If you plan to be in the New York area this Memorial Day weekend, plan to join the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site group for the annual Vanderbilt Plant Sale, from 10 – 4 at the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Route 9, Hyde Park, New York. Purchase heirloom perennials, IES shade plants, and more. Free Saturday workshops begin at 1 pm with Container Gardening, followed by Shade Gardening at 1:30, Proper Planting Techniques at 2, and Dividing Perennials at 2:30. Proceeds go to the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Vanderbilt Gardens, funded entirely by the Vanderbilt Garden Association. For more information call 845-229-6432, or email FWVGA@marist.edu.
Tag: Rossevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site
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Sunday, April 26, 2 pm – Tulipomania: Banking with Bulbs During the Golden Age of Dutch Culture
As part of the Bellefield Design Lectures at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Eric Haskell will present an illustrated talk. Eric Haskell is an author and professor at Scripps College . The event is in celebration of the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s journey up the Hudson. $50 ($45 for BFGA members) includes wine and hors d’oeuvres. Event will be held at The Henry A. Wallace Center, home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. Limited seating. Advance purchase of tickets strongly recommended. For more information contact Anne Symmes at infor@beatrixfarrandgarden.org, or call 845-229-9115, ext. 26. To learn more about the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association visit www.beatrixfarrandgarden.org.