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Wed. 14 Old York Garden Club. York, ME. 1:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Carol at clane45@gmail.com.
Tues. 27 Riverside Garden Club. Near Greenwich, CT. CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM!. Noon. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Jess at jessfass@me.com.
Wed. 28 Billerica and Burlington Garden Clubs. Burlington, MA. CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM. RESCHEDULED to May 27! 7:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information contact Cathe at clpmgb@gmail.com.
Thurs. 29 Master Gardeners Garden Design Program, Purdue Extension Office. Evansville, Indiana. 3-hour Garden Design class. For more information, contact Rosemary McGarrah at rdmgarrah@yahoo.com.
Fri. 30 Professional Landscape School, Purdue Extension Office. Evansville, Indiana. For more information, email Larry at LCaplan@purdue.edu or visit http://www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/vanderburgh/
Tues. 3 Acton Garden Club. Acton, MA. 10:00 a.m. CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORM. Outstanding Perennials for Every Season. For more info contact Judy at 978-263-9134.
Sat. 7 University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners. Time and location TBA. Garden design workshop. For more information contact Martha at jmartha9@gmail.com.
Tues. 10 Noanett Garden Club. Dover, MA. 7:00 p.m. Design Tips Shared on Before and After Garden Renovations. For more info contact Tenney at tenney.cover@verizon.net.
Wed.11 Hingham Garden Club. Hingham, MA. 9:30 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Dorothy at admanganaro@verizon.net.
Thurs. 12 Chestnut Hill Garden Club. Chestnut Hill, MA. 10:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Lisa at farmince@aol.com
Sat. 14 Gardening Insights Day hosted by the Univ. of Illinois Extension office. Decatur, IL. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/dmp/
Sun. 15 Perennial Plant Association’s P.L.A.N.T. garden symposium. Columbus, OH. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, visit www.perennialplant.org.
Wed. 18 Winchester Garden Club. Winchester, MA. 1:00 p.m. The Perennial Plant Collector’s Corner. For more info contact Martha at mrmacdonald@verizon.net
Wed. 18 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Wellseley, MA. 5:30 p.m. Wine and cheese reception followed by The Right-Size Flower Garden lecture and book signing. For more information contact Katie at Kfolts@masshort.org.
Thurs. 19 Connecticut Horticultural Society. West Hartford, CT. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact CHS at 860-529-8713.
Fri. & Sat. 20 & 21 The Rhode Island Flower Show. Providence, RI. Friday 1:00 p.m. and Saturday 11:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, visit www.flowershow.com.
Sun. 22 Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Boylston, MA. 1:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info visit www.towerhillbg.org.
Thurs. 26 The Right-Size Flower Garden Book Signing Reception. Faddegon’s Nursery in Latham, NY. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. For directions visit www.faddegons.com.
Fri. & Sat. 27 & 28 The Vermont Flower Show. Burlington, VT. Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Times TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info visit www.greenworksvermont.org.
March 2015
Sun. 1 Philadelphia Flower Show. Philadelphia, PA. 3:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden presentation and book signing. www.theflowershow.com
Tues. 3 Hanover Garden Club. Hanover, NH. 1:00 p.m. Topic TBA. For more info contact Ann at sensei8@myfairpoint.net.
Thurs. 5 Glen Sanders Mansion. Scotia, NY 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden presentation and book signing. Hot and cold hors d’oeuvres will be served. A cash bar is available. Pre-registration required through Perennially Yours. $30 per person includes food, handouts and door prizes. To pay by check, click on the class registration link at the top of this page and print the form. CANCELLED. Refunds will be issued.
Sat. 7 Gardener’s Supply Company. Burlington, VT. 9:30 a.m. Spring Bloomers that Add ZING to Your Landscape. 11:30 a.m. Creating an Ever-Blooming, Low-Maintenance Flower Garden: Garden Design 101. For more info contact Gardener’s Supply Company at 802-860-2936.
