Perry's Perennial Pages

  Vermont Garden Events 2012

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Garden related events will be posted here regularly for Vermont and nearby areas for non-profit groups, and educational seminars for garden stores.  You are encouraged to call prior to preregister or to check for more details (numbers are area code 802 unless otherwise noted).  Many garden stores also offer periodic seminars, so please also check with ones in your area.  A good place to start is the listing of Vermont Perennial Display Gardens.  If you have an event, or know of one, that should be listed, please let us know the event, date and contact phone number (leonard.perry@uvm.edu). latest additions and updates  5/4/12

check back for more coming soon

January  

February

4    Light Gardening, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

4    Healthy Lawns demos and displays, Burlington, Friends of Burlington Gardens, 861-4769

5    Bees, Trees and Coffee beans lecture, Bill Mares, Branch Out Burlington, 656-5440

5    Organic Beekeeping, Lincoln, NOFA-VT, 434-4122

11    Seedstarting 101, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

11    Stone Wall Workshop, Hinesburg, NOFA-VT, 434-4122

12-12   NOFA annual conference, University of Vermont, Burlington, 802-434-4122

18    Suburban Homesteading 101, 10-1, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

18    Burlington Seed Swap, Friends of Burlington Gardens, 861-4769

18    English Gardens, Kerry Mendez, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

18    New Hydrangeas, Kerry Mendez, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

25    Gardening Italian Style, Charlie Nardozzi, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

25    Complete Kitchen Garden Design, 10-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

March 

(no Vermont Flower show this year, alternate years, see 2013 below)

3    The Building Blocks of Any Garden, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

7-29    Landscape Design Workshops (4), Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

10    UVM Greenhouse tour, Burlington,  11-12:30, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

10    Basic Concepts of Landscape Planning, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

10    Stone Wall Workshop, Hinesburg, NOFA-VT, 434-4122

17    Stone Wall Workshop, Hinesburg, NOFA-VT, 434-4122

17    The Magic of Fruit Trees, Charlie Nardozzi, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

24    Crabapple Workday, So. Burlington, 9-noon, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

24    Composting 101, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

31    Bulb Basics, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

April 

4        Farmer's Apprentice Program, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

7        Creating a Backyard Habitat, Charlotte Albers, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

11        Vines and Wines, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

13,14    Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium, Equinox Inn, Manchester, 518-885-3471

14        Rose Pruning Workshop, 9-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

14        Perennial Garden Workshop, 1-4, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

14        Northern Gardening Symposium, 9-5, Randolph VTC, Friends of the Horticulture Farm (et al.), 864-3073   

14        First Annual Garden and Landscape Symposium, Fort Ticonderoga, 518-585-2821

14    Organic Lawn Care, Charlie Nardozzi, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

14    Hands-on Pruning, Charlie Nardozzi, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

21    Water Gardening 101, Dave Hamlen, Gardeners Supply, 660-3505

21    Lilacs 101, 9-4, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

21    Horticultural Collections Workday, 9-1, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

28    Build a Rustic Cedar Fence, 8-4, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

May

5    Perennial Garden Maintenance, 9-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

5    Tree Sale, Branch Out Burlington, 656-5440

12    Plant Sale, Friends of Burlington Gardens, 861-4769

19    Bloomtime Festival, 10-3, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

23    Rhododendron Walk, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

June 

2    Rhododendron Walk, 10-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

2    Lilac Pruning Techniques, 9-3, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

9    Sweet Potato slip benefit sale, Friends of Burlington Gardens, 861-4769

9    Tree Walk, Ethan Allen Homestead, Branch Out Burlington, 656-5440

16    Peonies and Foamflowers, 10-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

23    Bird Walk, 7-10am, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

July 

7    Burlap bag benefit sale, Friends of Burlington Gardens, 861-4769

14    Perennial Garden Maintenance, 9-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

15    Flynn Gardens tour (Shelburne), Flynn Theater, 863-5966

15-27   Burlington Permaculture Design Course, Johnson 734-1129

23-4    Western New England Gardens Tour, UVM Extension (more to come this spring)

29    FHF Plant Sale, 10-3, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

August 

8    Berry Bushes and Canning, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

18    Leaf casting workshop, 9-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

September

12    Making Indoor Herb Boxes, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

17    Montreal Botanic Gardens and Chinese lanterns, UVM Extension (more this coming summer)
22    Out of Your Gourd, 10-noon, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

26    Grasses for lawns and biofuels, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

October

November

7    Stormwater runoff, 6-8pm, So. Burlington, Friends of the Hort Farm, 864-3073

December

2013

March

1-3    Vermont Flower Show, Champlain Expo, Essex Jct (802-425-5117)