I will be speaking, teaching, and lecturing on various gardening topics this year. Below is a list of my different engagements. Please click on the appropriate month below to see that month's schedule. If your organization is interested in contacting me for a speaking engagement please email me.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008 - "Perennial Plant Combinations, Section A"" A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
Whether it’s a shady corner or a sunny border, there are options that make the difference between a ho-hum garden and one with that attention-grabbing wow! effect. With a focus on perennials, learn to use color, texture, size, and seasonal interest to find dynamic partners for the plants you love.
Course over / No other January 2008 classes scheduled.
Thursday, February 28, 2008 - "Perennial Plant Combinations, Section B" A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood, New Jersey, a satellite of The New York Botanical Garden.
Whether it's a shady corner or a sunny border, there are options that make the difference between a ho-hum garden and one with that attention-grabbing wow! effect. With a focus on perennials, learn to use color, texture, size, and seasonal interest to find dynamic partners for the plants you love.
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - "Patterns of Nature" class code BOT 205. A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
Have you ever wondered at the arrangement of a honeycomb, the way a vine twines, or the growth of a seashell? Structure in nature is wonderful, beautiful, enginered, and efficient. This class provides a thoroughly illustrated and illuminating look at the cracking patterns of mud, the shape of a soap bubble, stones and bones and shells and pinecones.
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.Saturday, March 15, 2008 - "Home Gardeners' School"
Four concurrent sessions with your choice of seven options for each session.
I will be teaching
#14 Made for the Shade - plants for gardens with less than full sun, exploring flowers and foliage for a beautiful shady garden all season long
and
#21 Sizzling Summer Bulbs - an exploration of familiar favorites and some less common varieties of bulbs to enhance your summer garden.
Registration: $60.00 registration fee until March 3, 2008, $65.00 fee between March 3rd and March 14, $75.00 fee walk-in fee at door on March 15. Box lunch available for an additional $10.
Telephone 732 / 932-9271 to register and pay with a credit card
Register on-line at Cook College Continuing Education and save $5.00. Go to the calendar of classes, click on March 2008, then go to March 15.
Sunday, March 16, 2008, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - "Rain Gardening" at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, in Morristown, New Jersey
Rain gardens are a hot topic in our climate conscious world. When precipitation is scanty, gardeners can water. But what to do when there?s more rain than we want?we cannot hold an umbrella over the landscape! A beautiful and very ?green? answer is to make a Rain Garden. If not for your property, what about installing a rain garden at your local library or school? Learn about collecting runoff water, using moisture-loving plants and improving the environment with Judy Glattstein, a NJ gardener, author of numerous books and articles and frequent teacher at NYBG.
Registration fee $15 members / $20 non-members
For more information or if you have questions, telephone 973 / 326-7603Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - "Sizzling Summer Bulbs" Class Code HRT 180. A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
Beautify your summer garden with a an assortment of bulbs that you plant in the spring to flower in just a couple of months. There are bulbs for sunny or shady gardens, container planting, flowers for bouquets, familiar favorites and tropical exotics. Explore the diversity of bulbs from where to buy them, their culture, easy maintenance, and winter storage for tender bulbs.
Course Fee: $62.00 non-members, $56.00 members
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.Thursday, March 20, 2008 - "Gardens of England and Ireland" a slide-illustrated lecture meeting from 10am - 12 noon at the Leonard J. Buck Garden, Layton Road, in Far Hills, New Jersey.
Take a tour, first to Ireland and its verdant landscape, gardening styles, and regional history. Then across to England, to such well-known gardens as Sissinghurst, and quick looks over the garden fence at some less familiar places. Enjoy the trip, gain some ideas, and learn why it's different abroad!
Fee: $20 per person
Pre-registration is required by calling 908-234-2677 or online at www.somersetcountyparks.orgRegistration: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - "Coping With Weeds" Class Code 108. A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
A garden is the place to grow the plants you want. Weeds are plants in the wrong place. And, lovely as it sounds, not all weeds are wildflowers. Fewer weeds means more room for the plants you choose. Learn tips and techniques for evicting unwanted plants from your garden beginning with not inviting them in the first place, to mechanical control and chemical methods.
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.
Course Fee: $62.00 non-member, $56.00 membersSaturday, March 29, 2008 - "Seasonal Care of the Garden: Spring" A Garden Series Class meeting at Holly House from 10:00 a.m. to noon, offered through Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Spring is a busy time in the garden. This useful, practical, and informative class will explain what to do and when to do it, from simple maintenance to choosing and using those wonderful plants that flower in the Spring.
Course fee: $47.50 MG: 2.0 CEU
For more information or to register, telephone 732-932-8451. Fax 732-932-7060. Visa and Mastercard accepted.
