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Gardening at the End the of Growing Season

Fall in New England is a glorious season of colorful splendor. It is also an important time for

your garden, as you make decisions that will impact both the well-being of wildlife during the

winter months and the health and beauty of your plants next year. Join Mystic-based Master

Gardeners Abby Van Slyck and Mitch Favreau for a discussion of gardening tasks you can tackle

in the fall—and beyond—to support the environment and to set your garden up for success next

year.

Abby Van Slyck and Mitch Favreau are Mystic residents who have enjoyed long careers at

Connecticut College and Electric Boat, respectively. For Mitch, the focus was IT support, while

for Abby, it was primarily teaching architectural history. In retirement, they have become avid

gardeners and completed the UConn Master Gardener certification course in 2025. They love

talking to other gardeners and thinking with them about how we can sustain the gardens that do

so much to nourish us.