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Upcoming Events

Proud Market Plant Sale

This Saturday, May 25

8 am till the plants run out

Come early!

More info here.

Almost all of our classes qualify for CNLP credits. If you are interested in becoming a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional, visit the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association's website or the GardenScape Professionals site for more information.

Sustaining Membership

"I decided to become a Sustaining Member of the Rochester Civic Garden Center because it is an easy way to support an organization that I believe in. I like the convenience, and that RCGC receives a reliable amount of income on a regular basis" --RCGC long-time member Art Trimble

More information here.

The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks

The Plantsmen of Rochester Parks is a wonderful history of the men who created our local park system. Copies of this book can be purchased at Warner Castle for $16.95 plus tax, for a total of $18.31, or online here for $18.31(including tax) plus $3.32 shipping for a total of $21.63. Proceeds benefit the Rochester Civic Garden Center’s endowment fund in memory of Alvan R. Grant.

What a Deal!

Use your RCGC membership card to save 10% on your purchases at

Lucas Greenhouses

and 5% at these garden stores:

Offer does not apply to sale and promotional items.

Rochester Civic Garden Center
5 Castle Park
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585-473-5130
Fax: 585-472-8136
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 9am-4pm
Library Hours: Regular RCGC hours as well as 9:30-12:30 on the 3rd Saturdays of January through June.
RCGC is open to the public.
Reservations requested for groups of 8 or more. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

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Proud Market Plant Sale

This Saturday, May 25 Proud Market

Rain or Shine

8 am until the plants run out!

This sale is the best - a great opportunity to buy all manner of plants, many of them unusual or hard to find, at really great prices. We have several regular vendors–garden clubs and small independent plant specialists– and you can count on some real “finds”. Lots of perennials, shrubs and trees, as well as annuals and vegetables. Come early because plants sell out fast.

Donate Your Extra Plants to Benefit RCGC. Sales benefil our education program. We need your perennial divisions, extra annuals, etc. Leave them behind the Castle any time this week up through Friday.

2013 RCGC Summer Garden Tour

To the Beach and Beyond:

Gardens of Sodus Point

Saturday, July 13, 2013
10am - 4pm

This year we’re headed east to explore gardens near Sodus Point. Join us as we explore nine special gardens – a historic stone lake house with sweeping beds of perennials, shrubs and ornamental grasses; an artist’s ‘Margaritaville’-themed beachfront garden; a 40-acre property on a road-less-traveled, complete with a labyrinth that takes the phrase ‘outdoor living’ to new heights; a perfect view of the lake from the porch of a cottage appropriately surrounded by cottage gardens exploding with summer blossoms…and more. For more information visit our Garden Tour webpage.

Spring Greetings!

Before you grab your trowel and head out into the garden, why not take a moment to invest in yourself as a gardener and support gardening in Rochester by making a tax deductible contribution to the RCGC Spring Fund drive. Your donation plays a vital role in helping us to provide resources such as our horticultural library, classes and events to the community!

Sincerely,

Christine Froehlich, RCGC Executive Director

Contributions may be made by check, credit card, or on-line.

The RCGC Summer Catalog is now available for online registration.

Click on the cover image on the right to view a pdf of the catalog.

To view classes or register online, use the catalog on the left-sidebar or the dropdown catalog above. Hard copies will be in mailboxes soon.

Almost all of our classes qualify for CNLP credits. If you are interested in becoming a Certified Nursery & Landscape Professional, visit the New York State Nursery and Landscape Association's website or the GardenScape Professionals site for more information.

Members' Special

RCGC members who sign up for a class or event may also register a non-member at the member price to introduce them to our programs.

It's now more convenient than ever to borrow books from our library:

Borrow books from RCGC and pick them up at any Monroe County public library

Thanks to a new partnership with the Monroe County Library System (MCLS), we are now able to send our books through the MCLS delivery service.

Find the book(s) you want to borrow using the RCGC Online Library Catalog Search (search box is on the left hand side of every page on our website) and then use the form on the search page to send us your hold request. Or phone (585-473-5130) or email us (rcgclib@frontiernet.net) with your request.

We will contact you to confirm your hold request and let you know when your book(s) will be available at the MCLS library of your choice.

Pick up your book(s) at the library you have chosen. No MCLS library card needed. No fees. No hassles. Simply give them your name and tell them you have RCGC book(s) on hold.

Return the book(s) to ANY Monroe County Public Library or directly to RCGC.

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