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Useful Resources with Links
Related Organizations​
  • National Garden Clubs, Inc.
  • ​New England Garden Clubs
  • The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut
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
Local Organizations 
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Land Trust
  • Ivoryton Library Association
  • Town of Essex
Flower Shows 2023
  • Connecticut Flower and Garden Show  - Gateway to Spring                   
    Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
                     
    February 23 - 26, 2023
  • Newport Flower Show                                                   
    June 23 - 25, 2023
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