BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Hollister House Garden - ECPv6.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Hollister House Garden REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260612T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20240415T192801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T150557Z UID:10000043-1781287200-1781294400@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:EVENING IN THE GARDEN DESCRIPTION: \nAs the light fades and day turns to evening\, enjoy the company of friends and neighbors and see the beauty of the garden in a different light. \nCome have a glass of wine in the barn. Then enjoy a walk in the garden where you will delight in the intimate outdoor spaces\, bordered by dramatic hedges and overflowing with exuberant plantings. \nA perfect start to a summer weekend. \n This event will take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather we will enjoy wine in the barn! \nRESERVATIONS\nPay at the door $25 per person (cash or check only).\n \n \n \n \n \n   \n \n  URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/evening-in-the-garden-2/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Walled_Garden_3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T160000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260130T170603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T181421Z UID:10000147-1781344800-1781366400@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:Printing With the Sun: Full-Day Cyanotype Workshop and Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning cyanotype artist Madge Evers for an exciting\, full-day cyanotype workshop celebrating the release of her new book\, Printing with the Sun. Cyanotype is a camera-less photographic technique for creating stunning art prints in dreamy shades of blue. You begin by coating high grade paper with a light-sensitive solution. Madge will show you how to work with patterns\, layering and composition to create two original botanical prints. You will also get to try the wet cyanotype process—a playful\, unpredictable variation that transforms classic Prussian blue into a range of rich\, organic tones. After a break for lunch\, learn to apply the cyanotype process to textiles! Madge will guide you through preparing and coating fabric and printing your designs. You’ll finish with an original cyanotype on a cotton tote bag—a functional\, wearable piece of art to take home along with all your prints. \nThe workshop fee includes all materials. Bring a bag lunch. Water and plenty of snacks are provided. Madge will be happy to sign copies of Printing with the Sun\, available for purchase at the workshop. \nMadge Evers is a visual artist who uses alternative photography\, mushroom spores\, and painting to depict plants and imagined flora. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout the East Coast\, and she has participated in artist residencies in New York\, Massachusetts\, Virginia\, and Ireland. Evers lives and works in western Massachusetts and teaches workshops throughout the northeast. Her new book\, Printing with the Sun: Capturing the Beauty of Nature with Cyanotypes\, explores the cyanotype process\, offering artistic inspiration as well as hands-on projects for developing printmaking skills. \n  \nHHG Members $130 \nNon-members $145 \nRESERVATIONS URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/printing-with-the-sun-cyanotype-workshop-and-book-signing/ LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759 CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/9781635869194.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T170000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260324T170309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T021521Z UID:10000148-1782484200-1782493200@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:Poetry Workshop: What Words for Nature's Beauty? DESCRIPTION:Experience Hollister House Garden as a place of beauty and a source of poetic inspiration. Woodbury poet laureate emerita Sandy Carlson invites you to explore of the role of nature in poetry. After a short presentation and group discussion\, participants will spend time exploring the garden rooms at Hollister House\, observing\, wandering\, and writing as they feel inspired. Participants will go where the Muse takes them–being as contemplative or as playful as they please. Carlson will be available for support and feedback throughout the afternoon. The workshop will conclude with an informal open mic\, offering participants the option to share their work with the group while enjoying a beverage. This workshop is for anyone who loves the beauty of gardens and the natural world—no previous poetry or writing experience is required. Bring a notebook and your favorite pen or pencil. \nSandy Lee Carlson is a widely published poet\, educator\, and Poet Laureate Emerita of Woodbury. She founded the monthly open mic at Woodbury Public Library\, and she organizes poetry events in Litchfield and New Haven counties. She edits and publishes poetry anthologies as managing partner of Orenaug Mountain Publishing and hosts the podcast People and Their Poems\, featuring conversations with area poets about their work and the poems that have shaped people’s lives. Sandy teaches high school English in Litchfield. A Master Gardener\, she spends her free time removing introduced plants wherever she finds them clogging the landscape. Learn more at sandycarlson.net. \nHHG members: $45 \nNon-members: $55 \nRESERVATIONS URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/poetry-workshop-what-words-for-natures-beauty/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7736-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260325T192902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T183916Z UID:10000151-1782554400-1782559800@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:HHG Explorers: Garden Rooms and Fairy Houses DESCRIPTION:Hollister House Garden Explorers is a series of Saturday morning activities that invite elementary-aged children and their families to experience the summer garden. \nGardens are magical places that feed imagination and inspire wonder. Join us for a kid-friendly guided tour of Hollister House Garden\, where we’ll explore some of our garden “rooms\,” noticing features that make each space unique. Every garden room has its own mood. How does it make you feel? Is it peaceful\, playful\, cheerful\, or maybe even a little mysterious? \nThen\, inspired by our walk\, we’ll head to the barn for a hands-on art activity with Kent Curiosity Lab. Using natural materials and plenty of imagination\, children and families will create their own miniature fairy gardens—designing tiny spaces with moods of their own. \nKent Curiosity Lab is a non-profit organization offering children experiences that spark curiosity and ignite lifelong learning. Located in Kent\, Connecticut\, the organization provides high-quality enrichment programs that actively engage students in real world and personally meaningful activities and projects. By ensuring every child has access to these opportunities\, they work to build a stronger\, more vibrant community. Find out more at kentcuriositylab.org. \nThis program is offered free of charge\, but advanced registration is required. As space is limited\, please let us know 48 hours in advance if your plans change so we may offer your spot to a family on our waitlist. Please note that a caregiver must be present for the duration of the program.