Victory Garden Virtual Program with speaker Stephanie Hinnershitz,, former Senior Historian from the National WWII Museum.

RSVP Call us 516-379-3274, or via email at this my email cbisonette@freeportlibrary.info or at ask@freeportlibrary.info

Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series continues with April’s focus on propagating lavender. Registration is required.

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Time to wake up your tubers Agenda

Join us at the Cornell/EMF building on Wednesday March 25th between 9:00 - 11:00 to start dividing our tubers for the 2026 dahlia season. Cornell/EMF is located at 832 Merrick Ave., East Meadow.

All are invited to attend to see and learn about how dahlia tuber dividing is done. Please bring your clippers,  secateurs and your CHD . Light refreshments will be served. 

Join us at the Cornell/EMF building on Friday March 20th between 9:00 - 11:00 to start dividing our tubers for the 2026 dahlia season. Cornell/EMF is located at 832 Merrick Ave., East Meadow.

All are invited to attend to see and learn about how dahlia tuber dividing is done. Please bring your clippers,  secateurs and your CHD . Light refreshments will be served. 

The vernal equinox marks a moment of perfect balance—when day and night stand equal, and the earth tilts towards the longer, lighter days of spring. In Scandinavian tradition, this seasonal shift is a time to honor renewal, growth, and our deep connection to nature's rhythms.

March 18, 2026: Regenerative Agriculture 101: Connecting Core Principles to Cut-Flower Production. Registration required.

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Join us at the Cornell/EMF building on Friday March 13th between 9:00 - 11:00 to start dividing our tubers for the 2026 dahlia season. Cornell/EMF is located at 832 Merrick Ave., East Meadow.

All are invited to attend to see and learn about how dahlia tuber dividing is done. Please bring your clippers,  secateurs and your CHD . Light refreshments will be served. 

Bring some seeds; take home some seeds. Seed swap, Freeport Library. details

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Happy Valentine’s Day. Who needs roses, when you can enjoy a bouquet of red dahlias.

      THE WINTER SOLSTICE — DECEMBER 21, 2025

Tonight, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest night of the year — the Winter Solstice.
A time when the Sun pauses its southward journey, lingering low on the horizon before beginning its slow return north.
As the stars shimmer and auroras dance across the frozen skies, nature holds its breath — a moment of stillness before the light returns.
From this night onward, each dawn will stretch a little longer… a quiet promise of renewal, balance, and hope.

(The Earth Page)

And now we wait …..

Join us for an afternoon of fun, friends, and good fun at the annual MIDS Holiday Party. Details

It takes a village to raise a garden. Thanks to all our members, garden volunteers, show volunteers, tuber and bloom sales volunteers, and all who share their expertise with members and garden visitors. Without your enthusiasm, we would not thrive. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,

Join us at Jericho Public Library for the last meeting of the 2025 dahlia season. Agenda Refreshments served at 6.30 pm

There’s still time to purchase a beautiful bouquet of Dahlia blooms. Saturday Oct 25 @ The Farmers Market.Eisenhower Park, Field 8

Time 9 am - 1pm

There’s still time to purchase a beautiful bouquet of Dahlia blooms. Saturday Oct 18 @ The Farmers Market. Eisenhower Park parking Field 8.

Time 9 am - 1pm

Join us at Jericho Public Library.

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Details to follow. NEDS website

This astronomical event marks the official beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, with the sun rising directly due east and setting due west, and the days starting to grow shorter as nights lengthen.

Details to follow here.

Jericho Public Library, Monday Sept 08, 2025 @ 7pm

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Image: Eisenhower Park Garden

Join us and speaker Mary Meyer for a demonstration on flower arrangements.

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Photo:© 2025 Longfield Gardens