A Redding tradition, the RGC s Plant Sale is one of our major fundraisers. Held the Saturday before Mother s Day, shoppers can find a wide array of annuals, perennials, vegetables, and herbs at excellent prices.
Redding Garden Club Plant Sale on May 8 Written by Redding Garden Club
The Redding Garden Club’s Spring Plant Sale is the place to celebrate spring in the garden. This year s Plant Sale will be held Saturday, May 8, from 9am to 1pm at Redding Historical Society, 43 Lonetown Road.
Shoppers will find a wide variety of perennials, herbs, vegetables, unusual annuals, hanging baskets, and member-grown plants, many of which are deer-resistant. Bring your gardening questions: Master Gardeners will be on hand with plant care advice and a special exhibit on Insects: The Beautiful, the Beneficial, and the Invasive. Bargain hunters can discover new treasures at Second Hand Rose, a garden-themed tag sale.
Redding Road Race, Run for the Cows, Limited Registration Opens on January 1, 2021 Written by New Pond Farm
Redding Road Race: A Run for the Cows on May 2, 2021.
Registration will open on 1/1/21 at noon. Please note: with deferrals from the original 2020 race, spots will be very limited.
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Choose from a half marathon, 7 miler, kids fun run, and a Mighty Cow Challenge (16.2 and 10.1)
The races begin and end at stunning New Pond Farm Education Center in West Redding, Connecticut with a starting time of 8:00am for the half and 8:35 am for the 7 miler.
All races are on bucolic country roads that have runners passing a horse farm, a waterfall, a railroad bridge, wetlands, streams, lakes, a historic schoolhouse circa 1789 while finishing in beautiful New Pond Farm Education Center. The course can be categorized as challenging and rolling (with plenty of short hills but none that would be classified as long).