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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

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 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.

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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Horticulture Classes

All classes take place at Warner Castle unless otherwise stated in the description. For off-site classes, you will receive directions by mail or email before the class. Preregistration is required for most classes. Register early! Most classes have a maximum of 20 students or less. Classes which require materials may not be able to accommodate last-minute registrations. 10 days notice required for refunds for canceled registrations. In case of bad weather, RCGC is usually closed when the city schools are closed. Outdoor classes generally take place rain or shine, so dress accordingly. If in doubt call 585/473-5130.
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0508MD Miniature Magical Dish Garden
0509SC Creating Pots with Pizzazz - Using Dwarf Shrubs in Containers
0511DG Master Class: Survival in the Darwinian Garden
0514MH Spring Blooms Stroll at Michael Hannen’s Nursery
0516HT Spring Tour: Trees of Highland Park
0521VG Plant a Victory Garden and Preserve Your Bountiful Harvest
0523PC Purposeful Perennials – Using Perennials in Containers
0604SC Summer Container Workshop
0605DF Flower Drying Workshop
0611LW Living Wreath Workshop
0612HH Tour Unusual Woody Ornamentals at Holmes Hollow Farm
0613MM Landscape Improvement 101 – Making the Most of What We’ve Got
0615SP Pruning III: Summer Pruning
0617TA Topiary Workshop
0618HC Create a Container Herb Garden
0619CG Chickens in the Garden
0620TS Low-Maintenance Trees and Shrubs to Jazz up Your Landscape
0622NV Discover New & Improved Plant Varieties in Your Own Garden
0626SW Soirée: Visit a Southwestern Landscape in Webster
0627HS Hydrangea serrata Tour - Explore a Lesser-Known Species
0710FM Could Farmers’ Markets be your future?
0718GD Gardening with Deer
0725JK Soirée: Jerry Kral's Incredible Landscape
0729CF Cut-Flower Workshop at a Historic Flower Farm
0730HG Tour a Historic Garden in Pittsford
0731ON Oh No, Now What: Creative Perennial Garden Maintenance
0801HY Hydrangeas in All Their Variety, and How to Grow Them Here
0807MH Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's - Summer Blooms
0808SG Soirée: The Essence of Summer
0813SG Gardening with Shade
0820HB Visit a Garden of Traditional Textile, Fragrance and Tea Plants
0917MH September Stroll in the Garden at Michael Hannen's Nursery
0918RC Soirée: Visit Rochester’s Castle
0601OI Odyssey to Ithaca

Landscape design and maintenance, lawn care and tree care. 20 years of being green. We create the best looking yards in the neighborhood.

 

Bristol's Garden Center is second-to-none in western New York. They have over 11 acres of the finest nursery stock in the Fingerlakes region. You will find everything from Annuals, Perennials, shrubs, trees, tropical plants and more.

 

Unilock has been providing superior concrete landscape products for the landscape industry for over 35 years.

Experienced Bricks/Architectural Reclaim

Clover Nursery & Garden Center creates beautiful and functional outdoor living areas that include patios, water features, deer resistant plantings and garden structures.

Salvaged building elements of significance, street bricks, cobblestones, curbing, stone sidewalk slabs and more! 100% reclaimed materials.    
 

Our mission is to improve the quality of life in the Genesee Region by fostering knowledge, providing information, increasing interest, and promoting all aspects of gardening and horticulture. People of the region have access to our library, public lectures, classes and other horticultural resources.