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Join us on the bus to the Philly Flower Show in 2025
Upcoming Gardening Events
| Date | Event | Description |
| Saturday, November 23rd @ 9:00 am | Winter Sowing | Winter sowing is a low-cost method of method of starting vegetable, flower, and perennials seeds by planting them in various containers and leaving them outside for the winter. In this class you will learn what winter sowing is, why it works as it does and all the instructions you will need to be able to begin your seed sowing as early as December! |
| Friday, December 6th @ 10:00 am | Create a Kissing Ball | This workshop will begin with an introduction to all the gorgeous greens followed by a demonstration. Then attendees will work together in small groups alongside our Master Gardener Volunteers to create their own beautiful holiday kissing ball. Join us for this great family project! |
| Friday, December 6th @ 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm | Create a Holiday Wreath | This workshop will begin with an introduction to all the gorgeous greens followed by a demonstration. Attendees will work together in small groups alongside our Master Gardener Volunteers to create their own beautiful holiday wreath. Join us for this great family project! |
| Friday, December 6th @ 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm | Create a Tabletop Tree | This workshop will begin with an introduction to all the gorgeous greens followed by a demonstration. Attendees will work together in small groups alongside our Master Gardener Volunteers to create their own beautiful tabletop tree. Join us for this great family project! |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 @ 9:00 am |
Cornell Cooperative Extension | 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip |
Experience the annual tradition of the Master Gardener Volunteer Bus Trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show! Come with us to step into the “Gardens of Tomorrow.” Join us on March 4, 2025, for a bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show – the largest and longest running horticultural event in the US for 195 years. The 2025 show will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The theme Gardens of Tomorrow invites you to explore the future through the eyes of visionary designers, expert gardeners, and passionate green enthusiasts as they merge nature's brilliance with human ingenuity. Alongside all the Flower Show elements you know and love, like the world's biggest plant competition, unique shopping experiences, and activities for all ages, you'll see and hear what the most innovative plant experts from around world think the future of gardening will be through their exhibits at our Know to Grow speaker series. Save the hassle and have more fun by travelling with our group! Your price includes round-trip coach bus transportation from the Middletown Galleria to the Philadelphia Convention Center.
The buses board at 8:45 AM at the Galleria in Middletown, NY (behind Macy's, across the street from Best Buy) and depart promptly at 9:00 AM – returning at 9:00 PM. REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON! Price $98/person. Please register by February 23, 2025, to avoid disappointment. No refunds, so please send someone else in your place if you cannot attend.
Your flower show ticket includes:
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Contact
Katy Boula
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
keb332@cornell.edu
(845) 344-1234, Ext. 240
Last updated November 19, 2024
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Visit us at the Farmers' Market!
Master Gardener Volunteers will be at several Farmers' Markets this season:
- Cornwall (Wednesdays)
- Florida (Tuesdays)
- Greenwood Lake (Saturdays)
- Middletown (Saturdays)
- Newburgh Healthy Orange (Tuesdays)
- Pine Bush (Saturdays)
- Warwick Valley (Sundays)
Please visit our Master Gardener Volunteers, they are excited to :
- answer your gardening questions — diagnosis plant diseases, identify insects, etc.
- talk to you about invasive species such as the spotted lanternfly
- teach you how to protect you and your family form ticks and tick-borne diseases
- provide research-based information about sustainable gardening practices including home composting, using native plants, and attracting pollinator
- help children engage with the outdoors by providing gardening and nature focused activities
- discuss ways in which you can become involved with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County such as joining 4-H, volunteering with our gleaning program, and taking gardening classes
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