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Executive Board Meeting 10:00 am
Executive Board Meeting @ Patty Neidlinger
Apr 1 @ 10:00 am
You are welcome to arrive at Patty’s home at 10:00 am, find a seat and get settled as the Board meeting will begin promptly at 10:30 am.  We plan to adjourn by noon.
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Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series 11:00 am
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series @ Pond House Garden Room
Apr 3 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Untermyer Gardens: A Garden for the World by Stephen Byrns | Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing The lecture will describe the creation and design of Untermyer Gardens in 1917 by Welles Bosworth for Samuel Untermyer, who desired that it be the “finest garden in the world.” Wednesday, April 03, 202411:00…
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Open Meeting 12:00 pm
Open Meeting @ St. John's Episcopal Church
Apr 4 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
APRIL 4, Thursday, 12:00 noon “Spring Flower Arrangements” Speaker: Kate Brunson Floral Designer, Maple & Mum, Branford, CT Kate will create arrangements with flowers and materials from local farms.   OPEN MEETING, Guest donation $10.00 Program: Joan Martin Flower arrangement: Bela Mandavilli Tea sandwiches, cookies and beverages will be served.…
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Historians – Archival Work Party 1:00 pm
Historians – Archival Work Party @ Madeleine Hexter's
Apr 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
You are welcome to see what we are doing to prepare for our club records for archival storage at the Noah Webster House.
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FGCCT – Flower Show School 9:30 am
FGCCT – Flower Show School @ Kellogg Environmental Center
Apr 10 @ 9:30 am
 
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series 11:00 am
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series @ Pond House Garden Room
Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ginkgo But Were Afraid to Ask by Peter Del Tredici | Lecture, Lunch & Book Signing Join Dr. Peter Del Tredici of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston for an in-depth look at one of the most ancient and fascinating trees on the planet.…
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FGCCT – Flower Show School 9:30 am
FGCCT – Flower Show School @ Kellogg Environmental Center
Apr 12 @ 9:30 am
 
Historians – Archival Work Party 1:00 pm
Historians – Archival Work Party @ Madeleine Hexter's
Apr 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
You are welcome to see what we are doing to prepare for our club records for archival storage at the Noah Webster House.
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Civic Projects – Planting Party 1:00 pm
Civic Projects – Planting Party @ Wojan's Woods
Apr 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
We will help to plant trees, shrubs, and plants at Wojan’s Woods, a West Hartford urban forest donated to our local land trust, Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy (TRLC). The West Hartford Garden Club has helped to remove invasive plants and has been an integral constituent in the selection of native…
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Gardening 8:30 am
Gardening @ Butler-McCook Garden
Apr 16 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am
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…
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FGCCT – 95th Annual Meeting & Luncheon 9:00 am
FGCCT – 95th Annual Meeting & Luncheon @ Aqua Turf Club
Apr 17 @ 9:00 am
Save the Date! 95th FGCCT Annual Meeting and Luncheon Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Aqua Turf Club 556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT   “Popular Orchids for the Home”   ART CHADWICK of Chadwick Orchids   In 1989, Art founded Chadwick and Son Orchids Inc. along with his father, who has been growing…
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series 11:00 am
Elizabeth Park Conservancy – Garden Lecture Series @ Pond House Garden Room
Apr 17 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Connecticut’s Notable Trees by Frank Kaputa | Lecture & Lunch Frank Kapua’s presentation will introduce the Notable Trees project, share its history, and explain what makes a tree notable in our state. Pictures and information about various notable trees will be included, with an emphasis on trees in the Hartford…
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CT Horticultural Society – Lecture 7:00 pm
CT Horticultural Society – Lecture @ Elmwood Community Center
Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
CT Horticultural Society - Lecture @ Elmwood Community Center
Ecological Approaches to Garden Design and Management with Harland Patch April 18, 2024 Live and on Zoom Elmwood Community Center 1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT Free for members; non-members register here. Zoom links are automatically sent to members the Sunday before and the day of the presentation. Ecological approaches to…
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Civic Projects – Invasive Plants Removal Party – CANCELED 9:00 am
Civic Projects – Invasive Plants Removal Party – CANCELED @ Spice Bush Swamp Park
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
CANCELED BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WITH EARTH DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL SET-UP.    
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show 10:00 am
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show @ Blithewold’s historic Carriage House Visitors Center
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in daffodils! Daffodil enthusiasts proudly display their flowers individually and in arrangements as they compete for awards and share their enthusiasm. The display will begin in Blithewold’s historic Carriage House Visitors Center…
Civic Projects – West Hartford Earth Day Event 12:00 pm
Civic Projects – West Hartford Earth Day Event @ Town Hall Parking Lot, Blue Back Square
Apr 20 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The West Hartford Garden Club will have a table at this Earth Day event. Rain date 4/21/24: Earth Day at Blue Back Square (see Earth Day flyer).  The West Hartford Garden Club is one of the event sponsors. At our booth, which we are sharing with UCONN Master Gardeners, attendees…
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Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show 10:00 am
Blithewold in Bloom: A 2024 American Daffodil Society Show @ Blithewold’s historic Carriage House Visitors Center
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join the Bristol Garden Club and Blithewold to experience the breadth of colors, forms, and sizes now available in daffodils! Daffodil enthusiasts proudly display their flowers individually and in arrangements as they compete for awards and share their enthusiasm. The display will begin in Blithewold’s historic Carriage House Visitors Center…
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Gardening 8:30 am
Gardening @ Noah Webster House
Apr 24 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am
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.  
Lights Out CT Program 6:30 pm
Lights Out CT Program @ Noah Webster Library
Apr 24 @ 6:30 pm
Meredith Barges, Co-Chair of the Lights Out CT Program, will be speaking.
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Gardening 8:30 am
Gardening @ Butler-McCook Garden
Apr 30 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am
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…