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SPONSORED EVENTS

ITHACA Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins

County offers Zoom gardening classes in every week of spring. From gardening basics to special advanced topics, learn how to grow beautiful, delicious, and sustainable gardens with experts. See the listings in this issue or visit ccetompkins. org/gardening to register.

ROCHESTER May 7, 8, 14, 15–21, 22–27, 28: Rochester

Dahlia Society Plant Sales. Upcoming RDS dahlia plant and tuber sales. May 7‑8, 9am–2pm, Elmgrove Auto, 725 Elmgrove Rd, Gates. May 14, 8am–12pm, Webster Arboretum, 1700 Schlegel Rd, Webster. May 15–21, Home sale, 553 Klem Rd., Webster. May 22–27, Home sale, 754 Pinnacle Rd, Pittsford. May 28, 8am–1pm, Market in the Park, Warner Castle, Highland Park. Rochester Dahlia Society, 585-865-2291, Facebook, rochesterdahlias.org.

BUFFALO

REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS

African Violet & Gesneriad Society of WNY meets the third Tuesday of the month, March–December, at 7pm, Greenfield Health & Rehab Facility, 5949

Broadway, Lancaster. judyoneil1945@gmail.com. Alden Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except July & August) at 7pm, Alden

Community Center, West Main Street, Alden. New members and guests welcome. Plant sale each May. 716-937-7924. Amana Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except January) at Ebenezer United

Church of Christ, 630 Main Street, West Seneca.

Visitors welcome. 716-844-8543, singtoo@aol.com. Amherst Garden Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month (except December, March, July & August) at 10am, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Main Street,

Williamsville. New members and guests welcome. 716-836-5397.

Bowmansville Garden Club meets the first Monday of the month (except June, July, August & December) at 7pm, Bowmansville Fire Hall, 36 Main Street,

Bowmansville. New members and guests welcome.

For more information, 716-361-8325. Buffalo Area Daylily Society. East Aurora Senior Center, 101 King Street, East Aurora. Friendly group who get together to enjoy daylilies. Plant Sales, May &

August. Open Gardens, June–August. Facebook. Buffalo Bonsai Society meets the second Saturday of the month at The Critchen, 3377 Clinton St. West

Seneca, NY 14224 at 1pm except for the March and

April meetings. March 9, 7pm, guest speaker Bill

Valanavis. April 23, 1pm, guest speaker Julian Adams. buffalobonsaisociety.com.

Federated Garden Clubs NYS – District 8.

Nancy Kalieta, Director, nancyk212@aol.com. gardenclubsofwny.com. Forest Stream Garden Club meets the third Thursday of the month (September–May) at 7pm, Presbyterian

Village, 214 Village Park Drive, Williamsville and other locations. Summer garden teas & tours. Ongoing projects include beautification of the Williamsville Meeting House, garden therapy at a local nursing home, youth gardening & Victorian Christmas decorating. eileen.s@markzon.com

Friends of Kenan Herb Club meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6pm (January–March), 5:30pm (April–November), Kenan Center for the Arts, 433 Locust

Street, Lockport. Meeting dates, times and campus locations: kenancenter.org/affiliates.asp, 716-4332617. Garden Club of the Tonawanda meets the third

Thursday of the month at 7pm, Tonawanda City Hall,

Community Room. Garden Friends of Clarence meets the second

Wednesday of the month at 7pm, September–June,

Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main Street, Clarence. gardenfriendsofclarence@hotmail.com. Hamburg Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10am, VFW Post 1419, 2985 Lakeview

Rd, Hamburg, NY. June plant sale. Summer garden tours. Guests are welcome. Contact lonabutler4@ gmail.com. Kenmore Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of the month (except July, August & December) at 10am,

Kenmore United Methodist Church, 32 Landers Road, Kenmore. Activities include guest speakers, floral design, and community service. New members and guests welcome. Songnbird@aol.com. Ken-Sheriton Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of the month (except January) at 7pm, St. Mark’s

Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Road, Kenmore.

Monthly programs, artistic design and horticulture displays. New members and guests welcome. 716833-8799; dstierheim@gmail.com. Lancaster Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except January, July & August) at 7pm, St. John Lutheran Church, 55 Pleasant Avenue,

Lancaster. All are welcome. Meetings are currently on hold. 716-685-4881. Lewiston Garden Club meets the fourth Monday of the month. See lewistongardenfest.com/garden-club for meeting information or write PO Box 32, Lewiston,

NY 14092. Niagara Frontier Koi and Pond Club meets the second

Friday of the month at 7pm, Zion United Church, 15

Koening Circle, Tonawanda. Niagara Frontier Orchid Society (NFOS) meets the first Tuesday following the first Sunday (dates sometimes vary due to holidays, etc.), September–June,

Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. niagarafrontierorchids.org. Orchard Park Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month at 12pm, Orchard Park Presbyterian

Church, 4369 South Buffalo Street, Orchard Park. Contact: Sandra Patrick, 716-662-2608.

