LAWN CARE ADVICE: Free at Bridge Gardens
Thursdays through October

 noon to 4 pm  

with Paul Wagner of Treewise

The Peconic Land Trust has teamed up with the  Perfect Earth Project and Paul Wagner of Treewise
to provide free advice and problem solving for lawn and landscape pests using a toxin-free approach.

Every Thursday, through October, Paul will be at Bridge Gardens from noon to 4:00 pm to answer questions from both homeowners  
and landscape professionals.

Additionally, your questions can be answered by email via LawnExpert@PeconicLandTrust.org.

AND JOIN US THIS WEEK . . . 

Friday, August 15: Sustainable Lawn Care: 

A Panel Conversation @ 3 pm

Join us for a lively presentation featuring a practical approach to creating a sustainable lawn environment for your family, with Tamson Yeh, Turf Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension, NOFA certified landscape professional Ivan Roman, owner of Heirloom Gardens, and Bridge Gardens' Rick Bogusch. Program will conclude with light refreshments.
$5/Bridge Gardens members; $10/non-members. 


 

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Classes have started, but there's plenty of time to join in --
Watercolor Classes with Lois Bender
Every Friday through August 29
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
 
Lois Bender leads this relaxing series of inspiring watercolor classes at the Gardens.  Beginner and experienced artists learn to paint landscapes and floral bouquets in a "nature sketchbook-style," or bring your own project ideas for development. 
Join us and develop your artistic self!

  

Fee is $45/class, space is limited, prepaid registration required.  Please register in advance on Lois's website at  www.GardenSpiritsNY.com  

    

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for the kids . . .  

 

Thursday, August 14: Children's Clay Art Workshop with Joyce Raimondo  

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Bring the kids and go on an outdoor nature adventure with award-winning author-artist Joyce Raimondo and look for hidden treasures to transform into amazing clay artworks. This guided workshop is suitable for children ages 3 to 12 accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  

$30/child, adults free. Materials included. Prepaid, online registration is required at www.ImagineArtEd.com or call Joyce at 917.502.0790. Rain or shine.  

 

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Fridays at Six: Music in the Gardens
  

 

 

August 22:

 

Back by Popular Demand!

 

Joe Hampton & the Kingpins  

Music starts at 6 pm and continues until dusk

 

 

Bring a chair or blanket, your friends and family, and a picnic and enjoy a  

summer evening at Bridge Gardens.  

Free for members.

Non-members: $15/person or $30/party of four. 

 

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Also, don't forget to check out Jeff Heatley's photo essay of
Bridge Gardens
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and see the gardens come alive in the August edition.
 

 

 

   

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Plein Air Peconic  

Bridgehampton Museum Archives    

May 22 through September 18  

Gallery open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm  

Special Saturday hours in July & August only: 10 am to 2 pm 

2539-A Montauk Highway  

(east of the Sag Harbor/Bridgehampton Turnpike)  

 

 

        Works by: (left to right): Gordon Matheson, Casey Chalem Anderson, Aubrey Grainger   

 

Hosted by the Bridgehampton Museum Archives, be sure to visit this wonderful, summer-long exhibition with an historical perspective, featuring iconic Bridgehampton and Sagaponack settings. All work is for sale and a percentage of all sales will be donated to the Peconic Land Trust and the Bridgehampton Museum by the artists. For more information, visit www.PleinAirPeconic.com  

 

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Bridge Gardens Summer Hours through Labor Day Weekend:
 
Wednesdays through Sundays  
10 am to 5 pm, open late Fridays - til Dusk  
      
Admission: $10/person or $20 for a party of 4  
Seasonal memberships: $50/individual or $75/family (up to 4 people per visit).  
Join today by calling Thomas Hobson at 631.283.3195 ext. 20  

 

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For more information on Connections programs,  

visit our online calendar or call Kathy Kennedy at 631.283.3195, ext. 29.
For reservations, email Robin Harris at Events@PeconicLandTrust.org
or call 631.283.3195 ext. 19.

 

Volunteer Today!  

Join our team of volunteers who help Rick keep the Gardens in top shape.
For more information call Kathy Kennedy, Outreach Manager, at 631.283.3195, ext. 29 or email to KKennedy@PeconicLandTrust.org
 
Bridge Gardens is located at 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton.  
For more information, email us at BridgeGardens@PeconicLandTrust.org 
or call 631.283.3195.

 

About Bridge Gardens and the Peconic land Trust 

Bridge Gardens is a unique public garden in the heart of Bridgehampton, featuring an expansive herb garden, perennial, rose and vegetable beds, whimsical topiaries, an array of specimen trees and shrubs and much more. Managed by Rick Bogusch, Bridge Gardens is a stewardship project of the Peconic Land Trust, which conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands and heritage. Bridge Gardens supports the Trust's mission by serving as a multi-purpose, multi-disciplinary outdoor classroom, demonstration garden and community resource.

 
For more information visit our website at  

www.PeconicLandTrust.org or call 631.283.3195. 

          

Please help us further reduce our carbon footprint. If you change your address, or would like to receive all (or some) of your communications from the Peconic Land Trust by email, let us know! Contact Janet Schutt, Systems Manager, at 631.283.3195 ext. 24 or email her at JSchutt@PeconicLandTrust.org. Thank you for all you do in support of conservation in our communities!

Peconic Land Trust conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future.
  
Financial Disclosure Statement: A copy of the last financial report filed with the New York State Attorney General may be obtained in writing to: New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 or Peconic Land Trust, PO Box 1776, Southampton, NY 11969.