updated on 8/30/2023

REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS

African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Syracuse meets the second Thursday of the month, September–December and March–May. Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Baily Rd., North Syracuse. 315-492-2562. jimviolets@verizon.net

Baldwinsville Women’s Garden Club meets the first Thursday of each month except January at St Marks’ Lutheran Church in Baldwinsville, 7pm. The club plants the village flower barrels, raises money for the village flower hanging baskets, maintains the Pointe Garden, donates Arbor Day trees to schools, and gets involved in village improvement projects. Perennial sale yearly on Memorial Saturday morning in the village. See more information at Facebook. 

Bonsai Club of CNY (BCCNY) meets the first Saturday of the month 10am–12pm, Pitcher Hill Community Church, 605 Bailey Road, North Syracuse. Contact: Dave Taylor, daveturf1@yahoo.com. cnybonsai.com, Bonsai Club of CNY on Facebook. 

Central New York Orchid Society meets the first Sunday of the month, September–May, St. Augustine’s Church, 7333 O’Brien Road, Baldwinsville. Dates may vary due to holidays. 315-633-2437, cnyos.org.

Fairmount Garden Club meets the third Thursday of the month (March–November) at 6:30pm, Camillus Senior Center, 25 First Street, Camillus. Speakers & community projects. Sept. 21: Thomas Cross (Cornell Cooperative Extension), “Ticks,” Oct. 19: Matt Kosty (Wild Birds Unlimited), “Fall migration of birds relating to our gardens,” Nov. 16: Holiday arrangement at Dickman Farms, Auburn—time TBD. All are welcome. tooley.susan@yahoo.com.

Federated Garden Clubs NYS–District 6. 315-481-4005, dist6fss@gmail.com. 

Gardening Friends Club meets the third Tuesday of the month, March–December, at 6:30pm, Wesleyan Church, 4591 US Route 11, Pulaski. 315-298-1276, Facebook: Gardening Friends of Pulaski, NY, VicLaDeeDa@frontiernet.net.

Gardeners in Thyme (a women’s herb club) meets the second Thursday of the month at 7pm, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. 315-635-6481, hbaker@twcny.rr.com.

Habitat Gardening in CNY (HGCNY) meets the last Sunday of most months at 2pm. Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool. HGCNY is a chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes; wildones.org. Free and open to the public. hgcny.org and ourhabitatgarden.org. Subscribe to the free e-newsletter by emailing info@hgcny.org.

Home Garden Club of Syracuse usually meets the first Tuesday morning of the month. Members are active in educating the community about gardening, horticulture & floral design and involved with several civic projects in the Syracuse area. New members welcome. homegardenclubofsyracuse@gmail.com, homegardenclubofsyracuse.org.

Koi and Water Garden Society of Central New York usually meets the third Monday of each month at 7pm. See website for meeting locations. 315-458-3199, cnykoi.com. 

The Men and Women’s Garden Club of Syracuse meets the third Thursday of every month at 7pm in the Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse, NY. Meetings feature guest speakers on gardening-related topics. Members maintain gardens at Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Ronald McDonald House plus host annual flower shows. Regular club meetings take place in the months of March, April, May, August, September, and November. Sept. 19: Guest speaker Terry Ettinger from ESF with “Gardening Year in Review.” There will be a plant sale. Nov. 16: Guest speaker Pat Jokajyts from Cornell Cooperative Extension with “Vegetable Gardening 101.” More information at facebook.com/MWGardenClubOfSyracuse and mwgardenclubofsyracuse@gmail.com.

Southern Hills Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month, February through November. Meetings are held at the LaFayette Firehouse,2444 US Route 11, LaFayette NY 13084 and begin at 7pm unless otherwise stated. Sept. 19, 7pm: Guest speaker Sue Finger of CNY Orchid Society will present orchid culture. Oct. 17, 7pm: Guest speakers Tim and Lisa Ballantyne. Occasional off-site meetings typically take place at an earlier time. Guests are welcome and membership is open to anyone interested in gardening. For information regarding meetings or membership, please contact Cathy Nagel, 315-677-9342 or CEN42085@aol.com. 

Syracuse Rose Society meets the second Thursday of the month (except December) at 7pm, Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse. Enter from Melrose Avenue. Club members maintain the E. M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden, Thornden Park, Syracuse. Public welcome. syracuserosesociety.org. 

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CLASSES / EVENTS

F  Indicates activities especially appropriate for children and families.
S Indicates plant sales/swaps.
T Indicates garden tours.
O Indicates online event.

September 9–10: The Men and Women’s Garden Club of Syracuse Fall Flower Show at Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center, 7265 Buckley Rd, North Syracuse, NY 13212. The show is open to public exhibitors. A $5 fee allows as many entries as you like. Set up is 9–11am with judging to follow. Ribbons awarded based on quality of exhibit. The show is open to public viewing. For additional information, contact show chairman Ed Stoudemire at erstoud@gmail.com.

S September 30: 37th Annual Fall Sale, 9am–5pm. Buy direct from the grower and save. Perennials, shrubs, evergreens, grasses, trees, & more. Up to 40% off regular retail prices. Marcellus Nursery, 5062 Onondaga Road, Syracuse, NY 13215.