Come delight in our inspirational and info-packed garden talks and programs that
more than 7,000 people have enjoyed. Classes are held at our home in Ballston Spa,
as well as at four star resorts, beautiful bed and breakfast inns, and
other fine establishments around the Northeast.
Most
2-hour class fees are $25. Day-long
classes and resort package fees vary. Class
size is limited. Students must pre-register. Classes are held rain or shine.
Classes are designed for beginner
gardeners as well as those more experienced, including Master Gardeners.
Detailed handouts cover a range of information that can be applied at whatever
level you are in your gardening walk!
To hear what others have to say about these unique, interactive classes,
click here.
Also included on this page are other great gardening events, shows, tours and
activities
to be enjoyed.
Unless otherwise indicated, you may use PayPal to register online OR print the
registration form by clicking the Register for Class button and mailing it with
a check.
CLASSES, EVENTS AND OPEN HOUSES BY START DATE
January - March
April - June
July -
August
September - November
January 2010
23 Creating a Garden for All Four Seasons. Class is
being held at the New England
Tropical Conservatory Education
Center (www.netrop.org)
in Bennington, VT. Learn 
about great plants and design
tips for creating a
magnificent landscape all year
long. Saturday,
January 23 from 10:30 a.m. - noon
at NETC.
$15 per person.
Pre-registration required in
advance at www.netrop.orgor
by calling
802-447-7419.
February 2010
6 Garden Design by Example. Internationally
known landscape designer, writer and
lecturer, Keith Davitt and I will
lead this new discussion-oriented class featuring before and
after landscape makeovers.
Colorful PowerPoints complement the discussion and will be
used as teaching tools. Keith and
I have collaborated on several classes in the past and
they have always drawn a great
crowd. Keith has published four garden design books and
has been designing and building
gardens all of the country for the last thirty years. To learn
more about Keith, visit his
web site at www.keithdavitt.com.
Saturday,
February 6 from
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Ballston Spa
Library. $25 per person
includes class, light
refreshments and handouts. Pre-registration is required
through Perennially Yours by
using PayPal or the class registration form and check.
March 2010
6 Time and Money-Saving Perennial Gardening Workshops.
Saturday,
March 6 at the
Queensbury Central Fire Department, 17 Lafayette Street, Queensbury. Morning, afternoon
and full day workshops available. Fundraiser for Soroptimist
International, a worldwide
organization for women in management and professions working
through service projects to
advance human rights and the status of women.
Sponsored by Saratoga Living
magazine and
Binley's Florist and Garden Center. 
Saratoga Living magazine (www.saratogaliving.com)
is the
area's premier lifestyle magazine, published quarterly and
designed for people who want to enjoy the best of
Saratoga,
Warren and Washington
counties. All workshop attendees
will receive three free issues of
Saratoga Living magazine,
a $14.95 value.
Binley's Florist and
Garden Center
is a family-owned
business in operation
since 1893 and is the largest grower of
plants in the
region, with over 23 greenhouses.
These dynamic workshops are
designed to help you create
magnificent gardens that save you time and money. The
morning
workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. - noon; the afternoon
is from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Workshop
descriptions below. 
9:00-noon: Perennial
Gardening Workshop I: Deer and
Rabbit Resistant plants plus proven
methods for deterring Bambi
and Thumper; easy ways to improve your
soil's fertility,
what you really need to know about
fertilizers; and garden design
tips including discussions on ways to make
selected participants
gardens more beautiful. Workshop attendees are
encouraged to
submit a photo of one of their gardens
for discussion. Submitted
photos will be in a drawing for the
winners to be presented and
discussed. Photos must be sent as a
jpeg to me at
pyours@nycap.rr.com
at least three weeks before March 6 to
be in the drawing.
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Perennial
Gardening Workshop II: A designer's tips for creating
ever-blooming gardens spring through
fall; The Plant Collectors Corner featuring hardy and
unusual perennials; and gardening
without guesswork: trade secrets for buying and picking
phenomenal perennials.
Both sessions include detailed
handouts; colorful catalogs; PowerPoints;
demonstrations; door prizes; spring,
summer and fall issues of Saratoga Living
magazine (a $14.95 value); and light
refreshments.
Morning and afternoon workshops are $39 per person, per workshop.
Both workshops
(full day) are $65 per person, a 15 % discount. PLUS
registrants will be entered into
the grand prize for a $75 gift
certificate from Binley's Garden Center. Full day
participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch
or pre-purchase a catered lunch of
soups, rolls and specialty breads, fruit, brownies and
refreshments @ $10 per lunch.
Lunch
payment is separate from the class fee. To reserve a
lunch please make a check payable to
Soroptimist International of the Adirondacks and mail
to Susan Fisk, 25 Nottingham Drive,
Queensbury, NY 12804. Workshop pre-registration
is required
through Perennially Yours
by using PayPal or
the class registration form. The registration deadline is February 26.
