GARDEN NEWZ...

A PLACE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CORNELL VOLUNTEER GARDENERS ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

 CORNELL GARDENERS WELCOMED OVER 250 VISITORS TO CORNELL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (LIREC)  OPEN HOUSE
ON SOUND AVE IN RIVERHEAD NY. The day began at 7:45 am as Mark open the doors and a team of  Cornell Gardener volunteers
started to set up for the full day
of activities. After months of preperation the day was here.Vince had the most important job of getting the coffee & bagels ready while the volunteers
started gathering  tables,
chairs,signs,handouts,plants,a tractor and all the props  necessary to welcome our guests, while chanting no rain no rain. The signs were up,
the gardens looked vibrant, Remani, Millie, Dee and
Ellie were ready to greet the guests and direct them to the scheduled events. Susan, Nahem and Frieda had the trailer full of home grown plants ready,
Sharon & Linda had the kids corner set up under the big oak tree by the entrance to the main gardens, while
Tony & Jerry set up a gallery of  photos depecting flowers from the gardens. The sign in sheet for the wagon tour of the 60 acre lab was filling up quickly,
 Margret, Anita C & Anita B were ready to give guided tours of the "L" gardens,  Tom was ready to answer questions about our tool shed
 with the Living green roof and hand out a questionaire  to rate the over 200  trial plants, and John had his demonstration tables set to teach  how to
turn a large leaf into a cement bird feeder.
Inside Jay was ready to give his power point presentaion, Garden Clean up-No vacuum Required, as Dan  Gilrein(Cornell Entamologist) displayed his
morning catch of bugs from the garden to educate the kids.
Reports of rain were turning into reality, by 11am the black rain cloud was visible in the southern sky moving our way and the rain drops
began to water the plants and the crowd, quickly moving everyone into the lab  for cover. While inside the chit chat quickly turned to plants,some folks from Texas asked Dr. Bridgen, Director of the Lab, how do i get rid of poison oak? 
 Move to Long Island was the answer, because we have no poison oak! That was an easy one!
Well the rain was off and on for the next 4 hours as we all made the best of it.  One guest who worked at the Research Lab back in 1960,
 remarked that the lab back then had no main building, only a single family house with potato fields, no floriculture research was being done at all.
Now there is a large building, where research is being done on Vegetables & Potatoes, Green House & Floricultuer,Nursery & Turf as well as Viticulture.
New research disciplines on the horizon include vegetable  Pathology, weed science and Entomology.
The Volunteer Cornell Gardeners tend their beautiful gardens, and learn about and teach gardening.
For more information about The Cornell Gardeners...CONTACT Ken Mohring his e mail is  kenwadingriver@gmail.com
A big Thank You to all the folks that helped promote our special day.

Ellie,Anita & Millie greet visitors and sign them up for the wagon tour of the 60 acre Research Lab.Dr Bridgen gives the tour pointing out research projects that are ongoing.

THIS YEARS'S FREE OF CHARGE OPEN HOUSE WILL BE ON JULY 10, 2010  AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY'S  LONG ISLAND HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH  CENTER (LIHRC), LOCATED at 3059 SOUND AVE IN RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK. See Schedule below, FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Ken Mohring his e mail is
kenwadingriver@gmail.com

Fall Garden Cleanup – What You Need to Know   10 am-11 am Jay Wolstoff
Cornell Gardner Interior Conference Room

Cornell Gardeners Open Gardens from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday, July 10, 2010

Cornell Gardeners Jerry on left & Tony Exhibit their Favorite Garden Photos including  greeting cards that focus on flowers including educational information about the flower on the back of the card..

 

Schedule of Tours, Lectures,Demonstrations, Event,Time, Host/Instructor and Location 
 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

 

Sharon and Linda get ready for the Kids Corner.

Garden Tours of Display Gardens (the gardens will be open with guides available at all times) Hourly on the Hour  10am – 2pm go to Cornell  Front Entrance to the LIHREC Main Office See Margret,Barbara and Anita for a guided tour.

Linda helps a customer pick out a flower for his project.

Children’s Project – Good Garden Creatures
-by the balloons    10:15 am & 12:15pm
(one-half hour) Sharon  and Linda
Cornell Gardeners Table Near Garden Entrance

Anita and Pat smile for the camera!

