Series
The Hort presents a variety of series each season that explore a range of horticultural topics from workshops to lectures to walking tours. To view all of our events, please check out our full calendar or continue on this page.Homegrown: A Do-It-Yourself Series
January 19—Herb Terrarium Workshop
February 22—Hydroponic Gardening with Boswyck Farms March 22—Botanical Hand Salves and Lip Balms with Hilda Krus April 26—Mushrooms Wild and Cultivated with Ari Rockland-Miller May 24—Pickling at Home with McClure's Pickles
All Upcoming Events
A Private Oasis
A Book Talk with Edmund Hollander
Monday, May 21
Whether a home is a great place to live often depends on what lies beyond its walls. The landscape—when it has a well-thought-out shape and character—gives a home much of its character and satisfaction. In The Private Oasis, two of New York’s leading landscape architects, Edmund Hollander and Maryanne Connelly, guide readers through a series of remarkable landscapes and gardens, explaining how to apply their techniques, no matter what the size of the reader’s property.
Since founding Edmund D. Hollander Landscape Architect Design in 1990, Hollander and Connelly and the more than a dozen landscape architects on their staff have designed hundreds of residential landscapes, from the palatial to the more modest. Every landscape, they believe, has a story to tell. The aim of the landscape architect — working with the homeowners, the site, and the architecture of the house — is to decide what that story is, and see that it’s told well.
The Private Oasis focuses on built elements in the landscape. A successor volume will focus on plantings. Together, the two volumes will give readers a comprehensive orientation to the making of residential landscapes.
Edmund Hollander is President of Edmund Hollander Design, a firm with offices in New York and Sag Harbor which includes environmental planners, landscape architects and horticulturists. He has taught at the City College of the University of New York and in the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and has lectured at the New York Botanical Garden. He is the Past President of the New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and was recently elected a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Doors open at 6pm; talk starts at 6:30pm
Free
RSVP to info@thehort.org
Pickling at Home
A Workshop with Bob McClure of McClure's Pickles
Thursday, May 24
Pickling originally came about as a method of preserving food from the harvest, but has since evolved into a culinary art. From traditional dills to mouth-watering watermelon rinds, pickling has become an incredible diverse craft, one that lends itself well to the do-it-yourself ethos.
Please join us as Bob McClure of McClure’s Pickles teaches us to bring this delicious skill into our own kitchens. Bob will talk about the history and basics of pickling, and give a hands-on demonstration. Everyone will have the opportunity to create their own batch of McClure’s delicious pickles and relish. The McClures are strong believers in using seasonal, local produce, and have been a long-standing presence in farmer’s markets in Detroit and Brooklyn.
Growing up, Bob and Joe McClure never realized how influential pickles would be in their lives. In 2006, using their great grandmother’s recipe, they started McClure’s Pickles after years of making pickles in their tiny Michigan kitchen. In Brooklyn they produce small batches for research and development.
Bob McClure is an actor, comedy writer and pickle maker living in Brooklyn, NY. He splits his time between Detroit and Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, he manages new product development, east coast distribution, small batch production and a lot of other things from brand management and national account management for McClure's.
All materials included
NOTE: Classes must be paid in full at the time of registration. A full refund will be given with a 5 business day notice only or if the workshop is cancelled.
Doors open at 6pm; workshop starts at 6:30pm
Hort members $25; Non-members $35
Register online or email info@thehort.org
The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook
A Book Talk with Leeann Levin
Thursday, June 14
Author and Examiner.com Food & Drink editor, Leeann Lavin tells the good-food stories of farmers who rise before the roosters to bring fresh produce, meats, and cheeses, honey, and seafood to these local chefs and area farmers’ markets. She profiles Long Island’s best pasture-to-plate chefs who kick off the day with an early trip to the markets & local growers and wrap it up in the wee hours of the night, after feeding loyal or legions or scores of appreciative diners. The food stories are lovingly told — exploring the work and passion of the chefs and the local food artisans, farmers, and fisherman, who together, are dedicated to connecting to the land to produce menus that boast delicious homegrown flavors. The book offers a rare and intimate tour of the kitchens and gardens that go into creating local, seasonal food.
Brimming with food stories from the region’s best real-food chefs and the growers who inspire their homegrown menus, more than 80 tempting recipes, and stunning photographs of the iconic dishes, authentic & sustainable ingredients, and the majestic land and seascapes that are the romantic hallmarks of the area’s food culture. Two chefs featured in The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook and the growers who inspire their homegrown recipes will join Leeann to demonstrate their masterful cooking using local, fresh ingredients. Tastings too!
Doors open at 6pm; talk starts at 6:30pm
Free
RSVP to info@thehort.org