Resources 

Fundraising through Brent and Becky's Bulbs:
If you are going to buy bulbs (of any type) for your garden, please consider ordering them from Brent and Becky’s Fundraiser Program.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Go to BLOOMINBUCKS.COM
2. On the front page, it asks you to select your organization.
   Scroll down and look for ESSEX GARDEN CLUB, INC (we are the only Essex listed)
3. Hit the green GO! Button.
4. Next you will see a disclaimer – fundraising orders are not allowed additional discounts, where applicable. 
   Usually, it only affects items “on sale”.
   If you “CONTINUE”, then you are in the regular Brent and Becky catalog and can order what you like. ​

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Generally, our club receives back 25 % of the order – THAT’S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION!!! 

Recycling:

• The Essex Landfill and Recycling Center is located on Route 154 (Exit 4 off Route 9). Their hours are: Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 7 am to 3 pm. Telephone: 860-767-1926
  
  

Energy and Environmental Protection:

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, 3rd Floor, Hartford, CT 06360
  Telephone: 860-424-3000
• Estuary Region Household Hazardous Waste; Contact: Janice Ehlemeyer; [email protected]
  Telephone: 860-581-8554
• Connecticut Clean Energy Program; www.ctcleanenergy.com​

Gardening Questions:

• Connecticut Cooperative Extension, Haddam 
  Telephone: 860-345-4511
• Connecticut College Arboretum, 270 Mohegan Avenue, New London; www.conncoll.edu
  Telephone: 860-439-5020
• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, offering advice, courses, meetings and soil testing for free.​Telephone: 203-974-8500