Chapters in New York

This park has a nice waterfall and views over Myosotis Lake.  We will meet at the visitor's center parking lot and walk around the lake, for a total of about 3 miles. See the Preserve's website for visit information and a trail map.

Everyone is welcome, with no need to RSVP. To get reminders and be informed of any last-minute changes, sign up for meet-and-hike updates.

We would be delighted to have you join us for a summer work party at our demonstration garden.  On this evening we will be doing some light weeding and placing bricks around the edging of our newly planted tree line.  Please bring shovels, trowels, kneeling pads, gloves, buckets, and wheelbarrels for you to use.  We will be able to help you learn what is considered a weed and what is not.  Thanks for helping us maintain our beautiful demonstration garden.

Join us on this tour to see these wonderful gardens in all their mid-summer glory. Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve is located in the southern Catskill Mountains in Sullivan County, NY. The gardens are an ongoing work by author, teacher, and landscape designer, Carolyn Summers. Throughout her career, Carolyn has been acutely aware of the need for clients, DIY homeowners, and designers to be able to see how lovely native plants are when used in garden settings. The Catskills – mostly in a Zone 5 climate – makes an excellent test for fitness and hardiness. In addition to managed gardens, large areas of the property are preserved to protect native flora in their natural habitats, along with the wildlife that depend on them. We invite you to come and experience the beauty, diversity and sustainability of the native flora for yourself. These gardens will leave you inspired to plant more of the same.

This is a free event on private property and requires registration. Address will be sent to all who register. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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Join us for a visit to Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery in Woodbury, CT.  Earth Tones is a unique nursery that specializes in growing and selling Northeast native plants that are both beautiful and ecologically beneficial. Earth Tones offers nearly 400 native plant species, most of which have been propagated on site. (See their website for their current plant list.) In addition to plant sales, the nursery offers landscape design, installation (rain gardens, meadows, bogs), habitat restoration, stormwater management, and wetlands mitigation services.

We will tour the nursery with the owner and learn about the nursery’s origins, their propagation methods, the development and infrastructure of the nursery, along with lots of information about their plants. The nursery is quite large and located on a hill. Come prepared for lots of walking on steepish paths.

Registration is required.

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If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Come one, come all to our first fall plant sale at the Vassar Barns!  Did you know….Fall is the perfect time for planting - the soil is warm and the roots are ready to grow in preparation for the next growing season.   These plants are beautiful, economical, fast growing and will fit right into your garden spaces.   Most will bloom their second or third season.  </b> Volunteers welcome!  Please use the registration link to volunteer. </b>

Species include but are not limited to:

-Alliums (deer resistant)

-Cardinal flower - hummers love these

-Monardas/beebalms

-Penstemons/beardtongues

-Obedient plant

-Little bluestem

-Carexes/Sedges

-Butterfly weeds

….and many more