
The Germantown Library is pleased to welcome author and gardener extraordinaire Margaret Roach for a lecture and book signing. After 15 years at Martha Stewart Living and a decade each at Newsday and The New York Times, Margaret Roach now writes the nationally acclaimed blog A Way to Garden and is author of the corporate-dropout memoir, “And I Shall Have Some Peace There,” about walking away from “success” for a quieter life lived closer to nature.
She will present a talk on "Nonstop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days." She has worked for more than 20 years to make her garden in the Hudson Valley–Berkshires area a visual treat every day of the year. Meet the plants and the philosophy that make it happen. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. If you would like to attend, please send an email or call by Wednesday, February 22.
Fee: FREE
germantownlibraryevents@yahoo.com | 518.537.5800
http://germantownlibrary.org/
Coppola's Restaurant in Hyde Park is hosting a special "Vanderbilt Garden Day". A portion of the proceeds from a selection of appetizers, entrees and desserts will be donated to the FWVGA to support the garden rehabilitation. When you arrive, be sure to let Coppola's staff that you are there to support the garden! Snow date will be March 8.
(845) 229-9113
http://www.vanderbiltgarden.org/
http://www.coppolas.net/
An event to benefit the Friends of Taconic State Park - garden slide presentation, book signing and wine & hors d'oeuvres reception. In her most recent book, Embroidered Ground, Page Dickey writes about the pitfalls, challenges, successes, and pleasures of her thirty-year-long process of making a garden, about gardening with a husband, about the changes that come to garden and gardener with aging. In a luscious slide talk, she shares her personal views on what contributes to a garden’s success—structure, fragrance, atmosphere, patterns and textures. Come enjoy an evening with one of America's best known and loved garden authors, and support a good cause at the same time!
Fee: Lecture and reception $65; Lecture only $25; Event & Book $80; Extra Books $20
http://taconic.eventbrite.com/
http://www.friendsoftsp.org/
Free tours and tree planting demonstrations on the grounds of the Orange County Arboretum.
Fee: FREE
(845)615-3828
http://www.orangecountyarboretum.org/
Hosted by New Paltz Garden Club. 8am-9am: drop off plants and sale items for categorizing. 9am: Swap starts. Bring identified plants, bulbs, seeds, houseplants for swap. Also bring extra tools, pots, vases, planters and all garden related items for the yard sale. Rain or Shine.
http://www.newpaltzgardenclub.org/
Annual sale of certified naturally grown seedlings and plants. Purchase vegetables, herbs, The annual season kick-off event for the Poughkeepsie Farm Project , all are welcome to tour the farm’s beautiful gardens and fields situated on the Vassar College Farm and Ecological Preserve. Visitors are invited to learn more about the farm’s food justice and education programs, purchase certified naturally grown seedlings and plants, enjoy products from local vendors and have fun getting to know the Poughkeepsie Farm Project community.
Fee: FREE
http://farmproject.org/
Join us amidst the peonies to celebrate 100 years of Beatrix Farrand’s Garden at Bellefield and enjoy an afternoon of cocktails, comestibles, conversation and an auction of unique experiences. Proceeds benefit the preservation of the garden and support the Beatrix Farrand Garden’s mission to educate about Farrand, one of America’s first woman landscape architects.
Fee: $75 / $65 members
info@beatrixfarrandgarden.org
http://www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org/
Mark your calendar, more details to come!
845-229-9115, ext.2023
http://www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org/
An informal guided tour of the delights of June at Stonecrop. Afterwards we will gather on the deck for wine and cheese whilst enjoying the fine view of the Hudson Highlands. Reservations are required.
Fee: $25 / $20 members.
(845)265-2000
http://www.stonecrop.org
Mark your calendar, more details to come!
The Fifth Annual Copake Falls Day will feature a Garden Conservancy Open Day at Margaret Roach's garden, following a guest lecture by Ken Druse. Ken will also teach hands-on workshops during the day.
http://www.copakefallsday.org/
Join The Friends of the Orange County Arboretum for the 9th Annual Garden Tea Fundraiser. Enjoy a delightful afternoon while helping to support the Arboretum. Reservations required.
Fee: $30
(845)615-3828
http://www.orangecountyarboretum.org/