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Connecticut Chapter, NARGS

Connecticut Chapter

North American Rock Garden Society

 

 

 

Connecticut Chapter

North American Rock Garden Society

 

The Chapter is open to all, with annual dues of $10. Members meet for lectures, rock garden talk, plant shows, plant sales and auctions, workshops, garden tours and seedling sales.

 

2010

Event

Place

Saturday, September 18

Social hour and plant sale at 9:30 am

Talk at 10:30 am

 

 

Speaker: Michael Peden, avid rock gardener from Willsboro, NY - 'Life in My Favorite Garden'

Auction after short lunch break.  You're invited to bring plants for auction.  You may also sell plants with 10% of proceeds going to the Chapter.

Bring lunch; beverages will be provided.

 

Tolland County Agricultural Center

24 Hyde Ave.

Vernon, CT

Directions from I-84;

Exit #67 (Rockville/Coventry) - go 0.2 miles

Turn left on Mile Hill Rd (CT-31) - go 0.4 miles

Turn right on Hartford Turnpike (CT-30) - go  0.1 miles

24 Hyde Ave. on the right.

Sunday, October 24,

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Joint Meeting of Connecticut, Manhattan, Long Island, and Hudson Valley Chapters

Morning Topic - 'From Marigolds to Maackia; a Gardener Grows Up' by Dean Riddle

Plant sale and auction

Afternoon Topic - 'Exploring America's Native Orchids' by Janet Novak

Directions from Connecticut: Take either I-95, I-684, or the Merritt Parkway south to 287 West (to the Tappan Zee Bridge). Take 287 west/87 North to the last exit before the Tappan Zee Bridge, exit 9 off of the NY State Thruway, marked Route 9 Tarrytown. Take a left onto 119 at the first stoplight and a left (south) onto Route 9 at the second stoplight. The Lyndhurst gates are ½ mile on the right hand (river) side of the road.

 

November - Specific date TBA

Chapter Treasures, Slides and pictures of members' gardens at the home of Maryanne Gryboski

Franklin, CT

 

2010 Organizers

Chair

Virginia Gingras

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Vice Chair

Sally Katkaveck

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Secretary

Barbara van Achterberg

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Treasurer

Maryanne Gryboski

P.O. Box 112, Franklin, CT 06254

 

You may join the Chapter at any meeting or by mailing annual Chapter dues to Maryanne Gryboski, P.O. Box 112, Franklin, CT 06264. For more information email Barbara van Achterberg.

Updated September 1, 2010

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