As spring looms ever closer, the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is helping gardeners ease into the growing season with a trio of programs to inspire and inform.
It begins on Saturday with a keynote program by Rick Darke, a landscape designer who from 10 to 11:30 a.m. will discuss how to understand and transform properties. He will be introduced by Doug Tallamy, an entomologist. Although it will be streamed, the program will only be available live. No recording will be made. The cost is $10 and continuing education credits cost $25.
On March 26, a virtual Spring Gardening School will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with its own keynote talk by Margaret Roach, "Gardening Non-Stop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days." Then nine other experts will examine topics in talks such as "Invasive Nightmares," "Uncommon Edibles," "Pollinator Pathways," and "Olmsted's Legacy." All nine programs and the keynote that day are $65. A reduced price, including the keynote and one program from each of three sessions, is $50. These sessions will be recorded and available afterward to those who purchase tickets for that day.
Garden workshops will be held in person on April 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Suffolk County Farm in Yaphank. They will include flower arranging, pruning, bonsai, drip irrigation, and backyard bees. Registration for the day is $35 plus materials fees depending on the workshops chosen. There will be a master gardener plant sale at the farm that day.
More information for all events can be found on the calendar on the county extension's website. Sarah Osborn can be called at 631-727-7850, extension 207, with questions or to register. Her email is [email protected].
