2013 Victoria Gardens' Classes and Special Events

Victoria Gardens

2013 event calendar

 MARCH

Saturday 3/9 – Opening day

Sunday 3/17 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Sunday 3/24 – Seed Starting Class with Doug Muller of the HV Seed Library

–        11am

–        Doug will demonstrate how to start seeds inside for home vegetable gardening and share his experiences to help us grow the healthiest, most productive plants for a successful gardening season. 

–        $10.00 per person.

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register

Sunday 3/31 – Easter

–        We open at 10am

–        Bored with the same old Easter baskets?  Think outside the box and get your loved ones one of ours filled with useful gardening items and unique gifts.

April

Saturday 4/6 & Sunday 4/7 – Fairy Weekend – classes offered both Sat & Sun

–        11am

–        Each day will begin with a discussion of Fairy lore and how to make your own garden a haven for fairies. After lunch we will create miniature fairy container gardens. 

–        $30.00 per person includes a fairy picnic lunch and fairy garden materials – container, soil, and plants.  (Miniature fairy and furniture decorations sold separately)

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register – space is limited.

Saturday 4/13 – Garden Day at UCCC (hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension)

Sunday 4/21 –

–        10 am  Coffee in the Garden FREE

–        11am Private Garden Tour $10 per person. Please call 845-658-9007 to register

Saturday 4/27 – Botanical Salve Class with Laura Wyeth

–        11am

–        Laura will demonstrate how to make a healing Botanical Salve using plants found in our backyards.  Everyone will go home with a jar of their own. 

–        $25.00 per person.

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register - space is limited.

MAY

Saturday 5/4 – Garden Fair at Orange County Arboretum

–        The first annual Garden Fair event from the Hudson Valley Garden Association.

Sunday 5/5 –

–        10 am  Coffee in the Garden FREE

–        11am Private Garden Tour $10 per person. Please call 845-658-9007 to register

Saturday 5/11 & Sunday 5/12 – Mothers Day Weekend

                                                               Tea in the Garden FREE

Sunday 5/19 – Coffee in the Garden 1Oam FREE

JUNE

Sunday 6/2 – Coffee in the Garden 1Oam FREE

Saturday 6/8 –

–        11am Private Garden Tour $10 per person. Please call 845-658-9007 to register

Saturday 6/15 & Sunday 6/16 – Fathers Day Weekend

                                                               Tree Sale

JULY 

Sunday 7/7 - Coffee in the Garden 1Oam FREE

Saturday 7/13 – Rondout Valley Business Association

                                Garden Tour

Saturday 7/20 & Sunday 7/21 – Rosendale Street Festival

August

Sunday 8/4 –

–        10 am  Coffee in the Garden FREE

–        11am Private Garden Tour $10 per person. Please call 845-658-9007 to register

Sunday 8/18 – Coffee in the Garden 1Oam FREE

Sunday 8/24 – Dividing Perennials

–        11am

–        Dividing Perennials Class and demonstration with Deb Gray

–        $10.00 per person.

–        Please call to register 845-658-9007.

Friday 8/30 – Monday 9/2 – Labor Day Sale

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 9/1 – Coffee in the Garden

Sunday 9/15 

–    10 am  Coffee in the Garden FREE

–        11am Private Garden Tour $10 per person. Please call 845-658-9007 to register.

Saturday 9/28 –

–        11am

–        Hypertufa Container Class with Cheryl Alloway

–        Cheryl will show you just how easy it is to make your own beautiful planters.   You will leave the class with the planter you made, as well as the know-how to make more! Cheryl will also talk about what types of plants are most adaptable to these planters.  Bring rubber gloves (dishwashing type), we’ll supply the rest. 

–        $20.00 per person. 

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register – space is limited.

OCTOBER

Sunday 10/6 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Saturday 10/12 –

–        11am

–        Final Private Garden Tour

–        $10 per person.

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register.

Sunday 10/20 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Saturday 10/26 –

–        11am

–        Halloween Craft Class

–        Make your own adorable Bat Pumpkin!

–        $30 per person. All materials (pumpkin, bat wings and paint) included.

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register.

NOVEMBER 

Sunday 11/3 –

–        10am FREE

–        Coffee in the Garden & Garden Tour Slideshow

–        We will look back at the entire season of private garden tours and discuss the highlights.

Sunday 11/17 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Saturday 11/23 –

–        11am

–        Holiday Garland Workshop

–        Victoria will show you hands-on how to use greens and cuttings from your garden to create a unique holiday display for your mantle or banister. Greens, floral wire, and a little creativity can transform your home into a winter celebration of holiday cheer. 

–        $10.00 per person. 

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register. 

Sunday 11/24 – Pickle Festival at the Rosendale Recreation Center

Saturday 11/30 – Open House

DECEMBER

Sunday 12/1 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Saturday 12/14 –

–        11am

–        Kissing Ball Class

–        DIY Kissing Ball Workshop.  In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how easy it is to make your own holiday kissing ball, and you’ll take one home! Reservations necessary 

–        $35 per person. Includes all materials and proceeds benefit the Ulster County Historical Society. 

–        Please call 845-658-9007 to register.

Sunday 12/15 – Coffee in the Garden 10am FREE

Wednesday 12/25 – Friday 12/27 Shop Closed

Saturday 12/28 & Sunday 12/29 – Shop open for 50% off sale

Join GADD: Gardeners Against Deer Damage

As in, “Eee GADDs! The deer ate everything!”

Deer don’t just snack on your shrubs.

They don’t just strip your evergreens of their foliage from the ground up leaving sad, silly looking lollypops where a lush spruce or pine used to stand.

