Marshfield Garden Tour 2016

Programs for 2017

January: Wildflowers of the Grand Tetons.  Picture presentation by Sarah Salatino, owner of Full

Circle Gardens - a perennials nursery in Essex, VT.  Saturday, 1/28 at 1:30 pm, in the Hayes Room at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT.  Open to the public.

February: Invasive Earthworms in our Gardens.  Talk by UVM soil scientist Prof. Josef Gorres.

Saturday, 2/25, 1:30 pm at the Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier, VT.  Open to the public.

March: Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll.  Illustrated talk by Suzanne Dworsky, landscape architect and photographer.  Saturday, 3/25, 1:30 pm.  Hayes Room, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street,

Montpelier, VT.  Open to the public.

June: visits to wholesale flower farm, and retail greenhouse.  Roxbury, VT

July: Garden tour in Johnson/Hyde Park, VT 

August: Botanical outing via boat on the Winooski River.

August: Plant and Book Sale.

September: Guided tour of Shelburne Farms.

September: Botanical outing to White River Ledges Natural Area.

October: Annual Meeting with guest speaker.  

Western Maidenhair Fern, Browns Ledges

        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

Kate Brook Nursery tour 2015

                                                                 Programs for 2016

January: Azaleas and Rhododendrons: Investigation of  the Cold-Hardiness of Eastern North America Native Species - by UVM horticulture professor emeritus Norman Pellett.  Saturday 1/30, 10:30-12:30 at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier.  Open to the public.

February: Two Weeks Botanizing in Washington State and a Special Trip to Vancouver Island, July 2015 - Cadys Falls co-owner Don Avery is the speaker. Saturday, 2/20, 1:00-3:00 at Waterbury Senior Center, 14 Stowe St., Waterbury.  Open to the public.

March: New Flora of Vermont Book Release - Author Art Gilman will talk on his new book.  Saturday, 3/19, 1:00-3:00 at the Unitarian Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier.  Open to the public.

May: Spring Garden Tours in Jericho and Underhill, and Hinesburg.

June: Botanical Outing in Green Mt. National Forest in eastern Addison County.

July: Garden Tour in Marshfield and Calais.  Also, Invasive Worm show and tell in Huntington.  

August: Annual Plant and Book Sale.  Botanical outing in serpentine rock area.        

September: Nursery tour in Elmore

October: Annual Meeting

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

UVM Pringle Herbarium tour, February 2014

PROGRAMS for 2015

January: Talk on incorporating Native Plants for Native Pollinators in the Landscape,

in Vergennes

February: Talk on Gardens of England and Scotland, in Montpelier

March: Talk on Vermont's Rare Plants; their status, threats, and successes,

in Montpelier

April: New England Wildflower Society's annual Northern Gardening Symposium

at VTC, in Randolph

May:  Spring wildflower walk, in Charlotte.

June: Rhododendron collection tour, and conifer nursery tour, in Wolcott

July: Botanical walk at Alburgh Dunes State Park.

August: Garden tour in Goshen.  Club's Annual Plant and Book Sale

October: Annual Meeting and get-together

 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

Wetland Walk at Missisquoi NWR 2013

Programs for 2014

February:  Pringle Herbarium tour at the University of Vermont

March: Talk on Italian Gardens and wild spaces in Montpelier.

April:  Botanical illustration workshop and the New England Wildflower Society’s annual Northern Gardening Symposium at Vermont Technical College.

Hepatica

May:  Spring garden tours in Morrisville, East Montpelier and Woodstock.

June:  Botanic walk to fens and rich woods in Brookfield.

July:  Guided garden tour in Moretown.

August:  Annual Club plant sale and 30th Anniversary Gathering,
and botanical outing via canoe/kayak on the Laplatte River in Shelburne.

September:  Garden tour in Tinmouth area.

October:  Annual Meeting.

  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

The Decker's Garden near Lake Willoughby, Vt

  

Programs for 2013

January: Digital Photography for Botanists and Gardeners - A Talk in Montpelier

February: White Magic: A Vermont Garden in Winter - A Talk in Montpelier

March: Life Above the Clouds: The Alpine Zone of New England

     and New York - A Talk in Montpelier

April: The New England Gardening Symposium - co-sponsored 

     with the New England Wildflower Society at VTC in Randolph

May: Open Garden Tour of Magnolias

June: Photographing Plants in the Field - A Workshop 

   and Garden Tours in Montpelier,  Charlotte and Ferrisburgh

July: Annual Plant Sale and Potluck Dinner.

August: Garden Tours in Randolph

September: Botanical Walk in Grand Isle

October: Annual Meeting with Speaker and Refreshments

     To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Dorothy at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year

A Garden Visit in New Hampshire

Programs for 2012

Cypripedium acaule
Pink Ladyslipper Orchid

January:   'Wetland Trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants 
          for the Home Landscape'  in Montpelier

February:   'Asian Arctic Alpine Plants'  in Montpelier

March:   'Berm Gardening - Creating Low-Maintenance 
        Woodland Gardens'  in Montpelier

April:  The New England Gardening Symposium -  co-sponsored with 
       the New England Wildflower Society at VTC in Randolph

May:  Spring flower and botany walk on Eagle Mt. in Milton

June:  Garden tours in New London and Newbury, NH

July:  Garden tour in the St. Johnsbury area

August:  Plant sale in East Hardwick

Sept:  Mushroom and Fungi walk

October:  Annual meeting and slideshow in Montpelier

     To take part in these horticultural and botanical adventures join the

   Hardy Plant Club of Northern Vermont

   by e-mailing Dorothy at hardyplantclubvt@gmail.com

  Our dues are $10.00 per year