Wagon Ride Tour of the Research Farm
11 am &12:15pm   (approx. 45 min) Dr. Mark Bridgen
Cornell University Greeting Area Table


Making a Leaf Hyffa Tuffa at Noon John Canzoneri
 Cornell Gardener Outside under the tree
 

Valerie demonstrates floral designing from 1-2 pm

Guests view Bugs, insects, & spiders an Ongoing
demonstration by Dan Gilrein Entomologist
Cornell Coop. Ext. Inside lobby

Barbara is on her way to give a tour of the gardens and answer questions about flowers.

Barbara answers questions...

Growing Dahlias – The Basics & More   2:00 pm instructors Vince & John in the
 Interior Conference Room

Garden tours were given throughout the day by Barbara,Anita B,Margret and Anita C..Margret with her folder leads a tour of the "L" gardens.

Susan,Dee,David,Norm and Frita organized the plants for  sale

Hyfer Tuffa containers planted with sedum are drought tolerant and very hardy

Tom & Judy will answer questions about the Cornell Gardeners tool shed with the living green roof and Dr. Nora's research collection of over 200 Trial Plants will be reviewed by visitors.

Alexis Alvey (red blouse)  Cornell Nursery & Landscape Speacist gives tours of her Native Friendly Garden.

Bill smiles for the camera (on the right) and Nahen takes a break from the plant sale.

Jane Morhing and grand kids(Jack Jack & Maya) enjoy pizza for lunch..

 

 All tours, activities, presentations and classes are free. 

The gardens enjoyed the visitors that admired them, and the rain that nourish them.

A good time was had by all..See you next year.
Thank you Dr. Bridgen for your photographs.
Thank you Ben and the folks at Cornell Research Center for all their help.

Below is a PAST history of Cornell Gardeners Events.

Feb. 3 rd 2009 meeting:

As weather permits ..................................Clean out High Tunnel - for succulent plants    
Weather Dependent.................................. Weed killer in gardens before spring growth     
  
April 7 ....................................................Compost for the gardens    
June 13 2009.......................................... Shed dedication Date could change depending on roof progress  
1st Tuesday of each month (May through Nov,).................. Open Gardens 9am to Noon    
August 22.................................................................... Open House    

JULY 12 2008: CORNELL GARDENERS WELCOMED OVER 100 VISITORS TO CORNELL LABS OPEN HOUSE ON SOUND AVE. GUESTS ENJOYED GARDEN AND HAYRIDE TOURS AS WELL AS INFROMATIVE SEMINARS, INCLUDING COMPOSTING 101, CONTAINER GARDENING, AND FLORAL ARRANGING.ONGOING TOURS OF CORNELL GARDENS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, EVERY TUESDAY FROM 9AM TO 12 NOON. FOR ADDTIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Ken Mohring AT  kmohring@optonline.net

                                                                                                                                                              

Feb. 24, 2009, Tuesday.  10 AM tour greenhouse at SUNY Farmingdale. Meet at SUNY Farmingdale. Please car pool if possible. Directions will be sent next week.

 March 10, 2009. 10 AM winery tour in Cutchogue. More info to follow.

 June 13, 2009. Saturday at 1 PM.  Shed dedication.

June 23, 2009. Tuesday. Annual picnic at Cornell with staff.

WATCH FOR 2009 OPEN HOUSE DATES.

AS A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION, THE CORNELL GARDENERS HAVE VARIOUS MISSIONS AND GOALS. TO HELP INITIATE THEIR GOALS, THEY COUNT ON MEMBER PARTICIPATION WITH VARIOUS TASKS. AS A MEMBER THERE ARE MANY WAYS LISTED BELOW THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION AND  SHARE THESE EXPERIENCES  WTH YOUR COMMUNITY.

WANTED: A MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A BLOGG OR A FORUM THAT WILL ALLOW CORNELL GARDENERS, WRITERS AND EDITORS TO POST COMMENTS AND IDEAS TO THEIR WEB PAGE.

