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ROCHESTER cont. AM Session & 1-4pm PM Session. The Genesee Country Nature Center is an outstanding natural area with hundreds of acres of The WOODS are WILD in the winter months! Some animals hibernate, deep sleep, or fly away, but many are active all year long, like us. So get active this winter and join us for sledding on the great meadow hill, snowshoe walks, track hunts, bird feeder crafts, survival games, and so much more! $90. GCVM/NC February 20: Kiddie Cabbage Walk, 10am-4pm. This KIDDIE Cabbage Walk is an alcohol free version of a GCV&M favorite that is fun for the whole family. Based on a German tradition, a Kohlfahrt or Cabbage walk is an opportunity to gather together with friends and family in the mid winter for a walk in the woods! Participants will compete against each other while playing games, hiking the trails, warming up by the campfire and more! $55 for up to 6 participants. GCVM February 22-April 2: Landscape Technicians Training, 9am-3pm. For details contact Marci Muller, Horticulture Team Leader, Mem545@cornell.edu. 585753-2557. CCE/MON March 2: Greater Rochester Iris Society: March 2, 7 pm. Zoom meeting with Patrick Spence of Cascadia Gardens in Washington state; Japanese Iris Culture. For registration, please contact thehutchings@mac. com or Images@irises.org.
SAVE THE DATE… June 6: Odyssey to Ithaca Day Trip. Join UGJ staff as we travel by motor coach to tour the Ithaca region. Highlights include a visit to Cornell Botanic Gardens; shopping at a variety of nurseries including Baker’s Acres and Cayuga Landscape; wine tasting and more. Lunch included. $85. Registration required. Please call to reserve your seat: 716/432 8688; 585/5912860. Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 1501 East Avenue, Rochester 14610. upstategardenersjournal.com.
SYRACUSE REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Syracuse meets the second Thursday of the month, September–May, Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse. 315/492-2562; kgarb@twcny.rr.com; avsofsyracuse.org. Bonsai Club of CNY (BCCNY) usually meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm, Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse. 315/436-0135; lnewell1@gmail.com; cnybonsai.com.
Central New York Orchid Society meets the first Sunday of the month, September–May, St. Augustine’s Church, 7333 O’Brien Road, Baldwinsville. Dates may vary due to holidays. 315/633-2437; cnyos.org. Fairmount Garden Club meets the third Thursday of the month (March–November) at 6:30pm, Camillus Senior Center, 25 First Street, Camillus. Speakers & community projects. All are welcome. tooley.susan@ yahoo.com. Federated Garden Clubs NYS – District 6. 315/4814005; dist6fss@gmail.com. Gardening Friends Club meets the third Tuesday of the month, March–December, at 6:30pm, Wesleyan Church, 4591 US Route 11, Pulaski. 315/298-1276; Facebook: Gardening Friends of Pulaski, NY; VicLaDeeDa@frontiernet.net. Gardeners of Syracuse meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30pm, Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Enter from Melrose Avenue. 315/464-0051. Gardeners in Thyme (a women’s herb club) meets the second Thursday of the month at 7pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. 315/635-6481; hbaker@ twcny.rr.com. Habitat Gardening in CNY (HGCNY) meets the last Sunday of most months at 2pm. Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool. HGCNY is a chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes; wildones.org. Free and open to the public. 315/487-5742; info@hgcny.org; hgcny.org. Home Garden Club of Syracuse usually meets the first Tuesday morning of the month. Members are active in educating the community about gardening, horticulture & floral design and involved with several civic projects in the Syracuse area. New members welcome. homegardenclubofsyracuse@gmail.com; homegardenclubofsyracuse.org. Koi and Water Garden Society of Central New York usually meets the third Monday of each month at 7pm. See website for meeting locations. 315/4583199; cnykoi.com. Men and Women’s Garden Club of Syracuse meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:30pm, Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Meetings feature guest speakers on a variety of gardening and related topics. Members maintain gardens at Rosemond Gifford Zoo & Ronald McDonald House. Annual spring & fall flower shows. 315/699-7942; Facebook. Southern Hills Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month, February through November, at the LaFayette Community Center, 2508 US Route 11, Lafayette NY 13084. Some meetings are off site. Guests are welcome, and membership is open to anyone interested in gardening. For information regarding meetings, or membership, please contact Cathy Nagel 315-677-9342 or Email CEN42085@aol. com
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Syracuse Rose Society meets the second Thursday of the month (except December) at 7pm, Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Enter from Melrose Avenue. Club members maintain the E. M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden, Thornden Park, Syracuse. Public welcome. syracuserosesociety. org.
& BEYOND FREQUENT HOST NYSNLA: New York State Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc., 230 Washington Ave. Extension, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12203, 518/580-4063, info@nysnla.com, nysnla.com.
CLASSES / EVENTS January 27: NYSNLA Educational Symposium, 9am-1pm. Kick off of collaborative education series during the first months of 2021. Registration at nysnla.com/nysnla-educational-symposium. NYSNLA February 3: Tick Tactics: Knowing the enemy is half the battle, the other is having a plan, 9am-10:30am. Three scientists have made it their mission to understand this dangerous pest, each will bring you data, studies, observations and strategies to help you create a plan of protection. Registration at nysnla. com/region-1-virtual-education-day. NYSNLA February 10: Boxing Against Boxwood Blight, 9am-10:30am. This presentation will describe the diagnosis of boxwood blight and distinguish it from the other common diseases you might encounter. Registration at nysnla.com/region-7-virtual-educationday. NYSNLA March 3: Trends in Horticulture, 9am-10:30am. David Culp has his finger on the pulse of the nursery and horticulture industry, particularly perennial plants. Hear what he has to say about trends in planting styles, container gardening, green and other trending garden colors, native plants, naturalistic plantings and more. Registration at nysnla.com/region-6-virtualeducation-day. NYSNLA March 10: Inspiring the Next Generation - A Panel Discussion on Developing a Great Workforce, 9am-10:30am. As business owners and managers, we all face challenges around attracting and retaining an amazing workforce. In this session we will hear from some great minds in the industry and hear some stories and tactics that are helping them be successful. Registration at nysnla.com/region-8virtual-education-day. NYSNLA
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