Ransomville Garden Club meets the third Wednesday or Saturday of the month at 5:45pm, Ransomville

Community Library, 3733 Ransomville Road,

Ransomville. Meetings are open to all. Community gardening projects, educational presentations, June plant sale. bbonnie2313@gmail.com. Silver Creek-Hanover Garden Club meets the second

Saturday of the month at 11am, Silver Creek Senior Center, 1823 Lake Road (Rte. 5), Silver Creek. edlorrie@yahoo.com, Facebook. South Towns Gardeners meets the second Friday of the month (except January) at 9:30am, West Seneca

Senior Center. New members welcome. Town and Country Garden Club of LeRoy meets the second Wednesday of the month (except February) at 6:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, 7 Clay Street,

LeRoy. New members and guests are welcome. 585768-2712, ritawallace005@gmail.com, Facebook. Western New York Herb Study Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park

Avenue, Buffalo. Western New York Honey Producers, Inc. Cornell

Cooperative Extension of Erie County, 21 South

Grove Street, East Aurora. wnyhpa.org. Western New York Hosta Society. East Aurora Senior

Center, 101 King Street, East Aurora. Meetings with speakers, newsletter, sales. Hosta teas first Saturday of July, August, September. h8staman@aol.com; wnyhosta.com. Western New York Hosta Society Breakfast Meetings, a friendly get-together, first Saturday (winter months only) at 10am, Forestview Restaurant, Depew. wnyhosta.com. Western NY Iris Society usually meets 1–4pm the first

Sunday of the month at the Julia B. Reinstein Public

Library, 1030 Losson Road, South Cheektowaga.

Guests welcome. Programs include information about acquiring and growing irises (bearded & non-bearded) and complementary perennials; the club's annual judged iris show, and a summer iris sale. During months when irises are blooming, there garden visitations. April 3, 1:30pm, Components to

Interpret a Themed Iris Flower Design; Especially for the Novice; What to do in the Spring Garden.

May 1, 1:30pm, Preparing Iris for the Show Bench;

What to do in Spring Garden—Continued. June 4, 1–4pm, Annual Iris Show. All meetings open to the public. Free. Contact Marilee Farry: 716-668-1789; faremare@aol.com. Western New York Rose Society meets the third

Wednesday of each month at 7pm. WNYRS has gone back to Zoom meetings. Check the website or

Facebook page for updates. March 16, Garden prep, pruning, planting, fertilizing and spraying by Jim

Styn and Steve Styn. April 20, Invasive pests, speaker

John Farfaglia from Cornell Extension. St. Stephens-

Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wehrle

Drive, Williamsville. wnyrosesociety.net. Youngstown Garden Club meets the second

Wednesday of every month at 7pm, First Presbyterian

Church, 100 Church Street, Youngstown.

FREQUENT HOSTS

BECBG: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical

Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14218. 716-827-1584; buffalogardens.com. REIN: Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, 93

Honorine Drive, Depew, NY 14043. 716-6835959; reinsteinwoods.org. URB: Urban Roots, 428 Rhode Island Street,

Buffalo. Seminars presented in collaboration with Grassroots Gardens & Massachusetts

Avenue Project. All classes at 2pm—please arrive 10 minutes early. 716-362-8982; info@urbanroots.org; urbanroots.org.

CLASSES / EVENTS

Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families. Indicates plant sales/swaps. Indicates garden tours. Indicates online event.

March 19: Container Gardening, 2pm. With Patti

Jablonski-Dopkin. URB

March 19: Almost Spring Walk, 10:30am. Look for signs of the new season. Registration required; call 716683-5959. REIN

March 19: Woods Walk: Where Does Maple Syrup

Come From? 1pm. Learn more about this sweet treat that is made from the official New York State tree. No registration required. REIN

March 24: On-Site Succulent Garden Workshop,

6:30pm. $35/general, $31.50/members. BECBG March 26: Year Round Gardening, 2pm. URB

March 26: Sustainable Gardening Series: Edible Plants

and Composting, 11am–1pm. $25/general, $22.50/ members. BECBG March 26: First Birds of Spring at Buckhorn Island, 9am–12pm. Join in on this walk along the Niagara

River at Buckhorn Island State Park. Gulls, ducks, geese, and swans are all getting ready to head north to their breeding grounds for the season.

Learn about why the region is so important to their survival. Buffalo Audubon Society, 1610 Welch Road,

N Java; 585-457-3228; info@buffaloaudubon.org; buffaloaudubon.org. March 26: Spring Nature Walk, 10:30am. Join a naturalist and search for early signs of spring in the woods. Registration required; call 716-683-5959. REIN March 26: Spring Watercolor Wreath, 10am–12pm. $25/general, $22.50/members. BECBG March 26: Edible Plants and Composting, 11am–1pm. $25/General, $22.50/Members. BECBG April 2: Woods Walk: Nature Guide’s Choice, 11am.

Join a guided nature walk through the woods. No registration required. REIN

April 9: Bird Migration Hike, 10 am. Review how to use binoculars, learn about helpful books and apps, and take a walk to look for migrating birds. For adults and children ages 8 and older. Registration required; call 716-683-5959. REIN

April 9: Intro to Mushroom Farming with Flat 12

Mushrooms, 2pm. URB April 12: Spring Nature Walk, 10am. Join a naturalist and search for early signs of spring in the woods.

