Today, hydrangea breeding has exploded with hundreds of new hybrids, all with specific pruning and site requirements. Join Barb Pierson, Nursery Manager at White Flower Farm, to understand these requirements and learn how to select hydrangea for your garden. Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, CT 06793, (860) 868-2200.
View event website »Don’t miss WNY’s favorite spring tradition! With over 22,000 bulbs on display, our Gardens will be filled with all the spring plants you love. Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218, (716) 827-1584.
View event website »This class will explore the different types of cold frames and their uses, plus we’ll share a simple construction design that will be great in your home. Cold frames can be a wonderful way to discover the joy of growing plants. Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809, (401) 253-2707.
View event website »POSTPONED until Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Connecticut College. Please mark your calendars and join them on Oct. 10 for an Autumn Symposium at Connecticut College, with all the usual festivities and maybe a few more! Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and onsite parking. Margaret Roach, the first Garden Editor for Martha Stewart Living and nationally recognized garden podcaster, creator of “A Way to Garden” website and author of the book of the same name, is the keynote speaker, discussing “Non-Stop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days.” Dan Benarcik, a creative horticulturist at Chanticleer Gardens in Wayne, PA, will close out the day’s sessions with “Foliage First: Boon without the Bloom.” Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT 06320.
View event website »Spring in February arrives annually at the Connecticut Convention Center! Explore over 300 booths overflowing with fresh flowers, plants, herbs, bulbs, seeds, gardening books, garden equipments & much more. View beautifully landscaped gardens and stop by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut design & horticulture competition. The American Horticultural Society will be presenting a 2020 Environmental Award at the show. Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103, (860) 844-8461.
View event website »Join us for our 20th Annual Rare Plant and Garden Antiques Sale, held at LionRock Farm in Sharon, CT. Up to 60 vendors will bring their rare and unusual plants and garden antiques for you to take home with you. The sale starts at 8am and ends at 3pm. LionRock Farm, 30 Hosier Rd, Sharon, CT 06069, (860) 364-1080.
View event website »In her latest book, Heroes of Horticulture, Barbara Paul Robinson tells the vibrant stories of 18 contemporary heroes of horticulture―institution-builders, restorers of public parks and public spaces, adventurous plant explorers and garden creators―who have each had a significant, public impact on the American landscape. A hands-in-the-dirt gardener, Robinson and her husband have created their own gardens at Brush Hill in Connecticut. A frequent speaker, she has published a biography of Rosemary Verey, as well as articles in The New York Times, Horticulture, Fine Gardening and Hortus.
Wave Hill,
4900 Independence Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10471,
(718) 549-3200.
After our success last year, the NYC Winter Lantern Festival is back to transform Staten Island’s Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden into a whimsical world of light. There will be over 1,000 lanterns on display, sculpted into magnificent figures of luminescent art. Bring your whole family to revel in eight acres of lights, live cultural shows, interactive exhibits, and more.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden,
1000 Richmond Terrace,
Staten Island, NY 10301,
(718) 448-2500.
The NYC Compost Project Hosted by Queens Botanical Garden is giving away FREE compost! Staff will be present to assist but please come prepared to fill and carry out bags of compost. We will provide shovels and empty 7.5 gallon sandbags. Before receiving compost, all registrants must attend a brief info session about using compost. Each registrant is limited to four bags of compost. The compost is made from food scraps and yard waste collected locally and processed at QBG.
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main Street,
Flushing, NY 11355,
(718) 886-3800.
Our Winter Wellness Workshop Series teaches how to make herbal remedies to support wellness and health during the winter season. In “Root Remedies for Detox & Digestion,” learn how to make an herbal tincture using the roots of herbs and how ‘bitters’ boost the immune system by helping to remove toxins.
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main Street,
Flushing, NY 11355,
(718) 886-3800.