Tuesday, February 22, 2011

'365-DAY GARDEN'

Garden author and blogger Margaret Roach (awaytogarden.com) will give the Berkshire Botanical Garden's winter lecture Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington, Mass.
In her slide-illustrated talk titled "At Home in the 365-Day Garden," Roach will discuss her experiences creating a beautiful year-round landscape at her home in the Hudson Valley. She also will talk about her new book, "And I Shall Have Some Peace There."
Tickets are $42, $35 for members. Call 413-298-3926, or go to www.berkshire botanical.org.
FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW
The theme is "Capture the Magic," and advance tickets are already available for the 30th annual Connecticut Flower and Garden Show Feb. 24 to 27 at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford.
The show features 25 gardens and more than 250 booths in nearly 3 acres of space, 80 hours of free seminars, free soil testing, and the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut's Advanced Standard Flower Show. Go to www.ctflowershow.com, or call 860-844-8461.
GARDENING SYMPOSIUM
The Connecticut Master Gardener Association will hold a daylong garden symposium March 26 at Manchester Community College.
Speakers include Janet Marinelli, former director at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and William Cullina, director of horticulture at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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