Because of the ongoing Boulevard paving project and its impact on Mountain Road traffic, the meeting will be changed to Margaret Pulito’s home at 17 Owing Rd, West Hartford.
Please follow the usual protocol for arrival at a board meeting.
Please email Mpulito@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
Helping residents fill planters so being gardening tools.
Please plan to give us at least one hour of your time during the morning. 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.
• If you are unable to work on your signup date, please let me know so that we can reschedule you and help you find a replacement for your shift.
• Kindly confirm that you have received this message, by replying to ljaldrich@hotmail.com or text 860-227-2730.
Thank you for helping to make the Butler McCook garden such a treasure for the greater Hartford region.
Best regards,
Linda Aldrich, Co-Chair, 860 227-2730
Steve Kovack, Co-Chair, 860 521-6563
Join Rosarian Stephen Scanniello for tours of the Helen S Kaman Rose Garden and the Heritage Rose Garden on June 6 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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. The Heritage Rose Garden is Elizabeth Park’s garden of exceptionally old varieties of roses, some of which predate 1867.
No registration is required. The tours are FREE and begin at the flagpole outside the Cottage (the green building across from the Helen S Kaman Rose Garden).
Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Location: Wampanoag Country Club
We gather for a delicious luncheon to celebrate another year of accomplishments by the West Hartford Garden Club.
CLOSED MEETING, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
LUNCHEON COST: TBD
Program: Rachel Desmond
Flower arrangements: Floral Design Committee
You are invited to attend the Elizabeth Park Conservancy’s Annual Fundraiser on Friday, June 9, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Pond House Café at Elizabeth Park.
Space is limited.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
Honorary Chair: Speaker of the House Matt Ritter
- Tickets $150 per person
- Patron $250 per person
- Garden Sponsor $1,000 (4 tickets)
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Through the Garden Gate
Grab your sun hat and join Perennial Planters Garden Club of Manchester for their biannual garden tour, “Through the Garden Gate.” Visit six beautifully designed, landscaped private backyard gardens in Manchester, including a secret garden near Case Mountain with a landscaped hillside with stone boulders and seasonal perennials—and a beehive collection. Check out an historic Greek Revival home with a hidden swimming pool, including a stone patio and sweeping gardens with roses and hydrangea. View another charming garden graced with trellises covered in decorative heritage roses. On a quiet street, wander around a large part-shade, part-sun perennial garden with an extensive collection of hostas. Also view a vibrant farmhouse herb garden and newly restored flower garden with beautiful stone patios.
Date: Saturday June 10, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, rain or shine.
Advance Tickets – $20
Day of Tour Tickets – $25
Tickets are now available at the following locations:
· Garden Sales, 308 Oakland Street, Manchester
· Woodland Gardens, 168 Woodland Street, Manchester
· Highland Park Market, 317 Highland Street, Manchester
· Highland Park Market, 1320 Manchester Road, Glastonbury
· Online at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/manchestergardentour2023
Proceeds from this garden tour fund local horticulture-related non-profits and scholarships.
http://manchestergardenclubs.org/perennial_planters.htm
Please remember to bring your gardening tools.
If you are unable to work on your signup date, please try to find a replacement and let us know so that we can reschedule you.
Susan Grew at srider56@comcast.net or Maureen Gould at mcgould89@comcast.net.
with Edwina von Gal Thursday, June 15, at 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 Our obsession with tidy, clean landscapes is proving to be harmful to the things and the ones we love. How can we let nature play a role in how we perceive, design, and maintain our human-dominated landscapes? Ms. von Gal’s lecture considers the rewards of gardening with nature—not against it. She will also discuss the new Earth Equity movement, which seeks ethical, social and environmental equity for human and non-human lives, and the systems that support them. Edwina von Gal is the founder of the Perfect Earth Project, a non-profit organization in East Hampton, NY, that raises consciousness about the dangers of synthetic lawn and garden chemicals to humans, animals, and the environment, and educates homeowners and professionals about natural, PRFCT (toxic-free) techniques that provide beautiful, safe results at no extra cost. The principal of her eponymous landscape design firm since 1984, her work has been published in many major publications and her book Fresh Cuts won the Quill and Trowel award for garden writing in 1998.
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| America’s oldest public rose garden celebrates its 119th anniversary with free educational and family-friendly activities while showcasing the Helen S Kaman Rose Garden at the peak of its seasonal beauty.
All Events are FREE to the Public
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