CT’S FIRST LADY MAKES THE CUT

Connecticut First Lady Cathy Malloy cut a garland of fresh flowers on Feb. 24 to open the four-day 30th annual Connecticut Flower and Garden Show at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This year’s event featured 25 gardens, the flower show and dozens of seminars. Pictured (left to right): Jane Waugh, treasurer of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut; Donna Nowak, president of the Federated Garden; Maria Nahom, chair of the club’s Advanced Standard Flower Show competition; Malloy; Kristie Gonsalves, president of North East Expos Inc. — the show’s producer; and George and Barbara Gonsalves, who founded the show 30 years ago.