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Jun
11
Tue
Gardening @ Butler McCook House
Jun 11 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Please plan to give us at least one hour of your time during the morning. Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. One of us will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m. Need a ride or directions? Let one of us know when you reply.

PARKING: Parking will be in the newly 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 one of us know so that we can reschedule you and help you find a replacement for your shift.

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, ljaldrich@hotmail.com
Steve Kovack, Co-Chair, 860 521-6563, z.kovack@comcast.net
Glenda Thomas, Co-Chair, 860 521-4637, glendathomas001@yahoo.com

Jun
12
Wed
Rose Garden Tours @ Elizabeth Park
Jun 12 @ 10:00 am
Rose Garden Tours
with Head Gardener Peter Winne
Head Rose Gardener Peter Winne will lead tours of Elizabeth Park’s historic Rose Garden June 5, 12, 19, 26 & July 3 at 10 a.m.
Learn about the history of the Garden, as well as how the beautiful roses are maintained year after year.
Jun
15
Sat
Rose Weekend Tours @ Elizabeth Park
Jun 15 @ 1:30 pm
Rose Weekend Tours
by Rosarian Stephen Scanniello
Elizabeth Park Rosarian Stephen Scanniello will provide tours of the Rose Garden on June 15 at 1:30 p.m. and June 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m as part of Rose Weekend.
Jun
16
Sun
Rose Weekend Tours @ Elizabeth Park
Jun 16 @ 10:30 am
Rose Weekend Tours
by Rosarian Stephen Scanniello
Elizabeth Park Rosarian Stephen Scanniello will provide tours of the Rose Garden on June 15 at 1:30 p.m. and June 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m as part of Rose Weekend.
Jun
19
Wed
Gardening @ Noah Webster House
Jun 19 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Please join us to garden at Noah Webster House from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Please remember to bring your gardening tools.

Kindly confirm by replying to Marj Johnson at mejohnson3@outlook.com..

Rose Garden Tours @ Elizabeth Park
Jun 19 @ 10:00 am
Rose Garden Tours
with Head Gardener Peter Winne
Head Rose Gardener Peter Winne will lead tours of Elizabeth Park’s historic Rose Garden June 5, 12, 19, 26 & July 3 at 10 a.m.
Learn about the history of the Garden, as well as how the beautiful roses are maintained year after year.
Jun
23
Sun
Connecticut Historic Garden Day @ Butler-McCook House
Jun 23 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Connecticut Historic Garden Day

June 23

Enjoy this special state-wide celebration of Connecticut’s stunning historic gardens with special events and activities at member sites, celebrating their gardens. Choose the gardens in your own backyard, or plan a daytrip to see those further afield. Visit the Butler-McCook House & Garden and walk through our historic Jacob Weidenmann Garden, installed by Eliza Butler McCook and her sister Mary in 1865. Today the garden is lovingly maintained by The West Hartford Garden Club.

Location:

Butler-McCook House and Garden
396 Main St.
Hartford, CT, CT 06103

Times:

Noon-4 p.m.

Contact:

(860) 522-1806

https://www.ctlandmarks.org/butler-mccook

butler.mccook@ctlandmarks.org
Jun
25
Tue
Gardening @ Butler McCook House
Jun 25 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Please plan to give us at least one hour of your time during the morning. Please bring your favorite tools for weeding and pruning. One of us will arrive at the garden by 8:30 a.m. Need a ride or directions? Let one of us know when you reply.

PARKING: Parking will be in the newly 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 one of us know so that we can reschedule you and help you find a replacement for your shift.

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, ljaldrich@hotmail.com
Steve Kovack, Co-Chair, 860 521-6563, z.kovack@comcast.net
Glenda Thomas, Co-Chair, 860 521-4637, glendathomas001@yahoo.com

Jun
26
Wed
Rose Garden Tours @ Elizabeth Park
Jun 26 @ 10:00 am
Rose Garden Tours
with Head Gardener Peter Winne
Head Rose Gardener Peter Winne will lead tours of Elizabeth Park’s historic Rose Garden June 5, 12, 19, 26 & July 3 at 10 a.m.
Learn about the history of the Garden, as well as how the beautiful roses are maintained year after year.
Noah Webster House Volunteer Appreciation Reception @ Noah Webster House
Jun 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Please join us for the museum’s annual volunteer appreciation reception.  Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m., watch your friends test their word knowledge in an encore run-through of the Webster’s War of the Words game show. There are several audience participation rounds so bring your thinking cap! (We are looking for six volunteers to be contestants. Let us know if you are interested.)

Please RSVP by June 21.  Click here: Evite