Where I’m at in 2024

January 9, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Andover Garden Club

January 18, 2024 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style.
Host ~ Natick Garden Club

January 30, 2024 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . . .with Style
Host ~ Greenwich Botanical Center

February 5, 2024 ~ 7:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ topic to be arranged
Host ~ Falls Church Garden Club ~ Virginia

February 8, 2024 ~ 9:30 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury ~ Sudbury, MA

February 13, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Wakefield Garden Club ~ Wakefield, MA

February 13, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Wethersfield Library ~ Wethersfield, CT

April 5, 2024 ~ 1:00 PM
Southbury Garden Club ~ Southbury, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ In Unison Creating Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

April 9, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Stony Brook Garden Club ~ Princeton, NJ
LIVE lecture topic ~  to be arranged
Book signing

April 16, 2024 ~ 10:00 AM
Greenfield Hills Garden Club ~ Fairfield, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever, with Style
Book signing

April 25, 2024 ~ time to be arranged (noon-ish)
Fitzwilliam Garden Club ~ Fitzwilliam, NH
LIVE lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in t he Garden
Book signing

May 9, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Simsbury Public Library ~ Simsbury, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever With Style
Book signing

May 14, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Pomperaug Valley Garden Club ~ Woodbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Book signing

May 18, 2024 ~ 4:00 PM
Historic Stonington ~ Stonington, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ Terrariums & Wardian Cases
As part of the Adventures in Wonderland event at the Capt. Nathaniel Palmer House

June 5, 2024 ~ 2:00 PM
Watertown Library ~ Watertown, CT
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems
Book signing

June 23, 2024 ~ 3:00-5:00 PM
Mark Twain Library Sunday Salon (private party) ~ Redding, CT
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Tasha Tudor

September 3, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture : Bringing the Outdoors Inside and onto Your Windowsill
Host ~ Massachusetts Master Gardeners

October 15, 2024 ~ 7:00-8:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Durham Garden Forum ~ Durham, NC

December 5, 2024 ~ after 11:00 AM
Ecological Landscape Alliance Season’s End Summit ~ Grafton, MA
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends On Us
Book signing

January 14, 2025 ~ 9:30 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture
~ Easiest Houseplants Ever, with Style
Host ~ Charles River Garden Club

January 16, 2025 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever, with Style
Host ~ Wollaston Garden Club ~ Wollaston, MA

February 4, 2025 ~1:00-2:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Host ~ Hanover Garden Club ~ Hanover, NH

February 8, 2025 ~ 10:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host ~ North Andover Garden Club

February 12, 2025 ~ 10:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Issues & Answers: Harnessing Plants to Solve Problems
Host ~ Hortulus ~ Greenwich, CT

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Where I’m at in 2023

Lots of fun coming up in 2023 both virtual and in person. Check out this itinerary, bet I’ll be coming to a town near you sometime in the future. In the meantime, link with me on Facebook at Plantwise by Tovah Martin. More information on the lectures can be found at www.tovahmartin.com.

January 6, 2023 ~ 11:00 – 12:30 Central time
Wisconsin Public Radio ~ Larry Meiller Show
Topic ~ Terrariums

January 10, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever.with Style
Host: The Fells, Newbury, NH

January 11, 2023 ~ 9:30 AM
Zoom lecture ~ Begonia Intensive
Host: Stonington Garden Club, Stonington, CT

January 11, 2023 ~ 1:00 PM
Zoom Virtual lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style
Host ~ Old York Garden Club ~ York, Maine

January 12, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom Virtual lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host ~ Rocky Brook Garden Club of Central New Jersey

January 15, 2023 ~ 2:00 PM
Zoom Virtual lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever (with Style)
Host ~ Claverack Free Library ~ Claverack, NY

January 17, 2023 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host ~ Mentor Public Library ~ Mentor, OH

January 23, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM Central Time (8:00 PM Eastern Time)
Zoom lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style
Hosts ~ Arlington Heights (Illinois) Library & Arlington Heights Garden Club

January 26, 2023 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever with Style
Host ~ Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford,

February 16, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host: Hotchkiss Library ~ Sharon, CT

February 25, 2023 ~ 2:00 PM
LIVE Lecture ~ Kent Library ~ Kent, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

February 28, 2023 ~ 10:00 AM
Zoom lecture ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Hosts ~ Fairfield Garden Club, Fairfield, CT

