CNLA Seeks Plant Donations, Volunteers for Annual Charity Event

Every October, CNLA members come together on a single day to re-landscape a nonprofit facility.

This year, the brand new Middletown Regional Vocational Agriculture Center is the chosen site. The plantings around the school will be a learning experience for the vo-ag high schoolers, who will also help that day, Oct. 2. 

This year, the CNLA is asking members for a variety of plants in smaller quantities to give the students many specimens to study and identify both taller and shorter plants. The school will be thrilled with whatever CNLA members can provide. CNLA will recognize donors and volunteers in its magazine and with a certificate for display at their business.

To donate plants, drop them off at the High School, 200 LaRosa Lane, Middletown (860-704-4599 ext. 4060), or call CNLA's Jeremy Maliga (860-882-7348) person25@aol.com and he will pick them up. Volunteers can bring them the morning of Oct. 2. Mulch is also needed for the project. 

To volunteer, contact PlantConnecticut Chairman Kevin Sullivan kevin@chestnutnursery.com or the CNLA office ConnNrsry@aol.com. The event begins Oct. 2 between 7:30-8 a.m. and will wrap up early afternoon. Lunch and refreshments will be provided by the parents of the vo-ag students. Bring your tools, please.  

Plant List - any of these plants would be welcomed donations:

1. Abelia x grandiflora Glossy Abelia
2. Abies concolor White Fir
3. Acer palmatum cv. Japanese Maple
4. Acer platanoides cv. Norway Maple  CULTIVARS
5. Acer rubrum cv. Red Maple
6. Acer saccharum cv. Sugar Maple
7. Aesculus hippocastanum Common Horsechestnut
8. Ajuga reptans cv. Carpet Bugle
9. Amelanchier canadensis Shadblow, Serviceberry
10. Aquilegia x hybrida Columbine
11. Artemesia schmidtiana Artemesia
12. Astilbe hybrid Astilbe
13. Berberis thunbergerii Japanese Barberry  CULTIVARS
14. Betula papyrifera Paper Birch
15. Buxus sempervirens Common Box
16. Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
17. Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' Blue Atlas Cedar
18. Cercis canadensis Redbud
19. Chaenomeles speciosa Japanese (Flowering) Quince
20. Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Falsecypress
21. Chrysanthemum x Morifolium Chrysanthemum
22. Clematis x jackmanii Jackman Clematis
23. Clethera alnifolia Summersweet
24. Cornus florida cv. Flowering Dogwood
25. Cornus sericea Redosier Dogwood
26. Cornus kousa Kousa Dogwood
27. Cotoneaster divaricatus Spreading Cotoneaster
28. Crataegus pheanopyrum Washington Hawthorn
28. Cytisus scoparius Scotch / Common Broom
29. Eleagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
30. Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymus  CULTIVARS
31. Euonymus fortunei cv. Wintercreeper Euonymus
32. Fagus sylvatica cv. European Beech
33. Forsythia x intermedia cv. Border Forsythia
34. Fraxinus americana White Ash
35. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo / Maidenhair tree
36. Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis Thornless Honeylocust
37. Hedra helix cv. English Ivy
38. Hemmerocallis spp. Daylily
39. Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells
40. Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon
41. Hosta x hybrida cv. Plaintain Lily
42. Hydrangea macrophylla Hydrangea
43. Ilex crenata cv. Japanese Holly
44. Ilex verticillata Winterberry Holly
45. Ilex opaca cv. American Holly
46. Iris germanica Bearded Iris
47. Juniperus horizontalis cv. Creeping Juniper
48. Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
49 Larix laricina Eastern / American Larch
50. Liquidamber styraciflua Sweetgum
51. Ligustrum amurense Amur Privet
52. Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree
53. Lonicera japonica 'Halliana' Hall=s Japanese Honeysuckle
54. Magnolia stellata cv. Star Magnolia
55. Magnolia x soulangiana cv. Saucer Magnolia
56. Malus spp. and cv. Crabapple
57. Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood
58. Myrica pensylvanica Bayberry
59. Nyssa sylvatica Black Tupelo / Black Gum
60. Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood / Sorrel Tree
61. Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge
62. Paeonia hybrid cv. Peony
63. Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy
64. Philadelphus coronarius Mock Orange
65. Picea abies Norway Spruce
66. Picea glauca > Conica= Dwarf Alberta Spruce
67. Picea pungens cv. Colorado (Blue) Spruce
68. Pieris japonica cv. Japanese Pieris
69. Pinus mugo Mugo Pine
70. Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine
71. Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
72. Pinus thunbergii Japanese Black Pine
73. Platanus x acerifolia London Planetree
74. Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil
75. Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood
76. Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry
77. Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn
78. Pyrus calleryana cv. Flowering Pear
79. Quercus alba White Oak
80. Quercus palustris Pin Oak
81. Quercus rubra Red Oak
82. Rhododendron x catawbiense Catawba Rhododendron
83. Rhododendron spp. Exbury Hybrid Azalea
84. Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
85. Rosa spp. Hybrid Tea Rose
86. Sedum spectabile Stonecrop sedum
87. Sorbus aucuparia European Mountain Ash
88. Spirea x bumakla cv. Anthony Water Spirea
89. Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
90. Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
91. Taxus cuspidata cv. Japanese Yew
92. Thuja occidentalis cv. American Arborvitae
93. Tilia cordata Littleleaf Linden
94. Tsuga canadensis Canadian Hemlock
95. Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm
96. Viburnum x burkwoodii Burkwood Viburnum
97. Vinca minor cv. Periwinkle
98. Weigela florida Weigela
99. Wisteria sinensis cv. Chinese Wisteria
100. Yucca filamentosa Adams Needle