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Calendar
September Calendar
6 History Tour ~ 10 am ~ Info Center
7 Perennial Workshop with Bill Turrull
~ 9-12
10 Super Saturday ~ 9 am-12 pm ~ Rose
Garden
13 Full Moon Tour~ Pond House ~ 7:45
21 Closing the Perennial Garden ~ 9-12
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October Calendar
12 Full Moon Tour ~ Pond House ~ 6:30
15 Super Saturday ~ 9 am-12 pm ~ Rose
Garden
15 History Tour ~ 10 am ~ Info Center
22 Hartford Bike Walk ~ Watch for
details at
http://www.hartfordbiketour.org/
November Calendar
13 Closing the Iris Garden ~ Iris Garden
~ 10-11
19 Super Saturday: Closing the Rose
Garden ~ 9 am -12 pm ~ Rose Garden |
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Park Tours &
Workshops
Dates are
subject to change, please call
860.231.9443 to confirm.
Thank you to the City of
Hartford’s Park employees whose efforts
continue to maintain the Park.
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Garden Workshops
Perennial Garden Workshops
First Wednesday of each month
Sept 21 – Closing the Perennial
Garden ~ 9-12
Iris Garden
November 13 ~ 10-11 Closing the Iris
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Full
Moon Tours
Meet at the Pond House
September 13 at 7:45
October 12 6:30
Park
History Tours
Meet at the Info Center at 10 am
September 6
October 15 |
Discover Hartford Bicycle &
Walking Tour 2011
Sat Oct 22nd, 2011
Co-presented by Bike Walk CT
and the City of Hartford.
Features 10, 15, 25 &
40-mile bike tour options
linking Hartford’s historic
parks, and walk-talk tours
of Elizabeth, Keney, and
Bushnell Parks.
Proceeds benefit Bike Walk
CT and the Hartford Parks
Trust Fund!
Plans are being made and up
to date information will be
available at http://www.hartfordbiketour.org/ |
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INROADS
On Saturday, July 23, 2011, The Friends
of Elizabeth Park welcomed 125 college
age interns from INROADS who
spent the morning (and some of the
afternoon) volunteering at Elizabeth
Park. Thanks to these very helpful
young folks, our gardens were weeded,
mulch was spread in the Rose Garden,
trash in the park was picked up and
disposed and the new Heritage Rose
Garden got a new mulching ground cover.
We calculated the amount hours of
volunteer time and figured it would have
taken two employees over two weeks to
accomplish the same amount of work.
Thank you INROADS! The Friends of
Elizabeth Park want to thank you for
choosing to spend your volunteer time
with us.
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These are pictures of the INROADS
volunteers. It was a hot day!
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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT LAW SCHOOL
For the second year in a row, the
University of Connecticut Law School
has asked their incoming first year law
students to spend some time volunteering
in their new neighborhood. Once again
they’ve chosen to work in the Elizabeth
Park Rose Garden. On August 26, 2011
twenty first year students weeded and
deadheaded in the Rose Garden while
getting to know each other and hopefully
getting to know and love our roses! Our
gardens are beautiful because of caring
individuals like the UCONN Law
Students. The Friends of Elizabeth Park
thank you for spending your time with us
caring for our gardens!
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A Gift of Roses, From
Beijing to
Elizabeth Park . |
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Most exchange programs with
other countries usually involve
students, not roses.
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Elizabeth Park and
the Beijing
Botanical Garden |
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After
a 7,000 mile journey this past
spring, some twenty rose bushes
made their way from Beijing,
China to JFK Customs and then
onto Hartford.
In the near future, roses from
Elizabeth Park will be on their
way to the Beijing Botanical
Garden. This is part of a rose
exchange program between the two
parks, and presents an
opportunity to establish a
long-term friendship between
Hartford and Beijing.
As required by federal law, the
roses were first transferred to
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) facility in
Jamaica, NY. While there, the
roses underwent careful
inspection by USDA agents prior
to shipment to Hartford.
Ultimately, and with loving
care, these roses bearing such
names as Bai Zuan Shi, and Jin
Fen Lian will find a new home at
Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT.
The arrival of these roses was
part of an effort by Friends of
Elizabeth Park board member Mike
Patitucci, Marci Martin, Park
Rosarian, John Mattia, rose
hybridizer, Jenni You
and others.
