How does your garden grow? Attend Flower City Looking Good 2010 Horticultural activities and get customized assistance for your particular gardening projects!
Flower City Garden Contest
Do you work hard to beautify your property? Then you are working hard to make the City of Rochester more beautiful, greener, and cleaner! Consider entering the Flower City Garden Contest! Deadline for the summer contest is July 31 (there will be a winter contest, too--stay tuned).
Fall Garden Talks
Subjects covered include seeding grass, dividing perennials, pruning shrubs, planting garlic, saving vegetable seeds, planting spring bulbs and composting.
Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.
Sept. 15: Cornell Cooperative Exttension of Monroe County, 149 Highland Avenue
Sept. 22: North Street Community Center, 700 North Street
Sept. 29: Edgerton Community Center, 41 Backus Street
Oct. 6: Rochester Civic Garden Center, 5 Castle Park in Highland Park
Oct. 13: Thomas P. Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Avenue
Oct. 20: Danforth Community Center, 200 West Avenue
Saturdays at the libraries from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 11: Winton Branch, 611 N. Winton Road
Sept. 18: Arnett Branch, 310 Arnett Blvd.
Sept. 25: Charlotte Branch, 3557 Lake Ave.
Oct. 2: Monroe Branch, 809 Monroe Ave.
Rose Workshops
10 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturdays, May 1, June 19, July 24, and Oct 9. Greater Rochester Rose Society members provide expert advice on roses and hands-on demonstrations. Meet by the foundation at the Maplewood Rose Garden, corner of Lake Avenue and Driving Park Avenue. Free admission and no prior registration necessary. Rain or shine.
May 1: Pruning Roses
June 19: Rose Tours
July 24: Insects and Fungal Diseases in the Rose Garden
Oct. 9: Winterizing Your Roses