March 11, 2023 ~ 1:00 PM
LIVE Lecture ~ Seymour Public Library ~ Seymour, CT
Lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden: Creating more of a Good Thing
Book signing

March 23, 2023 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom lecture ~ In Unison: Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Host: Bartlett Arboretum ~ Stamford, CT

March 28, 2023 ~ 6:30 PM Central Time
Zoom Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Host: Wisconsin Master Gardeners

April 1, 2023 ~ 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Live Lecture ~ Quiet Corner Garden Club Symposium ~ Danielson, CT
Lecture topic ~ 10:00 Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
                             1:00 Maximizing Space in the Garden
Book signing

April 12, 2023 ~ 5:30 PM
Live lecture ~ Minor Memorial Library ~ Roxbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

April 20, 2023 ~ 12:00 noon
Live Lecture ~ Litchfield Garden Club ~ Litchfield, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

April 26, 2023 ~ 2:00 PM
Live Lecture ~ Watertown Library ~ Watertown, CT
Lecture Topic ~  In Unison: Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

May 18, 2023 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Guilderland Public Library ~ Guilderland, NY

May 22, 2023 ~ 6:30 PM
Live lecture ~ Welles-Turner Memorial Library ~ Glastonbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Book signing

June 8, 2023 ~ 1:00 PM
Westport Garden Club ~ Westport, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Book signing

July 6, 2023~ 12:00 PM
Garden Chat ~ Noel Kingsbury

July 12, 2023 ~ 11:00 AM
Newport Garden Club ~ Newport, RI
Lecture Topic ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden

July 19, 2023 ~ 10:00 AM
Monadnock Garden Club ~ Keene, NH
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
                          w/ garden photography pointers
Book signing

September 12, 2023 ~ 1:00 PM?
Garden Club of Milford  ~ Milford, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Book signing

October 3, 2023 ~ 12:30 PM
Woodbridge Garden Club ~ Woodbridge, CT
Lecture Topic ~ Terrariums and You
Terrarium making demonstration
Book signing

October 13, 2023 ~ 11:00 AM
Greenwich Botanical Center ~ Greenwich, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Book signing

October 16, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM
Bethany Garden Club ~ Bethany, CT
Lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Book signing

October 25, 2023 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant
Host ~ Springfield Garden Club ~ Springfield, MA

November 16, 2023 ~ 1:00 PM
Shippan Point Garden Club ~ Stamford, CT
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged

January 9, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Andover Garden Club

January 18, 2024 ~ 7:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Natick Garden Club

January 30, 2024 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Greenwich Botanical Center

February 5, 2024 ~ 7:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ topic to be arranged
Host ~ Falls Church Garden Club ~ Virginia

February 8, 2024 ~ 9:30 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury ~ Sudbury, MA

February 13, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Wakefield Garden Club ~ Wakefield, MA

February 13, 2024 ~ 6:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Wethersfield Library ~ Wethersfield, CT

April 5, 2024 ~ 1:00 PM
Southbury Garden Club ~ Southbury, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ In Unison Creating Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators & You
Book signing

April 9, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Stony Brook Garden Club ~ Princeton, NJ
LIVE lecture topic ~  to be arranged
Book signing

April 16, 2024 ~ 10:00 AM
Greenfield Hills Garden Club ~ Fairfield, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever, with Style
Book signing

April 18, 2024 ~ time to be arranged (noon-ish)
Fitzwilliam Garden Club ~ Fitzwilliam, NH
LIVE lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in t he Garden
Book signing

May 14, 2024 ~ 11:00 AM
Pomperaug Valley Garden Club ~ Woodbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Book signing

May 18, 2024 ~ 4:00 PM
Historic Stonington ~ Stonington, CT
LIVE lecture topic ~ Terrariums & Wardian Cases
As part of the Adventures in Wonderland event at the Capt. Nathaniel Palmer House

October 15, 2024 ~ 7:00-8:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Easiest Houseplants Ever . . .with Style
Host ~ Durham Garden Forum ~ Durham, NC

February 4, 2025 ~ time to be arranged
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combos for Pollinators & You
Host ~ Hanover Garden Club ~ Hanover, NH

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Where I’m At in 2021

 

 

Kindra Clineff from The New Terrarium ©

Lots of fun coming up in 2021 both virtual and in person. Check out this itinerary, bet I’ll be coming to a town near you sometime in the future. In the meantime, link with me on Facebook at Plantwise by Tovah Martin. More information on the lectures can be found at www.tovahmartin.com.

