Rain or Shine, the Show Goes On at Landis, the Capital Region's Arboretum

Signature Arboretum Plant Sale Fundraiser, May 17 – 18

ESPERANCE, NY (05/16/2008)(readMedia)-- Arboretum Fundraiser Starts today!

Woody Plants, Climbers, Award-Winners Among Premier Offerings At Landis Arboretum Signature Plant Sale Fundraiser, May 17 – 18th

Screech Owl “Snickers”, Wood Turtle, Milk Snake, and Mr. Bullfrog Add to Diversity and Family Lure

The 36th annual Landis Arboretum Spring Plant/Book/Bake Sale Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM – 4 PM. There is no admission fee. Parking is free Plant Sale weekend will take place rain or shine, and all proceeds from the event will benefit maintenance and improvements at Landis, the Capital Region’s arboretum..

Abundance, Beauty, Cordiality Await

Preparation for the Arboretum’s annual Spring Plant Sale fundraiser is at fever pitch! Connect the dots— the initial catch phrase of an article (below) by Trustee Jeff Schworm — has surfaced as the informal rallying cry for our staff and volunteers determined to overlap and interlink the many activities required to make this year’s signature event a success.

Once again, the festive fundraising weekend will include a select group of regional artisans on Sunday, May 18. In addition, Susan and Jeff O’Handley of the Wildlife Learning Company will welcome guests and fascinate younger participants with Natural-born Critters from 1 – 5 pm on Saturday.

Pots & Wild Mountain Join PoPs

By longstanding tradition, the Friday before the Plant Sale opens to the general public is designated as Pick of the Pots (PoPs), a members-only plant preview/sale. This year’s Pick of the Pots members-only preview party takes place on Friday, May 16, at 5 pm.

  • Popular Schoharie County ensemble Wild Mountain (Jane Rogers and Gael Joyel (Summit, NY) and Barbara Nark (Warnerville, NY) will make their PoPs event debut.
  • Ms. Cherie and her singing senior Hot Pots will return by popular request. The 13-member Hot Pots has worked together for more than three years, says Ms. Cherie Stevens. “We got together for the primary purpose of entertaining at hospitals and perform often at nursing and adult homes in Schoharie County and have appeared in Albany, Guilderland and Troy facilities". The Hot Pots favor the sounds of the 40s, 50s, and 60s and vow to add some senior sizzle to the PoPs!

The light evening fare of festive finger foods will be provided by Dottie Gallo’s Sweet Tooth Caterers (Esperance).

LANDIS ARBORETUM

Proudly Partnering with

Wildlife Learning Company
Albany Area Amateur Astronomers
Arboretum-Sponsored Boy Scout Troop 501
Bill Combs Jr. Photographic Services
Cooper's Ark Farm
Esperance Elks
Foothills Promotions, Corp
FuelingTheFun.com
Howe Caverns, Inc. ◊ the Cave House
Kintz Plastics (KPI)
Iroquois Indian Museum
JD Winslow’s Equestrian Entertainment
Joanna Bateman Design
MILLER Printing and Litho
New York Power Authority
Old Stone Fort Museums Complex
SUNY Cobleskill
Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce
Schoharie County A R C
Schoharie County Youth Bureau
Schoharie River Center
Tri-County Arts Council

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Working Together to raise the bar on Excellence in Outdoor Education, Nature Appreciation, and Perceptions of our Towns and Villages as Tourist destinations of choice within the Capital Region and Central New York State

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