Questions? Please call me
at (518) 885-3471.
Morning session only @ $39 per person
PayPal button below:
Afternoon session
only @$39 per person PayPal button below
Full Day $65 per person
(15% discount) PayPal button below:
8, 15, 22 & 29 How to Design and Care for
Low-Maintenance, High-Impact Perennial
Gardens. Four part course at Adirondack
Community College in Glens Falls. Classes
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The course will
cover how to design and care for low-maintenance,
colorful perennial gardens. This course
covers how to assess light conditions; soil analysis;
proper placement of plants in a design
for pleasing heights and three seasons of bloom;
preparing and planting new beds and how
to amend soil in existing ones; the best perennials,
shrubs and annuals for longest bloom
and easiest care; recommended mulches and fertilizers;
plant divisions; and time tested
maintenance tips and shortcuts for your garden's care.
Helpful demonstrations, great handouts,
soil pH test, and colorful PowerPoints complement
the class. $85 per person tuition.
Pre-registration required through the ACC Center
for Personal and Professional
Development. Call (518) 743-2238.
13 & 14 Vermont Flower Show - Gorgeous Gardens and Green
Living Show.
Manchester, VT. Great exhibits,
educational speakers, and displays. For more about the
show visit www.greenworksvermont.org.
April 2010
8 Four Seasons Of Color - Hit the Easy
Button. Discover the tricks of the trade for having
WOW gardens month after month with smart plant
selection, design tips, and surefire
maintenance shortcuts. This talk is a
fundraiser for VERA - the Valatie Economic
Redevelopment Association and will raise
money for the Main Street hanging baskets and
flower box project. This year's
program is on Thursday, April 8th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at
the Barnwell Center located at 3230 Church
Street in Valatie. The $10.00 per person fee
includes handouts, door prizes and light
refreshments. Registration is being handled by
VERA. To register or if you have
questions, please call Jackie Hennessey at (518) 610-8164
Monday through Friday between 8:30 - 4:30
p.m. E-mails may be sent to
hennessyins@nycap.rr.com
. Let's get out and support this terrific project!
12, 19, 26 & May 3 Growing Gorgeous Perennial
Gardens. Four part garden course at
Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.
Classes from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The course will
cover a range of topics including design tips
for creating stunning gardens with three seasons
of interest; fertilizers and soil enhancement
tricks for growing showy plants; deer and rabbit
resistant plants and tricks for
deterring them; shade gardening, and much more. Helpful
demonstrations, great handouts, soil pH
test, and colorful PowerPoints complement the
class. $85 per person tuition.
Pre-registration required through HVCC Office of
Community & Professional Education. Call
(518) 629-7339.
23 & 24 Seventh
Annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium at The
Equinox
Resort in Manchester, VT. Six
garden lectures by award-winning speakers at this
world-class resort. $266.38
per person single, $384.26 ($192.13 per person) double rate
for a one night package includes all
lectures, Saturday breakfast and lunch, handouts, garden
gift, door prizes and all taxes and
gratuities. Two night packages
available. For
more
information, visit the symposium's web page.
May 2010
7 Book Signing at Binley Florist and Garden
Center. 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Please join me at
this fabulous floral shop and garden
center for a celebration of my new book, The Ultimate
Flower Gardener's Top Ten Lists.
A special price of $21, including tax, will be offered at
this signing. The book usually retails for
$21.95 plus tax. The garden center is located at 773
Quaker Road in Queensbury, NY. Their
phone number is (518) 793-9603. Web site:
www.BinleyFlorist.com.
12 Perennially Yours Open House and Plant Sale.
First open house of the year! 6:00 -
7:30 p.m. No charge. Early Bird
Special Admission from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. $5 per
person allows first pick of plant sales;
fewer
people; entry into door prize drawing as
well as the grand prize drawing - a $50 gift
certificate from Brookside Nursery
(www.brooksidenursery.com)
in Ballston Spa - and more opportunities to ask
questions. You can pay upon arrival.
Open houses are rain or shine.
14 Book Signing at Faddegon's Nursery. 3:00
- 7:00 p.m. Please join me at
this magnificent nursery and gift
center for a celebration of my new book, The Ultimate
Flower Gardener's Top Ten Lists.
A special price of $21, including tax, will be offered at
this signing. The book usually retails for
$21.95 plus tax. The nursery is located at 1140
Troy-Schenectady Road in Latham, NY.
Their phone number is (518) 785-6726. Web
site: www.Faddegons.com.
16 & 17 Fourth Annual Garden Party at Basin Harbor Club (www.basinharbor.com)
in
Vergennes, VT. Sponsored by Vermont Magazine (www.vermontmagazine.com).