Photo © Kindra Clineff

January 19, 2021 ~ 12:30-2:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Barrington Garden Club ~ Barrington, RI

January 20, 2021 ~ 7:30 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture
~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Chappaqua Garden Club ~ Chappaqua, NY

January 23, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
Virtual Lecture
topic ~ Houseplants by Design: a virtual lecture
Host: Mountain Top Arboretum ~ Catskills, NY

January 25, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Redding Garden Club ~ Redding, CT

January 26, 2021 ~ 6:30 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Enfield Public Library

February 4, 2021 ~ 1:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Goshen Garden Club

February 24, 2021 ~ 1:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: John Hay Estate at The Fells ~ www.thefells.org

February 28, 2021 ~ 2:00-3:00 PM
Virtual Zoom lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Berkshire Botanical Garden ~ www.berkshirebotanical.org

March 10, 2021 ~ 12:30 PM
Virtual Lecture Topic ~
Your Flower Child Update: How you can be More in Bloom
Host: Easton Garden Club ~ Easton, CT

March 18, 2021 ~ 2:00 PM
Virtual Terrarium Workshop

Host: Litchfield Garden Club

March 20, 2021 ~ 1:00 PM repeating at 2:40 PM
Virtual Lecture Topic ~
The New Terrarium
Host: CT Master Gardener Symposium: a virtual symposium
For more information: https://ctmga.org/symposium-event-2021

March 27, 2021 ~ 10:30 AM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden: Creating  More of a Good Thing
Host:  Library Association of Warehouse Point, East Windsor, CT

April 2, 2021 ~ 1:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Garden Club of Ridgewood, NJ

April 6, 2021 ~ 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Hanover Garden Club ~ Hanover, NH

April 13, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ The Flower Child Update: How to be More in Bloom
Host: Noanett Garden Club ~ MA

April 14, 2021 ~ 12:00 noon
Virtual Webinar Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Host: Ecological Landscape Alliance
For more information: www.ecolandscaping.org

April 20, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~
Houseplants by Design
Host: Rumson Garden Club ~ Rumson, NJ

April 24, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Roxbury Conservation Commission/Pollinator Pathway Initiative

April 25, 2021 ~ 2:00-4:00 PM
Stevens-Coolidge House & Garden ~ Andover, MA
Live Lecture ~  Your Flower Child Update: How to be More in Bloom

April 27, 2021 ~ 7:15 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Master Gardeners of Bergen County, NJ

May 2, 2021 ~ 2:00 PM
Virtual Lecture ~ Your Flower Child Update: How to be More in Bloom
Host: Florence Griswold Museum ~ Old Lyme, CT
For more information: https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/

May 4, 2021 ~ 6:00 PM
Virtual Lecture ~
Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Bartlett Arboretum ~ go to www.bartlettarboretum.org for more info

May 5, 2021 ~ 7:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Interview ~
 The Garden in Every Sense and Season
Belmont Books ~ Belmont, MA

June 10, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM
LIVE Lecture
Bellamy Ferriday House & Garden ~ Bethlehem, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Garden in Every Sense and Season
Book signing

June 23, 2021 ~ 1:30 Pacific Time
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: San Diego Floral Association

August 13, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM
Cancelled due to COVID concerns
Watch for a substitute Virtual Event in November!
LIVE LectureMaster Gardeners Summer Safari ~ Hamden, CT
Lecture topic ~ Awakening your Senses
Book signing

September 21, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
LIVE Lecture
~ Chestnut Hill Garden Club
Lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Book signing

September 23, 2021 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture
~ Houseplants by Design
Host ~ Fairchild-Nichols Library ~ Trumbull, CT

October 1, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM-12:00 noon
Virtual Lecture ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Host ~ Master Gardeners of Fairfield, CT

October 5, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Host: Great Island Garden Club of New Castle, NH

October 8, 2021 ` 11:00 – 12:00 Central time
Wisconsin Public Radio ~ Larry Meiller Show
Topic ~ Houseplants in Autumn: Give them Shelter

October 14, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
VIRTUAL Lecture ~ Weston Garden Club ~ Weston, MA
Lecture Topic ~ Houseplants by Design

October 19, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM
Sasqua Garden Club ~ Fairfield, CT
Lecture topic ~ Houseplants by Design
Book signing

October 21, 2021 ~ 7:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Hosts: Scarsdale Public Library and Dobbs Ferry Library

