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DIG IT! Garden Bus Trips and Events 2024
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New York Botanical Garden Events - 2024
Now thru October 27, 2024 - Wonderland: Curious Nature
A magnificent flower display, contemporary art installations, fantastical tea parties, and exciting night experiences await the curious and adventuresome at heart. Immersive exhibitions evoke the spirit of exploration, the uncanny, unbelievable, and unfamiliar nature of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Tickets on sale now. See website.
PUMPKIN PALOOZA
October 19, 20 - Meet the Giant Pumpkin Growers 1-3
See giant pumpkins from the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-offs and meet the growers! Stay for deseeding demonstrations, conversations on the pumpkins’ growth, and more.
October 26, 27 - Giant Pumpkin Palooza Weekend 10-4
Join us for a spooktacular celebration of the final weekend of Wonderland: Curious Nature, and watch Adam and a team of carvers return to once again transform a giant pumpkin into an organic masterpiece.
Spooktacular celebration of final weekend of Wonderland: Curious Nature. Watch Adam and a team of carvers return to transform a giant pumpkin into an organic masterpiece.
New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx
718-817-8700
www.nybg.org

The Garden Conservancy Events 2024
Digging Deeper Programs
An offshoot of Garden Conservancy Open Days™, Digging Deeper is an exclusive and site-specific program—including informal talks, tours, and demonstrations with experts—that invites Open Days participants to take a closer look at the garden world. Register online.
Open Days
2024 National Speaking Tour
The National Speaking Tour brings leading thinkers and practitioners within the world of gardening to audiences throughout the US. We aim to inspire and engage those who have a passion for gardens and want to know further about the benefits that they bring to our lives and communities. Tour speaker Edmund Hollander, president of Hollander Design Landscape Architects, is joined by his partners to discuss the changing beauty, refuge, and joy that outdoor spaces provide with examples from their portfolio, from sprawling coastal retreats to country estates.
Garden Conservancy
11 Old Post Road
Cold Spring
www.gardenconservancy.org
845-265-2029

Wave Hill Events 2024
Open. Check website to schedule a visit. Register for events on website.
October 17 - Lecture: Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future 4-5:30
Discussion on the future of sustainable and beautiful gardens. Explore art's role in our relationship to nature. The new book Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for our Future by photographer Claire Takacs and landscape architect Giacomo Guzzon showcases gardens from around the globe that have found new and innovative ways to address sustainability and climate change. Join the authors and international experts. Fee. Register online.
October 18 - Design Fridays: Glyndor Terrace Garden Renovation 1-2
Tour newly renovated Glyndor Terrace Garden with Director of Horticulture Cathy Deutsch. See how new pathways, ramps and hardscape are incorporated into original design while preserving mature and historic plants. Fee. Register online.
October 25 - Design Fridays: Compelling Design Garden Walk 1-2
Discover how views, focal points, plant combinations, paths and more play key roles in design with Wave Hill's Director of Public Programs and garden designer Laurel Rimmer. Fee. Register online.
October 26 - Nature Walk: Life on the (Woodland) Edge 10-11:30
Urban woodlands provide habitat for many species of plants and wildlife. Sunny woodland edges are particularly vibrant environments, with large trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants offering cover and nesting sites for local birds, mammals and insects. Join NYC-based naturalist Gabriel Willow on a nature walk among trees and trails to explore homes and habits of birds. Free with admission.
Wave Hill
675 West 252nd Street, Bronx
718-549-3200, www.wavehill.org

Grey Towers Heritage Association Events 2024
Saturdays, April - Lunch & Learn Series 11:30-2
Lectures, Conversations, & Hot Lunches Fee. Register online.
Grey Towers Heritage Association
P.O. Box 188
Milford, PA 18337
570-296-9630
info@greytowers.org

Innisfree Garden Events 2024
Innisfree Garden
362 Tyrrel Road
Millbrook
(845) 677-8000, www.innisfreegarden.org/

