Gerry Griswold will speak about bats, with educational information that debunks our false impressions of them. Gerry is the director at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield and a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
Light lunch will be served.
Guest fee: $10
Attend the Fine Art and Flowers festival.
Admission: $5-20
Stop for lunch.
Visit Garden in the Woods (Native Plant Trust).
Admission: $15-20
Stop for lunch.
Visit the Storm King Art Center.
Admission: free; reservations by carload.
Stop for lunch.
Open Garden Conservancy Day in LItchfield, CT, and Dutchess City, NY.
Visit Innisfree and Wethersfield Gardens and Estate, located in Millbrook and Amenia, NY.
Admission: $5-15
Stop for lunch.
“Fruitful Delight”
An interesting Spring arrangement, using a cylindrical or square clear glass vase. If you have any of these to share, please save them for us during the year. The arrangement will be fruit-lined around the outer side with lemon, lime or orange slices or a combination of any. It will be up to you to find the perfect citrus fruits to use.
Attend the 40th Annual CT Cactus and Succulent Show and Auction.
Admission: free
Robin Lensi will present “A Year in the Life of a Gardener"‘“ Robin hold degrees in garden design, horticulture and interior design.
Light snacks will be provided.
Guest fee: $10
Visit the Smith College Spring Bulb Show and Greenhouse.
Admission: $5 donation
Stop for lunch.
Admission: $17-20. Discounts for AHS membership and early ticketing.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 – 10 am to 7 pm
Friday, February 21 & Saturday, February 22, 2025 – 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday, February 23, 2025 – 10 am to 5 pm
At McLean Healthcare, we will provide materials for the residents to create small arrangements in teacups or other small containers with a Valentine feel. We will be assisting the residents in completing one arrangement. You can also join in on the fun and make one for yourself!
Zach Donias of CT DEEP will discuss pesticide management.
Light lunch will be provided.
Guest Fee: $10
Visit the Woodland Gardens and Greenhouse, and the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Rachael Goldberg of RJG Flowers will provide a floral arrangement demonstration.
Light lunch will be provided.
Guest Fee: $10
Christmas Swag Elegance
A lovely Christmas/Holiday swag centerpiece, using local greens from around your yard and wooded areas. The swag, ususally used as a centerpiece, will have added candles, decor and maybe a plant focal point for a festive presentation. Please bring a variety of greens for yourself or for sharing to add to the supplies we will have available.
“A night with the Butler and Lady’s Maid”
Experience the Manor House with only the soft glow of holiday lights. Meet members of the Blithewod household staff from the 1910s as you explore the house and learn about their lives and duties
Throughout the Manor, thousands of ornaments on dozens of Christms trees refect the flicker of candlelight and firelight.
Holiday Wreath-Making Workshop and Chowder Luncheon
Members assemble wreaths for town buildings followed by a traditional corn chowder luncheon.
Speaker: Allie Kraushaar, owner of MossLife, will demonstrate creating moss terrariums.
Light lunch will be served.
Guest fee: $10
loral Arranging: “Cabbage Patch” Fall arrangement using a green or purple round cabbage as a base. Bring a green or purple cabbage; test it for a good sitting position on the stem end. Seasonal flowers, ferns, greens, etc., will be used. Bring some extra flowers for yourself or for sharing. We would appreciate your kindness.
Trip to the Berkshire Botanical Gardens’ Harvest Festival, Stockbridge, MA.
Admission: $16-$18
Storm King Art Center
Lunch stop included.
Admission: Free reservation by carload
Hogpen Hills Farms
Edward Tufte’s Landscape Sculpture
Also available on Sunday, May 12.
Admission: $72 carload up to 6
Lunch stop included
Hanging Basket Sales on May 4, 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the Simsbury Farms Ice Rink
Locally grown flower baskets are great gifts for Mother’s Day.
The annual Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at the Simsbury Farms Ice rink. Beautiful hanging flower baskets available at the sale will add color.
Date and time TBD
Laurel Ridge Foundation, Northfield, CT
The Garden Conservancy, Pond View Paradise, Ashford, CT
Emberborn Garden, Eastford, CT
Speaker: Brad Mead
Light lunch will be served.
Guest fee: $10
“Seeing Stars: Creating a Healthy Nighttime Home Habitat”
This 3-part series covers the work of the Simsbury Pollinator Pathway group. Presentations begin at 7:00 at Palmer Hall, First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury.
We will be making vertical arrangements using grocery store flowers and plant materials from our gardens.
39th Annual CT Cactus and Succulent Show and Auction
Admission: Free