November 6, 2021 ~ 2:00-3:30 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Berkshire Botanical Garden
For more information: www.berkshirebotanical.org

November 13, 2021 ~ 10:30 AM
Virtual Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Host: CT Master Gardeners Annual Meeting

December 13, 2021 ~ 10:00-11:00 AM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: St. Mary’s Garden Club ~ Falmouth, Maine

January 11, 2022 ~ 12:45 PM
Garden Club of Madison ~ Madison, CT
LIVE Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Book signing

January 22, 2022 ~ 10:00 AM Central Time (11:00 Eastern Time)
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Host: Porter County Master Gardeners ~ Porter County, Indiana 

January 30, 2022 ~ 1:30-2:30 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Green Spring Gardens/Fairfax County Parks ~ Alexandria, VA

February 15, 2022 ~ 11:00 AM Central Time
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Missouri Botanical garden ~ St. Louis, Missouri
For more information: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/things-to-do/events/member-events.aspx

February 24, 2022 ~ 11:00 AM
Danbury Garden Club ~ Danbury, CT
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Book signing

March 16, 2022 ~ 6:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Lecture ~ Maximizing Space in the Garden
Host ~ Fairchild-Nichols Library ~ Trumbull, CT

April 9, 2022 ~ 1:00 PM
Meadowbrook Gardens Spring Fest ~ New Milford, CT
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Fashion Show of Annuals
For more information ~ https://www.meadowbrookgardens.com/

April 11, 2022 ~ time to be determined
Windsor Garden Club ~ Windsor, CT
LIVE Lecture Topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How You Can be More in Bloom
Book Signing

April 13, 2022 ~ 1:00 PM
Old York Garden Club ~ York, ME
LIVE Lecture topic ~ Houseplants by Design
Book signing

July 13, 2022 ~ 3:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Terrarium Workshop Part 1
Host ~ Fairchild-Nichols Library ~ Trumbull, CT

July 27, 2022 ~ 3:00 PM
Zoom Virtual Terrarium Workshop Part 2: Show & Tell
Host ~ Fairchild-Nichols Library ~ Trumbull, CT

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Where I’m At in 2020

Kindra Clineff from The New Terrarium ©

Lots of fun destinations coming up in early 2020 both near and far. Check out this itinerary, bet I’ll be coming to a town near you sometime in the future. In the meantime, link with me on Facebook at Plantwise by Tovah Martin. More information on the lectures can be found at www.tovahmartin.com.

Photo © Kindra Clineff

January 30, 2020 ~ 3:30-3:45 PM Central Time
Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast ~ The Central Time Show
Radio Show topic: Houseplant selection, care, maintenance, issues with Rob Ferrett
Call in!

February 23, 2020 ~ 1:30 PM
Southeastern CT Home & Garden Expo ~ Mohegan Sun Expo Center ~ Uncasville, CT
Lecture topic ~Boot Camp for your Senses
Book signing

March 7, 2020 ~ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
URI Master Gardener Symposium ~ Kingston, RI
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

March 10, 2020 ~ 10:00 AM
Little Garden Club of Rye ~ Rye, NY
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

April 2, 2020 ~ 6:30 PM
Tolland Garden Paths ~ Tolland, CT
Lecture topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How You Can be More in Bloom
Book signing

April 15, 2020 ~ 9:00 AM
Heritage Village River Garden Club ~ Southbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How You Can be More in Bloom
Book signing

April 16, 2020 ~ 6:30 PM
Bartlett Arboretum ~ Stamford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

April 20, 2020 ~ 7:00 PM
Windsor Garden Club ~ Windsor, CT
Lecture topic ~
Your Flower Child Update: How You Can be More in Bloom
Book signing

June 4, 2020 ~ 11:00 AM
Bellamy Ferriday House & Garden ~ Bethlehem, CT
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged
Book signing

September 9, 2020 ~ 1:30 PM
Norwalk Garden Club ~ Norwalk, CT
Lecture topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How to be More in Bloom
Book signing

September 14, 2020 ~ 7:00 PM
Windsor Garden Club ~ Windsor, CT
Lecture topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How to be More in Bloom
Book signing

September 15, 2020 ~ 6:30-8:00 PM
The Potting Shed ~ Rowayton Community Center ~ Norwalk, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Garden in Every Sense & Season
Book signing

October 3 , 2020 ~ 2:00 PM
Bartlett Arboretum ~ Stamford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Houseplants Unplugged: a live outdoor lecture
Book signing

October 14, 2020 ~ 4:00 PM
Bartlett Arboretum ~ Stamford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Finding the true Nature of Autumn: a live outdoor lecture
Book signing

November 20, 2020 ~ 11:00 AM ~ 12:30 Central Time
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) The Larry Meiller Show
Talk Show topic: Creating a Garden Indoors: bringing design to your windowsill
Tune in! Call in!

