June Gardening events

June 7  Design Tips for Knockout Gardens lecture at Kinderhook Reformed Church. Kinderhook, NY. Fundraiser. 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. $15 per person. Registration required. Directions to lecture at church web site, www.kinderhookreformedchurch.com. For more information and registration, please contact Maureen Mooney at 518-210-6079 or clara44@fairpoint.net .

June 10  Book signing at Shades of Green Nursery, 2036 Cook Road, Charlton, NY. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Special sale during book signing – 20% off all gorgeous shade plants! Lemonade and cookies served. http://www.lotsahosta.com/ .

June 11  Customer Appreciation Day and Book Signing at Brookside Nursery, 824 Route 67, Ballston Spa, NY. Book signing from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Customer Appreciation Day activities all day with plant and product specials, food and more. www.brooksidenursery.com.

June 15 Horticulture magazine’s garden webinar. Growing Unique and Unusual Perennials. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EST). No charge for first 1,000 registrants. I will lead this talk. For more info and to register, visit Horticulture’s website, http://www.hortmag.com/.

June 16 & 17 Perennially Yours Open House and Perennial Sale. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Huge perennial sale featuring divisions from my display gardens. 44 Chapman Street, Ballston Spa, NY.  Rain or shine!

June 21 Garden talk at Lake Pleasant Public Library. Speculator, NY. 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. No charge.  For more info call the Library at (518) 548-3194.

June 24 & 25 National Garden Festival in Buffalo, NY. Garden Lecture and walk on Friday, June 24 at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens.  Saturday, June 25 garden talk at Lockwood’s Greenhouses for their popular Perennial Day festivities. For more info, visit http://www.buffalogardens.com/.