🌿 The Bartlett is a home of the #UCONN Extension #MasterGardener Program. Interested in joining the program? Now is your chance! 🖊️ Applications for the UCONN Master Gardener 2023 program are being accepted now through Friday, October 14: ow.ly/6ezK50KWVhQ

🍁 “I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L. M. Montgomery #bartlettarboretumandgardens #stamford #october #happyoctober #stamfordct #happyfall

🎨 Sign up for "Botanical Drawing for Beginners". This one-day, online workshop is designed for students w/ no drawing experience. The class will be offered on two different dates: Sat, Oct 14 & Sat, Oct 29. Class is $60 w/ 10% discount for members: ow.ly/76ti50KWZEY

🎃 Join us for Halloween fun on Sun, Oct 30. FREE event includes mask designing, crafts, costume parade. Girl Scout Troop unveils Fairy House project - each house will create a scavenger hunt activity & register for Potter's Field Cemetery Trail Tour: ow.ly/JYZx50L1x9k

🌿 The Bartlett is proud to co-sponsor this year's Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group's 2022 Symposium on Thursday, November 3. CEUs for organizations and Pesticide Recertification Credits are available. Visit cipwg.uconn.edu/2022-symposium for details and to register.

⚰️ Potter’s Field was a resting place for Stamford’s poor and unclaimed until 1970s. This tour explores its history, its transition from the time it closed & an overview of its ecological significance. $5 for members, $10 for non. Sign up now: ow.ly/tQGj50L4iC9 #stamford

🎨 This 4-week online class teaches you how to create a realistic botanical drawing using simple plants from around our homes or local markets. No prior drawing experience required! Registration is $170 with a 10% discount for members: ow.ly/OcxK50L4wO2 #stamford #artclass

🍂 What's your favorite thing about fall? #bartlettarboretumandgardens #sundaythoughts #stamford #stamfordct #fallfoliage #newengland #autumn #october #naturelover #getoutside

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a striking, low growing plant with unique exotic flowers that resemble a bird’s wings. It is easy to care for, hardy, and thrives in direct sun. #stamford #birdofparadise #bartlettarboretumandgardens #stamfordct #tropicalplants

🍁 Raise your hand if you know what kind of leaves these are? 🙋 #fallfoliage #stamford #stamfordct #mapleleaves #mapletree #leaves #getoutside #bartlettarboretumandgardens #autumn #naturetrail #hugatree #203local #arboretum

🔵 Bluebird Smooth Aster (Aster laevis 'Bluebird') is a native perennial that blooms through the fall. It produces clusters of daisy-like flowers and is a highly-rated wildflower that attracts all types of native bees and butterflies, including migrating Monarchs. #stamford

🐝 "Bee" kind #sundaythoughts #wordgarden #stamford #bartlettarboretumandgardens #kindnessmatters #beekind #happysunday #stamfordct

🌳 What is your favorite spot at the Bartlett? #bartlettarboretumandgardens #stamford #secretspot #gardens #stamfordct #getoutside #wordgarden #nature #naturelover #gardenlover #stamfordlocal

🍁 There is no shortage of color these days at the Bartlett 😍 #bartlettarboretumandgardens #stamfordct #stamford #fallfoliage #fallblooms #october #gardens #getoutside #gardenlover #natureismyhappyplace #203local

This week, Christopher J. Farrell, Community Relation Specialist at Eversource CT (pictured right with Bartlett CEO Tracy Kay), stopped by the Bartlett to make a donation on his company's behalf. The funds will support the Bartlett's ongoing community Gardening efforts.

NEW Scavenger hunt! Find all 12 Fairy Houses! Stamford Girl Scout troop 50812 has created & placed fairy houses on the Bartlett trail system. See if you can spot them! Maps: bartlettarboretum.org/bartlett-scave… Printouts can also be found in the Silver Education Building Lobby.

My library Ferguson Library is the coolest. Thanks for a rockin good time! Bartlett Arboretum please get these guys for summer concert series! @oldschool203

This month's members-only workshop is Tropicals Inside & Out! We will discuss various species and the ins & outs of moving your lush garden...inside & out. Includes a behind-the-scenes look at the tropicals in the Greenhouse. Register on our website! ow.ly/JJk150MKJSw

This month & next, you will find various #WitchHazel #shrubs blooming in the Secluded #Garden next to the Homestead. A medicinal plant, also known as #winterbloom for obvious reasons, is a trusty sign of things to come! #winterwalks #bartlettarboretum #stamfordCT #getoutside

2024 #ARBORIST EXAM PREP COURSE: This course is intended as introductory course to provide participants with the basic information essential to a career in #arboriculture. It is designed for students who wish to have a more guided approach to the exam. bartlettarboretum.org/events/2024/1/…