Overnight packages and day
only rates available. This will be the Fourth
Annual 
Garden Party at this dreamy 700-acre resort in Vergennes,
VT (just southwest of Burlington, VT). This one-of-a-kind
resort features great dining, breathtaking gardens,
nature
trails, an 18-hole golf course,
tennis courts, a heated
outdoor pool, sandy beach, and much more. It is one of the
prized Historic Hotels of America.
The Garden Party was moved to a spring
date to
accommodate an exciting agenda that includes
designing one of the
resort's perennial gardens. I will
be teaching a garden design clinic revolving around
creating
a showcase garden for this resort. Lectures include plant
selection, site prep, no-fuss
annuals, garden care through the
seasons, a soil pH test, and more. In addition to
designing a garden for this world-class property, the resort's floral designer
will lead a
hands-on, floral arrangement workshop. All
participants will make their own fresh
cut flower
arrangement to take home.
The program kicks off Sunday, May 16 at
4:00 p.m. with
an overview of the garden to be designed and a walkabout of
the site.
Following the opening discussion there will be a 6:00
p.m. wine and cheese boat cruise. The program
continues
Monday from 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. including lunch and the
hands-on floral
arranging clinic.
This grand gardening event is being
sponsored by Vermont
Magazine (www.vermontmagazine.com
). This first class
publication is filled with
great articles, brilliant pictures, regional
features and great
destinations to visit. All
participants will
receive three complimentary issues
of Vermont,
Portrait: (c)Garden Gate
magazine a
$14.95 value.
The one night package includes Sunday afternoon's garden lecture; the wine
and
cheese boat cruise; one night's accommodations; Monday's breakfast and lunch
buffets; garden design workshops; floral arranging hands-on session; handouts;
colorful garden catalogs; a soil pH test; door prizes;
three complimentary issues of
Vermont Magazine; and garden gift. Package rates
start at $230 for a single and
$355 for a double ($177.50 per person). Taxes and
gratuity are additional. PLUS,
ALL PACKAGED GUESTS WILL BE IN A DRAWING FOR A
COMPLEMENTARY ONE NIGHT STAY AT BASIN HARBOR CLUB.
The day-only rate is $119 and includes all
garden design and floral arrangement
sessions on Monday, handouts; colorful garden catalogs, a
soil pH test; Monday
morning coffee; lunch; door prizes; three complimentary issues of
Vermont
Magazine; and a garden gift.
Participants may also attend the Sunday lecture if
their schedule permits. Please
call Basin Harbor Club at (800) 622-4000 to
reserve overnight packages. Day only
reservations go through Perennially Yours.
June 2010
8 Perennially Yours Open House and Plant Sale. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. No charge.
Early
Bird
Special Admission from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. $5 per person allows first pick of plant
sales; fewer
people; entry into door prize drawing as well as the grand prize
drawing - a
$50 gift certificate from Brookside Nursery (www.brooksidenursery.com)
in Ballston Spa -
and more opportunities to ask questions. You can pay upon arrival.
Open houses are rain
or shine.
25 Creating Gorgeous, Low-Maintenance Perennial Gardens in Zones
5 and Colder.
This interactive workshop is being
held at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT in conjunction
with the annual Stowe Flower
Festival. The workshop runs from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Trapp
Family Lodge (www.trappfamily.com)
is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of
the World
and is renown as a mountain resort with a
European tradition. A portion of
the class fees
goes to support the Stowe Flower Festival. This fun and engaging class features
design tips;
top-performing perennials, annuals, and
shrubs for zones 5 and colder; and
surefire
maintenance shortcuts for show-stopping
gardens. Colorful PowerPoints
complement helpful
handouts. Great door prizes. The
registration fee is $35 per person.
Pre-registration is
required
through Perennially Yours by using PayPal or the class registration form and check.
Space is limited.
25-27 Stowe Garden Festival, Stowe, VT. This is an
amazing flower festival set in the
charming village of Stowe, VT. The weekend
features super lectures including those on shade
gardening, vegetable gardening, pruning
shrubs, creating sculptures from nature, plant
maintenance, climbing vines, and much
more. There are also garden tours of outstanding
private gardens. A weekend pass for the
festivities is $25; $15 for two days and $10 for a
one day pass. For a brochure or more
information, visit www.stowegardenfestival.com
July 2010
21 Perennially Yours Open Houses and Plant
Sales. 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. No charge.
Early Bird
Special Admission from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. $5 per person allows first pick
of plant sales; fewer
people; entry into door prize drawing as well as the grand prize
drawing for a $50 gift
certificate from Brookside Nursery (www.brooksidenursery.com);
and more opportunities to ask
questions. You can pay upon arrival. Open houses are rain
or shine.
August 2010
September 2010
October 2010
The Sagamore
TBA Second Annual Fall Gardening Program at The Sagamore Resort.
MORE 2010 CLASSES TO BE ADDED SOON
Unless otherwise indicated, you may use PayPal to
register online OR print the registration form by clicking the
Register for Class button and mailing it with a check.
