Garden Calendar
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- May
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It looks like another big weekend for plant sales. Here’s our latest wrapup of what’s where in the local gardening world.
I highly recommend the first item, a visit to Phillis Warden’s garden. Here’s a link to a post I did last year on the garden, and another post with video.
May 10
Bedford Hills: Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program. Self-guided tour of two private gardens. $5 per garden. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Garden of Phillis Warden, 531 Bedford Center Road. 888-842-2442.
Katonah: Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, 149 Girdle Ridge Road. 914-232-1252.
Tarrytown: Garden Fair/Plant Sale. Free. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lyndhurst, 635 S. Broadway/Route 9. 914-631-4481.
Yorktown Heights: Composting for Your Organic Garden. Instructor: Margaret von der Meden, backyard farmer and farm-based educator. Dress appropriately for garden work. Registration. $10. 3-4 p.m. Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center, 1275 Hanover St. 914-980-6375.
Armonk: Green Acres Garden Club Plant Sale. Free. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Byram Hills High School, 12 Tripp Lane. 914-276-7890.
Brewster: Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 81 Main St. 845-278-2881.
Chappaqua: Chappaqua Garden Club Spring Plant Sale. Free. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Chappaqua Railroad Station, Bridge Road. 914-242-3799.
Katonah: Plant Patch Sale. Flowers, vegetables, herbs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 68 Bedford Road. 914-232-5220.
Lake Mahopac: Lake Mahopac Garden Club Plant Sale. Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lake Mahopac United Methodist Church, 85 Mount Hope Road. 845-628-8217.
Ossining: Nature-Friendly Plant Sale and Workshops. $5 May 9, Free May 10. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Teatown Lake Reservation, 1600 Spring Valley Road. 914-762-2912.
Peekskill: Garden Club of Peekskill Plant Sale. Hanging baskets, herbs, shrubs and more. Sponsor: Garden Club of Peekskill. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Riverfront Green Park, Route 9 and Hudson Avenue. 914-572-5246.
Pleaantville: Pleasantville Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale. 8-11:30 a.m. Pleasantville Memorial Plaza, Marble Avenue. 914-239-8755.
May 11
Brewster: Plant Sale. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 81 Main St. 845-278-2881.
Katonah: Plant Patch Sale. Flowers, vegetables, herbs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 68 Bedford Road. 914-232-5220.
May 13
White Plains: Greater Westchester Orchid Society Meeting. $25 membership. 7 p.m. Ethical Culture Society of Westchester, 7 Saxon Woods Road. 973-420-4966.
May 14
Katonah: Bedford Audubon Society. Speaker:John Rogers. Topic: “All About Bluebirds and More.” Free. 7:30 p.m. Katonah Village Library, 26 Bedford Road. 914-232-3508.
New Rochelle: Garden Club of New Rochelle. Speaker: Ron Amidror. Topic: Healthy gardening. Free. 1 p.m. Elks Lodge, 19 The Boulevard. 914-632-5411.
May 16
Somers: Ninth District of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Standard Flower Show. Theme: “Welcome Aboard the Hogwarts Express. Free. 2-3:30 p.m. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35. 646-853-4402.
May 17
Somers: Ninth District of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Standard Flower Show. Theme: “Welcome Aboard the Hogwarts Express. Free. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35. 646-853-4402.
Somers: Friends of Lasdon Annual Plant Sale. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35. 914-864-7268.
Southeast: Master Gardener Plant Sale. Master gardeners will answer questions and conduct soil PH tests. Free. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tilly Foster Farm and Conservation, 100 Route 312. 845-278-6738.
Upper Nyack: Garden Club of Nyack Annual Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Katzenstein Residence, 507 N. Broadway. 845-358-0534.
White Plains: Make Your Own Compost. Buy a compost bin and get free advice on gardening. $20, $40. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saxon Woods Pool, 1800 Mamaroneck Ave. 914-813-5420.
May 18
Armonk: Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program. Self-guided tour of private woodland garden. $5 per garden. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cobamong Pond, 15 Middle Patent Road. 888-842-2442.
Somers: Ninth District of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Standard Flower Show. Theme: “Welcome Aboard the Hogwarts Express. Free. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lasdon Park and Arboretum, Route 35. 646-853-4402.
May 21
Pawling: Quaker Hill Native Plant Center Tour. A tour of the plant center in Pawling. Lunch at McKeever’s Restaurant. Sponsor: Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College. Registration. $100. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Native Landscapes and Garden Center, 991 Route 22. 914-606-7870.
May 24
Chappaqua: Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program. Self-guided tour of this private garden featuring extensive collections of rhododendrons, azaleas, tree peonies, and clouds of reseeding forget-me-knots. $5. 2-6 p.m. Rocky Hills, 95 Old Roaring Brook Road. 888-842-2442.



Bill Cary grew up in Louisville, Ky. His gardening was limited to growing parsley and impatiens on the windowsill of Manhattan walkups until the mid-1990s when he bought a rundown old chicken farm on 8 acres in the Hudson Valley. Now he spends his weekends chasing deer, hacking away at invasive shrubs and vines and wondering why he doesn`t have more meadow and less lawn.






