Many of our activities are centered around Onatru Farm, but we also use Cyrus Russell Community House and the Lewisboro Library. We can also be reached at our Facebook page for more information. See our Resources page for sites to review in preparation for spring planting .
2025 Garden Club Events
February 15, Saturday : Rooting for Lewisboro orders open for members
March 1, Saturday, 11AM, Lewisboro Library: Volunteer Fair Lewisboro Library & Rooting for Lewisboro orders open to the public
March 6, Thursday, 6:30 PM, Vista Firehouse:: Welcome Back dinner, with Starting Seeds with Snail Method demonstration by members Helen Welch & Julia Sabbagh. (Members)
March 9, Sunday, 4:30 PM, Lewisboro Library: Screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf documentary. All Welcome. Co-sponsored with Lewisboro Library. Please register here
March 14, Friday, Onatru Farm: Full Moon Gathering. details to follow. All Welcome.
April 10, Thursday, 7 PM, Lewisboro Library: Mary Buri, founder of local business Mars Kitchen Garden, will speak to us on the following topic= Garden Foundations: How to Design a Kitchen Garden. All Welcome
April TBD – Earth Day Activity: Rooting for Lewisboro Tree distribution. Details to follow when seedlings are received.
May 3, Saturday, 9 AM, Onatru Farm: Alice Poor Spring Clean Up. Please bring your gardening tools and any plants from your garden you would like to share. (Rain Date: May 4, Sunday 9 AM)
May 8, Thursday, 7 PM Lewisboro Library: "Members Take the Mic". Please see the full description LGC newsletter. A fun way to learn and share some gardening tips and tricks for our local area! Sign up with Emily Wein.
May 10, Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM : Gossett Brothers Nursery. Mother’s Day Plant Sale Fundraiser. Sign up with Beverly Scott.
May 17, Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM, Copia Home and Garden: Club Fundraiser. Sign up with Mary Ann Lansdale. (Rain Date May 19, 9 AM to 4 PM)
May 31 and June 1, Saturday and Sunday, Onatru Farm: Plant Sale Fundraiser at Fine Day Fair. Volunteers needed. Contact Mary Ann Lansdale and Robin Korman.
June 7, Saturday, 10 AM: LGC Tour day—Woodland restoration tour at member Kristina Schmidt’s property & tour of the Bouton Rd/Post Office Triangle (“MOAT”) (Rain date June 14th)
June 12, Thursday, 6:30 PM Onatru Farm: New Members Reception/Plant Swap—featuring Triangle Tips and Tricks (for members)
July 11, Friday, Untermeyer Gardens, 10 AM: Trip to Untermeyer Gardens (Yonkers) with private tour. Fee and registration
June 21, Saturday, Onatru Farm: Summer Solstice and Full Moon Gathering details to follow. All Welcome
August 9, Saturday, Onatru Farm: Full Moon Gathering details to follow. All Welcome.
August field trip to Grace Farms: Details to follow
September 7, Sunday, Onatru Farm: Full Moon Gathering details to follow. All Welcome
September 11, Thursday: September Harvest Social ( Members)
September 13, Saturday, 9 AM, Onatru Farm :Alice Poor Fall Clean Up. Please bring your gardening tools. (Rain Date: September 14, Sunday 9 AM)
September 20, Saturday, 8 AM to 4 PM, Onatru Farm: Library Fair- LGC Table and Fairy Gardens will need many volunteers. Sign up with George Scott for the LGC Table and Julia Sabbagh for the Fairy Garden.
October 9, Thursday, 7 PM, Lewisboro Library: Brent Boscarino, Director of Land Stewardship with NYNJ Trail Conference and Coordinator of Lower Hudson PRISM will discuss the state of plant management in our area. Encouraging natives and handling invasives.
October 18, Saturday Site and Time TBA : Making your own “Wonder Birds” sculpture and feeders workshop, with Deanna Novak
November 1, Saturday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Site TBD -Golden Roads Daffodil Planting, (Rain Date: November 8). Volunteers needed. Sign up with George Scott.
November 6, Thursday: Floral workshop event, details TBD
December 4, Thursday, 6 PM, Onatru Farm: Swag making- Details to follow
December 6, Saturday, 10 AM, Onatru Farm: - Holiday Party and Swag Distribution. Details to follow.
December 21, Saturday, 6:30 PM, Onatru Farm - Winter Solstice Celebration
December 27, Saturday - January 1, Thursday, 5-6 PM Onatru Farm: Walk the Lights: Come seeTurtle Island.. Each evening (weather permitting).
2024 Past Event Highlights
April TBD – Earth Day Activity: Rooting for Lewisboro Tree distribution. Details to follow when seedlings are received.
April 29, Saturday, 9 AM, Onatru Farm- Alice Poor Spring Clean Up. Please bring your gardening tools and any plants from your garden you would like to share. (Rain Date: April 30, Sunday 9 AM)
May 2, Tuesday, 10 AM, Teatown Reservation - Wildflower Island Tour. Email Rose Bonanno to register.
May 4, Thursday, 7 PM, Zoom , Joan Butler- “Designing Shady Retreats” Register on the Lewisboro Library website.
May 13, Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, Gossett Brothers Nursery-Mother’s Day Plant Sale. Our club fundraiser. Sign up with Beverly Scott.
May 20, Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM, Copia Home and Garden - Club Fundraiser. Sign up with Mary Ann Lansdale. (Rain Date May 21 12 to 4 PM)
March 2, Saturday, 11 AM to 1:00 PM - Lewisboro Library, Lewisboro Community Volunteer Fair.
