Dust off your garden dreams and make plans to attend the Connecticut Horticultural Society's "Spring into the Garden" symposium on Feb. 4, 2012. Register by Dec. 15 through CHS in Rocky Hill and pay a lower admission fee.
The day-long series of lectures features renowned plantsman Tony Avent, of Raleigh, N.C., as the keynote speaker. He will give two talks, one on new and exciting perennials, the other on planting in "drifts of one," which is sure to appeal to all gardeners who have ever bought a single pot of a plant they can't live without.
The other speakers are perennial plant diva Kerry Ann Mendez of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Nan Sinton, a garden-design and -travel consultant in South Dartmouth, Mass.
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The fee before Dec. 15 of $75 for non-CHS members ($65 for CHS members) also includes boxed lunch, coffee breaks and access to dozens of garden vendors during the day-long symposium at the Portland Middle/High School, 95 School Street, Portland.
Fees increase to $80 nonmembers ($70 members) after Dec. 15. To register visit www.cthort.org to download a form or call 860-529-8713.
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CHS is a non-profit, statewide, mostly volunteer organization with nearly 1,000 members. The society is based in Rocky Hill and holds monthly program meetings in West Hartford and special events throughout the state. Our mission is educational, and everyone is welcome to attend our events.
