Master Calendar

7:30 pm on Zoom – or join us in person at the Emanuel Synagogue 

(160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford)

at 7 pm

FREE for members, $10 non member donation

Shrubs now come in sizes from 12″ to 24″, just the right size to take the place of perennials in your borders and gardens. They dazzle with their foliage and flowers and require almost no maintenance. Join Lorraine Ballato as she introduces these newer shrubs and discusses how to integrate them into your garden.

Lorraine Ballato is a professional horticulturist who shares her knowledge through lectures, social media, and magazines. You can find her contributions in Connecticut Gardener, Edible Nutmeg, Coast of Maine, and more. She has been an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden for more than 10 years and can be found on numerous gardening radio programs and podcasts.

When she is not in her own garden, Lorraine volunteers her time to the Fairfield County Master Gardener Organic Vegetable Demonstration Garden in Bethel, CT. There, she works with a team of Master Gardeners and interns, teaching the public about growing vegetables organically. Their combined efforts result in annual food bank contributions of more than 1000 pounds.

Lorraine’s latest book is the best-selling Success With Hydrangeas, A Gardener’s Guide. Prior to that, she published Successful Self Watering Containers: Converting Your Favorite Container to a Self-Waterer.