gardening

Name: Backyard Healing
Start: 2026-09-13T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-13T14:00:00-04:00

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June 2026
Garden Squad

June 2 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Gardening Tuesdays and Sundays

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Spend a few hours in our garden! Work next to Lasdon's gardeners on tasks that include watering, weeding, planting, pruning, deadheading, transplanting, tropical plant maintenance in a 60 year old […]

Free
National Trails Day Family Friendly Stewardship Hike

June 6 at 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Join us on National Trails Day to explore a trail at Lasdon with the eyes of a steward. We will introduce tools, and plants that need management and planting, and […]

Free
Invasive Plants & How You Can Help!

June 6 at 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Croton Point Park 1A Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, United States

Volunteer and join Parks staff to learn about our local invasive plants and pitch in to manage them.

Free
Stay and Play: Junior Stewardship Hour in the Soft Landing Meadow

June 11 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am Stay and Play: Junior Stewardship Hour in the Soft Landing Meadow

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Find us between the Dino and Fairy trails for a chance to dig in and help with some gentle, playful, and educational gardening in our meadow restoration project. All ages.

Free
Dangerous and Toxic Outdoor and Indoor Plants

June 13 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am Dangerous and Toxic Outdoor and Indoor Plants

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

This tour will examine some of the dangerous/toxic plants that are found in your backyard and surrounding area. Parts of these plants including leaves seeds and berries if ingested can […]
Pollinator Literacy Trail

June 20 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Pick up your booklet in the Welcome Center and connect to the life of pollinators at Lasdon. Enjoy a special self-guided garden tour and scavenger hunt and taste a cool […]

Free
Hands on Houseplant Help

June 21 at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Hands on Houseplant Help

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Lasdon’s gardeners will help rejuvenate your houseplants. Simply show up and together we will check the soil, remove dead and damaged leaves, repot it in good potting soil and talk […]

Free
Lasdon Public Gardens Medicinal Plant & Tree Tour

June 27 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am Lasdon Public Gardens Medicinal Plant & Tree Tour

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Urban naturalist Bruce Rosenberg will lead a to examine over twenty plants and trees in the Arboretum that have medicinal qualities and are used to treat physical and mental conditions. […]
The Rose through Time, Culture and Trials for Sustainability

June 28 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Rose through Time, Culture and Trials for Sustainability

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Arts, Culture & History

Join author Kristine Paulus for a presentation to discover the extraordinary ways the rose has been depicted through time and across cultures, both within and beyond the garden. Also visit […]

$30 – $40
Garden Highlight Tour

June 28 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Garden Highlight Tour

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

The sights and scents of the season flourish across the garden collections of Lasdon Public Gardens. Spend some time with Lasdon's head gardener on a walking tour featuring highlights of […]

Free
July 2026
Fall Garden Planning Workshop

July 11 at 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Hilltop Hanover Farm 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States

Does your garden look a little bare after the summer? Join our farmers to learn when, where, and how to grow crops that can be harvested into the fall! In […]

$15
August 2026
Harvest Tips & Tricks

August 2 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Hilltop Hanover Farm 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States

Now that your garden is bursting with life, do you know the proper ways to harvest from your plants and enjoy them long past when they were picked? Join one […]

$20
Tomato Tastings

August 15 at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tomato Tastings

Hilltop Hanover Farm 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States

Explore our tomato growing process and sample from a selection of our finest tomatoes in this tasting tour! Participants will take note of the different flavor profiles of each cultivar […]

$20
September 2026
Littles at Lasdon: Stay and Play

September 9 at 10:00 am - 11:30 pm Littles at Lasdon: Stay and Play

Lasdon Public Gardens 2610 Amawalk Road, Route 35, Katonah, NY, United States

Let’s gather together to enjoy Autumn in the gardens and orchard. We will record our stories in a journal, build with sticks, stems, rocks and blocks, and exercise our imagination. […]

$5
Native Seed: Collecting & Harvesting

September 12 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hilltop Hanover Farm 1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States

Join us in this hands-on workshop where you will learn how to sustainably collect seeds from native plants, both in the wild and within our Seed Increase Plots! Participants will […]

$5
Backyard Healing

September 13 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us at the Trailside Nature Museum and lean about some medicinal plants that likely grow in your own yard. Find out where these plants came from, their uses, and […]