Registration required; call 716-683-5959. REIN

April 13: Wild Wednesday, 4:30pm. Together, kids and their caregivers can enjoy a fun hourlong outdoor activity. For children in grades K–5.

Registration required; call 716-683-5959. REIN

April 14: Fantastic Frogs, 10am. Enjoy the sounds of spring and learn about the frog species on this guided adventure. For children in grades K–5.

Registration required; call 716-683-5959. REIN

April 16: Outdoor Skills, 10am. In this program, participants will build an emergency shelter from natural materials and practice navigation and firebuilding techniques. For adults and children ages 8 and older. Registration required; call 716-683-5959.

REIN

April 16: Woods Walk: Nature Guide’s Choice, 1pm.

Join a guided nature walk through the woods. No registration required. REIN April 20: Phragmites Strike Team Training, 6:30pm.

Join this team to help monitor and remove an invasive plant threatening Reinstein Woods’ wetlands.

No experience needed, just a love of nature and a desire to help. Registration required, call 716-6835959. REIN April 20: Spring Floral Arrangement, 6:30pm. Repeats on April 21. $50/general, $45/members. BECBG April 21: Trail Thursday Kick-Off, 6pm. Celebrate Earth Week by joining the first of these weekly Trail

Thursday programs. Volunteers meet throughout the spring and summer to maintain trails, remove invasive species, monitor restoration sites, and more.

Registration required, call 716-683-5959. REIN April 23: Urban Foraging, 2pm. With Rachel Gottlieb.

URB April 23: Sustainable Gardening Series: Naturalistic

Gardens, 11am–1pm. $25/general, $22.50/members.

BECBG April 23: Bird-Safe Windows: An Avian Behavior and

Buffalonian Perspective, 10am. Thousands of birds are injured or killed annually when they collide with windows. Canisius College honors student Alex

Sidare will delve into animal behaviors that cause window strikes and how this knowledge can help us create solutions. Registration required; call 716-6835959. REIN April 28: Succulent Workshop, 6:30pm. $35/general, $31.50/members. BECBG

April 29: Name That Tree, 7pm. What better way to celebrate Arbor Day than by taking a hike in the woods and identifying common trees? Join in to discover the tricks to tree identification and to learn fun tree facts along the way. Registration required, call 716-683-5959. REIN

April 30–May 1: Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival.

This festival highlights the cherry trees that adorn the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park.

Events include Family Day at The Buffalo History

Museum, live music, an international costume show,

Pink Boat rides on Mirror Lake, a parade, tree planting and more. See website for event details, buffalocherryblossomfestival.org. May 7: Earth Day in May/I Love My Park Day. Keep the

Earth Day spirit alive by caring for Reinstein Woods’ trails on I Love My Park Day. Small groups will venture out to work on projects throughout the day. Scouts and other organizations are welcome, but please note that large groups will be split into multiple parties that may have different start times. Online registration will open in March. REIN May 13 & 14: The Great Plant Sale, May 13, 11am–8pm and May 14, 9am–3pm. See website for presale information and on-site details. BECBG

May 14: Garden Friends of Clarence Perennial

Plant Sale, 9am–12pm. Clarence Town Park, Large

Pavilion, 10405 Main St., Clarence, NY 14031. gardenfriendsofclarence@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE …

June 4: Odyssey to Ithaca Day Trip. Join UGJ staff as we travel by motor coach to tour the Ithaca region. Lunch included. $85. Registration required. Please call to reserve your seat: 716/432-8688; 585-591-2860. Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 1501 East Avenue, STE 201, Rochester, NY 14610. Upstategardenersjournal.com.

June 18–19: Lewiston GardenFest. Vendors, expert advice, demonstrations, container garden contest, and open gardens. Presented by the Lewiston Garden

Club. Center Street, Lewiston. lewistongardenfest. com. July 15–17: Lancaster Garden Walk, July 15, 8:45–11pm and July 16–17, 10am–4:30pm. For details see lancastervillage.org. July 16–17: Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk. See private gardens and public spaces showcasing the neighborhoods surrounding the UB South Campus. ourheights.org/gardenwalk. July 16: Capen by Night. See the gardens at night. Part of Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk (above). ourheights.org/gardenwalk. July 30–31: Garden Walk Buffalo. More than 400 urban gardens. Free. gardensbuffaloniagara.com.

ITHACA

REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS

Adirondack Chapter, North American Rock Garden

Society (ACNARGS) meets the third Saturday of the month (except in summer) at 1pm, Whetzel Room, 404 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca.

Meetings are open to all. 607-269-7070, acnargs.org,

Facebook.com/acnargs. Auraca Herbarists, an herb study group, usually meets the second Tuesday of the month at noon, Cornell

Botanic Gardens, Ithaca. Brownbag lunch at noon followed by the program and herb of the month.

Field trips during the growing season. All are welcome. Contact Pat Curran, pc21@cornell.edu. Elmira Garden Club meets the first Thursday of the month, April–December, at 6pm, 426 Fulton Street,

Elmira. Annual plant sale, workshops, monthly meetings, local garden tours and community gardening services. Karen Coletta, 607-731-8320,

Facebook. Finger Lakes Native Plant Society meetings are usually on the third Tuesday of the month Sept–May. Flnps.org, info@flnps.org.

