liz Johnson. Live online. $142/$158
• Nov. 13 (Thurs) 6:00-8:00 pm
Designing a Habitat Hedgerow with Daryl Beyers. Live online. $84/$95
• Nov. 15 (Sat) 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
A Study of Tree Growth with Michael Wojtech. $170/$189
• Nov. 15 (Sat) 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
A Garden Design Primer with Daryl Beyers. Live online. $63/$68
• Nov. 17 – Dec. 15 (Mon) 6:00-8:30 pm
Fundamentals of Gardening with Daryl Beyers. Live online. $326/$357
• Nov. 22 (Sat) 12:45-5:00 pm
Native Plant Saturday. $151/$163
– Nov. 22 (Sat) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Native Plant Selection with Kim Eierman. $63/$68
– Nov. 22 (Sat) 12:45-2:45 pm
Growing Native Plants from Seed
with Kim Eierman. $63/$68
– Nov. 22 (Sat) 3:00-5:00 pm
Designing with Native Plants with
Richard Rosiello. $63/$68
• Dec. 1 (Mon)
Intro to Composting. Self-paced online. $94/$104
• Dec. 2, 9 & 16 (Tues) 6:00-8:00 pm
Basic Plant ID with Luke Sparreo. Live online. $161/$179
• Dec. 3 (Wed) 6:00-8:00 pm
Psychedelic Mushrooms with Eugenia Bone. Live online. $66/$74
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
• Oct. 18 (Sat)
‘Crevice Gardens’ and ‘Alpines of the Wasatch & Ruby Mountains’ with Paul Cumbleton
• Nov. 1 (Sat)
Plant Breeding for the Gardener with Joseph Tychonievich and Annual Luncheon
Nutmeg State Orchid Society | Farmington
nutmegorchids.org
Meetings at the Farmington Senior Center in Unionville are open to the public.
• Nov. 2 (Sun) 12:30-4:30 pm
TBA
O’Brien Nursery | Granby
obrienhosta.com
Garden Days run from 10 am to 5 pm only on the days listed.
• Oct. 10-12 (Fri-Sun)
End of the Season Hosta Sale
• Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 (Fri-Sun)
Amazing Fall Color of Japanese Maples, etc
Oliver Nurseries | Fairfield
olivernurseries.com
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
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.
• Oct. 15 (Wed) 7:00-8:30 pm
How To Identify & Control Garden Weeds with Peter Russell. Online. $50
• Oct. 22 (Wed) 1:00-3:00 pm
Garden Design – Elements for Success with Sarah Bailey at the Hartford County Extension Center in Farmington, CT. $50
• Nov. 4 (Tues) 7:00-8:30 pm
Gardening in a Time of Climate Change – Including the Miyawaki Method of Micro Forestry with Mary Ellen Lemay. Online. $50
• Nov. 13 (Thur) 8:45 am to 3:15 pm
UConn Native Plant & Pollinators Conference in the Student Union in Storrs. Presenters include Jessica Lubell-Brand, Tracy Zarillo, Sam Hoadley, Andrew Brand and Mia Maltz. Includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. $80. https://tinyurl.com/5bep984y
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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