WANTED: EDITORS, TO READ AND SPELL CHECK ALL INCOMING  INFORMATION PRIOR TO PUBLISHING, ON CORNELL GARDENERS PAGE. ALL EDITING WILL BE DONE OVER THE INTERNET.


Margaret Quinn becomes the executive editor for Cornell Gardeners web page. On Oct. 14 Margaret will start her duties as executive editor for the Cornell Gardeners web page. A big welcome and thank you to Margaret.


WANTED: GARDENNEWZ NEWSLETTER WRITER, EDITOR REQUIRES SOMEONE WITH WRITING SKILLS, ABLE TO MANAGE AND COMPILE ARTICLES FOR OUR NEWSLETTER.


WANTED: WRITERS TO PREPARE ARTICLES ON RELATED GARDEN TOPICS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GARDENNEWZ NEWSLETTER.


WANTED: SOMEONE TO ESTABLISH GARDENGIGGLES COLUMN. COMPILE GARDEN JOKES.


WANTED: SOME ONE TO WRITE A KIDS GARDEN COLUMN.


WANTED: PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR  GARDENS. INCLUDING PLANTS AS THEY MATURE IN OUR GARDENS THROUGH ALL FOUR SEASONS.


WANTED: PEOPLE TO RECORD, NEW PLANTINGS, AND FLOWER BLOOM TIME OF THE PLANTS IN OUR GARDEN.


WANTED: PEOPLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC RELATED TO GARDENING AND POST THEM ON OUR WEB PAGE.


WANTED: VOLUNTEERS TO WRITE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR ANY REVELENT JOB TITLE TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CORNELL GARDENERS.


AUGUST 2008...DR. MARK BRIDGEN ANNOUNCES FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS  FOR THE NEW GARDEN TOOL SHED WHICH WILL INCLUDE  A LIVING GREEN ROOF.


A Living Roof
Called an eco-roof, garden roof, living roof, or vegetated roof. A green roof is a lightweight, layered roofing system that allows virtually maintenance-free plants to top a waterproofed substructure.
ON THE LEFT CLICK ON greenSHED button to take a tour of our new  tool shed with a living roof.

GARDEN NEWZ Cornell Gardeners, welcomes the public to their 2nd annual  Open House on July 12 th 2008 from 10 am to 3 pm at Cornell Gardens 3059 Sound Ave, Riverhead. Activities include guided tours of the display gardens. Children and garden related programs are  planned. Don't forget, to bring your garden questions!
 Open house hours are from 10 am to 3 pm at Cornell Gardens 3059 Sound Ave, Riverhead. Activities include guided tours of the display gardens, children activities and garden related programs are  planned. Don't forget, to bring your garden questions!

Cornell gardeners travel to Longwood Gardens in Sept. 2008, See photographs of their trip click on the  Activities Button, on the left side  of this web page.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2008 COMES TO AN END AT THE  CORNELL GARDENERS ANNUAL HOILIDAY LUCHEON AT EAST WIND CATERERS IN RIVERHEAD, N.Y.

Cornell Gardeners meet at Eastwind resturant for their 2008 holiday party.Seated bottom left is Susan,Jim. Marge,Bill,Jerry and his Dorothy.

Nancy arrives with table favors that were propagated by Dr. Bridgen.

Vince on the left,  Millie and John prepare to hand out ponseetia plants to each Cornell Gardener. Dr. Bridgen propagated the plants for gifts to all the Cornells Gardeners.

Dr. Mark Bridgen, lower right gets ready to address  The Cornell Gardeners. 

Dr. Bridgen brings a certificate to Marge Michaels for her outstanding services as secretary to the Cornell Gardeners.

Marge Michaels shows her surprise as Dr. Bridgen presents her with a special gift.

All eyes are focused on Dr. Bridgen and Marge Michaels. 

Dr. Bridgen takes a moment to chat with Marge.

Seated to the left is Pat, then Frida,Norm,Bonnie and Jane Mohring.

Jerry, on the left,with his wife,then  Bill, next to him is Marge with her husband Jim and then Susan.

Seated left is Dee, then Valarie. Mrs. Jack Abruzzi and her husband. John and his wife Millie, Anita and Elizabeth.

Bottom  right is Jane,Elizabeth,Anita, Millie and her husband John.