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SUMMARY:Secrets to a Successful Cutting Garden- Lecture and Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Ready to grow your own gorgeous bouquets? Let flower farmer Elizabeth Brown\, author of the brand-new The Beginner’s Cut Flower Garden\, show you how to plan\, design and cultivate a joyful cutting garden. Learn to build a cohesive color palette that looks great in the garden and in the vase. Discover “cut-and-come-again” varieties that truly earn their keep. Find out how succession planting techniques can keep your buckets full of blooms all season long. Elizabeth will also share her favorite tips for growing healthier plants\, making the most of small spaces\, and creating sustainable flower arrangements right from your backyard. If you’ve ever dreamed of harvesting your own fresh flowers\, this session is the perfect place to start. You’ll leave feeling excited—and ready—to grow a cutting garden of your own. \nFollowing the presentation\, enjoy light refreshments and meet Elizabeth as she signs copies of her new book. To be assured of a copy\, we recommend purchasing one with your reservation. \nElizabeth Brown is the owner of Foxglove Farmhouse\, a regenerative cut flower garden in coastal Maine that brings fresh blooms to the local community. She believes flowers have the power to heal\, connect\, and bring joy—often when we need it most. Through Foxglove Farmhouse\, Elizabeth offers in-person workshops and virtual learning opportunities for beginner gardeners via her digital hub. A Maine Master Gardener volunteer and certified therapeutic horticulturist\, she is the author of The Beginner’s Cut Flower Garden\, newly published by Timber Press. \nHHG Members $30 \nNon-members $40  (includes admission to the garden) \nBook $28 \nRESERVATIONS
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/secrets-to-a-successful-cutting-garden/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:Skip the Mulch! Native Ground Cover Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Say goodbye to boring mulch and hello to a living carpet of flowers and foliage! Let horticulturist Dr. Duncan Himmelman introduce you to a versatile mix of resilient native plants—and a few well-behaved exotics—that act as living mulch\, nourishing soil\, suppressing weeds\, retaining moisture\, and attracting wildlife. He’ll show you how to select and combine the right plants for sun or shade\, dry or damp\, and care for them in ways that will boost both the beauty and long-term health of your garden. Learn how to kick the mulch habit and embrace a better alternative. \nDuncan Himmelman\, PhD\, earned his doctorate at Cornell University and taught horticultural science at the college level for 24 years. He later directed adult education programs at the New York Botanical Garden and Mt. Cuba Center\, a public garden in Delaware dedicated to native plant conservation. In retirement\, he continues to share his passion for plants through teaching\, landscape design\, and advocating for ecologically sustainable gardening practices. \nHHG Members $30 \nNon-members $40  (includes admission to the garden) \nRESERVATIONS
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/skip-the-mulch-native-ground-cover-solutions/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:The Taste-full Garden: Outstanding Kitchen Garden Selections from White Flower Farm
DESCRIPTION:White Flower Farm Nursery Manager Barbara Pierson shares her favorite plant selections for today’s kitchen gardens. Drawing from the farm’s extensive trial gardens\, Barb will spotlight outstanding edible varieties—including proven All-America Selections (AAS) winners—that deliver great flavor\, high performance\, and reliability. She’ll share practical\, low-maintenance growing techniques\, along with smart choices for small spaces and patio containers. Essential cultural basics will also be covered\, including soil preparation\, fertilizing\, spacing\, managing insects and disease\, and knowing when and how to harvest for the best flavor.  Along the way\, you’ll discover creative ways to pair edibles with ornamentals to create beautiful\, productive combinations that not only look great\, but also attract pollinators and support a healthy garden ecosystem. \n*White Flower Farm Plant Sale: To jump-start your garden\, Barb will bring a hand-chosen selection of cool-season vegetable plants\, available exclusively to attendees for purchase following the lecture. \nBarbara Pierson is celebrating 26 years as Nursery Manager at White Flower Farm in Litchfield\, CT. Her responsibilities include greenhouse production of hundreds of species of plants including vegetables. As Kitchen Garden trial manager\, she grows dozens of new and heirloom vegetables assessing their performance for vigor\, harvest and taste. In 2025\, WFF became an All-American Selections trial garden further expanding the selection of seed varieties for both ornamentals and edibles. Barb heads up the biological control program at WFF\, and all edibles are grown using natural methods. She is a graduate of Cornell University and grew up in a family greenhouse business. Her passions include the fascinating world of plants and mentoring future gardeners. \nHHG Members $30 \nNon-members $40  (includes admission to the garden) \nREGISTRATION
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/the-tasteful-garden-kitchen-garden-favorites-with-white-flower-farm/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:Signs of Spring: Connecticut's Ephemerals and Early Risers