November 23, 2020 ~ 6:30 PM
Virtual Zoom lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Medway Garden Club ~ Medway, MA

January 19, 2021 ~ 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Virtual Zoom lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Barrington Garden Club ~ Barrington, RI

January 20, 2021 ~ 7:30 PM
Virtual Zoom lecture ~
Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Chappaqua Garden Club ~ Chappaqua, NY

January 23, 2021 ~ 10:00 AM Virtual Lecture
Mountain Top Arboretum ~ Catskills, NY
Virtual Lecture topic ~ Houseplants by Design: a virtual lecture

January 25, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Virtual Zoom lecture
~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Redding Garden Club ~ Redding, CT

February 28, 2021 ~ 2:00-3:00 PM
Virtual Zoom lecture ~ Maximizing Space: Creating More of a Good Thing
Host: Berkshire Botanical Garden ~ www.berkshirebotanical.org

March 10, 2021 ~ 12:00 noon
Easton Garden Club ~ Easton, CT
Lecture topic ~ Flower Child Update
 Book signing

March 20, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM repeating at 1:30 PM
CT Master Gardener Symposium ~ Connecticut College ~ New London, CT
Lecture topic ~ The New Terrarium
Book signing

April 6, 2021 ~ 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Virtual Zoom Lecture ~ Houseplants by Design
Host: Hanover Garden Club ~ Hanover, NH

April 20, 2021 ~ 11:00 AM
Rumson Garden Club ~ Rumson, NJ
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged
Book signing

May 16, 2021 ~ 2:00-3:00 PM
Berkshire Botanical Garden ~
Stockbridge, MA
Lecture topic ~ Houseplants Unplugged: a live outdoor lecture
Book signing

September 13, 2021 ~ time to be determined
Windsor Garden Club ~ Windsor, CT
Lecture topic ~ Your Flower Child Update: How You Can Be More In Bloom
Book signing

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Where I’m at in 2018

Lots of fun destinations coming up in early 2018 both near and far. Check out this itinerary, bet I’ll be coming to a town near you sometime in the future. In the meantime, link with me on Facebook at Plantwise by Tovah Martin. More information on the lectures can be found at www.tovahmartin.com.

Photo © Kindra Clineff

 

January 5, 2018 ~ 11:00 AM ~ 12:30 Central Time
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) The Larry Meiller Show
Talk show topic: Happily Ever After: Caring for Holiday Houseplants
Tune in! Call in!

February 24, 2018 ~ 12:30 PM
Connecticut Flower Show ~ Hartford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: The Garden in Every Sense and Season
Book signing

March 6, 2018 ~ 2:00 PM
Loomis Village ~ S. Hadley, MA
Lecture topic ~ Terrarium lecture & Workshop
Book signing

March 15, 2018 ~ 2:00 PM
Litchfield Garden Club ~ Litchfield, CT
Lecture topic ~ Terrarium Workshop
Book signing

March 17, 2018 ~ 12:30 PM
NH Master Gardeners Spring Conference ~ Manchester, NH
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged
Book signing

March 25, 2018 ~ 12:00 noon & 2:00 PM
Capital District Garden & Flower Show ~ Albany, NY
Lecture topics ~ 12:00 noon: New!!! Boot Camp for Your Senses
2:00 PM ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
New book signing!

April 7, 2018 ~ 2:00 PM
Minor Memorial Library ~ Roxbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ New!!! Boot Camp for Your Senses with a Smellathon
New book signing!

April 10, 2018 ~ 1:00 PM
Barrington Garden Club ~ Barrington, RI
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant
Book signing

April 14, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
Torrington Master Gardeners ~ Torrington, CT
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

April 18, 2018 ~ 6:30 PM
Granby Public Library ~ Granby, CT
Lecture topic ~Boot Camp for the Senses: Spring
Book signing

April 19, 2018 ~ 1:00 PM
Westport Garden Club ~ Westport, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses
New book signing!

April 28, 2018 ~ 11:00 AM
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies ~ Millbrook, NY
Garden Conservancy Open Days Digging Deeper Event
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses ~ Spring
New book signing!

