YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS! Gardening is
about relationships. We are here to help with your gardening
success—to answer questions that relate to your soil, plants, tools,
amendments, and landscape. With more than 30 years of gardening
experience, we are happy to share our gardening secrets. Let us be
your gardening partners! Gary & Sarah Milek
New for 2009:
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In May and June we are open daily
from 10-6.
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Cloe Milek Schaffer and Bo Gibbs are
now part of our gardening team—a charming duo of can-do women
with extensive knowledge of plants, garden design, and gardening
skills.
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We are joining the vegetable garden
movement by offering vegetable seedlings for sale. Herbs and
veggie seedlings are available for pick up starting at our
Memorial Day Weekend Sale (while supplies last).
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Don’t miss our “Gardening with the
Gurus” day-long vegetable raised-bed and perennial gardening
workshop May 17!
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Flower arranging demonstrations now
offered on PEONY, HOSTA and DAYLILY DAYS.
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May - June
NEW! OPEN DAILY 10-6
July - October
OPEN 10-6 Thursday - Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday & Wednesday
November - December
OPEN Friday - Sunday
or by
Appointment
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BECOME A CIDER HILL
GREEN GARDENER!
Earn plant shopping
credits with every plant purchase and be
eligible for special promotions and member
events. Sign up for a free membership card on
your next visit to the gardens.
Details here. |
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FRI
May 1 |
GARDENS OPEN FOR THE SEASON!
Choose from a wide selection of herbs and unusual perennials in
addition to our extensive special collections of
Primroses,
Woodland Plants,
Peonies,
Daylilies and
Hostas. NEW this
season—vegetable transplants (while supplies last). For inspiration,
meander through well-established display gardens nestled within our
wild apple orchard, woodlands and fields. |
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SUN
May 17, 10-4 |
GARDENING WITH THE GURUS: RAISED
BEDS, THEME GARDENS & PERENNIALS
Join us for a day of gardening workshops, talks and Q&A with Sarah
Milek and Cloe Milek Schaffer of CGH, Hope and Hugh Davis of The
Farmstead, and gardening authors Betsy Williams and Henry Homeyer.
Meet the experts, learn new techniques, ask questions, shop and have
fun! See further details and
online registration ~ $25 includes lunch. Pre-register by May 8. |
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SAT-MON
May 23-25
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND HERB & VEGETABLE
PLANT SPECIALS! |
HERB & VEGETABLE PLANT SALE
“Connecting with the earth is the first step toward saving it
for our future generations.” —Vancouver Sun
Let us help you connect; bring your questions and garden wish list.
We are here to help!
Bountiful Bonanza Special: With plant and/or print
purchases of over $200 receive a free 17.5” x 29” Culinary Herbs
print by Gary Milek.
CIDER HILL GALLERY PRINT SALE!
The entire Gallery will be devoted to displaying ALL, (we mean all!)
of Gary Milek’s prints. Don’t miss these wonderful specials—come
early for the best selection. |
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FRI-SUN
June 12-14 |
PEONY DAYS
10:30-11:30 Talk & Tour: Learn how to grow herbaceous and
tree peonies, when to dig and divide, and the differences between
the many varieties. As we tour the gardens, view singles,
semi-doubles, doubles, anemone, Japanese, and tree peonies from our
large collection of approximately 100 varieties.
SUN, June 14, 11:45 - PEONY FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION:
Sarah and Cloe share information on which peonies are the best for
arranging.
***Look for DAILY SPECIALS—Pick up our “Growing
Peonies” tip sheets and enjoy light refreshments. |
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FRI-SUN
July 10-12 |
HOSTA DAYS
Daily 10:30-11:30- TALK & TOUR: As we tour our hosta
collection of more than 100 varieties, view mature specimens, from
miniature to huge. Observe many leaf forms ranging from variegated
to quilted, cupped, puckered, or even frilly pie-crust edges. Learn
how to grow hostas, when to dig and divide them, and the differences
between the many varieties.
SUN, July 12, 11:45 - HOSTA FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION
with Sarah and Cloe
***Look for DAILY SPECIALS—Pick up our “Growing
Peonies” tip sheets and enjoy light refreshments. |
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FRI- SAT
July 24-26 |
DAYLILY DAYS
Daily 10:30-11:30- TALK & TOUR: As we tour the daylily fields
and gardens see the over 100 varieties and a wide range of shapes
from trumpet, recurved, triangular, circular, star, spider, double,
double hose-in-hose, or ruffed in vast array of colors and patterns
(called bands, halos, eyes, or watermarks). Learn how to grow
daylilies, when to dig and divide, and how to choose the right
daylilies for your gardens.
SUN July 26, 11:45- DAYLILY FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION
with Sarah and Cloe
***Look for DAILY SPECIALS—Pick up our “Growing
Peonies” tip sheets and enjoy light refreshments. |
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Aug 15 -
Sept 27 |
ART SHOW–CHARLIE SHURCLIFF:
WATERCOLORS OF FOREST & WATER
A native of Ipswich MA, Charlie Shurcliff summered in Cornish, NH,
along with generations of his family. He is at home in the woods and
on the water.
“Today I paint only on site. What a
pleasure it is to stand at the edge of the universe and try to
capture a piece of it —not things as things so much as the subtle
color relations and sparkle and magic that give them life and
meaning.”
SAT, Aug 15, 5-7:30- ARTIST RECEPTION
Meet the artist, view his work and enjoy light refreshments in
Cider Hill Gallery.
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Oct 18 -
Nov 26 |
ART SHOW – GARY MILEK: ECLECTIC MIX
New egg tempera paintings of winter-spring-summer-autumn, featuring
gold leaf.
“I love the seasons, each one to be
celebrated and honored. I paint and garden to connect myself and
others to the visions of this beautiful earth”
SUN, Oct 18, 2-5 - OPENING RECEPTION:
Join Gary in the gallery to view his work and enjoy light
refreshments. |
MAY - JUNE: Open daily 10-6
 JULY-OCT:
Thurs-Mon 10-6. Closed Tues & Wed.
To view Gary Milek’s work, visit
www.garymilek.com |
