Free Tour at Lasdon Park
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Speaking of shrubs, I just got this from Mary Kay Koch of the Westchester County parks dept. about a free tour of the shrub garden at Lasdon Park in Somers on Sunday. (These are photos I shot at Lasdon last May.)
“TAKE A TOUR OF THE SYONOPTIC GARDEN AT LASDON
“Learn your plants and shrubs from A to Z during a tour of the synoptic shrub border of the Lasdon Memorial Garden Sunday, September 28, at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial in Somers.
“Beginning at 2 p.m., horticulturist Tolly Beck will help you discover the great variety of shrubs that can add beauty and interest to your home landscape. The shrubs, which surround the one-acre William and Mildred Lasdon Memorial Garden, are arranged alphabetically by their botanical names for easy reference.
“The tour is free and no advance registration is required.
“Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, a 234-acre park and developing arboretum featuring many species of trees, shrubs and perennials. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It can be reached via I-684, exit 6. Head west off the exit; the park is approximately four miles ahead on the left.
“Or, take the Taconic State Parkway to Route 202 exit, and head east on Route 202. Follow to Route 35 and turn left; the park is three miles ahead on the right.
“For information call Lasdon at (914) 864-7268.
“General information about Westchester County parks is available at www.westchestergov.com/parks.”
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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.