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The purpose of this
undertaking was to
acquire
a variety of
different and
unique roses to
supplement the
existing Elizabeth
Park rose garden
collection, as well
as to add an
international aspect
to the garden.
Since China is where
roses were first
cultivated nearly
5,000 years ago,
what better place to
begin this
adventure.
In early 2010, Mr.
Patitucci contacted
Mr. Zhao, the
director at the
Beijing Botanical
Garden, with the
idea of creating a
rose exchange
program between
their respective
parks. With the help
of Ms. You and
countless emails,
Mr. Zhao warmly
accepted the offer.
It soon became
apparent that this
would be no easy
task. Imported roses
are designated as
restricted plants
overseen and subject
to specific rules
and regulation by
the USDA. This
ensures the imported
roses are healthy
and pass inspection
upon entry into the
USA.
The roses are held
in quarantine for a
period of two years
at a pre-approved
site where they will
be inspected
periodically by the
USDA and CT
Agricultural Dept.
Ms. Cui, the Beijing
Botanical Garden’s
rosarian, assisted
in preparing the
roses for shipment,
inspection, and
certification in
China prior to their
journey to the USA.
As part of the rose
exchange program,
The Friends of |
Bejing
Botanical Garden |
Elizabeth Park will send the
limited addition Elizabeth Park
Centennial Roses to Mr. Zhao in
 Beijing.
These special roses were
hybridized by John Mattia of
Orange, Connecticut for the 100th
year anniversary of the Park’s
Rose Garden in 2004. Located on
300 acres, the Beijing Botanical
Garden is an exquisitely
designed and maintained park
featuring a large glass
conservatory with many tropical
plants along with a vast and
extensive variety of plants and
trees. Its rose garden covers
about seventeen acres with a
collection of 100,000 roses and
over 1,000 varieties.
Part of the parks focus is to
provide scientific research and
education for the Chinese people
and international visitors.
Hartford’s Elizabeth Park is
about 100 acres, with a two and
a half acre rose garden. The
Elizabeth Park rose garden is
the oldest municipally operated
rose garden in the country. It
opened to the public in 1904. It
has about 800 varieties and over
15,000 roses bushes and arches.
Rambling roses cover arched
walkways in the garden and the
beds are filled with roses of
every shape and color. Along the
border, fences of climbing and
shrub roses provide a colorful
background for the bedding
plants.
Mr. Patitucci noted that the
complexity and difficulty
involved in this undertaking was
well beyond expectation. He
gives much credit to the USDA
and others in bringing this rose
exchange program to fruition.
Elizabeth Park
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The Connecticut Unit of the
Herb
Society of America,
the group that maintains the
herb garden at Elizabeth Park,
began a new project this
summer. They are growing herbs
in the old cold frame beds and
harvesting those herbs for
Freshplace, a new food pantry in
Hartford.
The Hartford Courant’s
columnist, Susan Campbell,
recently ran a front-page
article,
“A Food Super-Pantry”,
highlighting this new food
pantry. The herbs grown at
Elizabeth Park by the Ct Unit
are taken to Freshplace on
designated shopping days.
Freshplace is teaching its
clients the benefits of using
fresh herbs in cooking. Herbs
are high in nutrition, low in
calories and can reduce or
eliminate the use of salt as the
intensity of flavor from the
herbs replaces the salt’s flavor
enhancing properties.
The Ct Unit of the Herb Society
of America would like to thank
the City of Hartford for
allowing them to plant in the
old cold frame beds, the Friends
of Elizabeth Park for supporting
the project, but most
importantly the Park’s city
workers, especially David, who
helped start the seed in the
greenhouse and who, along with
his Park colleagues, supported
this new effort with enthusiasm.
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Elizabeth
Park Rose Garden Bed & Arch
Dedications
The gift gives back in June when the
arches are in full spectacular bloom.
Many of the Excelsa, Crimson Rambler,
Dorothy Perkins and White Dorothy roses
on the arches are original to when the
Rose Garden was established in 1904.
