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Calendar of Events 2009-2010 August 8/15/09 The 7th Annual Gardening Fair, Bethel CT September 9/10/09 Louis Raymond (Hopkinton, RI), Colorful Foliage? Now You’ve Gone Too Far!- Directions
9/12/09 Self-watering Containers, CHS member Lorraine Ballato will give a talk on self-watering containers at Stew Leonard’s in Danbury as part of the store’s free Saturday gardening workshop series. The talk will be held Sept. 12, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (rain date, Sept. 19). Lorraine will discuss how to convert favorite gardening containers to self-watering containers and share tips for how to accomplish this do-it-yourself process while spending little money and using items found in the average home. Stew Leonard's Danbury Store Garden Center is at 99 Federal Drive. Store contact: (203) 790-8030. 9/13/09 Viewing Private Gardens On Sunday, Sept. 13, five private gardens in Hartford County will be open to the public to close out The Garden Conservancy’s 2009 Open Days program in Connecticut. Three of the five gardens belong to CHS members: Steve Silk and Kate Emery of Farmington (2-4 p.m.); Lynn Murray of Glastonbury; and Jan Nickel of Avon. Also open are the Salsedo Family Garden in Burlington and Fleurage in Formation in Glastonbury (noon-4 p.m.) Cost is $5 per garden, payable at the site by cash or check. Viewing hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. unless otherwise noted above. For addresses and to reconfirm dates and hours: www.gardenconservancy.org or (845) 265-5384. 9/25/09 Fall Plant Auction, 7p.m., Tolland County Agricultural Center, 24 Hyde Avenue, Vernon, CT DIRECTIONS: From I-84 eastbound, take exit 67. Go left off the exit. At the first From I-84 westbound, take exit 67. Go right off the exit and follow the View Larger Map View Larger Map October 10/15/09 Gordon Hayward (Putney, VT), Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design- Directions November 11/19/09 Dan Benarcik (Wilmington, DE), Combinations—Finding the Right Mix- Directions December 12/04/09 Potluck Dinner and Members Slide Show- Keeney Center, 200 Main Street,Wethersfield 6:00 PM January 1/21/10 Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd (Readsboro, VT), Our Life in Gardens- Directions February: 2/6/09 Spring Into the Garden, CHS Symposium, Portland Middle/High School, Portland, CT
2/18/10 Duncan Brine (Pawling, NY), Structuring Nature: Whole Property Design - Directions 2/18 to 2/21/10 The Connecticut Flower and Garden Show at the Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford CT March: 3/18/10 Robert Herman (New Hartford, CT), Selecting and Using Ornamental Grasses - Directions April 4/15/10 Anita Dafonte (Newtown, CT), Eggplants on Parade (Beautiful and Productive Vegetable Gardens)- Directions 4/30/10 Spring Plant Auction, 7p.m., Tolland County Agricultural Center, 24 Hyde Avenue, Vernon, CT (NOTE NEW AUCTION LOCATION — directions) May 5/13/10 Sydney Eddison (Newtown, CT), Changes: The Passage of Time in the Garden - Directions June 6/17/10 Ice Cream Social with Christine Cook (Easton, CT), Dragonfly Gardening—From A Critter’s Point of View- Directions
* Unless otherwise noted, regular meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Emanuel Synagogue. Please note change in April to the fourth Thursday. Nonmembers are welcome with a suggested donation of $5. .** Members are encouraged to donate extra plants, seeds, or garden items to the auctions. Proceeds go toward the CHS Scholarship Fund. Directions to Emanuel Synagogue—160 Mohegan Dr., West Hartford. From I-84 take Exit 43 (West Hartford Center, Park Road). Turn right at exit and go half a block to next light. Turn left onto Trout Brook Dr. Proceed for six lights. Turn right on Albany Ave. Go to the next light, Mohegan Dr., and turn left. Pass two stop signs. Synagogue is on the right. Parking in the rear of the building. |
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