Events in Jersey City/NYC area that are related to urban gardening or getting outside and the environment. This page will be updated weekly. The farmer's market schedule for Jersey City/NYC is at the bottom.

2010

Experience the tropical beauty of Old Havana in bloom featuring thousands of orchids and native plants in Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Exotic floral displays through architectural scenes transport visitors to the romantic intrigue of Cuba. Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden give families an interactive look the vanilla orchid and the cacao tree.

Bethe Schwartz of the Jersey City Gardening Coalition sent this event:

Consider bird watching w/ a pr of binoculars 'round town, @ Newark's Branch Brook Park, & in the Bronx' New York Botanical Garden...the latter will provide a bird expert & National Audubon Society member guide. (Hopefully one day JC' Reservoir No. 3 will remain open past the end of Oct, 'cause there's great sighting to be had inside that watery gem.)

Speaking of NYBG, upcoming events include the following: - Now thru Feb 21, it's a World of Plants w/ more than an acre of greenery--from dry desert to rain forest, & everything in between, on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

- Feb 27 - Apr 11, The Orchid Show* returns to the Conservatory; this time featuring orchids & plants native to Cuba. In addition, folks can spend an interactive day of Chocolate & Vanilla Adventures--w/ vanilla orchids & cacao trees--in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden. (Click on this listserv's Photos to view two albums of our tour of a last yr's Orchid Show featuring Brazilian flora.) - Now thru Apr 11, Larry Lederman's stunning 4-season tree & landscape photos are on exhibit in the Arthur & Janet Ross Gallery.

& why not take a look @ some of the phenom work by JCGC member Jim Legge by going to www.redbubble. com.

Reminder: will try to arrange an early Springtime day-trip to Morris County's Denville Community Gardens; visit www.denvillegardens .org for pics & info on their fab efforts.

BTW, our group's lil' library of gardening books, pamphlets, 'zines, & seed/plant/gardenin g catalogs will soon include a yr's subscription to HORTICULTURE...thanks to some Suffolk County gardening gals. You're always welcome to peruse & use anything on the shelf over here on Baldwin.

The sounds of birds stops the noise in my mind. -Carly Simon

The final weeks of the Kiku exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden are here. The brilliant fall colors won’t last forever and neither will the thousands of chrysanthemums (kiku) on view right now. These are the final two weeks to see the Conservatory Courtyards transformed into Japanese garden landscapes, featuring blazing Japanese maples, serene waterlily ponds, and, of course, our celebrated kiku. Contemporary displays in cones, columns, and spheres are showcased alongside time-honored, elaborate growing styles.
You can take the Harlem Division Metro North Train from Grand Central. It stops right outside the Garden.

Next, get ready for the annual Holiday Train show. If you are plannig visiting during the Christmas Holiday Week, get tickets soon. They sell out every year.

My City Garden will be sponsoring the AUTUMN SEED SWAP for residents in Jersey City/NYC area in December, probably on the 5th. If you have seeds, bulbs, etc. you will be able to meet others looking for varieties you might have. It will be an outdoor event and we'll have a rain date, so visit this space again for more information. Light refreshment and possibly live music.

My City Garden will be sponsoring a SEED SWAP for residents in Jersey City/NYC area at the end of April. If you have seeds, bulbs, etc. you will be able to meet others looking for varieties you might have. It will be an outdoor event and we'll have a rain date, so visit this space again for more information.

Now through April 12, 2009
If you love flowers and color, do yourself a favor and visit the NY Botanical Garden Orchid show. It is a gorgeous feast of blooms and color being held in the Enid Haupt Conservatory. Get yourself on Metro North to the Botanical Garden stop in the Bronx and spend a day in a beautiful environment.

The Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern
Through April 12, 2009

Escape to a tropical paradise featuring beautiful displays of thousands of orchids in a contemporary Brazilian design by Miami-based landscape architect Raymond Jungles and inspired by his mentor, the late Roberto Burle Marx. Visit the Botanical Garden site