workshops, seminars & events
Throughout the year we offer workshops, seminars and host events. We hope you'll join us!
Summer 2023 Workshops & Seminars
Join us for our June seminars to learn all about plants for pollinators and garden insects. And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to be alerted when new events are added!
Stay tuned for more workshops and seminars! We are busy with all-things-spring and helping you get your gardens growing. We’ll be back soon with more helpful and fun activities. Sign up for our newsletter to be alerted when new events are added!
Plants For Pollinators
Sean will be give you a show-and-tell of the very best annuals and perennials that will attract loads of bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and more to your landscape. This seminar will be held outside in our nursery.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
10:30am – 11:30am
Cost $10
Garden Insects — Friend or Foe?
There are many different types of insects in your vegetable and flower gardens during the growing season. Are they good guys? Are they bad guys? Sean will clear up some of the mystery as he identifies and discusses the many types of insects you may encounter while gardening this summer. He’ll explain how you can treat the bad guys without harming the good guys. This seminar will be held in our Garden Shop.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
10:30am – 11:30am
Cost $10
Past Events
SEMINAR: Deer & Critter Resistant Plants
DATE: Saturday, April 8, 2023
TIME: 10:30am – 11:30am
COST: FreeÂ
LOCATION: The Gardener’s Center
Gardening on properties with wildlife that have appetites for plants can be extremely frustrating for the home gardener. Repellent sprays and fencing can be used to keep critters at bay, but why not just use plants that they will have little, if any, interest in eating in the first place?
Join us as Sean discusses his favorite deer and critter resistant annuals, perennials and shrubs for our Connecticut gardens. Control measures to keep the wildlife away from plants they do like to nibble at will also be discussed.
There is no fee for this seminar, but signing up here is required to secure your spot. Simply follow the prompts for entering in your information and you’ll be all set!
Chamber Jam 2022 was a big success!
The Gardener’s Center was proud to partner with the Darien Chamber of Commerce and other local businesses to bring our community together in celebration of our wonderful town. Headlining musical guest, The Spadtastics and opening band, Waller, provided live music throughout the evening. Proceeds from Chamber Jam benefited the Chamber Charitable Foundation initiatives, including their Scholarship and Holiday Lights programs.
