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Upcoming Events

RCGC Spring Symposium

Saturday
March 3, 2012

Featuring author and ‘Perennial Diva’ Stephanie Cohen

 

and

Rochester photojournalist
Sandra Weber 

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The Book has arrived!

The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks is a wonderful history of the men who created our local park system.  Copies of this book can be purchased at Warner Castle for $16.95 plus tax, for a total of $18.31, or online here for $18.31(including tax) plus $3.32 shipping for a total of $21.63. Proceeds benefit the Rochester Civic Garden Center’s endowment fund in memory of Alvan R. Grant.

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Rochester Civic Garden Center
5 Castle Park
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-473-5130
Fax: 585-472-8136
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-4pm
Library Hours: Regular RCGC hours as well as 9:30-12:30 on Saturdays May 21 and June 18.
RCGC is open to the public.
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Horticulture Classes

All classes take place at Warner Castle unless otherwise stated in the description. For off-site classes, you will receive directions by mail or email before the class. Preregistration is required for most classes. Register early! Most classes have a maximum of 20 students or less. Classes which require materials may not be able to accommodate last-minute registrations. In case of bad weather, RCGC is usually closed when the city schools are closed. Outdoor classes generally take place rain or shine, so dress accordingly. If in doubt call 585/473-5130.
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0216GP Botany I - The Green Plant
0223FF Botany II - Flowers, Fruits & Seeds
0229WL Women Landscape Designers of the Past, Present and Future
0301SO Soils
0306SD Starting from Seed
0307SW Basic Stonework
0308HP Herbaceous Perennials
0313HC Herbaceous and Softwood Cuttings
0315WO Woody Ornamentals
0319DS Landscape Design Studio Series
0320KG Planning a Beautiful and Productive Kitchen Garden
0324PR Pruning - The Basics
0327WP Propagating Woody Plants
0328TS Designing with Trees and Shrubs
0403RB The Why and How of Building an Affordable Rain Barrel
0407DP Dividing Perennials
0410BW Bonsai Workshop
0411DG Plant an Indoor/Outdoor Dish Garden
0417NB Flowering Plant Pollination by Native Bees
0421DP Pruning II: Dormant-Season Pruning
0424FP Coming Home: Rethinking Foundation Plantings
0426WF Wildflower Identification
0502NC Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest – Natural and Herbal Alternatives
0505GM Garden Maintenance Skills
0509MH Spring Blooms Tour at Michael Hannen's
0509MH, 0718MH, 0919MH Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen’s Nursery
0516HT Spring Tour: Trees of Highland Park
0606CG Create a Tomato & Herb Container Garden with the Tomato Queen
0616SP Pruning III: Summer Pruning
0718MH Summer Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's
0811SD Late Summer Dividing and Cuttings
0919MH September Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's
0128SS 5th Annual Seed and Houseplant Swap

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