Now that spring is here, gardeners can combine their love of plants, gardens, horticulture and garden tours with a get a way to Columbia County, NY. So many avid gardeners live here and share their expertise and plants. You can learn a lot about gardening in one weekend.
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Plant Sale this Saturday, May 2nd
- Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School May Faire from 11:30 to 3:30 games and activities for kids, puppet shows, student exhibits, artisan craft vendors, live music, and tasty treats and a plant sale
- The Hudson Farmers Market opens this weekend with many vendors selling plants
- The Ramp Fest at the Basilica has everything to do with gardening and it is this weekend in Hudson,The Ramp Fest
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Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Steepletop” House and Garden Tours start Memorial Day weekend 436 East Hill Rd, Austerlitz 518-392-EDNA (3362) www.millay.org
- Garden Conservancy Open Days, Plus Guest Lectures and Plant Sales: in Columbia County, New York, is for public tours on four Saturdays in 2015, from 10-4 PM: May 9, June 6, August 15, and September 19. $7 per adult suggested donation benefits the Garden Conservancy; no ticket or reservations required for visit; pay at the door. An 11 AM lecture by a guest expert is held down the road at a local church each of those days, too (see below), and often an afternoon workshop.
- Only 45 min away There is something for everyone at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Click this link Berkshire Botanical Garden for a list of scheduled events classes, and exhibits. To call the garden at 413.298.3926.