Upcoming Events for February 2007

Because of the Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show and the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show, there is a long list of events this week. See the rest of this post for details of Workshops, Camps, Shows, Conferences....

and also Application Deadlines for children's gardening, Arbor Day poster contest, Tree Stewards course, Master Composter & Recycler course, and Beekeepers course.

Workshops, Shows, Conferences....

Feb 22-25 ~ Th-Fri-Sat-Sun ~ RI Spring Flower & Garden Show ~ Providence.

Feb 22-25 ~ Th-Fri-Sat-Sun ~ Connecticut Flower & Garden Show ~ Hartford.

Rhode Island Flower Show & Blithewold Events, Saturday, February 24:

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Gardens of the World ~ Bristol. (Blithewold)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~Gardens that Taste as Good as They Look ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Stone Applications, Indoor and Out ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Bullet Proof Roses ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Water Gardening on a Budget ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Images of Southern New England Landscapes ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ How to Deer Proof Your Garden ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Terra Cycle's growth in all-natural, effective plant foods ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Indoor Dish Gardening ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Connecticut Flower Show, Saturday, February 24:

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Constructing a Hypertufa Trough ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Butterfly Gardening ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Bonsai Society meeting ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ How to Attract Dragon Flies ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Hostas! ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Planning your Paradise: Design Workshop for Gardeners ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Trough Planting with Alpines ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Floral Arranging ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Organic Gardening: 21st C Techniques ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Native Lady Slippers ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ What You Should Know about Groundcovers ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ CT Historic Gardens ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Floral Arranging ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Composting ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 24 ~ Sat ~ Water Gardening ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Rhode Island Flower Show & The Garden Guys, Sunday, February 25:

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ The Garden Guys, WHJJ(920AM), WBSM(1420AM), WXLM(102.3FM) ~ 8-10am

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Organics in the Landscape ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Breeding New & Sustainable Trees & Shrubs of RI ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Retreat to the Garden/Break from Stress ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Japanese Gardens from an Artist's Perspective ~ Providence. (RI Flower Show)

Connecticut Flower Show, Sunday, February 25:

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Composting ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Indoor Dish Gardening ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Water Gardening ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Building Fertile Soil Organically ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Pruning ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Dividing Hostas ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Boutiful Basil ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ CT Chapter ASLA ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

Feb 25 ~ Sun ~ Landscape Lighting ~ Hartford. (CT Flower Show)

The Rest of February....

Feb 27 ~ Tu ~ Introduction to Bonsai Design ~ Bristol. (Blithewold) 

Feb 28-Mar 1 ~ Wed-Th ~ New England Farmer's Conference ~ Sturbridge, MA (RI Div Agric)

Application Deadlines

• Mar 1 ~ Deadline for Arbor Day Poster Contest. (RI Tree Council)
• Mar 12 ~ Deadline for Children's Garden Network Applications (RICAPE, RIFARMWAYS)
• Sign up for RI Tree Council Tree Stewards course and RI Beekeepers course ASAP if you are interested! They begin in March, but these courses fill up fast! Also sign up for the RI Master Composter & Recycler Program!