Beyond Flowers: Who’s in Your Pollinator Garden?

PURCHASE Tickets Join the UCONN Master Gardeners to learn more about the pollinator garden! Using the Hill-Stead pollinator garden as a backdrop, this talk covers the basic flower shapes, who is their best pollinator “customer” and features the various bees and butterflies that visit the garden. Learn about the importance of “keystone plants” and examples of some that are readily available for the home garden. In addition, the Master Gardener volunteers will explain how plant selections are made, what bees…

Event Website Add to Calendar

when

July 18, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

where

See event website for details.

about

PURCHASE Tickets
Join the UCONN Master Gardeners to learn more about the pollinator garden!
Using the Hill-Stead pollinator garden as a backdrop, this talk covers the basic flower shapes, who is their best pollinator “customer” and features the various bees and butterflies that visit the garden. Learn about the importance of “keystone plants” and examples of some that are readily available for the home garden. In addition, the Master Gardener volunteers will explain how plant selections are made, what bees see, and what’s the best planting scheme and garden design for pollinators. All attendees will receive a copy of the Hill-Stead Pollinator Garden bloom chart.
Tickets
Adult  |  $12
Advance purchase is strongly encouraged.

Event Website Add to Calendar

join us:

iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent

The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Major support for iCreate 2025 is generously provided by an anonymous donor, with additional support from the CT Department of Economic and…

Bruce Museum

Studio Beginnings

Our youngest artists, designers, and builders are invited step into the arts studio to have fun making art inspired by the River building and surrounding landscape! Think, play, create, and experiment with texture, form, line, color and space. This session is recommended for ages 1-5 and their caretakers.

Grace Farms

Gel Plate Printing & Mixed Media Collage

Instructor: Heather Neilson Back by popular demand! Explore the playful, layered world of gel plate printing and discover how this versatile process can bring new life to your mixed media work. During the first two sessions, you’ll learn how to use a gel plate, brayer, acrylic paint, and a range of tools to create rich, expressive prints full of color and texture. In the final two sessions, you’ll transform your prints into 1-3 unique abstract collages on wood panels –…

Five Points Art Center

follow us: