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Upcoming Events

 

Proud Market Plant Sale
Saturday, May 26
Warner Castle
8 am till the plants run out

 

 

 


 

 

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Odyssey to Ithaca
Saturday, June 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join us on our 8th annual bus trip to Ithaca for a great day visiting Cornell Plantations, enjoying a delicious lunch at Baker's Acres and plant shopping at some amazing nurseries. 

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Summer Garden Tour
Saturday, July 14
Gardens of Brighton:
Fun, Formal & Fabulous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks

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.
Reservations requested for groups of 8 or more. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

 

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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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0509MH Spring Blooms Tour at Michael Hannen's
0509MH, 0623AT, 0718MH, 0919MH Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen’s Nursery
0510NG, 0621RC Soirées
0516HT Spring Tour: Trees of Highland Park
0602OI Odyssey to Ithaca
0606CG Create a Tomato & Herb Container Garden with the Tomato Queen
0616SP Pruning III: Summer Pruning
0620LW Living Wreath Workshop
0623AT Armchair Tour at Michael Hannen’s Rare and Unusual Plants Nursery
0627GC Useful and Beautiful Groundcovers
0630SP Workshop: Summer Propagation of Woody Ornamentals at Coldwater Pond Nursery
0710CH Create a Container Garden of Flowers and Herbs
0711BY Flower Arranging from Your Back Yard
0712SG Fletcher Steele’s Final Vista – An Exclusive Private Tour of his Last Garden
0718MH Summer Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's
0724ON Oh No, Now What: Creative Perennial Garden Maintenance
0726KS Soirée: Jerry Kral’s Incredible Landscape
0731HY Hydrangeas In All Their Variety, and How to Grow Them Here
0801CF Cut-Flower Workshop at a Historic Flower Farm
0804EG Breaking the Rules – Creating an Inviting Entrance to Your Home
0809CG Container Garden Tour
0811SD Late Summer Dividing and Cuttings
0816MR Soirée: A City Garden of Art and Humor
0823NT Walking Tour – Seed of Native Trees and Shrubs
0905DG Dahlia Tour
0906FF Starting Your Own Flower Farm
0919MH September Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's
1023CS Collecting and Growing Seed of Native Trees, Shrubs and Forbs: An Easy Way to Restore Native Vegetation

Landscape design and maintenance, lawn care and tree care. 20 years of being green. We create the best looking yards in the neighborhood.

Bristol's Garden Center is second-to-none in western New York. They have over 11 acres of the finest nursery stock in the Fingerlakes region. You will find everything from Annuals, Perennials, shrubs, trees, tropical plants and more.

 

Unilock has been providing superior concrete landscape products for the landscape industry for over 35 years.

Experienced Bricks, LLC - Authentic Reclaimed Street Pavers.

Clover Nursery & Garden Center creates beautiful and functional outdoor living areas that include patios, water features, deer resistant plantings and garden structures.

 
 

Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the Genesee Region by fostering knowledge, providing information, increasing interest, and promoting all aspects of gardening and horticulture. People of the region have access to our library, public lectures, classes and other horticultural resources.