Long Island Master Gardener Events Calendar

Long Island Master Gardeners 2018 Calendar of
Events, Meetings, and Activities

Meeting Information

LIMG meetings are on the third Wednesday of the month unless indicated below.
- 8:45 AM to 9:30 AM: Arrival, refreshments, social, setup, and gardening discussions
- 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM: Guest speaker
- 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM: General membership meeting, raffle and cleanup
- 11:30 AM: Executive Board meeting, all members are encourage to attend.
- All meetings are at the Brookhaven Ecology Center unless otherwise stated. See below for directions and map. Enter through the double glass doors into the main building and follow the signs to the meeting room. Continue straight through the entry room and the educational room to the greenhouse area. Go left and continue through the greenhouse. Turn right after leaving the greenhouse and the meeting room is in front of you.
Periodically check the LIMG website for changes in the meeting location.
Speakers, events, and activities will be posted when confirmed.

Meeting dates:

August 15, 2018
Meeting is NOT at the Brookhaven Ecology Center.
Hypertufa Workshop (8:30 to 11 am in Mastic) and Annual "Covered Dish" Picnic (Noon to 4 pm in Brookhaven).

Please be sure to contact Lucille ASAP (lucille@lucillesgardens.com), or (631) 234-6122 if you would like to sign up for our Hypertufa workshop and email Bob (bob@vandykehome.com) to sign up for our annual picnic stating what food you would like to bring. Both events will be held on Wednesday, August 15 at two different locations.

Hypertufa Workshop

At 8:30 AM we will meet in at George Costa's home in Mastic for the hypertufa workshop which will only be open to LIMG members. After the hypertufa workshop we will meet at noon at the Post Morrow Foundation, in Brookhaven, for the annual LIMG "covered dish" picnic which is open to LIMG members, family and friends. See below for picnic details.

Hypertufa Workshop at Anna and George Costa's garden, 35 Biltmore Road, Mastic Beach, NY 11957, (631) 357-0066

Constructing a Hypertufa Planter Workshop: Due to the workshop material costs and the very limited space available, only LIMG members in good standing are invited to participate in this workshop. Workshop materials will be supplied by LIMG.
Items you need to bring:

Waterproof gloves (dishwashing style).
Cement (provided by LIMG), which is a part of the mixture, will cause your hands to dry and roughen up.
A sturdy pail to carry wet hypertufa mixture to your work site.
A work apron or your regular gardening clothing. (We might break out into a hypertufa tossing fight, which can become messy. Only kidding!)
You can bring your own forms if you wish, remember you will need a larger outer mold and a smaller inner mold that will fit into the larger mold. There should be at least a two-inch difference in diameter. It’s important that the smaller mold be about the same height as the larger one. Sturdy plastic forms or containers are great. For your first attempt at creating your artistic pot, George suggests you keep it simple. The finished planter will measure, whether round or square, approximately 9 to 12 inches at it widest point.
Feel free to contact George if you have any questions, Cell: 1-631-357-0066, email: gclv2fish@msn.com

Finally: No uncalled-for criticism of another person’s artistic hypertufa creation. They are all one-of-a kind masterpieces worthy of proud display within your garden.
GO BEFORE YOU GO. We are going to a private home, toilet facilities are very limited.
Directions to Anna and George Costa home, 35 Biltmore Drive, Mastic Beach, NY 11951:
Exit 68 South from LIE to William Floyd Pkwy.
Exit 58 South from Sunrise Highway on to William Floyd Pkwy.
1) Proceed to Montauk Hwy and make a left.
    Head east on Montauk for approximately 2 miles to Herkimer St. Make right
at light (note Ice Cream Cottage & Sandwich shop on your right.)
2) Herkimer merges and becomes Mastic Rd.
    Stay on Mastic Rd. approximately 2 miles and make a left onto Riverside
   Ave. (Note there will be a light at Riverside crossing, a Handy Pantry on your
   right and a Sal’s Auto Repair to your left.)
3) Proceed East on Riverside Ave to last stop sign Biltmore Dr. make right
    and proceed to #35 which will be on your left.
Parking will be on the street, enough room, but if you can I suggest carpooling with another LIMG member.

Annual LIMG "Covered Dish" Picnic:

We will reconvene at noon (after the Hypertufa Workshop) for The Annual LIMG "covered dish" picnic at the Post Morrow Foundation, located at 16 Bay Road, Brookhaven, NY 11719. Visit the website at: http://www.postmorrow.org.

Contact President Bob Van Dyke, at bob@limastergardener.com or (631) 859-0405, to tell him how many in your party are going to the picnic and what dish you plan to bring, so we do not have all vegetables and desserts.
You may also bring a guest or two, just include their names and increase your dish.
We’ll have use of the indoors for the bathrooms, electricity outlets for crock pots, etc. requiring electricity, and to set up our luncheon.
Post Morrow has said that they will also allow the use of portable barbecues if anyone is interested in grilling.
Members are also invited to bring lawn games for a fun day.
Here we MUST bring chairs and outdoor folding tables, for dining.

Please note: Members, when you call Bob to tell him the dish you are bringing, please also volunteer to help Bob with whatever help he needs the day of the picnic.

September 19, 2018, meeting at the Brookhaven Ecology Center, Holtsville. Guest speaker will be announced.

October 17, 2018, meeting at the Brookhaven Ecology Center, Holtsville. Guest speaker will be announced.

November 21, 2018, meeting at the Brookhaven Ecology Center, Holtsville. Guest speaker will be announced.

December, 2018, Annual LIMG holiday party: date, time, and location to be announced.

DIRECTIONS TO BROOKHAVEN ECOLOGY CENTER
(website: https://www.brookhavenny.gov/Departments/Highway-Department/Ecology-Site)

Four ways to Brookhaven Ecology Site:
1. Sunrise to Waverly Ave. (exit 52)- Then go north 2 lights. Turn right on

Buckley Ave. Ecology site is 1 mile down on right.

2. LIE to exit 63, south on North Ocean- right on Woodside Ave (Rte 99)
- right onto Buckley - past cemetery, enter on right.

3. LIE exit 63 south on North Ocean Avenue – first right (Jamaica Avenue) past

railroad overpass. Go until tee intersection (about half a mile) which is Blue Point Rd.

Go left onto Blue Point until first traffic light. Turn left at first traffic light onto Buckley.

Ecology Center entrance is on left about one quarter mile.

4. From the north shore-Rte 97 (Nicolls Rd.) south. Go left onto Patchogue-Holbrook Rd.(CR 19)

Follow signs to Woodside Ave. (Rte 99). Go left onto Woodside Ave. (Rte 99) and follow signs to

Buckley Rd. (the signs may say Holtsville Park) Go left onto Buckley Rd. Park is on the right.