May 3, 2018 ~ 6:30 PM
New Haven Master Gardeners ~ New Haven, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: The Garden in Every Sense and Season
New book signing!

May 9, 2018 ~ 11:00 AM
Stonington Garden Club ~ Stonington, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses ~ Spring
Book signing

May 15, 2018 ~ 7:00 PM
Woodbridge Town Library ~ Woodbridge, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses
New book signing!

May 19, 2018 ~ 3:00 PM
Rocky Hills ~ Mt. Kisco, NY
Garden Conservancy Digging Deeper Event
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses Live Experience!!!
New book signing!

May 20, 2018 ~ 1:00 PM
Tower Hill Botanic Garden ~ Boylston, MA
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses
New book signing!

June 1, 2018 ~ evening
Hollister House Garden ~ Washington, CT
Barn talk: Plug In your Senses at Hollister House with garen tour
New book signing

June 2, 2018 ~ 3:00 PM
Glenn Hillman’s Garden ~ Litchfield, CT
Garden Conservancy Expert in the Garden Event
Lecture topic ~ Ornamental Herbs
New book signing!

June 9, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
White Flower Farm ~ Morris, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses
New Book signing

June 10, 2018 ~ 2:00 PM
Florence Griswold Museum ~ Old Lyme, CT
GardenFest 2018!
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses
New book signing

June 30, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
The Fells ~ Newbury, NH
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us ~ 10:00 AM
Senses Training Tour of the Garden ~ 11:00 AM
New book

July 11, 2018 ~ 6:00-7:00 PM
July 12, 2018 ~ 10:00-11:00 AM
Peabody Essex Museum ~ Salem, MA
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Live in the Ropes Mansion Garden
New book signing

August 3, 2018 ~ 6:00-8:00 PM
Hotchkiss Library Summer Book Signing ~ Sharon, CT
New book signing

August 16, 2018 ~ 12:00 noon
Pawling Garden Club ~ Pawling, NY
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for the Senses: Summer
New book signing

August 25, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
Homestead Gardens ~ Davidson, MD
Lecture topic ~ The New Terrarium
Book signing

August 26, 2018 ~ 1:00 PM
Homestead Gardens ~ Severna Park, MD
Lecture topic ~ The Indestructible Houseplant
Book signing

August 30, 2018 ~ 3:00 PM
Mohonk Mountain House ~ New Paltz, NY
Garden Holiday
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for Your Senses: Summer

September 7, 2018 ~ 10:30 AM
Marblehead Club of Small Gardens ~ Marblehead, MA
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn
Book signing

September 16, 2018 ~ 3:00 PM
Essex Library ~ Essex, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn
Book signing

September 20, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
Ladew Topiary Gardens ~ Monkton, MD
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged
Book signing

September 22, 2018 ~ 4:00 PM
Roeliff Jansen Library ~ Hillsdale, NY
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn

September 26, 2018 ~ 6:00 PM
Hadlyme Hall Garden Club ~ Hadlyme, CT
Lecture topic ~ Putting Perennials Through their Paces
Book signing

October 10, 2018 ~ 7:00 PM
Woodbridge Town Library ~ Woodbridge, CT
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for Your Senses: Autumn
New Book signing!

October 16, 2018 ~ 1:00 PM
North Castle Public Library ~ Armonkm NY
Lecture topic ~ Tea & Garden Conservation: Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn
New Book Signing!

October 25, 2018 ~ 7:00 PM
Connecticut Horticultural Society ~ West Hartford, CT
Lecture topic~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn
Book signing

November 6, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM
Boggestow Garden Club ~ Sherborn, MA
Lecture topic ~ The Indestructible Houseplant
Book signing

November 7, 2018 ~ time to be arranged
Ecological Landscape Alliance ~ Season’s End Summit ~ N. Grafton, MA
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Autumn
Book signing

December 7, 2018 ~ 11:00-12:30 Central Time
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) The Larry Meiller Show
Talk Show topic: Putting the Winter Garden on the Map Outdoors and Indoors
Tune in!

