Lewisboro Garden Club
2026 Programs & Events
Kokedama "Moss Ball" Workshop at Lasdon Public Gardens
In Progress Starting March 1st: Rooting for Lewisboro orders open to the public. Residents can order bare root native tree and shrub seedlings using our online ORDER FORM starting March 1st. (See the 2026 Rooting For Lewisboro Brochure to plan your order.)
March 12th, Thursday, 6:30 PM, Vista Firehouse: Welcome Back & New Member Welcome Party potluck dinner. For members only. See email newsletter for RSVP and Signup. (Hint: search your inbox for "LGC March Newsletter," you will find a link at the top.)
March 19th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Lewisboro Library: Speaker Mary Buri, garden designer, coach, and founder of Mars Kitchen Garden returns to present "The Essential of Vegetable Garden Planning."
A thoughtful planting plan sets you up for a smoother, more productive season in the vegetable garden. In this class, learn how to: decide what you want to grow; draw a crop layout with smart spacing and companion planting; create a simple planting schedule for 7+ months of harvesting; understand which crops to start from seed versus those to buy as seedlings; build a seed and seedling shopping list.
You’ll also leave with Mary’s soil-prep strategies and planting-day tips. Open to the public, register through the Lewisboro Library HERE.
March 22nd, Sunday, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM, Onatru Farm Park: OSPAC and Onatru Stewards Community Day Onatru Farm Park Clean Up.
We have a variety of general clean up tasks at Onatru Farm Park for all abilities, including: (1) clipping back invasive species; (2) creating a dead hedge from downed sticks; (3) moving wood chips for tree protection; (4) and if time allows, starting an erosion control project on one of our trails on Turtle Island. There's something for everyone! Come for an hour, come for two hours, whatever works for you.
Open to the public. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. We have tools, but please bring your own clippers and loppers if you have them. Wear gloves and sturdy shoes. Contact Jo Ann Hickey with your questions at gardenclublewisboro@gmail.com. (Rain Date: March 28th, Saturday, 9:30 AM-11:30 AM.)
April 9th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Lewisboro Library: Pound Ridge resident Susan Allport presents “Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York” based on her 1994 book of the same name.
We’ll learn the surprising history of the walls that dot our local landscape, including why they were built, and who built them. The historical techniques of building a wall will also be discussed.
Presented by the Lewisboro Garden Club, which has rebuilt many stone walls at Onatru Farm Park. Open to the public, register through the Lewisboro Library HERE.
April 23rd or April 30th, Thursday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, location TBD: Rooting for Lewisboro Seedling Distribution. Residents who ordered seedlings will be notified of distribution date and time via email.
May 2nd, Saturday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Alice Poor Garden, Onatru Farm Park: Alice Poor Garden Spring Clean Up. All members welcome and encouraged to attend! Please help our signature garden at Onatru get into shape for the season. Bring your gardening tools. The Alice Poor Garden is located to the south of the farmhouse along Elmwood Road. (Rain Date: May 3rd, Sunday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.)
May 9th, Saturday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Gossett Brothers Nursery: Mother's Day Plant Sale Fundraiser. Club volunteers can sign up with Beverly Scott to contribute to the bake sale, or to staff our table. Rain or Shine.
May 14th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Lewisboro Library: Speaker Taro Ietaka, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Park Manager, presents "The Why, Where, What, and How of Tree Planting at Home." Open to the public, register through the Lewisboro Library. Co-presented with Westchester County Parks.
May 16th, Saturday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Copia Home and Garden: Plant Sale Fundraiser. Club volunteers can sign up with Mary Ann Lansdale to assist Copia customers. (Rain Date: May 17th, Sunday, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.)
May 30th, Saturday, and May 31st, Sunday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, Onatru Farm Park: Lewisboro Garden Club Plant Sale at the Fine Day Fair Home & Garden event. Stop by the LGC booth to ask your gardening questions and purchase plants. For info and tickets, go to: https://www.finedayfair.com/tickets
Club volunteers needed to staff our booth to help sell native plants, shrubs, and hanging baskets. Sign up with Mary Ann Lansdale for this important club fundraiser.
June 11th, Thursday, 6:30 PM, Alice Poor Garden, Onatru Farm Park: Garden Party & Plant Swap. Hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and garden conversation. For members only. In the event of inclement weather, the party will be inside the farmhouse.
June 21st, Sunday, Onatru Farm Park: Summer Solstice and Full Moon Gathering. Details to follow. Open to the public.