Sun. 8 Portland Flower Show. Portland, ME. Time TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information visit www.portlandcompany.com.
Tues. 10 Stamford Garden Club. Stamford, CT. 11:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Maureen at maurdude@aol.com.
Fri. 13 Springfield Garden Club. Springfield, MA. 11:00 a.m. The Perennial Plant Collector’s Corner. For more info contact Eileen at efrantiska@charter.net
Sat. 14 Springfest Garden Show. Augusta, NJ. 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. Remarkable Perennials, Flowering Shrubs and Annuals for Non-Stop Color. For more info visit www.springfestgardenshow.org.
Sun. 15 Boston Flower Show. Boston, MA. 12:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, visit www.bostonflowershow.com.
Wed. 18 Home Garden Club of Morristown, New Jersey. Morristown, NJ. 1:00 p.m. Three Seasons of Outrageous Color From Perennials. For more info contact Pam at pdv51@optonline.net.
Thurs. 19 New Vernon Garden Club. New Vernon, NJ. 10:00 a.m. Three Seasons of Outrageous Color From Perennials.. For more info contact Marianne at 973-610-3849.
Sat. 21 Proven Winners Outdoor Living Extravaganza. Detroit, Michigan. Low-Maintenance Gardens are no accident! Gorgeous, low-maintenance gardens are no accident. Learn proven design tricks for sensational gardens that will be the talk of the neighborhood. Topics include selecting great perennials, shrubs, bulbs and annuals. Also discussed will be incorporating focal points, vertical interest, the “how’s” and “when’s” of using fertilizer and more. For more info visit https://www.provenwinners.com/Outdoor-Living-Extravaganza-2015
Sun. 22 Russell’s Garden Center. Wayland. MA. 1:00 p.m. Design Tips for Knockout Flower Gardens. For more information, visit www.russellsgardencenter.com.
Thurs. 24 Horticulture magazine webinar. 2;00 p.m. (EST) The Right-Size Flower Garden.
Fri. 27 Rochester Civic Garden Center. Rochester, NY. Evening time TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info visit www.rcgc.org.
Sat. 28 Book signing at Open Door Bookstore. Schenectady, NY 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. For more info visit www.opendoor-bookstore.com
Sun. 29 Capital District Flower Show. Troy, NY. 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info visit www.gardenandflowershow.com.
Mon. 30 Garden Club of Harvard. Harvard, MA. 12:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Carlene at carphillips@charter.net.
April 2015
Thurs. 2 Amherst Garden Club. Amherst, NH. 10:30 a.m. Topic TBA. For more information contact Marti at martiwarren@comcast.net.
Mon. 6 Munson Garden Club. Location TBA in MA. 7:00 p.m. Topic TBA. For more information contact Debbie at cuinmain@msn.com.
Tues. 7 Groton Garden Club. Groton, MA. Time TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Ellen at ellen@jackson-todd.com.
Wed. 8 The Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury. West Roxbury, MA. 7:00 p.m. Seasonal Garden Care for Well Behaved Gardens. For more info contact Ann at ann.morgan2@verizon.net.
Thurs. 9 Easton Garden Club. N. Easton, MA. 7:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Cindy at xoffcin@comcast.net
Sat. 11 White Flower Farm. Litchfield, CT. 10:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, visit www.whiteflowerfarm.com.
Sun. 12 New Jersey Botanical Garden. 1:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners.For more information visit www.njbg.org.
Mon. 13 Seaside Garden Club. Marshfield Hills, MA. 9:30 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Susan at ronsuesyl@me.com.
Tues. 14 Longfellow Garden Club. Portland, ME. 11:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Deb at Deborah.gray48@gmail.com.
Wed. 15 Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club. Hamilton-Wenham, MA. 7:00 p.m. Design Tips for Gorgeous, Low-Maintenance Gardens. For more info contact Heather at 978-468-4164.5
Thurs. 16 Windham Garden Club. Windham, NH. 7:00 p.m. The Art of Shade Gardening – Seeing Your Way Out of the Dark. For more info contact Danielle at Danielle_durocher@comcast.net.
