Community Outreach Programs
Pollinators
Master Gardener Volunteers
Children love being in the garden!
Master Gardener Class of 2023
Summer Camp
Gardening
Check the Gardening Events tab in the right margin for gardening programs offered throughout the year. In addition, Joy of Gardening is a 10 week online course offered September-November. Master Gardener Training is a 16 week hybrid course.
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 April 30, 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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The Art of Saving Seeds
Monday, September 23
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Fall is for Planting Bulbs
Monday, October 7
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Lawns Love Fall
Thursday, October 10
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Fall is for Planting Bulbs
Tuesday, October 15
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM -
Lawns Love Fall
Tuesday, October 22
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The JOY of GARDENING
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. The online course is self-paced with lectures available on your schedule. Suggested field trips and garden makeovers.
Course fee: $375
Enrollment is open for the 2024 offering.
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.
