This fundraiser helps us, the environment, and local wildlife. Buy native plants! The bees will thank you.(Drawing of two bees hovering around two yellow flowers.
Logos: Master Gardener Cornell Cooperative Extension / Garden for Wildlife by National Wildlife Federation

Check out our Gardening Events page for details on how you can help!

Join us this fall and create your own terrarium!

All about Trees!
Saturday, September 13
Master Gardener Volunteer Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension

Come learn how to plant, prune, and maintain trees followed by a tree walk!

Create a Succulent Pumpkin
Saturday, October 11th
Graphics: Line drawings of pumpkins and succulent rosettes
Photo: White pumpkin with the top covered with succulents, moss, pine cones, and drift wood
Master Gardner Volunteer Program | Cornell Cooperative Extension | Orange COunty

Join us for this fun workshop and make your beautiful succulent pumpkin. A perfect fall center piece!

Dyeing with Fresh Indigo
Saturday, September 27th
Graphic: Line drawing of a skein of yarn
Photo: Four skeins of yard in various shades of indigo with a sprig from an indigo plant
Master Gardener Volunteer Program | Cornell Cooperative Extension | Orange County

Sign-up for our fall workshop and learn how to create a beautiful blue dye using fresh indigo!

Lawn Elimination & Reduction
Saturday, October 25th

Looking to reduce the size of your lawn with beautiful gardens? This is the class for you!

Home Gardening

Cornell Cooperative Extension offers research-based support to gardeners through our community horticulture and Master Gardener Volunteer programs. Homeowners can attend our classes, view online resources and have their gardening questions answered by our Garden Helpline service. Plant, insect and soil samples can be brought to our diagnostic lab for help determining problems in their home or garden.

Create a Terrarium Workshop

Terrariums offer a different way to bring plants into your home. They are simple to create and are low maintenance! Join us and build your own.

All about Trees!

Join us to learn how to plant, prune, and maintain your trees followed a tree walk around the campus!

Dyeing with Fresh Indigo

Then participants will learn how to use salt and ice to extract dye from fresh indigo leaves. After extracting the dye, participants will use the dye to color yarn!