Please try to resist tidying away the hollow plant stems in your garden in the autumn and instead wait until the following year. They may have tiny bees hibernating inside! For more information, check out the Buzz About Bees website.
Thanks to our Environmental Awareness Chair, Mary Verel, for a thought-provoking article from the Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens website. When you’re shopping for native plants there are a few very important questions to ask your local nursery before buying anything. This article lists them and makes the point that there are many …
Sign up soon for this terrific opportunity – space is limited! The new UConn Master Composter Program will take place on five consecutive Saturdays, starting with October 4. The first and fourth classes will be held in the Silver Education Center at the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Road, …
Thanks to our resident healthy options experts (Bridget, Sam, Linda and Pippa), Potting Shed campers learned nutritional facts first hand and had some tasty treats. Then, in the final session of PS Camp,
Regular weekly weeding days have been put on our calendar and the continuous and formidable efforts are making a difference around the Rowayton Community Center! The Rose Garden/Flagpole crew works 8:30 – 10 am on Monday mornings and the Field/Building Beds crew works Saturdays from 10:45 am – noon throughout the …
Our crack program planners have designed a delightful day of gardens and art on Thursday, September 18th in Old Lyme, CT. The Florence Griswold House, Museum and Garden together form a mecca for those who love art (particularly American Impressionism) and history. Tours of house and museum will be followed …
