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Local Gardening Events

We will gladly post local gardening events on our web site.  The best way to submit the information is by email.  If you only have a hard copy, I will post it provided I have time to scan it.

Please send info to johns@ppperennials.com

The following information has been submitted by the sponsoring organizations. 

The public is welcome.

 
         
Date Time Organization Event Details
April 10, 2012 1:00 PM Pocono Garden Club Talk

 "Add Pizzazz to Your PerenmniaL Garden"

Monroe County Conservation District: Kay Johns, owner of Point Phillips Perennials, will speak on perennial plants.
April 11, 2012 11:30 AM Monroe County Garden Club "Gardening for Butterflies" Talk by Linda Wiles.   Location is Hughes Public Library, Stroudsburg, PA.   For more info contact adeskus@ptd.net.
April 17, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Pruning Seminar No registration required  More info
April 20, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
April 21, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Pruning Seminar No registration required  More info

 

April 27, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
April 28, 2012 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM The Master Gardeners, Penn State Extension, Luzerne County “Spring into Gardening” Workshop

The Master Gardeners, Penn State Extension, Luzerne County will host the “Spring into Gardening” Workshop, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Technology Center on the Penn State Lehman Campus. The workshop is open to the public. This will be an all-day workshop with sessions on sustainable landscapes, gardening with children, raised bed gardening, ground covers, container gardening, pesticides, pruning, and butterflies/pollinators. Paul Epsom, owner of Greystone Gardens, and correspondent to PBS’s Victory Garden and Channel 16’s Home and Back Yard, will be keynote speaker. A plant sale and flea market will be held on premise, and Master Gardeners will be available at the information table to answer your personal gardening questions. For more information, contact Penn State Extension, Luzerne County, 1-888-825-1701

April 28 and 29, 2012 9 AM to 3 PM` Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley Native Plant Sale This year’s sale will benefit the Bethlehem City Parks and the Sand Island Native Plant Preserve. Try to be there and spread the word. About 60 varieties, over 450 pots to choose from. Come early for best selection.   424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA.
May 1, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Succulent Wreath Workshop Registration required  More info
May 3, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Succulent Wreath Workshop Registration required  More info

 

May 4, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required  More info
May 5, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Succulent Wreath Workshop Registration required  More info
May 8 and 9, 2012, 2012 9 AM to 3 PM` Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley Native Plant Sale This year’s sale will benefit the Bethlehem City Parks and the Sand Island Native Plant Preserve. Try to be there and spread the word. About 60 varieties, over 450 pots to choose from. Come early for best selection  424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA.
May 7, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.
May 8, 2012 8L30 AM Pocono Garden Club: Bus trip to New Jersey Botanical Gardens  (www.njbg.org) departing from Pocono Township Fire Company parking lot, Route 611, Tannersville. More information: Jean @ 570-421-2968 or jeans65@verizon.net.
May 9, 2012   Monroe County Garden Club 85th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of The Monroe County Garden Club - "Roaring 20s Tea Party" Speaker:  Lisa Diemer, master gardener and celebrity pastry chef.  Location - The Chateau, Tannersville, PA - cost $20  For more info contact akamc@frontiernet.net.
May 10, 2012 9:00 AM Bethlehem Garden Club Bus trip to Chanticleer and Hortulus Farm garden

Guided tour of both locations. We will have a box lunch at Fenimore Woods Park Pavilion.  The cost is $82.Please call Jacqueline at 610-867-7463or email crajva@rcn.com for a flyer.                                                                                                                                                       enjoy

May 11, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
May 12, 2012 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Lehigh Valley Chapter-American Rhododendron Society Plant Sale

Annual Plant Sale of Rhododendrons and Azaleas, including some hybrids created by chapter members.  Checks and Cash only.  No credit cards.  Front of Bethlehem VoTech, 3300 Chester Ave, Bethlehem, PA

May 13, 2012 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM  Point Phillip Perennials Mother's Day Garden Walks Join us for a tour of our gardens at any of the specified times.  No registration required.
May 18, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
May 19, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Succulents for the Sunny Garden No registration required  More info

 

May 21, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Succulents for the Sunny Garden No registration required  More info

 

May 25, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
June 1, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
June 5, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

June 8, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
June 10, 2012 1:30 PM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa II - Advanced Uses Registration required.  More info.

 

June 12, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

June 12, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Shrubs for Multi-Season Interest No registration required  More info

 

June 15, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
June 16, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Shrubs for Multi-Season Interest No registration required  More info

 

June 17, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Butterfly & Hummingbird Plants Talk and garden walk 

No registration required  More info

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June 18 and June 19, 2012   The PA Heartland Unit of the Herb Society of America Herbal Delights Symposium The theme will be "A Rose by Any Other Name," featuring speaker Sue Weiser, well-known floral designer who has received many accolades for her work.  Other highlights include herbal workshops on "Stinking" rose, "Rose" geraniums, rose products, care of roses and a few non-rose related topics; a raffle and auction; vendors; plant sale and lunch.  On Tuesday there will be a garden tour by bus, ending with a banquet at The Inn At Reading..  The event will be held at V Conrad Weiser High School in Robesonia, PA  For more information, contact Nola Gilden at 610-678-0587 or nolagildin@comcast.net or check the PA Heartland website:  phhsa.homestead.c
June19,, 2012 10:00 AM Point Phillip Perennials Butterfly & Hummingbird Plants Talk and garden walk 

No registration required  More info

 

June 21, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa Face Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

June 22, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
June 23, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa Face Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

June 29, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
July 6, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
July 13, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
July 14, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

July 14, 2012 1:00 PM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa II - Advanced Uses Registration required.  More info.

 

July 14, 2012 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pocono Garden Club Annual Flower Show Stroudsburg Jr. High School, Chipperfield Drive, Stroudsburg, PA: Annual Flower Show “Leading the Way: Made in the USA.” & Plant Sale. More information: Carol @ 570-629-8505 or Elaine @ 570-992-8966 or elaine58@ptd.net
July 20, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
July 27, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
August 3, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
August 10, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
August 17, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
August 24, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
August 31, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
September 5, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

September 7, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
September 8, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa I - Trough Workshop Registration required.  More info.

 

September 10, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Hypertufa II - Advanced Uses Registration required.  More info.

 

September 11, 2012 8:30 AN Pocono Garden Club Bus trio to Grounds for Sculpture

Bus trip to Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ (www.groundsforsculpture.org) departing from Pocono Township Fire Company parking lot, Route 611, Tannersville, PA. Info: Jean @ 570-421-2968 or jeans65@verizon.net.  

September 14, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
September 28, 2012 9:30 AM Point Phillip Perennials Friday Morning Garden Walk No registration required.  More info.
October 9, 2012 1:00 OM Pocono Garden Club Talk  ‘Delightful Dahlias’ :  Monroe County Conservation District: ‘Delightful Dahlias’ Shirlene Moser from Bethlehem will speak on growing dahlias.