LI Events

Upcoming Horticultural Events on Long Island

2010 Winter Lecture Series at Martin Viette Nurseries

All events, except for March 6th, will be offered at 11am, and repeated at 1pm. Space is limited; please call 516-922-5530 to reserve a spot.

March 13: Richard Weir, III, Horticultural Solutions: Great Groundcovers for Long Island
March 20: Richard Abate, CNLP, Martin Viette Nurseries: The Allure of Japanese Maples

The Long Island Bonsai Society meets at 7:30pm on the second Monday of each month in the greenhouse classroom at Planting Fields in Oyster Bay

The first talk for each month's meeting focuses on bonsai techniques. This includes wiring, styling and care. The second talk is usually a lecture/demonstration that involves the creation and refinement of bonsai by world renowned experts. Everyone is welcome to join us. For more information, contact C. Kazdan at 631-549-5015 or refer to www.longislandbonsai.org.

Meeting dates are:

March 8th: Pre-meeting: Bonsai Basic Techniques; Main meeting: Mystery guest
April 12, 7:30pm in the main greenhouse classroom at the Planting Fields: Pauline Muth will be teaching "Blended Trees using Trident Maples." Everyone is welcome. Contact C. Kazdan 631-549-5015 or see longislandbonsai.org.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH - SUNDAY, MARCH 21: 2Oth Annual Flower and Garden Show at Hicks Nurseries, Westbury

Parking and admission are free.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH at 7:00pm: Long Island Rose Society

Greating a Butterfly Garden. Speaker is Reva Tucker. Plainview-Old Bethpage Library, Old country Road, Plainview. Admission is free.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13 at 1:00pm: Holly Society of America, Long Island Chapter

Holies at Rutgers Gardens: Past, Present, Future. Speaker is Bruce Crawford, Director of Rutgers Gardens. Annex at Planting Fields.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21: NY Chapter of the American Rhodendron Society Annual Luncheon

Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. For more information go to www.nyrhodendron.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27 at 2:00pm: NARGS, LONG ISLAND CHAPTER

Speaker Steve Whitsell from the Manhattan chapter. Greenhouse Room (former location of the gift shop) at Planting Fields.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH, 17TH, 24TH at 8:30am - 4:03pm: 28th Annual Spring Gardening School of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

CCE's 28th Annual Spring Gardening School will be held at The Academy of St. Joseph in Brentwood on April 10th, Bellport High School on April 17th, and Riverhead Middle School on April 24, 2010. The day includes your choice of classes from four different sessions, with information for every level of gardener from beginner to advanced.

Topics include:

Fundamentals of gardening
Pruning
Floral design
Home Composting
Water-wise gardening
Gardening with children
Vegetable gardening
Houseplants, dahlias, hydrangeas, bulbs, roses, and many more!

All classes are taught by Master Gardeners and Extension Educators. Included in your fee are free soil pH testing, plant diagnostic clinic, plant sale from some of the finest nurseries, continental breakfast, delicious boxed lunch, and door prizes. The fee is $55 per person; early bird registration--before March 5th--is $50. The registration, form with a full schedule of classes and their descriptions, is available for download at www.ccesuffolk.org or contact Caroline Kiang at 631-727-7850, ext. 337 or 345.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18 at 2:00pm: NARGS, Long Island Chapter

Tom Stuart will speak about ferns. Greenhouse Room at Planting Fields.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24: "A Taste of Spring" Memberhsip Cocktail Party at Old Westbury Gardens

Wine, food tasting, cocktails, and silent auction. Membership included with ticket price. For more information, call 516-333-0048, ext. 309.

Local plant societies and public gardens are invited to send information on upcoming events and programs of horticultural interest to the Long Island Horticultural Society's webmaster and to the newsletter editor. Please note that information to appear in the newsletter must be received at least two months in advance.