2024 GENERAL MEETINGS SCHEDULE
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UPCOMING GENERAL MEETINGS
PLEASE NOTE: MEETINGS AND EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. SOMETIMES A DECISION TO CANCEL OR POSTPONE IS DETERMINED LAST MINUTE. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL THE MORNING OF THE DAY OF AN EVENT FOR ANY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR POSTPONEMENT.
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CORNELL RESEARCH CENTER SELF-DRIVE TOUR
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 -- 10 am to 12 pm.
3059 Sound Ave in Riverhead
Please arrive 15 minutes before we begin the tour (9:45)
IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
REGISTER FOR CORNELL RESEARCH CENTER SELF-DRIVE TRIP
DIRECTIONS: Follow I-495 E to NY-24 N/Edwards Ave S in Manorville.
Take exit 71 from I-495 E
Follow Edwards Ave S and Sound Ave to your destination in Riverhead
Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC)
3059 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901; 631-727-3595
Below is a link to a few restaurants in the area to go to lunch after the tour.
Click here for LUNCH AREAS pdf
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JUNE 1 & 2; 9-4 PM
LOWER CARRIAGE HOUSE
2024 PLANT SALE UPDATE
This year’s plant sale will be June 1-2 from 9 AM – 4 PM in the Lower Carriage House. We will be offering perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, natives, small shrubs and trees. This year, we are going to offer houseplants for the first time!
As a reminder, if you’d like to donate plants, they must be in good potting mix, free of pests and not invasive. Label them with the name, but do not put a price. Perennials can be dropped off any time before the sale to the left of the overhang of the LCH. You’ll see pots there already.
If you have any gardening-related magazines, books or catalogs that can be offered free to the public, bring them during the week before the sale when we are setting up.
Volunteers will be needed to help set-up and price plants the week before the sale. Table setup will be Tuesday, May 28. Deliveries are expected Wednesday and Thursday. We will also need many hands to help out on the weekend doing everything from answering questions, traffic control and taking money. More information will follow. But if you’ve done this in the past, are familiar with the assignments and can offer your help again, please let us know!
Finally, help spread the word by circulating the Plant Sale Flyer. Drop off at local establishments and share electronically.
Doreen doreenmn88@gmail.com and Lin slschlyer@optonline.net
JULY 10 DIRECTOR'S WALK
6:30 PM; MEET AT GAZEBO
AUGUST 21 DAHLIA GARDEN TOUR
(RAINDATE AUG 28)
6:30 PM; MEET AT DAHLIA GARDEN
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GIFT SHOP
THURSDAY - SUNDAY 11 AM - 4 PM
It has been restocked with
NEW Spring Merchandise
We are looking for volunteers to help staff the gift shop.
If interested contact Carolann Gaites at 631-581-1002 ext. 105
or Carolann.Gaites@parks.ny.gov.
Shift times are 11 am - 1:30 and 1:30 - 4 pm
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GRANNY'S ATTIC ...
will be open for the last time the weekend of the Plant Sale (June 1 & 2).
All items will be sold at very low prices to deplete the merchandise. After the Plant Sale, all remaining items will be donated.
Volunteers need to work Granny's Attic June 1 & 2.
Workshops
Every year Educational Workshops are offered to members and non - members. This past year a two-day Bonsai Workshop was offered in the Upper Carriage House. Participants received a hand-crafted bonsai from a master bonsai creator. In previous years we have offered many workshops including Basket Weaving, Hypertufa, Holiday Centerpieces, Wreath making and Floral Design.
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WHEN WE MEET IN PERSON MEETINGS:
We request a $5 tax deductible donation for non-members who attend general meetings.
If the Main Gates are not open, use the second set of gates that is marked for Employees Only (a short distance east from the Main Gate). Bear right and then left to get onto the main Arboretum road. Pass alongside the Entrance Booth to parking lot on the right.
As of June 2021 all coronavirus restrictions in NY State have been lifted.
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