The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host a butterfly walk 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18 at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington.
$3 donation.
Information: 609-989-6830 or http://mgofmc.org/
Whole Foods at the Bergen Mall in Paramus will hold a floral class 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23.
Floral specialist Cheryl will teach participants how to create a hand-tied bouquet from local flowers.
Class size is limited. Registeration is recommended. $10.
Bring a pair of pruning shears or floral cutters to class.
Call 201-226-1244.
Water is one of the key elements in a backyard bird habitat.
Find out how to choose the best water feature for you and your birds 10 a.m. Saturday, July 11 at Wild Birds Unlimited, 189 Route 17 south, Paramus.
201-599-0099 or wbu.com/paramus.
New classes and workshops have been added to the summer schedule of Sunset View Farm, Andover Township.
New programs include scavenger hunt on the eco-trail, into to canning, lasagna gardening, sensory sensations in nature, square foot gardening and team building.
All workshops are held at the 20-acre teaching farm.
All ages are welcome.
The schedule can be found at http://www.destinationcountry.com/
The Tri-State Hosta Society will hold it's annual show and sale 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12 at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morris Township.
Information: 973-326-7600.
Explore Wave Hill's collection of trees with one of its guides as the garden celebrates "the year of the tree" 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 7.
Topics include native trees, spring-flowering trees and notable trees of Wave Hill.
Tour concludes at the Glyndor Gallery with an introduction fo the "Arboes Venerabiles" exhibition.
The garden is at 675 W. 252nd St., Bronx.
Admission is $6; seniors and students $3.
Information: 718-549-3200 or wavehill.org.
Looking to attract birds and butterlifes to your yard?
Learn the secret from Kathleen Salisbury 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 at the Meadowlands Environmental Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.
Salisbury is the president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey.
Information: 201-460-8300 or njmeadowlands.gov/ec
The Master Gardener Association of Passaic County will have their next program "Fluttering Flowers: The Life of a Butterfly" by Karen Richards of K&K Butterfly 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 in the Totowa Business Center, 930 Riverview Drive, Suite 250, Totowa.
The program is free.
Information: 973-305-5743.
You better head out now (The Yankees playing a 1:05 home game today and traffic can back up in a hurry), if you are planning on making the final day of The Cloisters Garden Days.
Highlights of today's events include:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., informal garden discussions.
11 a.m. and noon, garden tours.
Noon and 2 p.m., medieval diet.
1 p.m. garden workshop.
3 p.m. beekeeping demonstration.
Information: http://www.metmuseum.org/cloisters/
The Garden Club of Clifton will be holding it's monthly meeting 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 9th at the Seniors Center, Clifton Avenue and Colfax Road, Clifton.
This month, I will be on hand to discuss the Passaic County Master Gardeners Program.
If you are interested in signing up for class come September (in Passaic or Bergen County), this is a great opportunity to learn about the program.
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