\n\n \n \n Hollister House Garden Explorers - Garden Rooms & Fairy Houses\n \n \n LinkedInThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name(Required)Last Name(Required)Email(Required)Phone(Required)Number of children planning to attendName and age of each child(Required)Hollister House Garden plans to take photographs during this event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information.\n \nParticipants should meet in the barn before beginning the garden walk. Please arrive a few minutes early so the tour can start on-time.Parent or care-giver must be present for the entire event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information. URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/hhg-explorers-garden-rooms-and-fairy-houses/ LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759 CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/047f8cb1-bea0-47b9-bb50-ffeead286e24-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260710T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260423T015437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T015437Z UID:10000155-1783706400-1783713600@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:EVENING IN THE GARDEN DESCRIPTION:As the light fades and day turns to evening\, enjoy the company of friends and neighbors and see the beauty of the garden in a different light. \nCome have a glass of wine in the barn. Then enjoy a walk in the garden where you will delight in the intimate outdoor spaces\, bordered by dramatic hedges and overflowing with exuberant plantings. \nA perfect start to a summer weekend. \nThis event will take place rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather we will enjoy wine in the barn! \nRESERVATIONS\nReserve in advance: $20 per person\nPay at the door $25 per person (cash or check only).\n\n  URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/july-evening-in-the-garden/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/Evening-in-the-Garden-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260326T185654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T191958Z UID:10000152-1783764000-1783769400@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:HHG Explorers: Who Lives in the Garden? DESCRIPTION:Hollister House Garden Explorers is a series of Saturday morning activities that invite elementary-aged children and their families to experience the summer garden. \nGardens aren’t just pretty places for humans to enjoy- they are also home to a variety of animals and insects that signal a healthy garden. Join us for a kid-friendly\, guided walk to discover different habitats at Hollister House Garden- then have fun searching for our famous frogs in the reflecting pool! We will learn all about frogs- and other herps- when we head to the barn for an exciting nature program with White Memorial Conservation Center. Through up-close encounters with several live animals\, families will learn about the characteristics\, habitats\, life cycles\, and adaptations of various species of reptiles and amphibians throughout CT. \nThe White Memorial Conservation Center provides year-round environmental education programs for children and adults that inspire understanding\, appreciation\, and respect for the natural world. Created in 1913 by Alain C. White and his sister\, May W. White\, the Foundation and Center today comprise 4\,000 acres of forest\, fields and wetlands in the towns of Litchfield and Morris in northwestern Connecticut. Learn more at https://whitememorialcc.org \nThis program is offered free of charge\, but advanced registration is required. As space is limited\, please let us know 48 hours in advance if your plans change so we may offer your spot to a family on our waitlist. Please note that caregivers must be present for the duration of the program. \n\n \n \n Hollister House Garden Explorers - Who Lives in the Garden?\n \n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name(Required)Last Name(Required)Email(Required)Phone(Required)Number of children planning to attendName and age of each child(Required)Hollister House Garden plans to take photographs during this event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information.\n \nParticipants should meet in the barn before beginning the garden walk. Please arrive a few minutes early so the tour can start on-time.Parent or care-giver must be present for the entire event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n  URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/hhg-explorers-who-lives-in-the-garden/ LOCATION:CT CATEGORIES:Homepage Feature,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/c55f5a92-59a7-46cc-9bb7-04e24a0e8e29.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T113000 DTSTAMP:20260513T124209 CREATED:20260511T192214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T192431Z UID:10000157-1785578400-1785583800@hollisterhousegarden.org SUMMARY:HHG Explorers: Daylilies in the Garden DESCRIPTION:Hollister House Garden Explorers is a series of Saturday morning activities that invite elementary-aged children and their families to experience the summer garden. \nDiscover one of the garden’s favorite summer blooms as we celebrate the classic daylily! We begin with a family-friendly garden tour where we will take a special look at the life of this beautiful perennial. Children and their families will learn how daylilies grow and reproduce\, examine their unique root structures\, and admire how they are used in the garden. To inspire a lifelong love of gardening\, each child will receive their own “double fan” daylily plant to take home and grow in their own garden. \nFollowing the tour\, the group will gather in the barn for a “Vintage Garden” art session led by Kristie Matuszewski of Find•Art Kids Studio in Litchfield. This creative project allows young artists to craft their own “hand-picked” bouquet of daylilies using paper and wood\, finished with traditional wrapping and twine. To complete the vintage experience\, each participant will color a canvas board “postcard” featuring intricate\, garden-inspired insect themes. Learn more about the studio at kidsfindart.com. \nThis program is offered free of charge\, but advanced registration is required. As space is limited\, please let us know 48 hours in advance if your plans change so we may offer your spot to a family on our waitlist. Please note that caregivers must be present for the duration of the program. \n\n \n \n Hollister House Garden Explorers - Daylilies\n \n \n X/TwitterThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name(Required)Last Name(Required)Email(Required)Phone(Required)Number of children planning to attendName and age of each child(Required)Hollister House Garden plans to take photographs during this event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information.\n \nParticipants should meet in the barn before beginning the garden walk. Please arrive a few minutes early so the tour can start on-time.Parent or care-giver must be present for the entire event.(Required)\n \n I understand the above information. URL:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/event/hhg-explorers-daylilies-in-the-garden/ LOCATION:Hollister House Garden\, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road\, Washington\, CT\, 06759 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hollisterhousegarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Pasted-Graphic-1.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR