2 open gardens (including mine!), plant sale + other events June 3

I’M OPENING my backyard on Saturday, June 3, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, as a part of a weekend of occasions in my Hudson Valley, NY neighborhood, which additionally consists of Peter Bevacqua and Stephen King’s spectacular backyard close by and plenty of different occasions.

Right here in my Copake Falls backyard all day with a truckload of irresistible botanical treats will likely be Damaged Arrow Nursery. They can even be taking advance telephone orders between now and Wednesday, Could thirty first if there’s one thing particular you merely should have. their website; Cellphone quantity is (203) 288-1026.

All ticket sales from my backyard will likely be donated to 2 native nonprofits that I really like: the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program in close by Ghent, NY and Turtle Tree Seed in Copake.

And there is rather more:

These of you who learn my New York Instances backyard columns will keep in mind the story I did in regards to the Bevacqua-King backyard in Claverack, NY (above). It is a dramatic juxtaposition of formal and wild, and a must-visit, and will likely be open from 10-4 on June 3 as nicely. Plus, there will likely be a sale of gently used gardening and cooking books.

All ticket sales and proceeds from the sale of the e book will likely be donated to the Claverack Library.

We’re additionally happy to welcome Annie Novak of the New York Botanical Gardens, a number one professional in soil well being and composting, who will lead a morning soil class and a day composting class close by.

There are a complete of 20 occasions domestically on June third and 4th; the entire record is Workshop Experience Weekend website, a collaboration between some neighbors (together with me!). We hope you make a day (or weekend) of it.

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