Well-Sweep Events

Open house is June 4th.. if anyone is interested

http://www.wellsweep.com/Events1.htm

June 4, Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00
Spring Open House

Tours: 11:00, 11:30, 2:30 & 3:15
Lectures: 9:30, 10:00 & 10:30
Butterfly Gardening: 1:00
Border Collie Demonstration: 10:00, 12:00, 2:00 & 4:00

Welcome to Well-Sweep Herb Farm! Enjoy a day of free informative lectures, presentations, as well as tours of our spectacular gardens.
Lectures for the day begin at 9:30 with Growing and Preserving Culinary Herbs, followed by Easy Herbal Cooking at 10:00, then Exciting New Plants at 10:30, followed by a Perennial Garden Tour at 11:00 and 2:30.
At 11:30 and 3:15 Garden Tours on the history and uses of both exotic and familiar herbs will be led by Cyrus Hyde, noted lecturer and collector.
At 1:00 Butterfly Gardening features Rick Mikula from Hole in Hand Butterfly Farm. This fascinating presentation and walk will cover how to attract, keep and enjoy butterflies in your own garden.
At 10:00, 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00 join Gene Sheninger and his amazing Border Collies in a demonstration of their skills in sheep and duck herding.
Our largest selection of herb plants will be available on this day. Homemade refreshments can be enjoyed by all. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch. Free admission and parking.

This message was edited May 16, 2011 6:10 PM

This is a really fun way to spend a Saturday!

I agree, but, I'll be in Texas then.

I am looking forward to the border collie demo.. always fun to watch them work.. bummer Jan if you ever want to go on a different day.. let me know

Will do, Allison. MAybe in Sept.

UGH.. can you tell I wasn't feeling well this morning... put June 1st not the 4th.. even after I pasted the info.. I amaze myself how goofy I can be

Figures, I already bought a ticket to a hidden gardens tour in the town next to me, same day....NUTS

I can't wait!!!

Hope you have fun, it's going to be a gorgeous day!!!

Have a good time today!!

thanks.. think this is the first time we are going and it's not 100 out!!!

here is the dog trial video.. going to upload some of the gardens now

http://youtu.be/SfBzRp1zRkQ

sorry I didn't take more of the gardens.. I was too busy shopping!!

http://youtu.be/uYY7ZeyZZ3o

Nice Allison, don't blame you for shopping. So whatya get?

whew.. just got done posting

http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/vbc/onewish1/95480/

and from lowes... was so excited they had trios of plants .. 3 coral bells.. 3 agastaches.. 3 cone flowers .. all in one container.. too cool.. too bad I already have 2 of the 3 AGA

http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/vbc/onewish1/95481/

Next Saturday at the Stony Brook Milstone Watershed
http://www.thewatershed.org

June 11
Fairy Festival
Saturday, 10:30 AM-1 PM, Fee: $5 per child or $15 per family

Come to our festival celebrating the arrival of Rainbow Fairies, Woodland Fairies and Water Sprites. We will dance around a maypole, make our very own magical crafts to take home, and welcome our new guests by constructing villages along the Fairy Trail and play in the stream with the Water Sprites! Wear your fairy finery!

and the week after...

June 18
Butterfly House Opening
Saturday, 10:30 AM-2 PM, Families and Adults, Fee: $5 per person

Welcome the butterflies back to the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House. Naturalists will be on hand all day to lead tours and answer questions about native butterflies, host plants and butterfly lifecycles. Plan to also visit the animals and displays in the Buttinger Nature Center. All attendees will receive a 20% discount on Nature Shop purchases that day. Pre-registration is not required for this event. Weekly ‘behind the scenes’ butterfly house visits begin on June 20 and run every Monday through August 15 – no tour on July 4. This program is co-sponsored by the Washington Crossing Audubon Society

Just got a few Geraniums huh? LOL I like the 3pk idea @ Lowes...will have to go look.

yeah just a few Celeste :)

wish I could Jen.. i still have to plant my containers.. slackin off this year.. plants everywhere!!!.. oh and Jen the azalea you bought me... no good... I saw the thing snapped off right above the soil line.. I was still hopeful before that... now ... I don't think so
:(

Oh man, that stinks!!

because of all the rain... I lost 2 endless summer hydrangea that I rooted last year.. and they started showing life before the rain started... now both dead... wonder if the same thing happened to the azalea

:(

Mark your calendars
http://www.thewatershed.org/news-and-events/butterfly-festival/

already have plans that day
:(