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Spring Greenhouse
Show, Tours & Sale
The Spring Greenhouse Show features a spectacular array of spring bulbs and plants. The show, tours and sale will take place in Elizabeth Park’s historic greenhouse. The reception will take place in the Cottage.
Show: March 6 – 13 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tours & Reception: March 11 | Tours are 9:30 & 10 a.m. | Reception is 9 to 11 a.m.
Sale: March 14 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Spring Greenhouse
Show, Tours & Sale
The Spring Greenhouse Show features a spectacular array of spring bulbs and plants. The show, tours and sale will take place in Elizabeth Park’s historic greenhouse. The reception will take place in the Cottage.
Show: March 6 – 13 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tours & Reception: March 11 | Tours are 9:30 & 10 a.m. | Reception is 9 to 11 a.m.
Sale: March 14 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Lecture | The Nature of Gardening at the New York Botanical Garden by Todd Forrest
On Wednesday, March 11, Todd Forrest, the Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) will discuss the ongoing transformation of NYBG. Click HERE to Register.
Over the past two decades, The New York Botanical Garden has restored approximately 150 acres of its 250-acre historic landscape, while completely changing its gardening practices to balance beauty with environmental responsibility. Todd Forrest will discuss the ongoing transformation of NYBG, and provide insight into how great gardening practices can help sustain nature.
Todd Forrest is Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at The New York Botanical Garden. He oversees the team of managers, horticulturists, and curators who steward the Garden’s plant collections, gardens, and glasshouses and develop its celebrated horticulture exhibitions.
An advocate for historic trees and forests in urban landscapes and public gardens, Forrest contributed essays to “The Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden, The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redoute’s American Masterpiece,” and “Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time.” He joined The New York Botanical Garden in 1998 as a research assistant in the Institute of Economic Botany before becoming Curator of Woody Plants in 1999. Previously, Forrest worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Wesleyan University and a Master of Forest Science from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
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Spring Greenhouse Bulb & Plant Sale
Join us for a one-day plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 in Elizabeth Park’s historic greenhouse.
Plants may be purchased by cash or check only on the day of the sale. Visitors are asked to bring their own trays, boxes or carts to carry away their plant purchases.
Included in the floral display are French hyacinths, muscari, tulips, daffodils, amaryllis, scented geraniums, pansies, trellised sweet peas, culinary herbs, nasturtiums, hanging baskets, and Spanish oregano, as well as a collection of tropical plants and succulents.
The bulbs and plants were grown by Conservancy Horticulturist Rosemary Aldridge; Gardeners Wesley Gage and David Rivera, and many volunteers. City of Hartford Gardeners will assist with the show and sale.
The Spring Greenhouse Sale helps support Elizabeth Park Conservancy in its mission to maintain, restore and protect the gardens, grounds and buildings in Elizabeth Park.