Annual May Gardeners' Market Saturday, May 5 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Montgomery Pinetum Park 130 Bible Street in Cos Cob, CT. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. This event showcases select vendors who will be selling spectacular collections of annuals, perennials, wildflowers, herbs, hanging baskets, unique plants and orchids. In addition, there will be other special items including jams, homemade delicacies, and gardening books.

Floral Occasions with George #3 Friday, May 11 10:00a.m. Must register by May 9 Create a lovely mixed pastel arrangement for the mothers in our lives!

Kerry Mendez: Design Tips for Knockout Perennial Gardens Wednesday, May 2 Noon Light lunch included Gorgeous, low-maintenance gardens are no accident. Learn proven design tricks for sensational gardens that will be the talk of the neighborhood. Topics include selecting great plants including perennials, shrubs, bulbs and annuals,incorporating focal points, vertical interest, when to fertilize and more.

Peony Heaven at Cricket Hill Garden Thursday, May 17 Depart GEC: 8:30 a.m. Return 4:00 p.m. If you share our excitement and love of peonies, this trip to Litchfield County is for you! A guided tour of Cricket Hill Garden, a nursery devoted to introducing gardeners to the beauty of tree and herbaceous peonies. Hundreds of peonies have been grown over the last 20+ years on this terraced woodland garden, Peony Heaven. Lunch at West Street Grill in Litchfield.

Bucks County Nursery Crawl Monday, May 21 Leave GEC 7:00 a.m. Return 6:30 p.m. Box lunch and snacks included. Join us for a nursery crawl in one of the most beautiful parts of Pennsylvania – Bucks County.  We will travel to Peace Tree Farm, a great wholesale specialty grower who has been featured on Martha Stewart. Next to Carousel Lavender Farm, a gentleman’s farm with a wonderful gift shop and beautiful gardens. We will then return to a favorite shopping haunt – F.P. Kolb, for new garden and decorative accessories. Our last stop will be Paxson Hill Farm, a nursery estate with a terrific selection of unusual plants.

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