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

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