Sat. 18 U. S. Botanic Garden. Washington, D.C. 2:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden, Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, visit www.usbg.gov.
Mon. 20 Simsbury Garden Club. Simsbury, CT. 12:45 p.m. Topic TBA. For more info contact Nicki at nickicox@hotmail.com.
Wed. 22 22 Spade and Trowel Garden Club. Syracuse, NY. 7:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners.
Sat. 25 Master Gardeners Conference ‘Gardening and All That Jazz’. Waterford, Michigan. The Right-Size Flower Garden. For more info contact Betty at betty@peters-inc.com.
Tues. 28 Mystic Garden Club. Mystic, CT. Noon. Gold Medal Perennials, Flowering Shrubs and Annuals. For more info contact Valerie at Valerie.grimm@gmail.com.
May 2015
Fri. 1 Chicago Botanic Garden. Glencoe, IL. 10:00 – Noon and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Creating Beautiful Shade Gardens and the Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information visit www.chicagobotanic.org.
Sat. 2 Proven Winners Outdoor Living Extravaganza. Chicago, IL. Topic TBA Gorgeous, low-maintenance gardens are no accident! Learn proven design tricks for sensational gardens that will be the talk of the neighborhood. Topics include selecting great perennials, shrubs, bulbs and annuals. Also discussed will be incorporating focal points, vertical interest, the “how’s” and “when’s” of using fertilizer and more
Tues. 5 Great Island Garden Club. New Castle, NH. 10:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Marcia at Marcia-cronin@comcast.net.
Tues. 5 West Concord Green Thumbs. West Concord, MA. 7:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Nancy at nmcrowley1@yahoo.com.
Thurs. 7 Essex County Garden Club. Topsfield, MA. 6:30 p.m. Topic TBA. For more information contact Emily at emilygleland@yahoo.com.
Mon. 11 Milford Garden Club. Milford, NH. 10:30 a.m. Topic TBA. For more information contact Therese at 603-801-1518.
Wed. 13 The Garden Club of Montclair. Montclair, NJ. Noon. Design Tips for Ever-Blooming, Right-Size Flower Gardens. For more information contact Susan at Fri.
Thurs. 14 Acton Garden Club’s Community-Wide Lecture. Acton, MA. 7:00 p.m. Topic TBA. For more information contact Susanne at rellufs@verizon.net.
Fri. 15 Home Flower and Garden Show at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. Fryeburg, Maine. Topic and time TBA. For more information, visit www.homegardenflowershow.com.
Sun. 17 Long Island Horticultural Society. Oyster Bay, NY. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information contact Sylvia at sylvia.lihortnewseditor@gmail.com.
Tues. 19 Rye Driftwood Garden Club. Rye, NH. 9:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Jenny at chica2@metrocast.net.
Wed. 27 New Hampshire Federated Garden Clubs Statewide Annual Conference. Location and topic TBA.
June 2015
Thurs. 4 Freedom Public Library. Freedom, NH. 6:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information contact
Sarah at sarahgroleau@yahoo.com.
Wed. 10 Newport Garden Club. Newport, RI. Time and topic TBA. For more info contact Mary Catherine at mcbardorf@cox.net.
Sat. 13 Broken Arrow Nursery. Hamden, CT. The Perennial Plant Collector’s Corner. For more info visit www.brokenarrownursery.com.
Sun. 14 Lancaster and Sterling Garden Clubs. Lancaster, MA. 7:00 p.m. Branch Out in Your Gardening Adventures with Flowering Shrubs – the New Glamour Plants!
Tues. 16 Adirondack Garden Club and Garden Club of Lake Placid. Lake Placid, NY. Location TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners.
Wed. 17 State Convention for Federated Garden Clubs of Maine. Kennebunkport, Maine. 6:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners.
