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2026/HT
This year, we hear from Baylee Drown, 2026 Connecticut Outstanding Young Farmer on Why Composting is Plant Positive and Climate Smart and from UConn Extension Professor in Forest Sustainability, Tom Worthley on the White Oak: CT’s Living Symbol of Liberty and Legacy and from our own John Lorusso on one of the largest and diverse plant families, Asteraceae.
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Starts:
7/22/2026
10:00 AM
Ends:
7/22/2026
1:00 PM
Duration:
3 hours
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3 Class Hours
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33 open seats left
2026/16
The Long Island Sound is an ecological gem and economic engine, supporting more than 1400 species of invertebrates, fish, and migratory birds, and generating over $9 billion to the region annually. While 4.8 million people live along the Sound coastline in New York and Connecticut, the watershed extends across 6 states and into Canada. For 50 years, Save the Sound has been working to conserve, restore, and protect the Sound through legislative advocacy, legal action, environmental monitoring, habitat restoration, and hands-on volunteer opportunities. This talk will focus on the long-standing challenges facing the Sound, the progress that has been made over the decades to curb nitrogen pollution, and on-going efforts to promote a more resilient environment.
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Starts:
8/4/2026
10:00 AM
Ends:
8/4/2026
12:00 PM
Duration:
2 hours
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2 Class Hours
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64 open seats left
2026/05
It is tempting to think of a foundation garden as simple decoration around the base of a building. Yet the garden areas at our doorsteps and outside our windows have surprising potential for greater benefits. This seminar offers a fresh approach that incorporates native plants for wildlife, protects dark skies, and increases our sense of safety and well-being. Come away with a variety of recommendations for updated designs that work in today's environment.
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Starts:
9/17/2026
10:00 AM
Ends:
9/17/2026
12:00 PM
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2 hours
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2 Class Hours
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36 open seats left
2026/17
Nobody likes ticks. You are most likely to pick up a tick (and potentially a pathogen they are carrying) on your own property, because that is where you likely spend the majority of your time. We have done research using different methods of tick control in differing combinations in residential areas throughout Connecticut that include targeting the ticks themselves, mice, and deer. This talk will discuss Lyme disease and tick ecology, will highlight the different products and strategies available, and reveal which combination with the least amount of toxicity was most effective.
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Starts:
9/17/2026
5:00 PM
Ends:
9/17/2026
7:00 PM
Duration:
2 hours
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2 Class Hours
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18 open seats left
2026/15
Learn which native plants provide both beauty and ecological function in fall and winter with beautiful flowers, foliage, striking structure, colorful branches, berries, seed pods and more.
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Starts:
9/24/2026
7:00 PM
Ends:
9/24/2026
9:00 PM
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2 hours
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2 Class Hours
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58 open seats left
2026/18
Mountain Laurel was named the state flower of Connecticut in 1907 and has continued to captivate residents ever since. This presentation will include a discussion of the history of these native plants, cultivar descriptions, tips on planting, as well as which pests and diseases to look out for.
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Starts:
10/6/2026
5:00 PM
Ends:
10/6/2026
7:00 PM
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2 hours
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2 Class Hours
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19 open seats left
2026/19
Around the World in 80 Gardens is the culmination of Dr. Richard Benfields’ long career in tourism to the world’s great gardens. In this session, beginning in the lush gardens of the Pacific, through South America and Europe to Southeast Asia and Australia he will show garden enthusiasts and laymen alike the different and unique gardens and floral kingdoms of the world. He will take attendees through the three acres of gardens in Singapore airport, the arid gardens of Australia and the tropical gardens of the Seychelles (home of the love nut!) and the Canary Islands and culminating in the beautiful English country gardens of his home country, finishing with the unique and different gardens in the United States and Canada … in total 80 gardens in six continents. (He has travelled to Antarctica but found no gardens to visit!)
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Starts:
10/21/2026
7:00 PM
Ends:
10/21/2026
8:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour
30 minutes
Credits:
2 Class Hours
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99 open seats left
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