Master Gardener Programs

Join Ulster County Master Gardeners for Tea in the Garden

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardeners at the Jacob A. Hasbrouck Building on the SUNY Ulster Campus in Stone Ridge on Saturday, August 23 at 2:30pm for an afternoon stroll through their award winning Xeriscape Garden. Master Gardeners will explain the principles of drought resistant garden design and planting techniques which create a spectacularly lush and colorful garden that features perennial herbs, flowers and shrubs. The tea and tour of Victoria’s Gardens in High Falls immediately follows. The cost of the tour, talk and tea is $15 per person. All participants will receive a comprehensive list of waterwise plants to help them start their own Xeriscape Garden. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by Tuesday, August 19.
 
The Xeriscape Garden is an interactive teaching tool in the selection of heat tolerant, waterwise plants, integrated pest management and alternative landscaping techniques.
 For more information or to pre-register call Dona Crawford at 845-340-3990 or CLICK HERE for a registration form

Horticulture Hotline/Diagnostic Lab Reopens for 2008 Growing Season

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardeners will help anxious gardeners prepare for the 2008 growing season by re-opening their Horticulture Hotline on Monday, March 3 for the season. Experts at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Master Gardener office located at 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston will be available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 12:00noon through October. The phone number is 340-3478 (DIRT).  The Horticulture Hotline offers free, unbiased, research-based information and advice to more than 1,000 home gardeners annually.  Master Gardeners are volunteers trained by Extension experts in the art and science of gardening and also available in the office for soil testing and plant and insect identification. The cost is $5 for plant and insect identification and $3 for soil testing.  For more information call Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Dona Crawford at  845-340-3990.