Useful Resources with links

Related Organizations​

• National Garden Clubs, Inc.
• ​New England Garden Clubs
• The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut

Local Organizations 

• Essex Library Association
• Essex Land Trust
• Ivoryton Library Association
• Town of Essex

Flower Shows 2026

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show
The Storybook Garden   February 19 - 22, 2026  
​Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT    

Newport Flower Show
Pearls of Newport   June 19 - 21, 2026 
Rosecliff Mansion, Newport RI

State and Regional Organizations 

• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Connecticut Botanical Society
• Connecticut College Arboretum
• ​Connecticut Cooperative Extension
• Connecticut Horticultural Society
• Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
• Connecticut Master Gardener Association
• Connecticut Rose Society
• Garden Conservancy
• Nature Conservancy
• New England Invasive Plant Atlas
• New England Wild Flower Society
• National Resources Council of Connecticut
• University of Connecticut Home and Garden Education Center

Conservation Articles 

• Ashes in the Garden​
• Butterfly Host Plants
• A Citizen's Guide to Creating a Pollinator Habitat in Connecticut
• Connecticut Invasive Plant List by Scientific Name
• Connecticut Invasive Plant List by Common Name
• Ground Nesting Bees
• Healthy Yard Maintenance is Less Work!
• Proper Timing to Mow Native Plant Meadows
• Northeast Native Trees for Pollinators
• Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides
• Trees and Shrubs for Bees through the Season
• Water-Wise Gardening Strategies 
• ​Wildflowers for Pollinators Through the Seasons
• Wildlife Conservation in the Garden

 Other Conservation Websites

• ​Pollinator Pathway Northeast – Essex, CT
• Native Pollinator Plant Lists
• Where to Buy Native Plants
• Leave the Leaves
• Protecting Invertebrates
• CT Agricultural Experiment Station Pollinator Information
• UCONN Invasive Plant Lists
• Organic Lawncare Practices ​

Other Articles of Interest 

• A Guide to Perennial and Annual Flowers
• The National Gardener