Events
Master Gardener Plant Sale
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Find an array of flowering plants, annuals, herbs and vegetables.This year we are featuring more native plants. Doors open at 8am.
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Hummingbird Gardens
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
If you create the right garden for hummingbirds, they will come to your garden! Learn what attracts these magical creatures, including nectar sources from choice flowers and feeders. Discover amazing details about hummingbirds while viewing photographs of them in action in the home landscape.
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Pollinator Gardens
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Butterflies, birds and the other pollinators need host plants for nectar, food and lodging. By introducing three seasons of key pollinator plants into your garden, you can create a pollinator-friendly habitat in your front and back yard. Discover the best planting arrangements as well the many co...
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Orchids 101
Friday, May 17, 2024
Orchids are one of a kind in beauty and performance. Enjoy a number of varieties, colors and shapes of these attractive tropical plants. Learn how to promote repeat blooms.
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Rain Gardens
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Do you want a garden that looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Rain gardens are shallow depressions designed to soak up water and support trees, shrubs, and flowers that tolerate both wet and dry conditions. Learn which plants perform best in ...
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Hydrangeas
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Hydrangeas are a reliable summer beauty. They range in bloom time, shape and habit bringing shades of white, pink and deep blue into our gardens. Discover what varieties will extend your summer color from June through September. Also learn when and how to properly prune hydrangeas as some blo...
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Hummingbird Gardens
Thursday, May 30, 2024
If you create the right garden for hummingbirds, they will come to your garden! Learn what attracts these magical creatures, including nectar sources from choice flowers and feeders. Discover amazing details about hummingbirds while viewing photographs of them in action in the home landscape.
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Container Gardens
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Fill, spill and thrill. Take these 3 features of container garden wisdom to new heights in the creation of your plant arrangements. Identify traditional, reliable choices for your site and its maintenance. Then experiment with unusual containers and plant selections.
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Native Plants in Your Garden
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Native plants are the best choices for Long Island gardeners. Not only are they vigorous and attractive, but native plants support our pollinators.Discover the increasing array of handsome native plants that can you can incorporate in your landscape. Please note. THIS is an IN PERSON ...
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Rain Gardens
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Do you want a garden that looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Rain gardens are shallow depressions designed to soak up water and support trees, shrubs, and flowers that tolerate both wet and dry conditions. Learn which plants perform best in ...
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Pollinator Gardens
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Butterflies, birds and the other pollinators need host plants for nectar, food and lodging. By introducing three seasons of key pollinator plants into your garden, you can create a pollinator-friendly habitat in your front and back yard. Discover the best planting arrangements as well the many...
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Pollinator Garden Tour: Westhampton
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Join the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators for a tour of public and private gardens. Gardeners will demonstrate how native plants have been incorporated in the landscape to create pollinator and/or rain gardens. The tour begins at the Quogue Library at 9am. Rain date: June 25
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Green Thumbs Summer Camp
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Join campers at GREEN THUMBS Summer Camp in 2024. Cultivate a connection to nature and plants in 7 weeks of discovery. Play in the soil by growing seeds and planting vegetables in square foot beds and tepee gardens. Hunt for butterflies in the pollinator garden while finding the flow...
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Joy Of Gardening
Monday, September 9, 2024
Do you want to enhance your gardening skills? What can you learn about native and pollinator plants? How to select the right plant for the right place? Learn more about flowers, foliage, garden design and other gardening topics in this 10 week course offered from September through November....
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Ongoing Events
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For overall Breastfeeding questions you can continue to address them to the support groups (formerly known as Baby Café), now known as “Lactation support groups.” You can always contact Marta Blanco at mb2458@cornell.edu for general lactation inquiries.
Below is a chart of the WIC offices phone numbers alongside the Peer Counselors phone numbers.
Peer Counselors provide breastfeeding support and individual one on one counseling throughout the following WIC offices:
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WIC Offices and Peer Breastfeeding Counselors
Oficinas de WIC y Consejeras de lactancia materna |
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Amityville WIC
(631) 854-1033 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 854-1087 |
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Brentwood WIC
(631) 853-3440 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 853-7225 |
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Coram WIC
(631) 854-2238 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 854-2101 |
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Greenlawn WIC
(631) 854-4440 |
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Patchogue WIC
(631) 854-1219 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 854-1208 |
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Shirley WIC
(631) 852-1025 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 852-1141 |
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Riverhead WIC
(631) 852-1811 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 852-3722 |
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Southampton WIC
(631) 852-1039 |
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Wyandanch WIC
(631) 854-1719 |
Peer Counselor
(631) 854-1713 |
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WIC Administration
(631) 853-3014 |
Breastfeeding Coordinator
(631) 853-8265 |
