Enjoying the final blooms. Dahlia 101 Topic: Planning to dig up and store your dahlia tubers. Agenda

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.

60th Dahlia Show & Exhibition. Burns Horticultural Center. Planting Fields. General Information

Information on when and where to enter blooms for judging will follow soon.

Doors open @ 10 am . Bouquets will be available for purchase Sunday 10 - 3 pm.

Show blooms will be sold Sunday at 3 pm at the conclusion of the Show.

60th Dahlia Exhibition Show. Burns Horticultural Center. Planting Fields. General Information

Information on when and where to enter blooms for judging will follow soon.

Doors open @ 1.30 pm at the conclusion of Show entry judging.

Bouquets will be available for purchase Saturday 1.30 - 5.00 pm and Sunday 10 - 3 pm.

Show blooms will be sold Sunday at 3 pm at the conclusion of the Show.

The monthly Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series with a webinar on Mischievous Mildews. Registration is required. Details HERE

Paul Callahan Garden, Planting Fields MIDS September 14th meeting: Agenda

The monthly Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series with a webinar on Analyzing Soil Test Results. Registration is required. Details HERE

Eisenhower Garden in bloom> Join us at our August meeting to discuss Garden Summer Care and preparing for our annual Show.

Agenda

Save the Date. Details to follow.

Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series continues with July’s focus on “Beneficial Insects”. Registration is required.

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Tie a blue ribbon for a Red, White, and Blue dahlia bouquet.

July’s meeting addresses summer care for our emerging blooms. Here is a handout to guide our discussion:

Agenda

Dahlia Summer Care

Happy July 4th. Celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial.

Come learn all about the history of gardening in America. Learn about large old estates and gardens like those in colonial Williamsburg, Biltmore, Longwood, and other Gold Coast estates around the country.  Register online cbisonette@freeportlibrary.org , by phone 516 379- 3274, or in person at Freeport Library

A solstice lasts only a moment. If you’re a person who’s tuned in to the out-of-doors, you know the peaceful, comforting feeling that accompanies these signs and signals of the year’s longest day. In 2026, the solstice moment will fall at 4:24 .am. on June 21 for us in eastern North America.  

On this solstice, may you be filled with renewed energy, vitality, and a sense of inner joy.

The Four Season Garden: Trees and Shrubs with Year Round Interest on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 from 7-8:30 PM

While spring is the most popular season for many gardeners, creating the four-season garden has become a popular trend. Using plants that provide ornamental flowers, foliage, fruit, fall color, and bark interest can really spice up a garden. This program will explore woody plants that possess two or more seasons of interest and how to use them effectively. Also discussed will be attracting wildlife into the landscape.  Register Freeport Library, call 516 379-3274 or email Chris cbisonette@freeportlibrary.org

Photo: Old Farmer’s Almanac

Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series continues with June’s focus on “Cover Crops”. Registration is required.

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SOS organic compost will be available for sale at the Eisenhower display garden on Sunday June 7th between 9:00 - 11:00. Each bag will be $10.00/bag. please bring cash for your purchase. 

Tending to young plants. June meeting agenda.

Memorial Day celebrates and honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

At 3:00 p.m. local time on Monday, Americans are encouraged to pause in an act of national unity for a minute of silence to remember the fallen.

Cornell Extension Cut Flower Series continues with May’s focus on ‘Local Cut Flowers for Weddings’. Registration is required.

Details.

Bouquet created by: chicflorals.com

The Sayville Garden Club is hosting a spring luncheon and raffle selection. The luncheon will feature guest speaker Karl Autwaerter. Details

Creating a Perennial Garden discussion.

Ready to plant. Agenda

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.

Details.