VOLUNTEER YOUR GARDEN

This is seriously benefiting A GREAT CAUSE, so if you have a beautiful garden you are wanting to show off, this is an opportunity you should avail yourself of. The folks at Sullivan Renaissance are great people to work with, and the Sullivan Arc Horticulture Program is a great program for all of us to support.

SullivanArc and Sullivan Renaissance to Host 4^th Annual Garden Tour

[SULLIVAN COUNTY] – Exhibit your private garden next summer to a limited number of individuals as a benefit for the SullivanArc Horticulture Program. SullivanArc and Sullivan Renaissance are looking for homeowners to be part of the 4^th Annual Sullivan County Garden Tour on Saturday, June 23, 2012.

Next year’s tour will feature approximately eight flower gardens in Sullivan County. The event provides a fun, inspirational and educational experience for garden admirers and enthusiasts, while benefiting a good cause. Volunteers can assist at each garden if needed.

Individuals interested in having their gardens considered should contact Kathleen Capozzoli at Sullivan Renaissance at 845-295-2452 or kcapozzoli@sullivanrenaissance.org .

The 2011 garden tour featured gardens along the Route 17 corridor and ended with a wine and cheese reception at Bashakill Vineyards in Wurtsboro. The 2010 tour was in western Sullivan County and finished at ECCE Bed and Breakfast in Barryville.

To purchase an advanced ticket – a perfect gift for the holidays – contact SullivanArc at 845-796-1350 ext. 1050

SullivanArc is a not-for-profit agency dedicated to providing support and services to over 850 individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and to their families. Sullivan Renaissance is a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation.

Great Opportunity For Mountaindale Photographers To Show Off Their Talents!

Attention local photographers and gardening enthusiasts. Now is your chance to show off your talents, and if lucky even become PUBLISHED! It is that time of year again, time for the Cornell Cooperative Extension's annual photo contest. Twelve lucky submissions from the entries that are received will have their photograph featured in the Second Annual Calendar that will be sold this fall as a fund raiser! Good luck to everyone who enters, and you can count on this writer entering a shot or two of his own.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County Announces: Their Annual Photo Contest

What does Gardening/Horticulture in Sullivan County mean to you?

Send us your best photos.

Ferndale,
NY-Enter a photo of a Sullivan County garden/horticulture. Start snapping away. It can be trees and scrubs, flowers or vegetables or even people working at gardening/horticulture; let us know what kind of gardening you enjoy. Everyone is welcome to send in photos. We prefer they are sent electronically as a jpg file. The 12 best will appear on our second annual calendar to be sold this fall by CCE, as a fund raiser. All entries must arrive by August 31, 2011 to be considered. If you have questions please call Susan Dollard at 845-292-5250. Entries are to be sent to smd243@cornell.edu