Syracuse Events

updated on 11/3/2023

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 at 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, Women’s Garden Club of Baldwinsville.

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. Nov. 16: Holiday Dried Flower Arrangement w/ Susan Poppenger from “Pods and Poppies,” 6:30pm. Dec. 10: Christmas Luncheon, 1pm, Bellevue Country Club. 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 on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse, NY. Meetings feature activities and/or guest speakers on gardening-related topics. The club also plans tours for its members. Members maintain gardens at Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Ronald McDonald House plus host annual flower shows. Regular club meetings at the church will take place in the months of March, April, May, August, September, and November. 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 @ the LaFayette Firehouse, 2444 US Route 11, LaFayette, NY 13084 and begin at 7pm, unless otherwise stated. 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, 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. 


CLASSES / EVENTS

FREQUENT HOST
BWNC: Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, NY 13108. 315/673-1350; Facebook; baltimorewoods.org.

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

November 11: Soil Basics, 10am. The soil in Central New York is unique, and it varies throughout our region. Catch this overview to learn how to test your soil and what amendments you need to achieve just the right balance for whatever you’re growing. Baldwinsville County Max, 2964 State Route 31, Lysander, NY 13027. 315-303-0656, countrymax.com/Baldwinsville-CountryMax

November 17: Identifying Winter Weeds, 10am–12pm. Winter plant ID is one part knowledge, one part forensics, and one part imagination, but with these skills, you can impress your friends by identifying plants and plant remains even under deep snow. BWNC

F November 18: Campfire Pumpkins, 1–4pm. Cooking over a fire connects us with our ancestors in a very tasty way! Using traditional campfire cooking methods like roasting, coal stacking, and cast iron you’ll cook up some pumpkins just like people would have done 250 years ago. BWNC

December 2: Forest Therapy Walk, 1–3pm. Experience nature in a unique way on a guided Forest Therapy Walk throughout Baltimore Woods. Forest Therapy, also known as “forest bathing,” stems from a Japanese practice known as Shinrin Yoku. BWNC

December 2: Tales of the North w/ Ken Kaufman, 7–9pm. Spend an evening with the stories of Robert Service, as told by seasoned storyteller Ken Kaufman! Tales of adventure in the great outdoors and a special night hike combine for a memorable evening in the winter woods. BWNC

December 8: Sketching Nature Series: Discovering Winter Weeds, 10–11:30am. Central New York becomes a world of grays and browns during the winter, but we can still appreciate the beauty of winter weeds long after their greenery has faded. Join them for a walk around the meadows to find and identify winter weeds. Learn about how they provide food and shelter for wildlife. Bring some clippings back to the nature center where you can sketch them and study them further. BWNC

December 9: Caroling in the Woods, 7–8:30pm. Pick up a lantern and song sheet and enjoy a beloved tradition at Baltimore Woods. This event is free for all, and as always, donations are appreciated. Lanterns will be provided. Bring a small flashlight if you prefer. BWNC

December 16: DIY Eco-Friendly Ornaments, 10am–12pm. Tired of plastic snowflakes and glitter? Decorate your tree with ornaments that you and your family made from things you can find in nature. Learn how to make natural ornaments using natural winter-plant based dyes to paint them. You will be using conifer cones, tree cookies, and rose hips to make mini wreaths, and baked salt dough that will be a great canvas for our natural dyes. All materials will be provided. BWNC

December 21: Winter Solstice Hike, 7–8:30pm. Come for a tranquil lantern-lit walk to discover and celebrate the promise of longer days ahead. BWNC

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Donna M. Davis April 17, 2023 at 12:56 pm

Dear Editors,

I sent an email to another address a few days ago and did not hear back from anyone yet, so I wanted to make sure you got this information. I am the 2nd VP of the Men and Women’s Garden Club of Syracuse. We have some important changes to make in our listing. I have placed the modified listing below this email.

Kind regards,
Donna M. Davis

The Men and Women’s Garden Club of Syracuse meets the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 P..M., in the Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Avenue, Syracuse, NY. Meetings feature guest speakers on a variety of gardening and gardening-related topics. Our members maintain gardens at Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Ronald McDonald House. We also host annual flower shows. Regular club meetings for the rest of this year will take place in the months of April, May, August, September, and November. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MWGardenClubOfSyracuse/ for more information on each month’s meeting and to see what tours or events we have for our members. Email us at mwgardenclubofsyracuse@gmail.com

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janem April 17, 2023 at 2:39 pm

Ok, got it, thanks!

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