Fri. 19 Newport Flower Show. Newport, RI. Time TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information visit http://www.newportmansions.org
Wed. 24 White Mountain Garden Club. Franconia, NH. 1:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, contact Mrs. Alexander at 603-837-2682.
July 2015
Tues. 14 Rye Beach Little Boars Head Garden Club. North Hampton, NH. 1:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info contact Margaret at nhmamma@comcast.net.
Mon. 27 33rd Perennial Plant Symposium. Baltimore, MD.
Wed. 29 Bearcamp Valley Garden Club. NH. Time and location TBA. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners
August 2015
6 & 7 Silver Bay YMCA Resort. Silver Bay, NY. 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners and Three Seasons of Outrageous Color from Perennials. For more information visit www.silverbay.org.
Tues. 11 Plum Beach Garden Club. Wickford, RI. 10:00 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, contact Prudence at pwspencer@fastmailbox.net.
Sun. – Tues. 30 – Sept. 1 The Grand Garden Show at The Grand Hotel resort. Mackinac Island, Michigan. An AMAZING event presented by Proven Winners at a world-class resort. For more info visit http://www.grandhotel.com/specials/new-2015-packages/grand-garden-show/
September 2015
Wed. 9 Lexington Field and Garden Club. Lexington, MA. 10:30 a.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Ashley at earooney@rcn.com
Thurs. 10 West Hartford Garden Club. West Hartford, CT. 1:00 p.m.
Tues. 15 Five Hill Garden Club. Vienna, VA. Topic TBA. For more information contact Lisa at lisadel321@aol.com.
Thurs. 17 Buzzard’s bay Garden Club. Buzzard’s Bay, MA.
Wed. 23. Master Gardeners of Dayton, OH.
Thurs. 24 International Master Gardeners Conference. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 3:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information visit http://mastergardener.unl.edu/imgc2015.
Fri. 25 International Master Gardeners Conference. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 9:00 a.m. Design Tips for Knockout Gardens
October 2015
Thurs. 1 Morris Arboretum. Philadelphia, PA. 6:30 p.m. Topic TBA
Fri. 2 Morris Arboretum. Philadelphia, PA. 10:00 a.m. Topic TBA
Sat. 3 Rutgers Master Gardeners Conference. Brunswick, NJ. For more information contact Sandi at sandeng6@gmail.com.
Mon. 5 Bellport, Remsenburg and Westhampton Garden Clubs. Long Island, NY. 1:30 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and
Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info contact Mary at mccarthydangelis@gmail.com.
Tues. 6 Harbourside Garden Club. Kittery, ME. 1:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden: Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more info, contact Cynthia at 207-251-9945.
Wed. 14 Tewksbury Garden Club. Tewksbury, MA. The Right-Size Flower Garden; Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, contact Marsha at mdledbury@comcast.net.
Thurs. 15 Scituate Garden Club. Scituate, MA. 10:00 a.m. Topic TBA. For more info, contact Leslie at lesliecm@comcast.net
Tues. 20 Sasqua Garden Club. Fairfield, CT. 10:30 a.m.
Wed. 21 Winchester Garden Club. Winchester, MA. 7:00 p.m. The Perennial Plant Collector’s Corner. For more info, contact Rose at beecherboys@verizon.net.
Wed. 28 Chateauguay Valley, Quebec. Time and place TBA. For more information, please contact Judy at doucette.judy@gmail.com.
November 2015
Wed. 11 Pepperell Garden Club. Pepperell, MA. 7:00 p.m. The Right-Size Flower Garden; Exceptional Plants and Design Solutions for Aging and Time-Pressed Gardeners. For more information, contact Diane at templediane@icloud.com.
Wed. 18 Millis Garden Club. Millis, MA. 7:00 p.m. Creating an Ever-Blooming, Low-Maintenance Garden. More more information contact Janice at jamidona@aol.com.