March 7, Thursday, 6:30 PM - Vista Firehouse. Welcome Back Potluck. 7 PM Speaker: Xenia D’Ambrosi of Sweet Earth Co, a NY floral and landscape designer. Please RSVP to Priscilla Luckow
April 11, Thursday, 7 PM – Lewisboro Library. “Beyond Boxwoods: Healthy and Beautiful Landscape Updates.” Speaker: Lynn Becker of Trout Lily Designs. Register on the Lewisboro LIbrary site
March 7, Thursday, 6:30 PM - Vista Firehouse. Welcome Back Potluck. 7 PM Speaker: Xenia D’Ambrosi of Sweet Earth Co, a NY floral and landscape designer. Please RSVP to Priscilla Luckow
April 11, Thursday, 7 PM – Lewisboro Library. “Beyond Boxwoods: Healthy and Beautiful Landscape Updates.” Speaker: Lynn Becker of Trout Lily Designs. Register on the Lewisboro LIbrary site
Rooting for Lewisboro Seedling Pick Up Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the Lewisboro Town Park Pavilion on Route 35 (1079 Old Post Road, South Salem) Sign up on google docs.
May 2, Thursday, 7:00 PM - Lewisboro Library– "Members Take the Mic". Please see the full description LGC newsletter. A fun way to learn and share some gardening tips and tricks for our local area! Sign up with Emily Wein.
May 4, Saturday, 9 AM – Onatru Farm. Alice Poor Garden Spring Clean-up. Please bring your gardening tools and any plants from your garden that you would like to share. (Rain Date: Sunday, May 5, 9:00 AM)
May 11, Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM - Gossett Brothers Nursery. Mother’s Day Plant Sale Fundraiser. Sign up with Beverly Scott.
May 4, Saturday, 9 AM – Onatru Farm. Alice Poor Garden Spring Clean-up. Please bring your gardening tools and any plants from your garden that you would like to share. (Rain Date: Sunday, May 5, 9:00 AM)
May 11, Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM - Gossett Brothers Nursery. Mother’s Day Plant Sale Fundraiser. Sign up with Beverly Scott.
May 18, Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM, Copia Home and Garden - Club Fundraiser. Sign up with Mary Ann Lansdale. (Rain Date May 19 9 AM to 4 PM)
May 18, Saturday - Pollinator Container Planting with Deanna Novak and the LLT at Onatru Farm. All welcome but registration is required. (Rain Date: May19) Visit the Lewisboro Land Trust for further details.
June 6, Thursday 7 PM, Onatru - New Member reception. Pollinator friendly container demo by Jenn Cipriano
June 20, Thursday, 10 AM- Stonecrop Gardens, Cold Spring, NY It has been a public garden since 1992. A horticulturist’s dream, its 15 acres comprise a diverse collection of gardens and plants, including alpine beds, a display greenhouses, and a cliff rock garden. Our group will have a private tour. Attendees will carpool from the Lewisboro Town Park, leaving at 9:30 a.m. $15/pp. Please RSVP to emilyLwein@gmail.com.
June 20, Thursday, 7 PM - Onatru Farm, Summer Solstice Celebration
June 30, Sunday LGC Open Gardens (members only) See newsletter for info.
September 14, Saturday, 9 AM, Onatru Farm- Alice Poor Fall Clean Up. Please bring your gardening tools. (Rain Date: September 15, Sunday 9 AM)
September 15th, Sunday Getting Crafty with Invasives, with Emily Fountain. Lasdon Arboretum, 1:30 to 3:30 PM $10/person payable at the site. We will cut invasives and learn how to craft useful and decorative baskets from them. Bring clippers if you have them. For ages 12 and up; no experience with invasives or craftiness required. Register at this site -
September 21, Saturday, 8 AM to 4 PM, Onatru Farm- Library Fair- LGC Table and Fairy Gardens will need many volunteers. Sign up with George Scott for the LGC Table and Ellen Ross or Julia Sabbagh for the Fairy Garden.
October 10, Thursday, 7pm, Lewisboro Library. Transforming Turf: A Discussion of Lawn Alternatives, presented by Graham Glauber and sponsored by the Lewisboro Garden Club. Reducing the size of lawn is a hot topic and on the minds of many homeowners. Join us for an overview of the options, advantages and disadvantages. Graham Glauber is a passionate plantsman, and loves a good meadow! He currently serves as the Estate Manager overseeing all horticulture operations at AP Farm in Cross River, New York. Registration is needed on the Lewisboro Library website
November 2, Saturday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Site TBD -Golden Roads Daffodil Planting, (Rain Date: November 9). Volunteers needed. Sign up with George Scott.
November 7th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Onatru Farm Jenn Cipriano will teach us how to make a “Bulb Lasagna” planter. It’s fun to make and layers will provide long-lasting spring color. Planter, soil, and bulbs will be provided. Members $30, non-members $40. Register here: https://forms.gle/Sv3wxFftEZsWQybd8.
December 2, Monday, 2:00 PM. Onatru Farm. (members only)
Help with Holiday Brunch preparations. Please email Susan Lamothe at susanlam817@gmail.com.
Help with Holiday Brunch preparations. Please email Susan Lamothe at susanlam817@gmail.com.
December 5, Thursday, 6 PM, Onatru Farm Swag making- Details to follow
December 7, Saturday, 10 AM, Onatru Farm - Holiday Party and Swag Distribution. Details to follow.
December 21, Saturday, 6:30 PM, Onatru Farm - Winter Solstice Celebration
January 23, 2025, Thursday, 10:00 AM. Private LGC Tour of "Gardens of Promise and Dissent" at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT. Learn about the exhibition here. Members only
Saturday, February 8th, 10am: Winter Native Seed-Starting workshop, Onatru farmhouse