Windsor NY Garden Group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10am, members’ homes or Windsor Community House, 107 Main

Street, Windsor. windsorgardengroup.suerambo.com.

FREQUENT HOSTS

CCE/TOM: Cornell Cooperative Extension,

Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca,

NY 14850. 607-272-2292 x146; jrc10@cornell.edu; ccetompkins.org. FLNPS: Finger Lakes Native Plant Society, 532

Cayuga Heights Rd., Ithaca NY 14850. info@ flnps.org, flnps.org.

CLASSES / EVENTS

Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families. Indicates plant sales/swaps. Indicates garden tours. Indicates online event.

March 15: Native Grasses, 7pm. Host is Jerry Davis, Emeritus, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell. Online/Zoom registration required. Free. FLNPS March 15: Veggie Gardening 101, 6–7:30pm. Join horticulture program leader Mila Fournier for this fun and informative class. This class will help the beginning vegetable gardener learn how to choose a site for their vegetable garden, prepare the soil, decide on starting with seeds or plants, start and transplant seeds, how to choose and use compost and mulch, how to care for your plants throughout the season, and when to harvest. Get the basics so you can have a great garden no matter how much experience you have. Register at website. CCE/TOM

March 19: Make More Plants! Special Event Seed

Swap, 12–3pm. Master Gardener Volunteers and CCE Staff will be on hand to answer all your seedy questions. Go home with free seeds from the CCE Tompkins Seed library, seeds shared from neighbors’ seed stash, as well as locally adapted seeds collected by seed-saving enthusiasts. Everyone in the community is welcome to bring labeled, unexpired seeds to share. This is an outdoor event, free and open to everybody, but all attendees must register at the main entrance. CCE/TOM

ITHACA cont.

March 19: Kids in the Garden: Seed Starting

Family Program, 12:15–1pm. Kids can share in the gardening spirit by starting some seeds of their own!

Sign up for a hands-on lesson about seeds, and caring for growing seedlings. Each child will be able to bring home a six-pack to care for and eventually transplant into a container or garden. This will be geared for children 6-12, but can accommodate older or younger. Happening simultaneously with the CCE

Seed Swap event. CCE/TOM

March 22: Brambles, 6–7:30pm. Raspberries, blackberries, and everything in between. There are many bramble varieties to choose from, and this workshop will go over the major characteristics that can help you decide which brambles are right for you.

Join Cornell small fruits specialist Anya Osatuke who will review the biology, care, and quirks of different bramble crops. The 3/22 Zoom class will guide you through site requirements, choosing the right varieties for your needs, and how to prune a planting to maximize plant health and fruit production. The 3/26 workshop will offer a tour of a raspberry planting and review pruning and trellising methods. Join for one or both classes. Register at website. CCE/TOM March 26: Brambles In-Person Workshop, 12–2pm.

See March 22 event for details. Register at website.

CCE/TOM

March 29: Growing Gourds, 6–7:30pm. Hardshell gourds are fun and satisfying to grow and turn into all kinds of useful objects. Participants in this workshop will learn all about growing gourds, from where to get seed and how to germinate to trellising, pollinating, harvesting, and drying. A smattering of crafting and gourd culture and history will be thrown in too.

Graham and Otto Ottoson have been growing gourds for 15 years and are active members of the American

Gourd Society. Register at website. CCE/TOM April 12: No-Till Gardening Techniques, 6–7:30pm.

Reducing tillage in your garden helps preserve soil structure and also reduces the number of weed seeds that germinate each year. This helps improve your soil while also reducing the chore of weeding. This class will cover a variety of no-dig techniques, including broad forking, lazy beds, and using raised beds.

Register at website. CCE/TOM April 19: Native American Food Ways, 7pm. FLNPS

April 19: Principles of Ornamental Garden Design,

6–7:30pm. It’s time to design your garden, but where to start? Join garden designer and CCE Tompkins horticulture program leader Mila Fournier as she leads you through basic design principles that will help you make a successful plan that will bring you beauty for years to come. This class will focus on the geometries and repetition as well as sizing and spacing of garden beds, hardscape and structures, and placement of trees and shrubs, placement of perennials, annuals, and any moveable elements.

Register at website. CCE/TOM

April 26: Veggie Gardening 101, 6–7:30pm. See

March 15 class for details. CCE/TOM

April 30: Veggie Gardening 101 (In-person), 10am–12pm. Join horticulture program leader Mila Fournier for this fun and informative workshop at Ithaca

Children’s Garden. This class will help the beginning vegetable gardener gain confidence in choosing a site for their, preparing the soil, choosing seeds or plants, understanding spacing, using compost and mulch, and caring for your plants’ needs throughout the season. This class is aimed at adult gardeners.

If you’d like to enroll your children, please see the Kids In The Garden: Veggie Gardening 101 class happening at the same time. Register at website.

