Throughout the year, the New Canaan Beautification League offers a variety of educational programs, hands-on workshops, garden tours, and special events designed to inspire a love of gardening, conservation, and community beautification. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or simply enjoy beautiful places and connecting with your community, there’s something for everyone. Many programs are free and open to the public, while others are reserved for members or require advance registration. Please see the calendar below for details.    Please click the title of each event to register!

 

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  • Annual Holiday Wreaths and Greens Workshop

    New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT, United States

    Calling all Members to help create beautiful wreaths to adorn our public buildings.  We will assemble in the New Canaan Nature Center Greenhouse. Please bring clippers. This is a shared […]

  • Exploring Connecticut’s Historic Gardens

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    Laurie Masciandaro, Site Manager of Roseland Cottage and Garden, introduces us to the history and beauty of the CT gardens that have inspired visitors for a century or more.  This […]

  • New Perennials: A Love Story, a personal introduction to design principles of the New Perennial Movement

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    Deborah Chud is a retired Massachusetts physician turned garden-maker, consultant and educator. Her 6 years of research on New Perennial gardens, including  New York’s High Line, Chicago’s Lurie Garden, the Oudolf Meadow at Delaware Botanic Gardens, and Oudolf Garden Detroit, generated the most comprehensive existing database of New Perennial plant combinations and led to the creation of her own […]

  • Texas Tree Lady

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    Janette Monear, President and CEO of Texas Trees Foundation, will speak to us about her work with the urban forestry non-profit dedicated to connecting people with trees to improve the quality of life in cities. The motto of the Texas Trees Foundation is “The Greening of North Central Texas". This foundation sustains a tree planting […]