December 12, 2018 ~ 1:00-3:00 PM
Stamford Master Gardeners ~ Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT
Lecture topic ~The New Terrarium
Book signing

March 3, 2019 ~ Meet & Greet ~ 1:45 PM
Lecture ~ 3:00 PM
Philadelphia Flower Show
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for Your Senses: Spring
Book signing

March 4, 2019 ~ 11:30 AM
Philadelphia Flower Show
Lecture topic ~ The Indestructible Houseplant
Book signing

March 12, 2019 ~ 10:00 AM
Pomperaug Valley Garden Club ~ Woodbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Garden in Every Sense and Season
Book signing

March 18, 2019 ~ 1:00 PM
Garden Club of Madison ~ Madison, NJ
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for your Senses: Spring
Book signing

March 23, 2019 ~ 11:30 AM & 2:30 PM
Chicago Flower Show ~ Chicago, IL
Lecture topic ~ 11:30 AM Boot Camp for Your Senses: Spring
~ 2:30 PM The Indestructible Houseplant
Book signing

March 28, 2019 ~ time to be arranged
Portsmouth NH Symposium ~ location to be arranged
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for Your Senses: Spring
Book signing

April 2, 2019 ~ 12:45 PM
The Garden Club of Hartford ~ Hartford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

April 4, 2019 ~ 9:30 AM
Amherst Garden Club ~ Amherst, NH
Lecture topic ~ Boot Camp for Your Senses
Book signing

April 10, 2019 ~ time to be arranged
Gardener’s Day: Women Gardeners of Ridgewood ~ Ridgewood, NJ
Lecture topic ~ Gardening as if the World Depends on Us
Book signing

May 3, 2019 ~ 1:00 PM
Southbury Garden Club ~ Southbury, CT
Lecture topic ~Boot Camp for Your Senses: Spring
Book signing

September 19, 2019 ~ 6:30 PM
Fellows Riverside Garden at Mill Creek MetroPark ~ Youngstown, OH
Lecture topic ~ The Indestructible Houseplant
Book signing

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Winter Lecture Schedule

Got the winter blahs? I’ve got the cure. Come to a lecture and we can commiserate together. Not only that–but we can lay plans for future gardens, indoors and out. Here’s where we can meet in the next few months:

December 5, 2013 ~ 1:00 PM
Goshen Garden Club ~ Torrington Country Club, Torrington, CT
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Lecture topic ~ Terrariums & You “Small Worlds”

December 6, 2013 ~ 1:00 PM
Stonington Historical Society~Capt. Palmer House, Stonington, CT
Lecture topic ~ Terrariums & Wardian Cases
Wardian case planting demonstration and book signing
For more information: www.stoningtonhistorical.org

January 15, 2014 ~ 9:00 AM
New Canaan Garden Club ~ New Canaan, CT
Lecture topic ~ Houseplants and Begonias

January 25, 2014 ~ 4:00 PM
Salisbury Library ~ Salisbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant

January 30, 2014 ~ 7:00 PM
Massachusetts Horticultural Society ~ Wellesley, MA
Lecture topic ~ Trowels & Tomorrow: Garden Stewardship
For more info ~ www.masshort.org

February 6, 2014 ~ 1:00 PM
West Hartford Garden Club ~ West Hartford, CT
Lecture topic ~ Infusing the Garden with Personality

February 12, 2014 ~ 7:00 PM
Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown ~ Sandy Hook, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant

February 20, 2014 ~ 3:30 PM
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show ~ Hartford, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant
For more info: ctflowershow.com

February 25, 2014 ~ time to be arranged
Talbot Garden Club ~ Easton, Maryland
Lecture topic ~ Terrariums & You

March 1, 2014 ~ 5:00 PM
Philadelphia Flower Show ~ Philadelphia, PA
Lecture topic ~ Houseplant demonstration
For more info: theflowershow.com

March 15, 2014 ~ 3:00 PM
New Hampshire Old House & Barn Expo ~ Manchester, NH
Lecture topic ~ Garden Stewardship: Trowels & Tomorrow
For more info: nhpreservation.org

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Autumn Lecture Update

The outdoor gardening season is winding to an end and I’m hitting the road again to lecture about my favorite subject — gardening. And while traveling around, I’m hoping to see all my favorite friends — you! Here’s where we can touch antennae in the next few months:

September 9, 2013 ~ 1:30 PM
House & Garden Club at Oronoque Village ~ Stratford, CT
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant

September 11, 2013 ~ 1:00 PM
Kingston Hill Gardeners fundraiser ~ South Kingston, RI
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant

September 19, 2013 ~ 11:45 AM
Wollaston Garden Club ~ Quincy, MA
Lecture topic ~ The New Terrarium

