30th Anniversary Celebration in 2014

The Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont is an informal group of plant enthusiasts that was founded in 1984. We meet monthly, January to October, to visit gardens, take botanical excursions and attend lectures and slide shows on botanical and horticultural topics. Our focus is on hardy ornamental plants and on native plants and the habitats in which they grow. We have about 200 members.
    We publish a quarterly newsletter that contains articles on various plant-related topics as well as a schedule of events. We also have an Email List-serve to communicate with members about upcoming events and issues.
   We have a plant sale in late summer at some interesting locale in northern Vermont with a wide variety of plants donated by our members and local nurseries. The proceeds of the sale go toward speaker fees and hall rentals, etc.
   We hold an annual meeting/potluck in October to review the year, to discuss future programs and to fill the positions of newsletter editor,  membership secretary, treasurer and program committee.

Membership is $10.00 per year.  To join email Robin at: hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

Poker Hill Garden tour, May 2022

Programs for 2023

April:  The Wonders of Cannabis.  Horticulturalist, instructor, and member of VT Cannabis Control Board, Chris Motyka will talk about the cannabis plant, it's history, cultivation, and uses from fiber to bioremediation (the focus will not be on it's recreational use).  Saturday, April 29,    

2-3:30 pm at the Unitarian Church Vestry, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  

          

          May: The Amazing World of Fungi.  Zoom webinar by mycologist Todd Elliot.  Wednesday,    

          May 10,  7:00 pm.  Members only.  To join the Club see info at the bottom of the page.

          Sunday, May 7, private garden trillium collection tour, 1:00 pm, Burlington.          

          Sunday, May 14, private garden primrose tour, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, Montpelier.  

          

          July:  Sunday, July 2, private garden tour, Tunbridge, 1:00 - 4:00 pm.  Guided tours at 1:30 and     

          3:00.  Saturday, July 8,  fern botanical outing, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Colchester.  

          August: Plant Sale, Sunday, August 20.  Botanical foray, Saturday, August 26.  Missisquoi NWR,                   

          Swanton, VT.

          November: Saturday November 4,  Annual Meeting.  Info to follow.  

                       

 

Lake Champlain sand plain and sand dune botanical outing

TO TAKE PART IN THESE HORTICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL ADVENTURES JOIN THE

   HARDY PLANT CLUB OF NORTHERN VERMONT

   BY E-MAILING ROBIN AT HARDYPLANTCLUBVT@GMAIL.COM

  OUR DUES ARE $10.00 PER YEAR

 

                     

        

         

 

2021 Montpelier Garden Tour

                                                                      

Programs for 2022

February:  Old Forests:  What They Are, Why They’re Important, and Opportunities for Management.  A Virtual talk via Zoom given by Ethan Tapper, State Forester for Chittenden County.  Thursday, February 17 @ 7pm - 8pm, plus questions.  

March: Talk and photos of Longwood and Chanticleer Gardens in Pennsylvania.  Zoom presentation with Charlotte Albers of Paintbox Design, a landscape design and consulting company in Shelburne, VT.  Thursday, March 10, 2022 @ 7:00 pm.  

April: Gardening and botany enthusiast Kate Kruesi will do a Zoom presentation about "practicalities of gardening naturally with native plants to support our local ecosystems and to encourage insects, birds and animals".  Thursday, April 12, 2022 @ 7:00 pm.  

May:  Four separate single-garden tours on separate weekends.  Featuring primroses, shade garden plants, a garden with a mix of different garden beds for both ornamental and edible use, and lastly a garden highlighting rhododendrons.  And, a botanical outing to a older forest in Barnard led by Liz Thompson, co-author of Wetland, Woodland, Wildland, and botanist/ecologist with the Vermont Land Trust.

June: Botanical outing to a dune area near Lake Champlain.  Followed by an optional visit to the leader's habitat garden to observe nesting bees and other pollinators.  Also, a private garden tour in Hyde Park.

August: Annual Plant and Book Sale, and potluck supper at Summersweet Gardens in East Hardwick.

                                                              2021 rich-forest Fern Foray

 To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Robin at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year

 

                                                         2020 Vermont Flower Farm tour in Marshfield

Programs for 2021

February:  Great Public Gardens in Massachusetts.  A Virtual Talk given by Judith Irven, professional Vermont horticulturalist.  Gardens featured include Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Tower Botanical Gardens, Garden in the Woods, Smith College, and others.  This will be a talk via Zoom on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 pm.  To view, please join the HPC.  Info is at the bottom of this page.

March:  The Soil Sponge: The Basic Infrastructure that Makes Life on Land Possible.  A Virtual Talk by Didi Pershouse, author, educator, and soil sponge expert.  https://www.didipershouse.com information on her work.  This will be presented via Zoom Tuesday, March 9 at 7:00 pm for HPC members.  To view, please join the HPC.  Info is at the bottom of this page.

April:  Virtual screening of Hometown Habitat Stories of Doug Tallamys Bringing Nature Home, and discussion with Catherine Zimmerman.  Zimmerman is a documentary filmmaker, horticulturist, and community organizer.  More on her work is found at  https://themeadowproject.com  This is a two-part presentation; viewing her film separately, followed by a webinar discussion on Zoom, Tuesday April 13 at 7:00 pm.  To view, please join the HPC.  Info is at the bottom of this page.

