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CT Horticultural Society – Knockout Natives Lecture

When: June 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
Where: Zoom Lecture

Click here for the accompanying website to the presentation.   Join Sam Hoadley, the Manager of Horticultural Research at Mt. Cuba Center, as he highlights knockout native species and cultivars from their trials. Top performers and favorites of Monarda, Phlox, Helenium, Echinacea, wild hydrangea, Carex, and Vernonia represent some of…

Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Rose Garden Tours

When: June 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am
Where: Elizabeth Park Flagpole in front of the green Cottage, 1561 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

Rose Garden Tour with Rosarian Stephen Scanniello Join Rosarian Stephen Scanniello for rose garden tours on June Wednesday, June 19, at 10 am and 1 pm. The Helen S Kaman Rose Garden is the oldest public rose garden in the United States and the third-largest Rose Garden in the country.…

CT Horticultural Society – Fairfield County Nursery Tour

When: June 24, 2024 @ 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Join us for a Fairfield County Nursery Tour June 24 • 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Take the day, carpool with friends, and enjoy a tour of three of Fairfield County’s finest nurseries. We’ll start at Oliver Nurseries (1159 Bronson Rd., Fairfield), at 9:30 am, to explore and enjoy the exquisitely landscaped grounds of…

Spring Bouquet Challenge

When: May 31, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Where: St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT

If you signed up for the Spring Bouquet Challenge, please bring your bouquet to St. James’s Church Friday afternoon before 6 pm or Saturday morning before 9:30 am.

Drop Off for Plant Sale and Tag Sale

When: May 31, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT

Please bring your plant and tag sale items to St. James’s Church at 1018 Farmington Avenue on Friday afternoon between 3-6 pm. Also, if you have a wagon or cart that you wouldn’t mind us using to transport plants and tag sale items to customers’ cars on Saturday, please let…

Notecard Workshop

When: May 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Where: Madeleine Hexter's, 142 Bainbridge Road, West Hartford

Please help package notecards featuring reproductions of Gina Trusiewicz’s lovely pastel paintings. These will be sold at our upcoming Garden Tour Garden Shop. We will assemble packages of 4 notecards and tie them with a bow. Thank you in advance for your help. Madeleine Hexter RSVP to madzh@comcast.net  

Civic Projects – Whale Building

When: June 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT

SAVE THE DATE! The West Hartford Garden Club will be installing a pollinator garden around the Conny the Whale Tail when it is installed on a berm opposite its former location at the Children’s Museum on Trout Brook Drive. Our friends at Cetacean Society International have invited us to join…