Jan 24, 11:00 EST: Removing Succulents From Pumpkins – FB LIVE scheduled at 10:30 am Eastern Time. Like Container Crazy CT Facebook page to receive live feed.
Feb 6, 10:30 EST: FB LIVE: Making a Moss Mardi Gras Mask with Succulents.
Mar 21, 10:30 EST: FB LIVE: Seeds and Such. Learn Cathy T’s techniques for growing veggies and herbs from seed in various container gardens and where to place them in the home. We have seeds for sale too!
Apr 11, 10:30 EST: FB Live: Grow Your Own Microgreens – Step by Step Process will be shown by Cathy Testa, who has been doing this process for 2 years now and held talks at many locations in 2017.
Apr 23, 7:00 pm – Garden Talk at East Hartford’s Garden Club (see below) on Container Gardening with Demonstration.
May 9, 1:00 pm – Terrarium Bowls with Succulents and Cacti Hands-On Workshop at Granby Senior Center (see below).
Sept 15, 10:30 am to Noon: Growing Microgreens and Sprouts at Home; Demo Day; Pay at Door, Registration NOT required.
Sept 19, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Weeknight session – Growing Micro-greens at Home; Demo Evening (same as above).
Sept 29th, 10:00 am: Ellington Farmers Market, demonstration at the gazebo at the market, market opens at 9 am, demo begins at 10 am. See the EFM site for details. Free to attend.
Oct 6, 10:30 am – Noon – Succulent Topped Pumpkins and Succulent Skull Workshop, Broad Brook, CT. Early Registrations taking place now! See www.WORKSHOPSCT.com for info.
Oct 9, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Weeknight Tuesday Workshop Succulent Topped Pumpkins (same as above topic)
Oct 20, Saturday: The Annual Harvest Festival at Strong Family Farm, Vernon, CT. Cathy Testa will be offering demonstrations on Succulent Topped Pumpkins. See the farm’s website for more details in the fall. They have many vendors, music and entertainment at this fun-filled fest. Great for kids!
Oct 22, Monday 7:00 pm – East Hartford Garden Club. Succulent Topped Pumpkin Demonstration with Succulent Plant Sales. Visit the club for details and registration.
Dec 1, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm – 9th Annual Holiday Kissing Ball and Wreath Making Workshop – Advanced Session, Broad Brook, CT
Dec 5, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Weeknight Workshop, 9th Annual Kissing Ball and Wreath Making Workshop – Beginner Session, Broad Brook, CT
Other 2018 Happenings:
Cathy Testa will be attending the Hartford Flower Show (Feb 22-25th) and Boston Flower Show (Mar 16-17) this year and will share her unique finds, new things on the scene, etc.
April 23rd, 2018, 7 pm: Container Gardening 5 Must’s and Demo at East Hartford South End Senior Center. Contact center for information.
May 9th, 2018, 1 pm: Terrariums Workshop at Granby Senior Center. Contact center for information.
May 2018: Visiting Powerscourt Gardens in Ireland, recently voted No.3 in the World’s Top Ten Gardens by National Geographic, is on Cathy T’s BUCKET LIST! Will be blogging all about it.
See WORKSHOPSCT.com for details and more.
For today’s Photo Friday, just a quick shot of the canna blooms from within my house. They are still providing lots of presence and I’m enjoying every last moment – so are the bees! But it is time to get into fall – pumpkin shoppin’ this weekend! I want a BIG one or TWO! Cathy T
