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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:
Go BLOOMINBUCKS.COM
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)
Hit the green GO! Button.

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. ​Generally, our club receives back 25 % of the order – THAT’S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION!!! 
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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; jehlemeyer@rivercog.org
    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