CCE/TOM April 30: Kids in the Garden: Veggie Gardening

101, 10am–12pm. As adults learn about gardening in our 4/30 Veggie Gardening 101Workshop, kids can share in the gardening spirit by learning how to grow their own favorite veggies in this drop-off workshop. Each child will be able to bring home a six-pack to care for and eventually transplant into a container or garden. This will be geared for children 6–12. Register at website. CCE/TOM

May 3: Glorious Ornamental Containers, 6–7:30pm.

Learn how to combine perennials, annuals, herbs, and edibles into containers from the leader of the Community Beautification Program, Mila Fournier.

She and her team design and plant the beautiful containers throughout Ithaca including those on the Ithaca Commons. No gardening experience is necessary but even advanced gardeners will leave with new information, ideas, and inspiration. Register at website. CCE/TOM

May 10: Veggie Gardening 201, 6–7:30pm. Take your vegetable garden to the next level! Integrating succession planting, companion planting and interplanting to your garden will help you improve the resilience and beauty of your garden, stagger your harvest throughout the season, and optimize your use of space. Learn more about planting in waves, how to use space on the ground and vertically, and what plants grow well together, all to increase your yield.

Register at website. CCE/TOM May 13–14: CCE Tompkins Annual Plant Sale.

The sale features a wide variety of vendors who offer specialty plants and gardening advice on topics ranging from growing rock garden plants to selecting native species for the garden. Plants for sale include organically grown and heirloom vegetable transplants, colorful annuals, fragrant herbs, hanging baskets, small flowering shrubs, hardy roses, fruit crops, trees, evergreens, and specialty perennials.

Visitors are encouraged to bring carts or wagons to aid in transporting their plant purchases to their cars.

Free admission. Learn more at CCETompkins.org/ gardening. CCE/TOM May 17: Limestone Pavement Barrens, 7pm. FLNPS

SAVE THE DATE …

June 12–14: Botanizing in the Adirondacks. The tour will focus on the native flora of the Adirondack region and includes guided hikes to see alpine vegetation on Whiteface Mountain (one of the “High Peaks” of the Adirondacks) and two bogs in the western

Adirondacks. The tour will also visit the Chaumont

Barrens alvar and the Adirondack Experience

Museum that highlights the history and culture of the region. The tour will use a professionally driven bus and will be limited to 25 participants. Contact tours@ nargs.org. Adirondack Chapter, North American Rock

Garden Society, acnargs.blogspot.com.

ROCHESTER

REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS

7th District Federated Garden Clubs New York

State, Inc. meets the first Wednesday of the month. 7thdistrictfgcnys.org.

African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Rochester

meets the first Wednesday of the month (except in summer), 7–9pm, Messiah Church, 4301 Mount Read

Blvd., Rochester. All are welcome. Meetings are on hold until further notice. Stacey Davis, 585-426-5665, stacey.davis@rit.edu; avgsr.org.

Big Springs Garden Club of Caledonia-Mumford

meets the second Monday evening of the month,

September–November, January–May. New members and guests welcome. 585-314-6292, mdolan3@rochester.rr.com, Facebook. Bloomfield Garden Club meets the third Thursday of the month at 11:45am, Veterans Park, 6910 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield. Visitors and prospective new members welcome. Marlene Moran, 585-924-8035,

Facebook. Bonsai Society of Upstate New York meets the fourth

Tuesday of the month at the Brighton Town Park

Lodge, Buckland Park, 1341 Westfall Road, Rochester. 585-334-2595, Facebook, bonsaisocietyofupstateny. org. Canandaigua Botanical Society meets for in-person botanical events. See website for event schedule. canandaiguabotanicalsociety.blogspot.com Conesus Lake Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of the month (April–December) at 7pm, Watershed

Education Center, Vitale Park, Lakeville. Welcoming new members. Contact Rosemary Fisher, 716-9838630. Country Gardeners of Webster meets the second Monday of the month (except February, July & August) at 7pm, various locations. All aspects of gardening covered, outside speakers, projects, visits to local gardens, community gardening involvement.

Includes coffee and social time. Guests welcome. 585-265-4762.

Creative Gardeners of Penfield meets the second Monday of the month (except July & August) at 9:15am, Penfield United Methodist Church, 1795 Baird Road, Penfield. Visitors welcome. Call 585-3852065 or email 09green17@gmail.com if interested in attending a meeting. Fairport Garden Club Member club of Federated

Garden Clubs of NY State. Meets third Thursday evening of the month (except January & August) in members’ homes. Educational topics through speakers, workshops or local tours. Accepting new members. Fairportgc@gmail.com; fairportgardenclub.com. Finger Lakes Daylily Society members garden in westcentral NY, covering an area from Batavia to Syracuse and the Southern Tier. Meetings are held in Rochester or the Canandaigua area. There are generally four regular Saturday meetings held in February, March,

May, and September. Visitors and prospective new members are welcome to attend. Contact Deb

Lawrence for information, binxers1@yahoo.com. Garden Club of Brockport meets the second

Wednesday of every month at 7pm, Jubilee Church, 3565 Lake Road, Brockport. Speakers; hands-on sessions. Georgie: 585-964-7754; georgietoates@yahoo.com. Garden Club of Mendon meets the third Tuesday of the month, 10am–1pm, Mendon Community Center, 167 North Main Street, Honeoye Falls. Work on community gardens and gather new ideas in a casual, social environment. 585-624-8182; joanheaney70@gmail.com. Garden Path of Penfield meets the third Wednesday of the month, September–May at 7pm, Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield.