DESCRIPTION:The first signs of spring appear in forms both subtle and spectacular. While the horticultural industry highlights familiar favorites like crocuses\, snowdrops\, and daffodils\, it is our native flora that truly reveal the start of spring in Connecticut. Join field botanist Heather Liljengren for an engaging introduction to our local early risers – the enchanting native ephemerals\, graceful sedges and flowering trees that are our true harbingers of spring. Learn what signs to look for on your own walks and woodland explorations as our New England landscape begins to wake up. \nHeather Liljengren is the owner of LocalLand Consulting LLC and has over 17 years of professional experience botanizing throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England. She works closely with land trusts\, farmers\, landscape design firms\, and homeowners to support the management\, conservation\, and restoration of native flora and regional habitats. Her extensive knowledge of local plant communities is grounded in her experience managing native seed collection programs for government agencies and nonprofit organizations. \nHHG Members $30 \nNon-members $40  (includes admission to the garden) \nREGISTRATION
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/signs-of-spring-connecticuts-ephemerals-and-early-risers/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:A Garden in Dialogue: Place and Practice
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out.\nThe 2026 Barn Talk season proudly opens with Bedford\, NY-based landscape designer Leslie Needham\, who invites us to embrace garden design as a continuous conversation. Every garden speaks through materials\, familiar forms\, and seasonal rhythm. Drawing from years of hands-on experience\, Leslie will explore ways designers and gardeners can thoughtfully respond to place\, sharing easy design strategies that bring clarity and intention to nature-inspired gardens. Join us and discover how loosening the pursuit of perfection can open space for joy\, adaptability\, and a deeper relationship with our gardens and surrounding landscape. \nLeslie Needham is a gardener\, landscape designer\, writer\, and lecturer whose work is grounded in sustainable\, place-based design. Her home landscape\, River Hills\, was selected for the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens. Her work has been featured in Martha Stewart Living\, The New York Times\, and Gardenista\, and she has been a guest on Margaret Roach’s podcast\, A Way to Garden. She is the founder and principal of Leslie Needham Design\, a landscape design firm based in Bedford\, New York. \nHHG Members $30 \nNon-members $40  (includes admission to the garden) \nRegistration is full for this event.
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/a-garden-in-dialogue-place-and-practice/
LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759
CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures
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SUMMARY:The Elegant and Edible Garden: Designing a Potager   Livestream Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Explore the French tradition of the potager—artful kitchen gardens where colorful flowers\, fruits\, vegetables\, and fragrant herbs grow side by side. Drawing from her award-winning book\, The Elegant and Edible Garden\, author Linda Vater guides you through the process of designing a kitchen garden that is as beautiful as it is productive. \nAt the heart of her approach is the principle that successful kitchen gardens begin not with plants\, but with an honest assessment of time\, lifestyle\, space\, and expectations. Let Linda show you how to identify your priorities and translate them into confident design decisions. Be inspired by a fabulous range of kitchen garden design options – from formal geometric layouts and raised beds to relaxed edible borders and patio containers. Learn to design a potager that is uniquely your own and a delight to both the eye and the palate. \nJoin the live-stream event for the chance to ask questions during the presentation. You will also receive a recording of the session to re-watch at home. \nHollister House Garden is grateful to Linda Vater for generously donating her time for this special event. Your registration fee supports the education programs at our non-profit organization.\nLinda Vater is a garden designer\, stylist\, and author known for her thoughtful approach to garden design and garden-inspired living. Her own gardens have been featured in numerous national and regional publications. She is the author of the award-winning The Elegant and Edible Garden: Design a Dream Kitchen Garden to Fit Your Personality\, Desires\, and Lifestyle\, and The Garden Journal. Her most recent book\, A Year of Garden-Inspired Living: Season by Season\, offers readers creative ideas for connecting with their gardens and with each other. Linda writes and produces garden content for television\, magazines\, social media\, and her own website LindaVater.com. \nAll Participants $25 \nREGISTRATION\n 
URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/the-elegant-and-edible-garden-designing-a-potager-livestream-presentation/
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CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Lectures,Special Events
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