Gardening Organizations in Rochester, NY
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- Bonsai Society of Upstate
New York.
- Countryside
Garden Club of Livonia. "Countryside Garden Club of Livonia was
founded in 1971. Over the years many people have contributed to the goals
and objectives of this group, which are to promote appreciation and
increase the knowledge of flowers and gardening. The club has worked with
community leaders and other civic groups planting and maintaining public
gardens, working with school officials and the Livonia Area Preservation
and Historical Society."
- Finger Lakes Daylily
Society. "The Finger Lakes Daylily Society is a gathering of
like-minded people who love daylilies and want to learn more about them
and share their knowledge with others. Society members generally garden in
west-central New York covering an area from Batavia to Syracuse and
southern tier. Meetings are usually held in the vicinities of Rochester or
Canandaigua."
- Flower City
Kids. "Flower City Kids are students in the City of Rochester
public, private and parochial schools, grades pre-K through six. Flower
City Kids is a project co-sponsored by the Frontier Pioneers, the City of
Rochester Department of Parks, Recreation and Human Services, and the
Cornell Cooperative Extension."
- Garden Path of Penfield.
"We share information, invite speakers to educate us on various gardening
topics, hold creative workshops and have fun! We hold an annual plant sale
in May, offering a variety of member-grown annuals, perennials, and herbs
for sale to the community. Funds from the sale are designated for local
community projects, and for horticultural books and magazines for the
local library."
- Genesee Region Orchid Society.
- Genesee
Valley Hosta Society. "The Genesee Valley Hosta Society (GVHS)
provides a forum for gardeners in the Rochester/Genesee Valley Region,
interested in exploring and promoting the genus Hosta.
GVHS meets every 2 months, beginning in January; meetings are held on the
second Thursday at 7:00PM. The location is Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Monroe County, 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester, NY. During the gardening
season June – August we meet monthly, the location changes as the program
features visits to member gardens."
- Genesee Valley Pond and Koi Club.
"Our Rochester-based Club is made up of people who are interested in
successfully keeping Koi and water gardens. We would like to invite you to
become a member of our group. At our monthly meetings, guest speakers
frequently share information pertinent to our hobby through lectures,
slide shows, and demonstrations, followed by question and answer periods.
Members have access to an extensive library of periodicals, books, videos,
and, most importantly, people who possess incredibly helpful information."
- Greater
Rochester Iris Society. "For gardeners interested in these
beautiful and versatile perennials.
An affiliate of the American Iris Society."
- Greater
Rochester Perennial Society. "For those interested in the wide
range of perennials, their use and care...We are a large and active
organization, with garden tours in the summer and monthly meetings in the
'off season'. April 2004 marked the 7th anniversary of a group of members
with diverse interests and vast experience."
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Greater Rochester Rose
Society. "The rose society meets the first Tuesday of each
month to discuss aspects of rose growing. We usually have guest lecturers
three times a year and have a large rose show in June. There is a plant
auction in April and two picnics in the summer at members gardens."
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Men's Garden
Club of Rochester.
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