3 Years $400
6 Years $750
Elizabeth
Park Rose Arch Dedications
1 year $125
You may also make your donation online
at
http://www.elizabethpark.org/support.htm
Photo: Earle Stone
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ROSE BED / ROSE ARCH DEDICATION FORM
Name _________________________________________
Address _______________________________________
City/Zip _______________________________________
Memorial plaque included. (circle one)
Dedicated to In honor of In memory of
Gift to
Name:
Amount of Donation $
Please make checks payable to:
Friends of Elizabeth Park & mail to:
Friends of Elizabeth Park
PO Box 370361
West Hartford CT 06137-0361
Photo:
David Wilson |
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Free Is Not Free!
Yes, the gardens, tours and
concerts are Free to the Public,
but the costs for these are
consider-able. Our efforts to
raise the funds to maintain the
gardens, offer garden and
history tours, and host the
Summer Concert series depend
upon support from people like
YOU. Please consider a donation
so we can continue our services
to the public.
Make it a gift! |
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To provide lasting support for
Elizabeth Park, donors are
encouraged to give to our
permanent
endowment fund at the
Hartford Foundation for Public
Giving. The fund is dedicated
to providing ongoing support for
the maintenance and upkeep of
Elizabeth Park. If you are
considering including a bequest
for the benefit of Elizabeth
Park in your will or trust and
would like more information
about the fund, please contact
Sally Weisman at the Hartford
Foundation for Public Giving at
860-548-1888 extension 1019.
They will be happy to schedule a
confidential conversation about
a gift through your estate
plans.
Or you may contact Jackie Lee at the Information Center,
860-231-9443. |
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Connecticut Dahlia Society
Find us on Facebook!
Court of Honor at the 53rd
Annual Show on August 27,
2011
Despite weather conditions,
dahlia growers showed a
beautiful assortment of
blooms at the 53rd annual
CDS Show. |
Connecticut
Rose
Society
www.ctrose.org
CRS is on Facebook! Search
for Connecticut Rose Society
and ask to join!
Meetings are held on Sundays
at 2:30 pm at the Pond
House.
The public is invited.
Sept. 11, 2011 Six-Pack Rose
Show.
Everybody is encouraged to
bring roses from their
garden. The public and Rose
Society members will learn
what judges look for in
roses and their criteria for
awarding ribbons. All are
welcome and refreshments
will be provided after the
meeting. Criterions: John
Mattia & Mike Fuss
October 2, 2011 The Year
2011 in Our Gardens.
Round Table Discussion
concerning the Successes and
Issues with our rose
Gardens. Rose Orders will be
taken for next year's Rose
Sale. A different selection
of roses will be offered. |
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Pond House
Cafe
Dog House
Daily:
Monday – Sunday 12-7pm
Serving ice cream, Razzles, hot dogs &
more!!
Hot Dot Menu
Best in Show: (Daily Special)
Chihuahua: (Chili, Cheese, Pico)
Dachshund: (Bacon, Pineapple, Cheese,
Hot Sauce)
Doberman: (Sausage, Peppers, Onions,
Tomato Sauce)
Dog Bites:
(Grilled Dog Pieces, Ketchup)
French
Poodle: (Ham, Brie Cheese, Slaw, Dijon
Mustard)
German
Shepherd: (Sauerkraut, Bacon, Grain
Mustard)
Husky:
(Peppers, Onions, Spicy Ketchup, Cheese)
Lassie:
(Onions, Relish, Ketchup, Mustard)
The Mutt:
(bacon, Cheese, Slaw, Onions, Peppers
and Hot Sauce) |
Thistle Lawn Bowling
Don’t miss it! Come and find
out how much fun it can be..
Lawn Bowling 1920
Contact David Molodetz, President
860.727.3483 for information. |
Visit the
Pond House Website for
information on events & promotions
http://www.pondhousecafe.com
Open Tuesday – Sunday
Phone: 860-231-8823 |
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Café Hours:
LUNCH:
Tues.-Sat., 11 AM-5 PM
DINNER:
Tues.-Thurs., 5-8 PM
Fri.-Sat., 5 - 9PM
BRUNCH:
Sat. 10AM-2PM
SUNDAY BRUNCH:
10 AM-2:30 PM
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The Friends of Elizabeth Park is a non-profit organization, founded
in 1977 & dedicated to assisting the City of Hartford in
maintaining, restoring and preserving Elizabeth Park’s horticultural
gardens for today’s visitors & tomorrow’s generations.
Call the Information
Center at (860) 231-9443 for announcements, changes, & updates. Send
e-mail to
elizabeth_park@sbcglobal.net
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