Principles of Garden Design Workshop 1

…the owner of Silver Spade Garden Design, LLC, and an advanced Master Gardener. She manages the UConn Master Gardener Pollinator Garden at the Hill-Stead Museum and is active in the… [Read more]

Seed Saving Workshop

…of vegetables and flowers. Come hear what these experts have to say about seed saving. Carol Walters and Ginni Block are Master Gardeners who completed their course with UConn Master… [Read more]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Find Your Pot of Gold by Bidding Now on our Silent Auction

…in a daze, I obeyed, getting up from my chair and following him to the back of the lawn, not even thinking to guess what was in store. I followed… [Read more]

Announcing Poets for 2015 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival

Hill-Stead Museum is thrilled to announce the 2015 line up for its renowned and highly-anticipated Sunken Garden Poetry Festival: Wednesday, June 24 – Ted Kooser, United States Poet Laureate (2004-2006)… [Read more]

100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

…from WDRC AM The Talk of CT, interviewed Lisa Lappe, PR and Marketing Manager, and Melanie Bourbeau, Curator, on May 6. Here is the audio from their live broadcast: http://www.hillstead.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brad-Davis-Interview.mp3… [Read more]

Announcing the 2016 Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Performers

…a year in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. His first book, Here, Bullet, chronicles his time in Iraq. Turner has been featured on National… [Read more]