Saturday, April 12, 2008 - "Garbage Gardening" A Garden Series Class meeting at Holly House from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. offered through Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Learn how you can grow attractive houseplants from kitchen leftovers. It's easy to grow plants from seeds such as citrus and avocado, and sprout carrot tops and sweet potatoes. Why throw these scraps in the garbage when you can grow attractive new plants! Great fun for both children and adults.
Course fee: $47.50 MG: 2 CEU
For more information or to register, telephone 732-932-8451. Fax 732-932-7060. Visa and Mastercard accepted.
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - "Herbs for Flavor and Fragrance" A Garden Series Class offered through Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Everyone likes herbs, but what to do with them? This class will offer recipes and suggestions for fresh herbs from the garden or the grocery store. Tips, techniques, and recipes for freezing, drying, using and enjoying herbs will be discussed through hands-on demonstrations and slides.
Course Fee: $ 47.50 MG: 2.0 CEU
For more information or to register, telephone 732-932-8451. Fax 732-932-7060. Visa and Mastercard accepted.Thursday, May 8, 2008 - "Meadow Gardening" Course Code GAR 215. A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
Discover the wonders of a lawn makeover with a flowery meadow. Yes, it takes more upfront effort to develop than a lawn (all those lovely choices of which flowers to plant.) Down the road a meadow is not only more beautiful that a lawn, it has much lower maintenance. Options vary from natives only, to effective use of grasses and perennials from similar habitats abroad. Attract butterflies, and attention, with a meadow garden.
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.
Course Fee: $62.00 non-member, $56.00 membersSaturday, May 17, 2008 - "Container Gardening" A Garden Series Class meeting in the Floriculture Greenhouse from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., offered through Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Containers are becoming increasingly popular with time. Explore a variety of appropriate containers and window boxes, soil mixes and amendments, as well as watering and fertilization practices. A wide range of plants – from the familiar annual to the now-popular tender perennial, to bulbs and shrubs – fill out the potential plant list. Soil and a number of fun and unusual annuals will be available for students to decorate their own containers at the end of class. Containers, and extra plants will be available for purchase.
Course Fee: $ 65.00 MG: 2.5 CEU
For more information or to register, telephone 732-932-8451. Fax 732-932-7060. Visa and Mastercard accepted.
Saturday, June 7, 2008, from 10:00am – 12 noon - "Preserving Memories" at the Leonard J. Buck Garden on Layton Road in Far Hills, New Jersey.
A discussion of jams and jellies, marmalades and fruit butters – and more! Discover the joy of making delicious jams and jellies. It is a great way to both preserve seasonal harvests and create charming gifts. Judy Glattstein, author of “Preserving Memories: Growing up in My Mother’s Kitchen,“ will share her tips, techniques, and reminiscences; including tastings of some of her specialty preserves.
Registration fee $20 per person
Pre-registration required 908-234-2677.
No Classes Scheduled
No Classes Scheduled
Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 10:00am – 12noon - "Autumn Garden Maintenence" - at the Leonard J. Buck Garden on Layton Road in Far Hills, New Jersey.
Join nationally known author Judy Glattstein for a morning class highlighting many ornamental plants with colorful foliage, bark and leaf plant structure. Autumn is one of the most spectacular seasons with its late flowering plants and colorful leaves ablaze. Learn to select plant material that will give you the color and texture you desire during Mother Nature’s grand finale.
Registration fee: $20 per person
Pre-registration is required l 908-234-2677. Thursday, September 11, 2008 " Coldframe Gardening" Course Code GAR 216. A one-day class, meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The New York Botanical Garden.
Low tech, low cost, traditional, AND very effective, coldframes are a great way to extend the gardening season. Grow salad greens early and late. Winter over young shrubs and somewhat tender herbs. Force bulbs. Root cuttings. Start seeds. Once used, you'll wonder how you ever managed to garden without one.
Registration: Telephone 718-817-8747 to register and pay by credit card.
Course Fee: $62.00 non-member, $56.00 membersSaturday, September 13 "Home Gardeners School" in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Details available later
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - "Potting Bulbs for Forcing" A Garden Series Class at Holly House from 10:00 a.m. to noon, offered through Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
You can fool Mother Nature!! Learn simple methods for potting spring blooming bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and more. Judy will discuss a variety of methods and tricks to coax your bulbs into flower indoors while it is still winter outside.
Course Fee: $47.50 MG: 2.0 CEU
For more information or to register, telephone 732-932-8451. Fax 732-932-7060. Visa and Mastercard accepted.Sunday, October 19, 2008 "Japanese Plants for American Gardens" at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown, New Jersey.