May:  Nursery tour featuring the salix, or willow, species.  

June: Two-garden tour in Morrisville and Hyde Park.

July:  Montpelier garden tour.  And, botanical foray to two wetlands in central Vermont.

August:  Three separate events and dates:  Landscape Plants and Demonstration Gardens at UVM, botanical outing for ferns, and Annual Plant and Book Sale.  

November:  Annual Meeting.  Cancelled due to Covid concerns. 

  

Co-outing with VT Botanical & Bird Club, North Hero

   To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Robin at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year

2020 Schedule of Events

Gardens and model railroad at annual Plant & Book Sale

                                                      Programs for 2020

February: Ecology of Northern White Cedar, An In-Depth Look.  Talk with Liz Thompson, Director of Conservation Science for The Vermont Land Trust, and co-author of Wetland, Woodland, Wildland.  Saturday, February 22, 10:30AM at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Talk is free, and open to the public.

March: CANCELLED  Ecosystem Science and Solutions (Video).  Video by Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home,  co-author of The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home, and upcoming book Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard.  He is Chair of the University of Delaware Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Department.  Saturday, March 21, 10:30AM at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Dr. Tallamay's Video will be followed by a discussion on implementing his strategies.  Presentation is free, and open to the public.
Instead, the video may be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrRJm-yLsQ8

April: CANCELLED The Soil Sponge: The Basic Infrastructure that Makes Life on Land Possible.  Talk by Didi Pershouse.  She is Chair and Director of Soil Carbon Coalition, author of The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities, and Understanding Soil Health and Watershed Function.  On-line: www.didipershouse.com .  Saturday, April 11, 1:30AM, at the Unitarian Church, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Talk is free, and open to the public.  More of her work, and on-line presentation links, can be found on this link:
https://www.vermonthealthysoilscoalition.org/

May: ALL CANCELLED. Two separate events: nursery tour, and plant propagation workshop.

June: CANCELLED.  private single-garden tour featuring birches, rhododendrons, evergreens, and ground covers.

July: Tour of two nurseries. 

August: Botanical outing with VT Botanical and Bird Club

August: Annual Plant and Book Sale, with Potluck.   

October: Annual Meeting.  CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

                                                                           

2019 botanical outing to Sandbar WMA

 To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Robin at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year

       

Zach Woods Herb Farm tour 2018

                                                             Programs for 2019

January: Historic Plants of Vermont: Plants Lost and Found.  Talk by State Botanist Aaron Marcus.
Saturday, January 26. Due to meeting space limitation, this talk is for members only.  Membership info is at the bottom of this page.

March: Invasive Crazy Snake Worms - An Update on Research and Controls.  Talk by Professor Josef Gorres of University of Vermont Plant and Soil Science Department.  Saturday, March 9, 2019, 11:00-12:30.  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  See Articles of Interest for more information on this subject.  Free, and open to the public.

March: Ecology and Recovery of Eastern Old-Growth Forests.  Talk by Dr. Bill Keeton, Forest Ecology and Forestry professor at University of Vermont.  Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:00.  Montpelier Unitarian Church - vestry downstairs, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Free, and open to the public.

April: The Designer's Way: Creating Landscapes - And a Life - of Beauty and Meaning.  Talk by landscape designer, author, and presenter Julie Moir Messervy.  Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 1:00.  Montpelier Unitarian Church - vestry downstairs, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Free, and open to the public.

May: Two Spring gardens tour in Montpelier and Calais, VT.

June: Botanical Outing to cliffs near Lake Willoughby, Westmore, VT.

June: Two-part nursery tour featuring rhododendrons and mountain laurels in Hinesburg.

July: Garden Tour in Adamant//Calais, VT.

August: Tour of two Cut Flower Farms, Bethel, VT.

August: Annual Plant and Book Sale, with Pot Luck.  Huntington, VT.

September: Botanical Outing to Sandbar Wildlife Management Area, Milton, VT.

October: Annual Meeting, and Program: The Beth Chatto Gardens.

Clyde River Botanical Outing - 2018

  To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Robin at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year

Shelburne Farms garden tour 2017




Programs for 2018

January:  Epimediums: Jewels of the Shade.  Saturday, 1/20, at 1:30pm.  Talk by Karen Perkins of 

Garden Vision Nursery in Templeton, Massachusetts.  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Open to the public.

February:  Botanizing Across Northern England.  Saturday, 2/24, at 1:30pm.  Talk by UVM botany professors Cathy Paris and Dave Barrington.  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Open to the public.

March:  Whitetails and Woodlands: Seeking the Right Balance.  Deer Overabundance, Native Plants and Forest Regeneration in the Northeast.  Saturday, 3/31, at 1:30pm (note the date change).  Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Talk by botanist Tom Rawinski of the U.S. Forest Service.  Free and open to the public.  More information is in the Articles of Interest: Whitetails and Woodlands.

May:  Late-spring tour of two gardens in Montpelier.

June:  Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park outing in Hubbardton.

July: Herb Farm tour in Hyde Park.

August: Early August botany paddle on Clyde River in Charleston.  Late August botanical outing at
Mississiquoi National Wildlife Refuge.  Annual Plant and Book Sale.

September: Garden tour in Tunbridge.

October:  Annual Meeting with guest speaker.

Grass-of-parnassus and Kalm's Lobelia
at White River Ledges outing

        To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Robin at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year