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!

Out in the Garden
30 minute Gardening Lessons for Adults, Youth and Families
Newburgh Armory Unity Center Community Garden
2nd Tuesday of the Month
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost: $5 per family / session
Scholarships available!
Photos: Cabbage Sprout, Bunch of red ripe cherry tomatoes on a tomato plant, lady beetle walking on a twig, carrots growing out of the ground

Come one, come all for a 30-minute gardening lesson at the NAUC Community Garden!

Creating a Wildflower Meadow
Saturday, June 14th
Photo: Grass pathway winding through a field of woldflowers

Learn how to beautify your yard by creating a wildflower meadow!

Out in the Garden
30 minute Gardening Lessons for Adults, Youth, and Families
Middletown Community Garden @ David Moore Heights
3rd Tuesdays of the Month
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cost: $5 per family / session
Scholarships available!
Master Gardener Volunteer Program | Cornell Cooperative Extension | Orange County
Photos: sprout, cluster of red cherry tomatoes on the plant, lady beetle, orange carrots growing in the ground

Come one, come all for a 30-minute gardening lesson at the Middletown Community Garden!

Join us this fall and create your own terrarium!

Come one, come all for a 30-minute gardening lesson at the Town of Monroe Community Garden!

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!

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.

2025 Sunflower Growing Competition

Register today to get your sunflower seeds in the mail! Plant your seeds and watch them grow! Enter your sunflower into this year's competition!

2025 Gardening Classes

Join us for our gardening classes and learn about soil, pruning, vegetable gardening, native plants and so much more!

Virtual Series
Gardening Questions Answered
3rd Thursdays @ Noon

Gardening Questions Answered - Third Thursday Virtual Series

Join us virtually every 3rd Thursday as we answer your gardening questions!

What can I plant to support native wildlife?
Keystone Native Plants

Keystone Native Plant Class

Come learn how to support native wildlife! This presentation will be given in at libraries throughout Orange County! Join us at the library nearest you!

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.

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!

Last updated June 10, 2025