The Phantom Gardener: Workshops


Click logo above to return to Phantom home page. Join Our Email List Gift Certificates Landscape Gardening/ Maintenance Service Seasonal Guidance: Winter Spring Summer Fall FAQs Phantom stories About Phantom Resources Local weather May Workshops at Phantom Gardener 6: Briana Davis, "In the Vegetable Garden with Briana" 20: Briana Davis, "In the Vegetable Garden with Briana" 26: Julianne from Phantom, "In the Greenhouse: Container Planting"	*2005 Fall Workshop Series* Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. at Phantom Gardener Fee: $9 per lecture Please call (845) 876-8606 to reserve your seat! SEPTEMBER 24 Fall Bulbs for Spring Bloom with Andy Durbridge Durbridge, former Director of Horticulture at Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island, will present a wonderful selection of bulbs for fall planting. Currently a private garden designer and consultant in the Hudson Valley, he will share tips on design as well as advice on getting all those other garden chores done before the snow flies! Durbridge currently runs Durbridge Gardens. OCTOBER 1 Eli's Favorite Trees and Shrubs for Fall with Eli Joseph-Hunter Joseph-Hunter, a passionate plantsman of the Phantom Gardener, will enlighten you with some great suggestions and descriptions of his favorite trees and shrubs for fall. Currently developing his own arboretum in the Catskill Mountains, he has spent several years studying, selling and observing woody plants. Eli will give you many ideas to enliven your fall landscape! OCTOBER 8 Fall for Design! with Linda Anderson Anderson, landscape designer for the Phantom Gardener, will share her enthusiasm for design and explain why fall is a terrific time for garden creation. A graduate of Cornell University's Landscape Architecture Department, Linda will encourage new ways of thinking about landscape, share some insight into the design process, and help you understand how to begin implementing your own design ideas. Feel free to bring photographs, questions, and sketchbook to this workshop. OCTOBER 15 Fall Clean-up and Soil Preparation with Norbert Lazar Lazar, the Phantom himself, long-time organic gardener, and believer in sustainable gardening practices, will describe basic clean-up techniques for your garden. Since the success of any garden is dependent upon the health of the soil, he will also share with you organic methods to improve your soil. Fall is the perfect time to prepare for a healthy, thriving garden next year! Click here to read about past Phantom Gardener workshops. RESOURCES Invasive plant information Invasive Plants Council of NYS NY Flora Atlas Invasive Plants Atlas of New England NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Arboretums Landis Arboretum Local gardening information Cornell Univ. Cooperative Extension Columbia County Cornell Univ. Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Institute of Ecosystem Studies Hudson Valley Tree Fruit Newsletter NYSAE Hudson Valley Lab Hudson Valley GardenWeb Forum Cornell U. soil testing for home gardeners Columbia Co. CCE soil testing for home gardeners Columbia County 4-H Suppliers Campania International (pottery) Coast of Maine (organic soil products) Garden Wood (furniture) Kessel's Nursery (plant material) Spring Meadow Nursery (plant material) Sunny Border plant material) Local general information About Town Dutchess Historic Hudson Valley Hudson Valley Net Northern Dutchess Community Showcase Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce Rhinebeck.com Town of Red Hook Village of Tivoli Local institutions Bard College Hudson Valley Raptor Center Upstate Films Environmental groups Audubon New York Environmental Advocates of NY Hudson River Foundation Natural Resources Defense Council New York League of Conservation Voters Riverkeeper Sierra Club New York Scenic Hudson
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