2011 Meeting Programs

All meetings take place at Planting Fields. Driving directions can be found on the Planting Fields website.

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011
1:00pm: Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito
Horticulturalists and Garden Designers
www.groundworksgardens.com
www.heritageradionetwork.com 		The challenges of gardening in New York City
2:00pm: Steven Silk
Author and Photographer		 Garden Partners - Using shape and color to create pleasing combinations

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011
1:00pm: Bob BonGiorno
Proprietor, Suburban Water Gardens
www.suburbanponds.com
www.suburbanbonsai.com 		Water Gardens
2:00pm: Carolyn Summers
Author and Landscape Designer		 Designing your garden with Northeastern flora

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011
1:00pm:Rich Blohm, master beekeeper Beekeeping and producing honey on Long Island
2:00pm: Fred Soviero
Director of Horticulture, Hofstra University
 Projects & Plants. New and Noteworthy

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011
1:00pm:Hal Mahoney
Lecturer
 Bonsai
2:00pm: Andi Pettis
Gardener		 Manhattan's High Line Park

 

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011
1:00pm: Plant Sale
members only		  
2:00pm: Vinnie Simeone
Director of Horticulture, Planting Fields Arboretum		 Tokyo to Kyoto, Great gardens of Japan

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
1:00pm: Bill Barash and Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, The Natural Nurse

 Herbal Walk
2:00pm: Denise Adams
Author and Lecturer		 A history of horticulture as seen through antique seed catalogues

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
1:00pm: John Capobianco
www.longislandmums.org 		Exhibition Chrysanthmums
2:00pm: Todd Forrest
VP of Horticulture, NY Botanical Gardens		 Restoing the historic landscape of the New York Botanical Garden

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16. 2011
1:00pm: Rick Bogus
Bridge Gardens, Peconic Land Trust		 Bridge Gardens and Topiary
2:00pm:Christine Doctor
The Plant Doctor
 Four Season Gardening

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
1:00pm: Millie Hendricks
Lecturer		 The wonderment of her garden
2:00pm: Johnathan Lehrer,
Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, SUNY Farmingdale		 Long Island Gold Medal Plants

 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
1:00pm: TBA
  
2:00pm: David Daehnke
Lecturer
 Ornamental grases, adding sound and motion to your garden