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Calendar of Events

 2007-2008


August

8/18/07 Bethel Gardening Fair- Bethel Cooperative Extension Service- 67 Stony Hill Road, Route 6 Bethel - 1-5 PM                  Click flyer for more information: Front ------- Back

September

9/19/07 (3rd Wednesday) David J.A. Smith (Litchfield, CT), Gardening on Both Sides of ‘The Pond’ (LocationUnited Methodist Church, 1358 New Britain Ave., West Hartford)

9/28/07 Fall Plant Auction- 7 PM United Methodist Church, 1358 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford

October

10/18/07 Roger B. Swain (Newton, MA), Returning Fruit to the American Backyard

November

11/15/07 Catherine Renzi (Chester Springs, PA), Woodland Gardens for Habitat

December

12/07/07 Potluck Dinner and Members Slide Show- Keeney Center, Wethersfield 6:00 PM

January

1/17/08 Chip Osborne (Marblehead, MA), The Living Lawn—A Lawn for Living:Simple Steps to Organic Lawn Care

February: 

2/9/8 CHS Symposium, Portland CT.---Speakers: Paul Tukey, Andy Brand, Jane Knapp and Nancy DuBrule-Clemente

 2/21/08 Paul E. Cappiello, Ph.D. (Crestwood, KY), Dogwoods--The Next Generation

2/21-24/08  The Connecticut Flower and Garden Show  at the Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford CT

March:    

3/13/08 (2nd Thursday) John Himmelman (Killingworth, CT), Butterflies and Their Gardens

April

4/17/08 Tommy Cairns, author of The Ultimate Rose Book, Evolution of the Rose

4/25/08 Spring Plant Auction, 7 PM United Methodist Church, 1358 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford

May

5/10/08 Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire Annual Plant Sale 8:00A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Congregational Church Green, in the center of town on Route 10 Member grown perennials,annuals, herbs, hanging baskets, patio pots, succulent dish gardens and more.

 5/15/08 Kerry Mendez (Ballston Spa, NY), Cottage Gardening--A Timeless Tradition

5/17/08 Herb Society, Iris Society and Friends of Elizabeth Park plant sale at Elizabeth Park, Hartford 10-2

                       

June

6/19/08 Rich Pomerantz (Washington Depot, CT), Garden Photography:  Capturing the Interest of the Gardener

 

July

7/25/08 The Herbal Cottage Garden, a symposium hosted by the Connecticut Unit of The Herb Society of America, will be  Friday,  July 25 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Pond House and herb garden in Elizabeth Park in Hartford.  Carol King Platt, Nancy Moore and the co-chairs of the Unit will present three illustrated talks about the use of herbs in cottage style gardens. An herbal luncheon will be served and there will be herb plants for sale, a pantry, boutique, raffle baskets, herb garden tours and more.  To reserve a place please send a check made out the CT Unit HSA for $35 to Kathy Donohue, PO Box 1231, Litchfield, CT 06759. Please include your email address and phone number; confirmation by email.  For further information: jack.kathy@att.net.


* Unless otherwise noted, regular meetings are held at 8p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Emanuel Synagogue. Please note change of location and date  in September to 3d Wednesday and change in March to 2d 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.