Campbell’s elegant interiors and world renowned collections of fabrics, wallpapers, carpets and accessories grace homes worldwide.  As a special guest of the GEC, this charming and amusing style setter willl share her expertise and ideas on how to update your home with a look that’s both homey yet beautiful in an  environment that’s strong on […]

Campbell’s elegant interiors and world renowned collections of fabrics, wallpapers, carpets and accessories grace homes worldwide.  As a special guest of the GEC, this charming and amusing style setter willl share her expertise and ideas on how to update your home with a look that’s both homey yet beautiful in an  environment that’s strong on […]

 The Garden Education Center of Greenwich’s “Romance in the Garden”  celebrates the Center’s 50th anniversary with a garden tour that leads you through six of the town’s unique  charmers:  a Mediterranean garden of lemon and orange trees, grapes and figs in addition to garden rooms overlooking a crystal pond…a Georgian revival home with pool garden […]

Sugar botanist Julia Strait does a hands on demonstration of her incredible edible art on May 16 from 10am-12pm at the Garden Education Center of Greenwich. Displays of her life-like sugar flowers grace festive cakes and  stand on their own as delicate sculpture.  Examples of this art will be on display at the Center along with […]

Gardening expert Ken Druse will explore the roots of peoples’ need to garden, as he shares his vision of gardening and the many experiments he’s conducted in his ongoing partnership with nature.    His groundbreaking book, The Natural Garden, initiated a design movement that continues to grow in popularity today.  His many other books–16 to date– on everything from the […]

Meet the connoisseur of tomato growers, William Alexander (April 25)…then take a walk on the wild side, complete with picnic as you explore the Pomerance and Montgomery estates (April 28)  
 No one knows better than author Wm Alexander the trials and tribulations of raising “home grown” tomatoes. Alexander’s tales of battle with the local wildlife, wanton […]

April 9, 10-1pm introduces students to the art of decoupage.  In this class you’ll transform a terra cotta pot into a decorative planter you’ll be proud to use and show off!  Materials list provided at registration.
Classes are limited so sign up today! 
April 10, 10-4pm workshop for more experienced  decoupagers will transform ordinary placemats into objets d’art […]

John Horn, Mc Ardle’s gardening maestro, can show you how to bring those dull corners of your garden to life with plants that liven up the shade with interesting foliage colors, textures, and shapes. Learn how to make a shade garden the focus of your landscape both visually and ecologically following Horn’s […]

The Garden Education Center’s much anticipated plant picks for 2007 include three hard to find stars for your garden, whether it’s sun or shade, large or small. Order by April 1; pick up: April 26 and April 27 between 10-4pm at the Horticulture Building .
To order: Garden Education Center of Greenwich, Box 1600, Cos Cob, […]

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Join the Garden Education Center of Greenwich on a trip Wednesday, March 7. to Spring’s definitive horticultural event: the famed Philadelphia Flower Show. The gardens of the Emerald Isle are this year’s theme, and we’ll have our own local experts to tutor us on the subtleties in design and horticulture that […]