Members enjoy all aspects of gardening; new members welcome. gardenpathofpenfield@gmail.com.

Gates Garden Club meets the second Thursday of the month (except July & August) at 6:30pm, Gates Town

Annex, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester. New members and guests welcome. 585 247-1248; scece6@yahoo.com. Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) meets the first Monday following the first Sunday of the month.

The meeting on November 8 will be an in-person orchid auction at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Brighton. Meetings in December, January, and

February will be virtual. It is likely that meetings from

March–May will be in person at the JCC. Please see the website for information: geneseeorchid.org. Genesee Valley Hosta Society meets the second

Thursday of the month, April–October, at Eli

Fagan American Legion Post, 260 Middle Road,

Henrietta. 585-889-7678, sebuckner@frontiernet.net, geneseevalleyhosta.com. Greater Rochester Iris Society (GRIS) meets Sundays at 2pm, dates vary. September 12: Iris Society meeting, 2 PM, St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 11 Episcopal

Ave. Honeoye Falls, NY. Public welcome. 585-2660302, thehutchings@mac.com. Greater Rochester Perennial Society (GRPS) meets the first Thursday of each month at 7pm, Twelve Corners

Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1200 South

Winton Road, Rochester, except in summer when it tours members’ gardens. Lectures being held virtually and garden tours are being scheduled. See website or Facebook for updates. cap704@frontiernet.net,

Facebook, rochesterperennial.com. Greater Rochester Rose Society meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm, Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Rd., Penfield, NY 14526. Summer meetings may be garden tours. Meetings are March–

December. Contact j.chorder@gmail.com or 585-6948430 for information. Facebook.

The Henrietta Garden Club meets the second Wednesday except May–Aug and Dec at 6:30pm in the lower level of the Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Rd. April 13th meeting will feature "Straw Bale Gardening" with Master Gardener

Melanie Popick. Guests are welcome for a free visit. Handicap accessible. Sites.google.com/site/ henriettagardenclub/ or call 585-747-6780. Holley Garden Club meets the second Thursday of the month at 7pm, Holley Presbyterian Church. 585-6386973.

Hubbard Springs Garden Club of Chili meets the third

Monday of the month at 7pm, Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Avenue, Rochester.

Dtoogood@rochester.rr.com. Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53 meets the third Thursday of each month (except December and February) at 10am, First Baptist Church, Hubbell

Hall, 175 Allens Creek Road, Rochester. 585-3016727, 585-402-1772, rochesterikebana@gmail.com, ikebanarochester.org.

Kendall Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm, Kendall Town Hall. 585- 370-8964. Klemwood Garden Club of Webster meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7pm (except January & February) in members’ homes or local libraries.

Accepting new members. 585-671-1961.

Lakeview Garden Club (Greece) meets the second Wednesday of the month (except January & February) at 7pm; meeting location varies depending on activity.

Meetings may include speakers, projects, or visits to local garden-related sites. New members always welcome. Joanne Ristuccia, rista1234@gmail.com.

Newark Garden Club meets the first Friday of the month at 1pm, Park Presbyterian Church, Newark.

Guests are welcome.

Pittsford Garden Club Pittsford Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of the month at 10:30am at the Spiegel

Center on Lincoln Avenue in the Village of Pittsford.

The club usually meets in Room 18, but ask at the desk. Masks are required at all times in the building unless requirements change. New members are always welcomed. May 21 plant sale, location TBD.

Look for signs in the village. Rochester Dahlia Society meets the second Saturday of the month (except August & September) at 12:30pm,

Trinity Reformed Church, 909 Landing Road North,

Rochester. Visitors welcome. Meetings currently on hold. See website for up-to-date information concerning meetings & shows. 585-865-2291,

Facebook, rochesterdahlias.org. Rochester Herb Society meets the first Tuesday of each month (excluding January, February & July) at 12pm,

Potter Memorial Building, 53 West Church Street,

Fairport. Summer garden tours. New members welcome. Rochesterherbsociety.com. Rochester Permaculture Center meets monthly to discuss topics such as edible landscapes, gardening, farming, renewable energy, green building, rainwater harvesting, composting, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, green living, etc. Meeting location and details: meetup.com/rochesterpermaculture.

Seabreeze Bloomers Garden Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month (except January) at 7pm; location varies depending on activity. Meetings may include a speaker, project, or visit to local gardenrelated site. Monthly newsletter. New members welcome. Meetings are currently cancelled; contact

Bonnie Arnold with any questions. 585-230-5356; bonniearnold@frontiernet.net.

Stafford Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of the month (except December & January) at 7pm,

Stafford Town Hall, 8903 Morganville Road (Route 237), Stafford. Plant auction in May. All are welcome. 585-343-4494.

Victor Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except January & February) at 6:30/6:45pm. New members welcome. Meeting and location details: victorgardenclubny2.com; 585-3303240.

