The colorful, fragrant show features acres of spacious gardens with the 2023 theme, “Gateway to Spring”, with creative and practical ideas for house, apartment and condo dwellers alike. We encourage you to bring your families along to come and enjoy the scents & sights of Spring, while enjoying plenty of things to do for all ages!

Presentation Schedule:

Thursday, February 23, 2023

11am: Dawn Pettinelli - Successful Seed Starting - Room 11
11am: Diane St. John - Every Yard Matters - How to Create a Healthy Monarc Butterfly Habtat at Home - Room 12
11am: Paul Split - Organic Container Gardening - Room 13
12:30pm: Rob Townsend - Water Garden Basics - Room 11
12:30pm: Kim Eierman - Pollinator Victory Gardens With Native Plants - Room 12
12:30pm: Christine Darnell - TBD - Room 13
2pm: Trish Manfredi - Easy Creative Floral Designs - Room 11
2pm: Kerry Ann Mendez - Hydreanges Demystified - Room 12
2pm: Paul Split - Organic Container Gardening - Room 13
3:30pm: Len Giddix - The Reflection in Your Garden - Room 11
3:30pm: Kim Eierman - Unlocking the Mysteries of Native Plant Selection - Room 12
3:30pm: Ruth Bennett - Iris New Introductions & Inter Species Crosses - Room 13
4:30pm: Owen McLaughlin - An introduction to Rhododendrons and Azaleas - Room 11
4:30pm: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente - Native & Non-Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes - Room 12
4:30pm: Paul Split - Organic Container Gardening - Room 13

Friday, February 24, 2023

11am: Ellen Ecker Ogden - 6 Steps to a Successful Kitchen Garden Design - Room 11
11am: Kerry Ann Mendez - Gardening Simplified - Room 12
11am: Paul Split - Organic Container Gardening - Room 13
12:30pm: Pamm Cooper - Good Bug, Bad Bug, or Benign Bug - Room 11
12:30pm: Steve Walowski - Organics 101 - An Approach to Lawn Care - Room 12
12:30pm: Lorraine Ballato - Easy Breez Plants - Room 13
2pm: Ellen Ecker Ogden - 6 Steps to a Successful Kitchen Garden Design - Room 11
2pm: Rich Cowles - Climate Change & Impact on Rose Culture - Room 12
3:30pm: Rob Townsend - Water Gardening Basics - Room 11
3:30pm: Lorraine Ballato - Shady Characters - Room 13
4:30pm: Len Giddix - The Reflection in Your Garden - Room 11
4:30pm: Larry Huzi - Spring Floral Designs with PAZAZZ!!!! - Room 12
4:30pm: Amanda Morris - Gardening with Chickens - Room 13

Saturday, February 25, 2023

11am: Charlie Nardozzi - No Dig Gardening - Room 11
11am: Peter Picone - Ways to Create & Enhance Wildlife Habitat in Your Surroundings One Native Plant at a Time - Room 12
11am: George Trecinam: Embracing Volunteer Seedlings & Aggressive Plants - Room 13
12:30pm: Nancy DuBrule Clemente - Curb Appeal for Pollinator Gardens - Room 11
12:30pm: Dennis Tsui - Low Light Houseplants - Room 12
12:30pm: Owen McLaughlin - An introduction to Rhododendrons and Azaleas - Room 13
2pm: Len Giddix - The Reflection in Your Garden - Room 11
2pm: Steve Walowski - Organics 101 - An Organic Approach To Lawn Care - Room 12
2pm: Laurie Masciandaro - Connecticut's Historic Gardens - Room 13
3:30pm: Charlie Nardozzi - No Dig Gardening - Room 11
3:30pm: Jana Milbocker - Gardens of the Gilded Age - Room 12
3:30pm: George Trecinam: A Tree For Every Yard - Room 13
4:30pm: Rob Townsend - Water Gardening Basics - Room 11
4:30pm: Rachel LaFlamme - Floral Crowns - Room 13

Sunday, February 26, 2023

11am: Rob Townsend - Water Gardening Basics - Room 11
11am: Dr Nick Goltz - House Plant Diagnostics - Room 12
11am: George Trecinam: A Tree For Every Yard - Room 13
12:30pm: Len Giddix - The Reflection In Your Garden - Room 11
12:30pm: Steve Walowski - Organics 101 - An Organic Approach to Lawn Care - Room 12
12:30pm: Jana Milbocker - Artists’ Gardens in New England - Room 13
2pm: Diane St. John - Every Yard Matters ~ How to Create a Healthy Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Home - Room 12
2pm: George Trecinam: Embracing Volunteer Seedlings & Aggressive Plants - Room 13

Date: February 23 - 26, 2023

Hours:
Thursday: 10a – 7p
Friday: 10a – 8p
Saturday: 10a – 8p
Sunday: 10a – 5p

Location: Connecticut Convention Center - 100 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT 06103

Tickets:
$17 – Advance discount tickets online
$20 – Adult general admission at the door
$5 – Children 5-12
FREE – Children under 5

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