June 26th, Friday, Innisfree Garden, Millbrook, NY (Tentative Date): Field Trip to Innisfree Garden. Private tour of this "quintessential American stroll garden."
August 15th, Saturday, 9:30 AM: Garden Tour of club member Rebecca Keebler and Richard Holub’s property in South Salem.
August 29th, Saturday, 9:30 AM (Tentative Date): Field Trip to The Hickories farm, including its seed collective operation in Ridgefield.
September 10th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, location TBD: Members Meeting, featuring garden conversations and learning from members.
September 12th, Saturday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Alice Poor Garden, Onatru Farm Park: Alice Poor Garden Fall Clean Up. Please bring your gardening tools and help get the garden ready for the Lewisboro Library Fair. The Alice Poor Garden is located to the south of the farmhouse along Elmwood Road. (Rain Date: September 13th, Sunday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)
September 19th, Saturday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Onatru Farm Park: Lewisboro Library Fair library fundraiser — LGC Table and our popular Fairy Gardens craft table need many volunteers.
October 8th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Lewisboro Library: Speaker Jay Archer of Green Jay Landscape Design on Ecological Landscaping at home. Open to the public. Register through the Lewisboro Library.
November 7th, Saturday, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM: 20th Annual Golden Roads Daffodil Planting Day. Volunteers needed. Sign up with George Scott. (Rain Date: November 14th, Saturday)
November 12th, Thursday, 7:00 PM, location TBD: Crafting with Florals Workshop led by club member Julia Sabbagh.
December 3rd, Thursday, 7:00 PM, Onatru Farm Park: Holiday Swag preparation in the Onatru farmhouse. Help put the finishing touches on swags, which decorate the Town of Lewisboro and are sold as a club fundraiser.
December 5th, Saturday, 10:00 AM: Annual Holiday Brunch and Swag Distribution.
December 20th, Sunday, 6:30 PM, Onatru Farm Park: Winter Solstice Celebration. All welcome for fire, festivity, and fellowship! Open to the public.
December 26th (Saturday), 27th (Sunday) and 31st (Thursday), 5:00 PM-6:00 PM, Onatru Farm Park: Walk the Lights. Come see magical lights in the Meadow and Turtle Island areas of the park. Open to the public. Weather permitting.
Many of our activities are centered around Onatru Farm Park, but we also make use of the Lewisboro Town Park, Cyrus Russell Community House, and the Lewisboro Library. We can be reached at our Facebook page or Instagram for more information. See our Resources page for sites to review for your seasonal garden and yard maintenance.
2026 Past Events
January 14th, Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Zoom meeting online: General Meeting via Zoom, all members welcome.
February 14th, Saturday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Onatru Farm Park Farmhouse: Second Annual Winter Native Seed-Starting Workshop.
Learn how to start native flower seeds in empty milk containers. Seeds germinate in the spring, and by summer you will be well on your way to a pollinator patch! Information, advice, soil, and seeds provided. We will have one or two milk containers per person, but bring as many as you like. Start saving your translucent gallon milk containers now! Suggested $5 material fee. Open to the public.
February 21st, Saturday: Rooting for Lewisboro orders open for Lewisboro Garden Club members. Orders open to the public on March 1st. See the 2026 Rooting For Lewisboro Brochure to plan your order!
March 1st, Sunday, 1:00 PM, Lasdon Public Gardens: Kokedama ("Moss Ball") Workshop, with head gardener Madeline Byrne.
This Japanese gardening art encases a plant in soil and sheet moss, creating a unique, low maintenance houseplant. All materials provided; just bring a bag to protect your creation on the ride home. $15/person. Open to the public.
March 6th, Friday, 10:00 AM, New York Botanical Gardens, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY: Field trip to The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic's Concrete Jungle at NYBG.
Meet at the Lewisboro Town Park, 1079 NY-35, South Salem, NY at 9:00 AM to carpool — when you register, please indicate if you are willing to drive. OR meet our group at the NYBG Main Entrance, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, at 10:00 AM.
This will be a self-guided group trip to see the Orchid Show at New York Botanical Gardens. Admission also includes unlimited access to the garden. Participants should plan on purchasing their own tickets at the gate: $35 adults, $31 seniors. This date is part of the NYBG Member Appreciation Days, so if you are a NYBG member, be sure to bring your card for free parking and discounted guest tickets.
Plan on lunch at the casual Pine Tree Cafe, with departure around 1:00 PM.
March 7th, Saturday, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Lewisboro Library: Annual Lewisboro Community Volunteer Fair — visit our table to learn more about us. Open to the public.