Clark Botanic Garden Events 2024
Clark Botanic Garden
193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507
www.clarkbotanic.org
516-484-2208

Nassau County Museum of Art Events 2024
Nassau County Museum of Art
One Museum Drive
Roslyn Harbor, New York 11576
516-484-9338
www.nassaumuseum.org

Native Plant Center Events 2024
Westchester Community College
Classroom Building, Room C200
75Grasslands Road
Valhalla
914-606-7870, wcc.nativeplant@sunywcc.edu or www.nativeplantcenter.org

Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association Events 2024
Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association
PO BOX 239
Route 9
Hyde Park
Info: 845-229-6432, info@vanderbiltgarden.org, www.vanderbiltgarden.org

The Madoo Conservancy Events
The Madoo Conservancy
618 Sagg Main Street
PO Box 362
Sagaponack, NY 11962
631-537-8200, www.madoo.org

Battery Park City Parks Conservancy Events
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park, Battery Park City, Lower Manhattan (access: Battery Place) FREE! Information: http://bpcparks.org
6 River Terrace Events
6 River Terrace (South end of River Terrace, north of the Irish Hunger Memorial)
Nelson A. Rockefeller Park (access: Chambers Street)
Battery Park City Events
At Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
Battery Place (corner of 2nd place and Battery Place)
Battery Park City Parks Conservancy
2 South End Avenue (access: West Thames Street)
212-267-9700, info@bpcparks.org orwww.bpcparks.org

Stonecrop Gardens Events
Stonecrop Gardens
81 Stonecrop Lane
Cold Spring
845.265.2000, www.stonecrop.org

The Cultural Landscape Foundation Garden Dialogues
Patrons, garden owners and designers reveal creative process and collaboration that yields a great garden. Opportunities for small groups to experience beautiful gardens created by accomplished designers currently in practice. Fee.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
1909 Que Street NW
Second Floor
Washington, D.C. 20009
202.483.0553, www.tclf.org

Hudson Valley Garden Association Events
Hudson Valley Garden Association
PO Box 191, Gardiner, NY 12525
Info: 845-418-3640, info@hvga.org , www.hvga.org/

Rubin Museum of Art Events
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
New York
212.620.5000

Old Westbury Gardens Events
Old Westbury Gardens
71 Old Westbury Road
Old Westbury, NY 11568
516-333-0048, www.oldwestburygardens.org

Friends of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission Events
BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 10:30-3
Palisades Parkway Exit 19 or Route 9W
845-786-2701

Sterling Forest State Park Preserve Events
Registration required. Trails can be steep and rocky, wear hiking shoes. Hike at pace of slowest hiker. Information or to register: 845-351-5907.
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site Events
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
44 Battlefield Rd., accessed from Park Rd. off Route 9W in Stony Point
845-786-2521 or www.palisadesparksconservancy.org
Minnewaska State Park Preserve Events
Pre-registration required for everything. Weather contingent. Wear appropriate clothing, footwear; bring snacks, water. Meet at Nature Center unless otherwise noted.
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Route 44/55, 5 miles west of intersection with Route 299
Gardiner
845-255-0752
Rockland State Park Events
Friends of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Administration Building
Bear Mountain
845.786.2701, admin@friendsofpalisades.org or www.friendsofpalisades.org

Planting Fields Arboretum Events
Planting Fields Arboretum & State Historic Park
Post Office Box 58
Oyster Bay, New York 11771
(516) 922-8676, [url=http://www.plantingfields.org]www.plantingfields.org[/url

Neversink Valley Area Museum Events
Neversink Valley Area Museum
26 Hoag Road
Cuddebackville
Info: 845-754-8870 www.neversinkmuseum.org

Landis Arboretum Events
Esperance
www.LandisArboretum.org 518-875-6935
518-875-6935 or landisfun@midtel.net

Arnot Forest
Schuyler County Route 13 (1 mile north of NY Route 224 between Cayuta and Van Etten) NY.
Directions and map: www.arnotforest.infot

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