Gardening workshops will be held at the location and time listed below. If a workshop needs to be postponed due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted on this web site and via email (for those who have signed up). Snow dates are listed below with each topic.

Enfield, Connecticut Location: Asnuntuck Community College L.R.C. conference room 170 Elm Street (Route 220) Enfield, CT Time: Scheduled Wednesdays, 7 p.m. (see schedule below) Directions: From Route 91 South: Take exit 48, turn left at end of ramp. Travel east through five traffic lights. The college will be on the right. From Route 91 North: take exit 48, turn right at end of ramp and follow above directions. Enter college through doors at far right end of building. L.R.C. conference room is on the right directly through the second set of doors. Click here for a detailed map and to get driving directions to this location from YOUR location and print them out if you'd like.

Gardening Workshop Topics Click on a month to read about the workshops happening that month or scroll down the page to read about the entire series for 2008. January | February | March | April | May | June | July | September | October | November | December

JANUARY 2008 “Terrarium Gardening Basics” January 9 (snow date Jan. 16), 7 p.m., Enfield “Unique African Violets: Part I – Large Flowered” January 23 , 7 p.m., Enfield “Unique African Violets: Part II – Miniatures & Trailing” January 30 (snow date Feb. 6), 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

FEBRUARY 2008 “The Best Everblooming House Plants” February 13 POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 20, 7 p.m., Enfield “Indoor Seed Starting for Beginners to Experts” February 27 (snow date Mar. 5), 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

MARCH 2008 “Growing the Many Spring Perennial Primroses” Mar. 12 (snow date Mar. 19), 7 p.m., Enfield “Going Green in the Lawn and Garden” March 26, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

APRIL 2008 “One-Step, Organic, Easy Spring Lawn Care” April 2, 7 p.m., Enfield “Controlling Crabgrass and Other Lawn Weeds Safely and Organically” April 9, 7 p.m., Enfield “Controlling Grubs and Other Lawn Insects Safely and Organically” April 16, 7 p.m., Enfield “The Best Hummingbird & Butterfly Plants” April 30, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

MAY 2008 “The Best Spring-Blooming Perennials” May 7, 7 p.m., Enfield “Tips for Successful Container Gardening” May 14, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing Fragrant Plants” May 21, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Types of Iris” May 28, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

JUNE 2008 “Growing the Many Different Oriental Poppies” June 4, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Types of Astilbes” June 11, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Hardy Perennial Geraniums” June 18, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

JULY 2008 “You Gotta See These New Coneflowers!” July 9, 7 p.m., Enfield “The Best Summer-Blooming Perennials”  July 16, 7 p.m., Enfield “The Best Shade Perennials” July 23, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Hostas” July 30, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

AUGUST 2008 “Growing the Many Different Types of Lavender” August 20, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Types of Anemones for Fall” August 27, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

SEPTEMBER 2008 “Fall Lawn Care – Now's the Best Time to Work on Lawns” September 3, 7 p.m., Enfield “The Best of The Newest Perennial Introductions” September 10, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Perennial Hibiscus” September 17, 7 p.m., Enfield “The Art of Preserving Flowers” September 24, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

OCTOBER 2008 “The Best Autumn-Blooming Perennials”  October 1, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Ornamental Grasses”  October 8, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing the Many Different Truly Hardy Mums”  October 15, 7 p.m., Enfield “Heirloom Apple Tasting & Growing Your Own Antique Apples” October 22, 7 p.m., Enfield “Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Winter Blooms”  October 29, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

NOVEMBER 2008 “How to Protect Plants from Winterkill in Connecticut” November 5, 7 p.m., Enfield “Growing Unusual & Uncommon House Plants” November 12, 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

DECEMBER 2008 “Christmas Decorations from the Garden” December 3 (snow date Dec. 10), 7 p.m., Enfield TOP

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