MAY 9, Thursday, 12:00 noon
“Gardening is Murder”
Speaker: Neal Sanders, Mystery Writer
Neal, who has written several titles involving gardens, will delight and entertain with his talk.
OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00
Program: Jeanne Cook
Flower Arrangement: Susan Lindberg
Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.
Noah Webster House is sponsoring “War of the Words,” which is their annual fundraiser. This is a free online Game Show with an online auction. Website is: www.auctria.com/auction/www24.
CT Hort Plant Sale & Auction • Friday, May 17
Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill Street (Rt. 372), Berlin, CT
Doors open to the public at 6:30 p.m., $5 Admission
Mark your calendar to attend this lively, fun-filled, and educational event on Friday, May 17. With growing season and Mother’s Day fast-approaching, the Auction is a great spot to find just the right plant or gift. The evening begins with a plant sale, while bids are accepted for unusual silent auction items and refreshments are served. Then it’s on to the LIVE auction!
Horticulturist Nancy DuBrule-Clemente will once again curate the night’s offerings.
Plant donations from private gardens will no longer be accepted due to the spread of Asian jumping worms—an invasive pest that can destroy entire beds in a matter of weeks. Houseplants are acceptable. If you have a specimen that may be of interest, please email the Auction Committee to discuss.
Proceeds from the evening provide scholarships to Plant Science students at the University of Connecticut (since 1959), and Naugatuck Valley Community College (since 2011). In addition, funds in excess of our scholarship commitments will spill over to CT Hort Cares, our civic grants program.
Please come join us! For additional information or questions email auction@cthort.org.
Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. A co-chair will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m.
PARKING: Parking will be in the paved lot next to the Amos Bull House on South Prospect Street. We encourage you to carpool as space is limited.
We plan to work if the rain is light. If it is pouring, you will get a cancellation call by 8:00 a.m.
Please remember to bring your favorite gardening tools for weeding and pruning.
If it is raining on your scheduled day, the rain date will be the next day.
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
If you have any questions, please call Sharon.
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 Susan or Cecily know.
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.