Programs and Events
Horticulture & Gardening Programs
Each year, the Friends of the Horticulture Farm present programs on pruning techniques, native perennials, lilacs, crabapples, and rhododendrons. Other programs that may be included are herbs, grapevines, houseplants, vegetables, shrubs, hedges, diseases and pests. In addition, we have two festivals, Bloom Time in the spring when many of our collections are in full bloom, and our Apple Festival in the fall, when the apples are ready to be picked.
WORKDAYS are days when volunteers gather to help with work on the collections—weeding, pruning, dead-heading, etc. Volunteers also will have the opportunity to talk with curators of the collections, ask questions, and learn about the maintenance and growth of the plants while meeting new friends. This help enables us to continue the preservation of the collections.
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Date/Time | Event |
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March 7, 2025 - March 9, 2025 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Vermont Flower Show Champlain Valley Exposition (CVE), Essex Junction Vermont |
March 22, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pruning Basics for Trees and Shrubs UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
March 29, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | All About Crabapples UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
April 5, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Invasives Workday UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
April 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden |
April 19, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Lilac Cleanup Workday UVM Horticultural Farm, South Burlington VT |
May 3, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Rhododendron Cleanup Workday UVM Horticultural Farm, South Burlington VT |
May 10, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Managing Invasive Pests and Diseases in Your Garden UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | All About Lilacs UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Bloom Time Festival and Open House UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
May 31, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Rhododendron Walk & Talk UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Lilac Pruning Workday UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Identifying and Managing Invasive Plant Species UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
July 12, 2025 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Annual Plant Sale UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
September 27, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Invasives Species Workday UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
October 4, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Pollinator Garden/Miner Garden Workday UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
October 11, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Conifer Walk UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |
December 6, 2025 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Create Your Winter Centerpiece UVM Hort Farm, South Burlington Vermont |