“What To Do (and maybe not do) This Month to Prepare for Winter” is the subject of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons monthly roundtable on Saturday, November 2.
Pamela Harwood, a member of the alliance’s board of directors, will moderate the discussion at the HAH LoGerfo Library, at the Bridgehampton Community House, 2357 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton.
The discussion will explore the pros and cons of different approaches to November garden care, from straight-forward questions, such as what pruning to avoid in fall to preserve spring blooms, to the debatable, such as whether to leave everything in place to provide shelter to pollinators or to clean up debris to avoid harboring voles, moles, other rodents and fungal diseases. Among the topics will be what to leave in place until spring and why; what to bring inside for overwintering; dividing and transplanting; how to put fall leaves to work in the garden; and what to add to compost.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon and is free to attend for Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons members and nonmembers alike.
Then on Saturday, November 16, at 10 a.m., the alliance’s Camellia Group will have its annual fall meeting in the HAH Library. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience growing camellias and is welcome to bring your fall blossoms to show others.
This year’s HAH Holiday Workshop will take place in the HAH Library on Saturday, November 23, at 10:30 a.m. Guests will plant Amaryllis “Hot Lips,” a trumpet-shaped flower that is an intense cherry pink with a white starburst. This is a miniature Christmas-flowering type of amaryllis. Flowers are 3 to 4 inches, blooming on 8-to-14-inch stems. Sign up at hahgarden.org/tickets. The price is $20 per member and $30 per nonmember. Email questions to Lydia Wallis at lydiapbw@optonline.net.
Staff Writer on Oct 30, 2024