Poughkeepsie Events

Free Seminars – Poughkeepsie

  • “Essential Nourishment”
  • with Local Author Marika Blossfeldt
  • “Recipes from My Estonian Farm” Cooking demonstration, discussion and book signing with award nominated Marika Blossfeldt.
  • Wednesday, February 22, 5:30 p.m.
  • Fortune Telling with Flowers
  • with Sue Adams (Adams Greenhouses)
  • Let’s go back to Victorian era and not only enjoy the beauty of flowers, but also their meanings. Want your fortune told? Check Sue’s list at the Adams Flower Department or Indoor Greenhouse and purchase three flowers or plants.
  • Friday, February 24, 5:30 p.m.
  • 2012 New Varieties of Flower and Vegetable Plants
  • with Mark & Sue Adams (Adams Greenhouses)
  • A preview of the newest and greatest flower and vegetable plants for your 2012 garden.
  • Saturday, February 25, 1:00 p.m.
  • Yogurt Making
  • with Danielle Molella
  • Wednesday, February 29, 5:30 p.m.
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Garden Show – Poughkeepsie

February 24 – March 4

The Adams Landscaping crews design and install an amazing backdrop of patios, ponds and walkways for hundreds of flowering spring bulbs, annuals, trees and shrubs in our greenhouses. Vendors, knowledgeable staff and garden experts from throughout the region are there to answer all your questions. The Garden Show is free to attend and also includes seminars, giveaways and free raffles.

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Events During the Show

  • Saturday, February 25, 10am-­2pm – DARYL DAVID, The Country Gardener
  • Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26, 11am-2pm – Children’s Seed Starting in the Greenhouse (with Jesse Eldrid)
  • Saturday, February 25, 1-2pm – New Plant Varieties Seminar with Mark & Sue Adams

 
Free Drawings ­(Feb. 24-26 Only)

  • $100 Gift Certificate good toward any Adams Landscaping bulk yard purchase – bin items only.
  • A tote bag from the Gift Shop filled with Crabtree & Evelyn bath and body products. ($65.00 value)

 
Vendors (Feb. 24-26 Only)

  • Jonathan Green
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro
  • Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association, Inc.
  • Dutchess County Soil & Water
  • Adams Landscaping
  • Adams Power Equipment
  • Adams Garden Center
  • Adams Nursery
  • Adams Fences
  • Mark Adams Greenhouses

 
Giveaways

  • A potted marigold will be given to the first 500 people attending the show Friday, February 24 ­- Sunday, February 26 courtesy of Mark Adams Greenhouses.
  • The first 100 people to go the Flower Shop on Friday, February 24 – ­ Sunday, February 26 will receive a free carnation.