Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center
Other Favorite Sites (Plant ID,etc)
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (portal.ct.gov/caes) tick testing, soil tests, information to drop off samples for insect/disease identification, etc.
Tick Encounter (https://tickencounter.org) All kinds of Tick related info from University of Rhode Island
Connecticut Botanical Society (ct-botanical-society.org) Plant ID (photos and information), conservation, activities, “Notable Trees”, Botanical Events, Checklist of CT Plants, etc.
CT invasive plant working group at UConn (cipwg.uconn.edu) Current CT Invasive plant list with ID and control, activities, workshops, etc.
Native Plant Trust (nativeplanttrust.org) Formerly New England Wild Flower Society. Home page for GoBotany – simple and very detailed plant ID Keys for native plants and detailed informational pages about each. Also “Plant Finder (https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/Plant-Search)to help find the right plant for the right place
University of Connecticut Plant Data Base (http://hort.uconn.edu/ or http://plants.uconn.edu) Searchable database of ornamental attributes, appropriate use and identification of woody plants that grow in Zone 6 or colder.
UMass Weed Herbarium (http://extension.umass.edu/landscape/weed-herbarium) List of common weeds, each with an identification link
Vegetable Garden: Basics and Plant Selections – UConn Home and Garden Education Center (http://www.ladybug.uconn.edu/FactSheets/vegetable-garden-basics-and-plant-selections-for-the-home-garden.php) Includes general information about gardening and links to pages on specific vegetables.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: (https://www.wildflower.org/plants/) Search by state, habit (i.e. shrub, perennial), attributes (bloom color), etc.
Audubon Society listing of plants by zip code that attracts specific birds/pollinators: https://www.audubon.org/native-plants/
List of Landscape plants rated by Deer Resistance from New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/deer-resistant-plants/
University of Rhode Island native plant search: http://cels.uri.edu/nativeplants/searchpage.aspx (enter type, exposure, moisture, wildlife uses, height, etc)