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Tried and True Tips for a Flourishing Flower Garden

Wednesday, March 6, 6:00 -8:00pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Designed especially for beginning ornamental gardeners, this class reveals basic flower gardening lessons gleaned from area master gardeners. In other words, we let you in on what we know now that we wish we had known when we were beginners! Tips from our experienced ornamental gardeners are intended to save you time, expense and labor; prevent you from making easy-to-avoid mistakes; and start you down the path toward making gardening a fun and rewarding pastime filled with beauty. Topics include:  Selecting plants right for the garden conditions nature has given you, Designing pleasing flower beds, Getting along with creatures, Saving time and money, Learning as you go.  There will be time at the end of class for questions and discussion. Fee: $10-$20/person self-determined sliding scale, pay what you can afford.  Register online at: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?id=1659&reset=1  

Questions? Contact Jennie Cramer, jrc10 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 146.

Community Seed Swap

Saturday, March  9, 11:00am-2:00pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Calling all seed savers, gardeners, and curious creatives!  It’s time for beloved annual CCE Tompkins Community Seed Swap. Master Gardener Volunteers will be on hand to answer all your seedy questions. Go home with lots of locally adapted seeds from other local gardeners. Bring your own seed collection and set up a table to share your abundance. Children are welcome! No pre-registration required. $5 suggested donation. Questions? Contact Jennie Cramer, jrc10 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 146.

 

Botanical Slide Show: Walled Gardens and Wild Landscapes of Ireland

Sunday, March 10, 2:00-3:30pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Chrys Gardener will present slides of public gardens and natural areas in the west of Ireland, where she lived from 2008-2012. Ireland is a gardener's paradise, with a warm moist, temperate climate (zone 9). One of these areas, the Burren, is an unusual limestone karst landscape, where alpine and arctic plant species grow side-by-side. Suggested donation: $3-$10/person pay what you can afford.  Sign up and pay in advance at: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1648 Questions? Contact: Jennie Cramer, jrc10 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 146.

 

Planning Your Vegetable Garden

Wednesday, March 13, 6:00-8:00pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Take your vegetable gardening to the next level by learning how to create a comprehensive garden plan that includes timing on seeding, transplanting, succession planting, interplanting and crop rotation. We will talk about integrating flowers and herbs and explore a few style of  planning including drawings, spreadsheets, journals, and online

programs. Come with a drawing of you garden and a list of what you plan to plant and we will have some time to start working on your plan.  Fee: $10-$20/person self-determined sliding scale, pay what you can afford. Register online at: http://ccetompkins.org/events/2019/03/13/planning-your-vegetable-garden  Questions? Contact: Jennie Cramer, jrc10 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext 146.

 

Spring Worm Composting Class

Saturday, March 23, 10:00am-12:00pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Learn how worms can make fast, rich compost for your garden while disposing of your food scraps. Take home the bin, a starter population of worms, and the knowledge to tend to your new pets. Space is limited. Register online (on link below) or call CCE-Tompkins during businesses hours (607) 272-2292. Cost: $10 per household includes a starter bin and worms to take home! Register and pay online at: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1643 Questions? Contact Adam Michaelides, Compost Program Manager, at acm1 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 124

 

Spring Propagation of Fruit Plants

Wednesday, March 27, 6:00-8:00pm

@CCE-Tompkins Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY

Sean Dembrosky, owner of Edible Acres in Trumansburg, will lead this hands-on workshop on propagating edible perennial plants from cuttings, seeds and by layering. Species covered will include currants, jostaberries, gooseberries, hardy kiwi, elderberry and nut trees. Sean will also demonstrate taking cuttings of willow and other useful/ornamental woody plants. Cost: $15-$25/person sliding scale, pay what you can afford.  Register online at: http://db.ccetompkins.org/programs/civicrm/event/register?id=1662&reset=1

Questions? Contact: Jennie Cramer, jrc10 AT cornell.edu, (607) 272-2292 ext. 146.