Williamson Garden Club. Ongoing community projects and free monthly lectures to educate the community about gardening. Open to all. 315-524-4204;

grow14589@gmail.com; grow-thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com.

FREQUENT HOSTS

CBS: Canandaigua Botanical Society, See website for event schedule and details. canandaiguabotanicalsociety.blogspot.com

CCE/GC: Cornell Cooperative Extension,

Genesee County, 420 East Main Street,

Batavia, NY 14020. 585/343-3040; genesee.cce. cornell.edu. GRIS: Greater Rochester Iris Society, St.

John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 11 Episcopal

Ave. Honeoye Falls, NY. 585-266-0302; thehutchings@mac.com.

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March 8–April 15: Landscape Technician Training

Program, 9am–3pm. Spend six weeks learning about the amazing field of horticulture, focusing on the many jobs and career paths available. $1000 full program, $15/class. Cornell Cooperative Extension,

Monroe County, 2449 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14617. 585-753-2550; monroe.cce.cornell.edu. March 13: The ABCs of Growing Iris, 2pm. A primer for all skill levels. Receive a free iris plus learn how to receive a free one-year membership to the American

Iris Society. GRIS March 19–20: ROC Home & Garden Show, 10am–6pm

Saturday and 10am–5pm. Largest show of its kind in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region featuring members of the Rochester Home Builders'

Association as well as supporting industry businesses. Advance online sale tickets $5 and $8 at the gate.

March 26: Raised Bed Gardening, 10am. Learn key steps to ensure a successful raised vegetable garden, including cover planting and harvesting technique and the top 10 vegetables for home gardening.

Country Max Henrietta, 4575 W. Henrietta Rd.,

Henrietta. 585-334-2180; countrymax.com/w-henrietta-countrymax. April 2: Perennial Gardening, 10am. Covers the primary considerations when planning and constructing a perennial garden. Plus, get a fascinating historical perspective on perennials. Country Max Fairport, 897

Turk Hill Rd., Fairport. 585-388-1030; countrymax.com/fairport-countrymax. April 2–3: Genesee Region Orchid Society Show and Sale, 10am–5pm Saturday and 10am–4pm

Sunday. Rochester Museum and Science Center,

Eisenhart Auditorium, 667 East Ave, Rochester. Admission $10 and children under 12 free. Orchid repotting service available. Geneseeorchid.org; facebook@geneseeorchid.

April 7: Garden Talk “Spring into the Garden,”

12pm. Plenty of tips on what you can do to get your garden ready for spring. Free. Register for Zoom link at website. CCE/GC

April 9: Creating a Bird Habitat in Your Backyard,

10am. With just a little knowledge, time, and effort, you can transform your yard into a beautiful bird sanctuary. Learn how easy it is to bring colorful songbirds to your backyard. Country Max Webster, 695 Ridge Rd., Webster. 585-347-4066; countrymax.com/webster-countrymax. April 16: Opening Day. See facebook for details. Oriental Garden Supply, 448 W. Bloomfield Rd,

Pittsford, NY 14534.

April 23–24: Art in Bloom: Flowers in Art. Art in Bloom is a new fundraiser for the Memorial Art Gallery. The

Gallery Council, in partnership with the 7th District

Federated Garden Clubs, brings you an exciting menu of attractions for the entire weekend. Designers from the garden clubs will use live floral materials to interpret 20 works of art chosen from the permanent collection at MAG—paintings and 3-D objects as well.

Ticket holders will be invited to view all the parlors in Cutler Union and admission to the Gallery will be included. See website for tickets and more details: mag.rochester.edu/events/art-in-bloom April 24: Preparing Your Iris for Show or Sale, 2pm.

Receive a free iris plus learn how to receive a free one-year membership to the American Iris Society.

GRIS

April 28: Celebrating Olmsted: Genius of Place with

Justin Martin, 7pm–9pm. Hosted by the Highland

Park Conservancy. The Conservancy’s annual meeting, featuring guest speaker Justin Martin, author of

Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted

Abolitionist, Conservationist, and Designer of Central

Park will be free and open to all. A reception and

Olmsted birthday party will follow. Event held at the

Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave., Rochester. highlandparkconservancy.org

ROCHESTER cont.

April 29: 39th Annual Arbor Day Celebration at

Genesee Valley Park, 11am. Tree planting plus 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the architect of a few parks in the area, including Genesee

Valley Park. Rain or Shine. Sponsored by The City of Rochester, Monroe County, CCE/MON, PLANT

GFLX, Horticultural Associates, Meadowview Nursery, and the NYS Chapter of the International Society of

Arboriculture.

April 30: Ontario Pathways Walk, 10am. 4317 County

Rd 46, Canandaigua. CBS April 30–May 1: Amanda’s Native Garden

Wildflower Celebration, 10am–4pm. Go out and enjoy the spring wildflowers during this annual spring event. Beautiful native plants for sale. There will be demonstrations and guided tours of the property so you can see native plants in both a garden setting and in the wild. Bring the kids to enjoy coloring pages and hands on planting stations. Scavenger hunt. Knowledgeable staff will be on hand to answer questions and give consultations of your landscape. Rain or Shine. Amanda’s Native Garden, 8030 Story Rd., Dansville. 585-750-6288; ellen@ amandasnativeplants.com; amandasnativeplants.com. May 1–22: Monroe CCE Master Gardener Lilac Sale, Weekends of May 6, 12, & 19 in-person at the Lilac

Festival and May 1–15 online. A variety of lilac shrubs in 1 and 3 gallon sizes. CCE/MON

May 5: Garden Talk “Kitchen Garden,” 12pm.