No. Bucks also rub their antlers up and down along tree trunks, damaging the bark and the tree’s “vascular system” - its ability to move nutrients and moisture from it’s roots to its limbs and leaves.

Stop this horrific plant damage now!

Protect your plants by calling (845) 658-9007 and joining GADD.

The standard* cost for the GADD winter deer spray program is $100 and includes two applications covering up to 500 square feet.

The product we use is:

Locally Made

Contains All Natural Ingredients

Repels by Odor and Taste

Nourishing to Vegetation

Safe For Humans And Animals

& Winter Application Protects Plants From Harsh Cold and Wind

You are not powerless in the face of hungry, ravaging and rutting deer! Call Victoria Gardens and sign up for a full winter of deer protection. (845) 658-9007.

*If your garden or property is larger than 500 square feet, there will be an adjustment in price.

Read more about the product we use and see instructions for a DIY deer protect plan.

Join GADD:

Gardeners

Against

Deer

Damage

Deer Defeat: The buck stops here!

In the winter, when deer are desperate and will eat anything in order to survive, how do you protect your plants?

 We have found the answer, a locally made deer repellent – Deer Defeat.

 Nevia Dusman and the Deer Defeat team (located in Dutchess County, so they have the same problems with deer ravaged gardens as we do!) did an experiment with control groups one winter.
Nevia explains, “To test the spray we covered one set of evergreen bushes with burlap and a second set with wire netting.”

Then the team sprayed a third group of evergreens that were closest to the woods with Deer Defeat all natural deer, rabbit and groundhog repellent just before the first winter storm and left them uncovered.

“The location was perfect to observe the deer on a daily basis in their natural environment. The ground was coated with snow so we could also see their tracks clearly.” Nevia says.

The evergreens that were protected with burlap did not deter the deer. The hungry deer managed to push the burlap up and gain access to the branches underneath.

The evergreens that were covered with wire netting also got eaten! The deer managed to separate the netting, stick their heads in and munch away.

“The evergreens that were sprayed with Deer Defeat all natural deer, rabbit and groundhog repellent were not touched by the deer whatsoever. We saw plenty of deer at a distance from the sprayed evergreens at different times of day and the evening, but it was as if these evergreens were “invisible” to them.”

“We suggest you spray all the shrubs and any trees you want to protect with a good coating of repellent to get them ready for a long winter. You can use Deer Defeat, even if the temperature is below freezing.” Nevia says. But when it is freezing, make sure you shake the spray bottle periodically so oils in the mixture don’t clog the sprayer.

Deer Defeat will not damage your plants; instead, it will protect them from the harsh temperatures and strong winds during the cold winter months. The manufacturing process of the all natural ingredients in Deer Defeat Repellent gives it an anti desiccant property, which coats and protects the leaves from harsh sun, wind and cold without leaving visible residue. Winter use: Shake Deer Defeat well before each use. Spray in late November or before first snowfall. Make sure to coat the entire evergreen with Deer Defeat repellent. Reapply again in late January or early February.

Store Deer Defeat deer repellent products in the original container in a cool dry area, but protect from freezing.

But what if you’re not around during the winter? Or you’re busy, or you hate being outside in the cold?

Not to worry, we can do it for you!

This winter Victoria Gardens is offering a Winter Deer Spray Program, which consists of 2 applications of the long-lasting and locally made Deer Defeat products, spaced about two months apart, starting in January. The cost for the standard program is $100 for a winter of deer protection.

(If we did your fall clean up, we already sprayed Deer Defeat once in November.)

If you are doing your own deer spray program that is this schedule you should follow: November, January and March. (Be vigilant about spraying in the early winter and early spring. It will help deter deer for the whole season, because they have good memories, and without deer defeat, they will return to plants they have eaten before.)

Note: You can apply Deer Defeat repellent even in the coldest temperatures; it will not burn the leaves. The coating of the repellent will protect their leaves from the strong wind and cold. The only sensitive evergreen is Rhododendron. We suggest not to spray it during the extreme temperatures when the leaves are curled up looking more like a round pencil, it is better to wait for a day which is a bit warmer and the leaves are more open. If deer are attacking them and you must spray them during the extreme cold weather, you will notice little rust like spots on the leaves in the spring. Nothing to worry about, they will recover perfectly.

 Read more about our GADD Winter Deer Protection Program.

Holiday Garland Class This Sunday

Sunday December 2nd

11am Holiday Garland Workshop 

We’ll show you hands-on how to use greens and cuttings from your garden to create a unique holiday display for your mantle or banister.

Greens, floral wire, and a little creativity can transform your home into a winter celebration of holiday cheer.

Call 845-658-9007 to register.
Reservations necessary - $10 per person.

Just added! DIY Kissing Ball Workshop

Sunday November 25th - 11am

DIY Kissing Ball Workshop

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how easy it is to make your own holiday kissing ball, and you’ll take one home!

Reservations necessary - $35 per person.

Includes all materials and proceeds benefit the Ulster County Historical Society. 

Call 845-658-9007 to register.

Great Garden Statues

Mama turtle and her babies.

The incredible Mr. Fox.

And the best behaved dogs ever!

Come by Victoria Gardens on Rt. 213 and Cottekill Road to see all the other all-weather, animal garden statues: deer, pigs, cats, snails, frogs, and more!

Check our website www.victoriagardens.biz for directions and hours.

Felted Mice and Miniatures

We're all a little in love with these hand-felted mice! And by a happy accident they are the perfect scale for our dish garden miniatures. Cafe tables, garden gates, watering cans, even bicycles and wagons!