Community Outreach Programs
Pollinators
Master Gardener Volunteers
Children love being in the garden!
Master Gardener Class of 2023
Summer Camp
Gardening
We offer gardening events throughout the year, whether programs at libraries in person and via Zoom or full day programs such as SPRING GARDENING SCHOOL. Check the right margin for gardening program listings every month in the EVENTS calendar.
We offer gardening courses as well.
New for 2025 is Coastal Gardening, a 5-week course starting in February that explores best gardening practices given our proximity to the Long Island Sound and other bodies of water.
Master Gardener Training is a 16-week course offered March-June to train gardeners around a full range of gardening matters. The expectation is that those trained will volunteer in their communities.
Joy of Gardening is a 10-week course, wholly online, for novice gardeners offered from September-November.
Year-round Cornell Cooperative Extension offers gardening support services. Homeowners can bring soil and plant samples to our Diagnostic Lab in Riverhead and at Bayard Cutting Arboretum (April through October). Questions can be answered on the Horticulture Hotline (631) 727-4126, Mondays-Fridays, 9am-noon.
Contact
Roxanne Zimmer
Community Horticulture Specialist
rz378@cornell.edu
631-727-7850 x 215
Last updated November 14, 2024
Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Gardening Links
Cornell Gardening Resources
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/
Gardening Pamphlets
Home Composting
Composting is the most practical and
convenient way to handle your yard wastes.
Read more...
Waterwise Gardening
The waterwise gardening tips inside this brochure are ways to preserve the quality of our water resources. Read more...
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Mayfest at the Suffolk County Farm
Saturday, May 3
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM -
Dahlias
Tuesday, May 6
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM -
Native Plants in Your Garden
Wednesday, May 14
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Dahlias
Wednesday, May 14
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM -
Gardening with Deer
Wednesday, May 14
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
GARDENING COURSES
Learn more about flowers, foliage, garden design and other gardening topics in this 10 week course September through November. The wholly online course is available on your schedule. Suggested field trips and garden makeovers.
Visit Cornell University's The Lost Ladybug Project online and learn how your photos can help scientists keep track of both new and native Ladybug species in your neighborhood.