Kitchen gardens have been around for as long as humans have lived in communities. Join in to find out a little history, a little design, what exactly is a kitchen garden, and what can be planted in yours. Free.

Register for your Zoom link at website. CCE/GC May 7, 8, 14, 15–21, 22–27, 28: Rochester Dahlia

Society Plant Sales. Upcoming RDS dahlia plant and tuber sales. May 7‑8, 9am–2pm, Elmgrove Auto, 725

Elmgrove Rd, Gates. May 14, 8am–12pm, Webster

Arboretum, 1700 Schlegel Rd, Webster. May 15–21,

Home sale, 553 Klem Rd., Webster. May 22–27, Home sale, 754 Pinnacle Rd, Pittsford. May 28, 8am–1pm,

Market in the Park, Warner Castle, Highland Park.

Rochester Dahlia Society, 585-865-2291, Facebook, rochesterdahlias.org. May 7: Bluebell Walk, 10am. 1438 Mertensia Park,

Farmington. CBS May 14: Spring Garden Gala, 10am–1pm. Join the

Genesee County Master Gardeners for their annual

Spring Garden Gala. Plant sale featuring a selection of perennial plants and houseplants, "chance" auction, and free soil pH testing. Plant sale starts promptly at 10am. Chance auction drawing starts at 12:30pm. 420 East Main Street, Batavia. 585-3433040, ext. 132. CCE/GC

SAVE THE DATE …

May 21: Annual Henrietta Garden Club Plant Sale, 9am. Huge number of member-grown perennials, annuals, shrubs, succulents, herbs, and various other finds, all at very reasonable prices. Arrive early for best selection. Tinker Nature Park, 1525 Calkins Rd, Pittsford, NY. See sites.google.com/site/ henriettagardenclub or call 585-747-6780 for more information.

May 21–22, 28–29, June 4–5: Tree Peony Festival.

Reservations required. See website for details.

Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road West, Linwood,

NY 14486. linwoodgardens.org. May 28: Market in the Park, 8am–1pm. Local gardening vendors, tours of Warner Castle, and minitalks on garden topics. Warner Castle, 5 Castle Park,

Rochester. CCE/MON June 4: Odyssey to Ithaca Day Trip. Join UGJ staff as we travel by motor coach to tour the Ithaca region. Lunch included. $85. Registration required. Please call to reserve your seat: 716/432-8688; 585-591-2860. Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 1501 East Avenue, STE 201, Rochester, NY 14610. upstategardenersjournal. com.

July 10: ABC Garden Walk 2022, 12–4pm. Stroll or bike the ABC Streets neighborhood and experience the variety of creative approaches for city front, side, and back yard spaces. The ABC Streets neighborhood is bounded by Culver Road, Park Avenue and Harvard Street. Info at abc.streets@gmail.com; abcstreets.org; 585-721-8684.

June 11: Monroe CCE Master Gardener Plant Sale,

9am–2pm. Annuals, perennials, herbs, trees, shrubs, and houseplants at CCE Monroe Office. CCE/MON

July 16: Canandaigua Garden Tour. Hosted by the Ontario County Historical Society. Ochs.org. July 24: Maplewood Garden Walk, 10–4pm. The event will include 21 private gardens, four public gardens, Maplewood Rose Garden, Maplewood Park, and Seneca Parkway. Free. See website for self-guided map: maplewood.org. Hosted by the Maplewood Neighborhood Association of Rochester.

June 26: Monroe CCE Master Gardener Plant Sale,

9am–1pm. Gently used gardening, lawn care, and outdoor items at CCE Monroe Office. CCE/MON

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. Baldwinsville Women’s Garden Club meets the first

Thursday of each month except January at St Mark's

Lutheran Church in Baldwinsville at 7pm. The club plants the village flower barrels, raises money for the village flower hanging baskets, maintains the Pointe

Garden, donates Arbor Day trees to schools, and gets involved in village improvement projects. Perennial sale yearly on Memorial Saturday morning in the village. See more information at Facebook. 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 and 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 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. Meetings typically take place at 7pm. Some meetings are off-site, these typically have an earlier start time. March 22, 6:30pm, Carol Watson will present “What’s New in 2022” at Carol Watson’s

Greenhouse, 2980 Sentinel Heights Road, LaFayette,

NY 13084. 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.

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.

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April 23–24: African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Syracuse Annual Show and Sale. Held at Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Parking fee applies. April 23: Show 1–5pm and sales 10am–4pm. April 24: Show 10am–4pm and sales 10am–4pm.

Contact Donna Coleman: 315-633-2437.

Deadline for Calendar Listings for the next issue (May‑June, 2022) is, April 15, 2022. Please send your submissions to kim@upstategardenersjournal.com.