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FRIDAY, JUNE 25th
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BEYOND HOSTAS, PERENNIALS
FOR THE SHADE GARDEN
Mary Ann Raymond, Evergreen Gardens
10:30 - 11:30
Perennials lend form, texture and color to the shade garden. Discover which perennials work best in dry, moist or dappled shade. Site analysis and companion plants will be highlighted.
Evergreen Gardens
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COOKING DEMO and TASTING at TRATTORIA
LA FESTA RESTAURANT!
11:00 - 12:00
$15.00 per person
Chef Tony will once again work his magic with garden herbs and other fresh ingredients to inspire your cooking.
Call 802-253-8480 for reservations.
Trattoria La Festa,
4080 Upper Mountain Rd.
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DISEASES IN THE GARDEN
Tim Schmalz
1:00 - 2:00
Late blight attacking your tomatoes? Peonies wilting with buds turning black? These are just a couple of diseases that infect plants in the garden. Learn about a variety of plant diseases, how to identify them and what to do about them.
Green Mountain Inn
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PERENNIAL GARDEN WORKSHOP with
KERRY MENDEZ
1:00 - 4:00
$35.00 per person
Kerry Mendez, nationally recognized garden consultant and lecturer, is dedicated to teaching people of all ages the art of low maintenance perennial gardening. Perennial gardening in a northern climate will be the topic for this half-day workshop.
Register at www.pyours.com
50 person limit
Trapp Family Lodge Entrance
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INVASIVES AND ALTERNATIVES
Sharon Plumb, Invasive Species Coordinator, Nature Conservancy
2:30 - 3:30
Nurseries, perennial beds and borders are filled with tempting plants of every size, color and shape. Come and learn about which plants to choose, which to avoid, and how the choices you make will increase your chances of seeing
butterflies, bees, and birds.
Golden Eagle
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SATURDAY, JUNE 26th
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1/2 DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP in the GARDEN
Gustav Verderber
9:00 - 1:00
Join professional photographer Gustav Verderber as we focus on still photography in some of Stowe’s most beautiful garden settings.
This class is limited and is sure to fill up quickly. Please RSVP 802-760-4661 or
dhatoff@sprucepeak.com
Spruce Peak Road
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GARDEN TOUR AT THE TRAPP FAMILY LODGE
Kim Early, Garden Manager
9:00 - 10:30
The gardeners at the
Trapp Family Lodge
invite you for a fun
and informative stroll along the
extensive perennial, annual
and vegetable gardens.
Trapp Family Lodge Entrance
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VINES FOR A NORTHERN CLIMATE
Carol MacLeod, Owner, Evergreen Gardens
9:00 - 10:00
Whether it climbs, creeps along,
twines around or clings for
support, vines are a great addition
to the landscape.
Discover the vines that grow successfully
in a northern climate.
Location and structural support
will be discussed.
Evergreen Gardens
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FENG SHUI FOR YOUR GARDEN
Carol Wheelock, M.Ed.,
Feng Shui Consultant
10:30 - 11:30
Make your garden feel more balanced, appealing, and in harmony
with the environment.
Learn to apply simple feng shui principles
to create the garden you always desired.
cwheelock@fengshuivermont.com
Trapp Family Lodge
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VEGETABLE GARDENING
Ruth and Tom Hamilton
10:30 - 11:30
Create a family vegetable and fruit garden. Getting and early start, extending the season, and other practical tips will be highlighted.
Hamilton Residence, Moscow
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PIECASSO DECK PARTY
12:00 - 1:00
Come enjoy great drink special on our
deck and free pizzas topped with fresh local garden veggies. Get great ideas for turning your homemade pizza into works of art using veggies out of your garden!
Piecasso
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CREATING SCULPTURES FROM NATURE
Thea Alvin
1:00 - 2:00
Join Thea, artist and stone mason specializing in free standing sculptures. A stone sculpture will be constructed.
Piecasso
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THE ART OF PRUNING
Jake and Pam Barber
1:00 - 2:00
A hands on demonstration of pruning techniques for apple trees, roses, and ornamental shrubs
Edson Hill Road, Stowe
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WANT TO MAKE GARDENING
A WHOLE LOT SIMPLER?
Kerry Mendez
2:30 - 3:30
Get inspired as Kerry Mendez, writer, designer, lecturer, and consultant, provides an ideal opportunity for gardeners to learn some tips on good garden design, maintenance shortcuts and site assessment.
Trapp Family Lodge Entrance
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STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: FROM THE GROUNDS UP
Kevin Komer, Superintendent,
Spruce Peak Golf Club
Andres Blais, resident Horticulturalist
Rob Apple and Stowe Mountain Lodge Resident Horticulturist
4:00 - 5:00
Join Stowe Kevin Komer, Rob Apple and André Blais for a tour of landscape based environmental efforts. Learn how to keep your landscape healthy and happy in an environmentally friendly manner.
Spruce Peak
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THIRD ANNUAL ORGANIC COCKTAIL PARTY at
STOWE MOUNTAIN LODGE
5:00
Celebrate the Stowe Garden Festival at the Hourglass Bar with an organic cocktail party!
Hosted by Stowe’s own Green Mountain Distillers.
Enjoy organic hors d’oeuvres created by the Stowe Mountain Lodge culinary team.
Cash Bar
Stowe Mountain Lodge
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SUNDAY, JUNE 27th
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GARDEN TOUR AT STOWEFLAKE MOUNTAIN RESORT AND SPA
Cate Garvey, Vermont Country Gardens
9:00 - 10:00
An informative tour of classic English gardens, a seven circuit labyrinth planted with herbs, flowers and berries used in spa cuisine and treatments,and a variety of theme perennial gardens.
Stoweflake Resort Main Entrance
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TEAS AND TINCTURES
Annabel Moynihan
9:00- 10:00
Learn how to make tinctures, teas, and cordials. We will use medicinal herbs from gardens, meadows, and woods to make tasty and healthy products. Everyone will leave with their own samples.
Gregg Hill Road, Waterbury Center
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CREATING WATER GARDENS
Ian Ambler, Landscape Architect and Builder
10:30 - 11:30
Come see a small garden/soaking pond with a recirculating waterfall. This waterscape is carefully integrated into a stone walkway and rock garden. Learn how to build your own water garden.
Sulham Lane, Stowe
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MINIATURE GARDENS
Don Avery, Cady’s Falls Nursery
10:30 - 11:30
Don and Lela have been growing hardy alpine plants in small, unusual, decorative containers. We will see plants established in muffin tins, frying pans, brake drums, tractor rims, hyper-tufa troughs and more. We will also learn about potting soils and techniques for protecting these miniature gardens over winter.
Cady’s Falls Nursery, Morrisville
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WHAT’S BUGGING YOU?
Ronald Kelley, Tree Health Specialist
1:30 - 2:30
An introduction to the most common pests of trees, shrubs and other plants around the home. Learn to identify which insects are beneficial or are of little concern and which are most worrisome.
Golden Eagle Resort
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FLORAL DESIGN
Nicole D’Agata, The Painted Tulip
1:30 - 2:30
Learn about the different styles of floral design. Flowers you can pick from the garden will be highlighted as well as a demonstration of the proper preparation of your flowers so they last as long as possible.
Evergreen Gardens
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