2017-2018 Education Programs
September 21, 2017​
Garden Club Horticulture Trip to
​New York Botanical Gardens to see the Chihuly Exhibit.

Meet bus at Essex Town Hall parking lot at ​8:15 a.m.  All seats filled
October 2, 2107
Speaker: Jan Johnsen, Johnsen Landscapes
Topic: Fall Gardens and Maintenance

Jan Johnsen is an award-winning instructor at the New York Botanical Gardens and was an adjunct professor at Columbia University. She is a professional landscape designer and a principal of the firm, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools in Westchester, NY.
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November 6, 2017
Speaker: Deborah Trickett, The Captured Garden
Topic: Arrangements - Planter, Window Box, Live Centerpiece Wreath

Deborah Trickett, owner of The Captured Garden, is an award-winning container garden designer whose work has been featured in The Boston Globe, Garden Gate magazine, New England Home magazine and on the TV show New England Dream Home. She is a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist and a frequent lecturer on container gardening at the Boston Flower and Garden Show, as well as the Philadelphia International Flower Show.
November 9, 2017
Garden Club Horticulture Trip to see the annual fall Chrysanthemum Show and visit the greenhouses at Smith College, Northampton, MA.

Carpool from the Essex Town Hall parking lot at 9:00 a.m.  Fee $5.00
December 5, 2017
Garden Club Holiday Party at Essex Meadows, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Spouses and significant others welcome
December 7, 2017
Garden Club Horticultural Workshop

Creating a winter arrangement using the Principles of Design with Barbara Rayel, professional floral designer, and Karin Kline, both from Duck River Garden Club of Old Lyme.
​Fee $15

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February 5, 2018
Speaker: Jim Luce, Supervisor of Grounds, Connecticut College
Topic: Techniques for Sugar Maple Tapping, Boiling and Making Maple Syrup. In addition he will present tips on winter maintenance and pruning techniques
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Jim Luce is a valued associate of the CT College Arboretum and supervisor of grounds at Connecticut College. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the campus landscape with a focus on creating and maintaining both an aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound landscape.
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Harmony and Unity
February 22, 2018
Garden Club Horticultural Workshop

Creating a floral arrangement using the Principles of Design with Joan Todd, floral designer and member of the Essex Garden Club.
Fee TBA
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Proportion and Scale
March 5, 2018
Speaker: Brian Boom, Vice President for Conservation Strategy, Director of the NYGB Press and Science Outreach, and Bassett Maquire Curator of Botany
Topic: Conservation Practices in CT and its Utilization at the New York Botanical Garden

As a leader of the Center for Conservation Strategy at the NYBG, Dr. Brian Boom's principal responsibility is to provide executive leadership for this newly created unit. The Center's focus is on those places in the world with conservation challenges for which the Garden is uniquely positioned to make a major impact.  
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Traditional Mass Line Design
March 15, 2018
Garden Club Horticultural Workshop
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Creating a floral arrangement in a mass line design using the Principles of Design with Dee Dee Charnok, designer and member of Essex Garden Club.
Fee TBA
April 2, 2018
Speaker: Stephen Byrns, President, Untermyer Gardens Conservancy
Topic: Untermyer Gardens Restoration

In 2011, Stephen Byrns, a New York City architect and horticultural enthusiast, formed the nonprofit Untermyer Gardens Conservancy to bring Untermyer Gardens back to life. In its heyday, Untermyer has been heralded as "America's Most Spectacular Garden".
April 19, 2018
Garden Club Horticultural Workshop

Creating an Herb and Edible Container with Adriane Costello, Sandy French and Jane Dickinson, Essex Garden Club members.
Fee TBA
June 2018 TBA
Garden Tour in Essex with "pot luck" lunch in the Town Hall, followed by a meeting on the outcomes of May Market. 
September 10, 2018
Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Essex Yacht Club