September 20, 2013 ~ 10:00 AM
Danbury Garden Club ~ Danbury, CT
Lecture topic ~ Gardening for the 5 Senses

October 5, 2013 ~ 11:00 AM
Fairchild-Nichols Library ~ Trumbull, CT
Lecture topic ~ Terrariums & You

October 17, 2013 ~ 10:30 AM
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay ~ Dartmouth, MA
Lecture topic ~ Houseplants and Terrariums

November 12, 2013 ~ 10:00 AM
Noanett Garden Club ~ Dedham/Dover MA
Lecture topic ~ The Unexpected Houseplant

November 19, 2013 ~ 10:00 AM
Landscape Design Council ~ Wellesley, MA
Lecture topic ~ Putting Perennials through their Paces

November 20, 2013 ~ 9:30 AM
North Shore Garden Club ~ Beverly Farms, MA
Lecture topic ~ to be arranged

December 5, 2013 ~ 1:00 PM
Goshen Garden Club ~ Torrington Country Club, Torrington, CT
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Lecture topic ~ Terrariums & You “Small Worlds”

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Coming to a Town Near You

Copyright Kindra Clineff from The Unexpected Houseplant

I’m packing my bags and heading out on the lecture circuit and bringing my little Houseplant & Einstein Show to a lecture hall close to you. Just so we don’t miss each other when I’m in your town, here’s a rundown. Hope to see you!

Northwest Flower & Garden Show ~ Seattle, WA
February 23, 2013 ~ 4:30 PM Rediscover Houseplants
February 24, 2013 ~ 10:00 AM Terrarium Tips & Tricks

Pennsylvania Garden Show of York ~ York, PA
March 1, 2013 ~ 6:00 PM Infusing the Garden with Personality
March 2, 2013 ~ 11:00 AM Terrarium Workshop
March 2, 2013 ~ 2:00 PM The Unexpected Houseplant

Philadelphia Flower Show ~ Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2013 ~ 11:30 AM Houseplants through the Seasons

Davidson Horticultural Symposium ~ Davidson, NC
March 5, 2013 ~ 1:00 PM The Unexpected Houseplant
March 5, 2013 ~ 3:15 PM Terrariums and You

Longwood Gardens ~ Kennett Square, PA
March 10, 2013 ~ 11:00 AM The Unexpected Houseplant
March 10, 2013 ~ 2:30 PM The Unexpected Houseplant
Members Lectures

Boston Flower Show ~ Boston, MA
March 16, 2013 ~ 1:30 PM The Unexpected Houseplant

Minor Memorial Library ~ Roxbury, CT
March 17, 2013 ~ The Unexpected Houseplant with LIVE PLANTS

Bowerbird ~ Peterborough, NH
March 23, 2013 ~ 2:00 PM Terrarium Workshop

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Conoclinium coelestinum

If you want to scream right now, I’m alongside you. Not so long ago, this was Eupatorium coelestinum. And that’s how it will remain in my tired mind. But, whateveryoucallit, you can’t beat it for a surge of very late season color.

And what a color. It’s difficult to capture this hue with a camera, you’ll just have to trust me that it’s a dreamy purple along the exact same lines as ageratum. But I abhor most of the modern ageratums — there’s something about a stiff wad of blossoms that strikes me with the same cold horror as a bouffant starched in hairspray. But this little eupatorium is wonderfully thready. It weaves itself thinly through your garden, biding its time until September when nothing else is in blossom. And then it forms a purple haze. However, fair warning: If you don’t do proper vigilance, it will be too much of a good thing. Much too much.

Some perennials totter on the precipice of polite society, and this little number straddles on the verge of brattiness. You can’t really trust it. Every year, I rip out a big wad of runners that sneak into other plants’ turf. But memories of this little native perennial’s late season performance keep me from totally eradicating it. So far, I’ve maintained the upper hand. If anyone wants to warn otherwise, speak now.

And isn’t this what gardening is all about? If every plant was a model citizen, how boring would that be? We need more Conocliniums (or whatever) in our midst. And even if you are a stern disciplinarian, you need this autumn color. Loosen up!

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Listen Up Again!

photo copyrighted by Kindra Clineff from The Unexpected Houseplant

We had so much fun (and callers) the last time, Wisconsin Public Radio asked me back for an encore. Tune in to the Larry Meiller Show on Friday, January 4 at 11:00-12:30 Central Time. This time around, we’ll be helping you host your gift plants after the holidays are over. And answering all your other indoor gardening questions also. Talk to you then!

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