Gail began creating jewelry to spend time with her daughter and along the way became addicted. Having been a decorative painter and the creator of the many surfaces, working with her hands gives her pleasure. She creates jewelry that is pleasing to the eye and touch, sophisticated or casual, versatile or unexpected. Gail feels jewelry or a decorative item you select makes a statement about who you are, what you value in life and it gives her pleasure to be part of that. She taught decorative painting for many years and has now diversified into metalsmithing beadwork, intaglio printing, and wire sculpture trees. Gail is a member of Women Sharing Art, Long Island Craft Guild, East End Arts, Huntington Arts Council, Gallery North and displayed her jewelry and art in all these venues as well as the Islip Art Museum, East Islip Library Art Council and the OMNI Gallery in Nassau.
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Upcoming Workshops
3:00P | Entomological (R)Evolution of Evergreens: Plant Pests New and Old
Insects and mites are inevitable, generally welcome (even necessary) residents in gardens and landscapes, but some can spell trouble. Southern pine beetle is dramatically changing our pine forests and can be a serious threat to landscape plants, hemlock woolly adelgid kills host trees, box tree moth is changing the way we look at and use boxwoods. Bush crickets might be responsible for all that new damage to your rhododendron leaves. This presentation will discuss the evolving insect world we and our landscape conifers and broad-leaved evergreens now find ourselves in.
1:30P | Conifer Selections for Long Island
Conifers are an immense grouping of plants that are an integral part of the Long Island landscape. They are, found in home miniature gardens, as focal and specimen pieces in everyday residential and corporate plantings and widely used as screening material. But exactly what is a conifer? We will discuss the most common conifer groups, the most utilized varieties in our landscapes, some lesser-known varieties and newer introductions to hit the market (and the process of getting here).
11:15A | Thinking Outside the Box: Selecting Alternatives to Common Broadleaved Evergreens
There are many tried and true broadleaved evergreens used in the garden such as rhododendron and azaleas, cherry laurel, mountain laurel, holly and viburnum. These popular mainstays offer bold texture, dark green foliage and showy flowers in spring. But some of these plant groups are quite overused, resulting in a monotonous, vulnerable landscape with little to no diversity. This lecture will offer some new and underutilized genera of broadleaved evergreens and some lesser-known species and cultivars of some popular genera we know and love as well. Special emphasis will be put on proper selection, pest and deer resistance, specific care and maintenance, landscape function and benefits in the landscape.
9:45A | Evergreens and Pathogens: Changing with the Times
Fascinating and frustrating pathogens of evergreen plants will be featured in this presentation. Phytophthora root rot continues to challenge woody plants, foliar fungal diseases are increasing, and other exciting pathogens are establishing on our landscapes. Recommendations for providing the best care possible for our favorite evergreen species will be featured.
8:45A | Adding Diversity with Evergreen Collections
Bayard Cutting Arboretum is home to an incredible array of plant collections. Highlights are, of course, the conifer collection, but additionally the arboretum has a slow growing conifer collection, dwarf conifer collection, holly collection, and oak collection. We will explore the history behind the design, plant acquisition, and construction and planting of these gardens. Special attention will be paid to key specimens that can be incorporated into the home landscape.
3:00 P | Embracing Change & Wildness for Healthy Landscapes
We are often tasked with building landscapes that appear mature upon installation, changing minimally: a “perpetually picture-perfect” manicured aesthetic. However, the healthiest landscapes see a lot of evolution! Resilient and diverse plant communities start small, develop through ecological succession, and see dramatic transformations over time. We can design our landscapes and gardens as dynamic, changing plant communities. Utilizing native plants’ natural life spans and life cycles can reduce maintenance, undermine invasives, and maximize seasonal interest. By modeling our landscapes on dynamic natural systems, we can better plan their lush futures, and enjoy the wonder of their evolution along the way.
1:30 P | Altered Sites, Adjusted Plant Lists
Infrastructure, budgets, and nursery availability all guide designers as they look to reach their project goals. With the added volatility of climate and frequency of storms designers must use all the tools at their disposal to achieve sites that are beautiful and successful. Sometimes project sites require wholesale reconstruction and elements like suspended pavements can ensure sufficient soil volume for trees long term success. Other times site constraints restrict soil volumes or create exaggerated microclimates that require thoughtful adjustments to a planting palette. How far can a site be altered to accommodate a desired plant list? Should we instead be planting for the sites we are given? James will share select sites from the past decade of work in and around New York City and highlight the tools he and his colleagues have developed to cope with some of the most challenging projects they have faced.
8:30A | Welcome
Opening remarks will be made by Doreen M. Monteleone Ph.D., Arboretum Liaison, Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society and Kevin Wiecks, Director, Bayard Cutting Arboretum.
4:00P | Closing Remarks & Raffle
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8:30A | Welcome
Opening remarks will be made by Doreen M. Monteleone Ph.D., Arboretum Liaison, Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society and Kevin Wiecks, Director, Bayard Cutting Arboretum.
Doreen Monteleone, Ph.D.
Doreen Monteleone, Ph.D. is president of Bayard Cutting Arboretum Horticultural Society. She is a Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener and a regular volunteer at the Arboretum. Her professional career began with a doctorate in Coastal Oceanography, but for more than twenty years she has focused on environmental and sustainability issues in manufacturing industries. She is one of the founders of and serves on the Board of Directors for the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, the leading non-profit accreditation organization that promotes sustainability in the North American printing industry. Dr. Monteleone is an award-winning author and has published more than sixty articles, with ten in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and contributed to five books on environmental issues and sustainability. Her passion for gardening and sustainable practices makes Doreen consider herself an all-around “treehugger.”
2:30P | Refreshment Break
Upper Carriage House
12:15P | Lunch Break
Lower Carriage House, Conifer Garden Tour (weather permitting)
10:45A | Refreshment Break
Upper Carriage House
8:00A | Registration and Refreshments
Upper Carriage House
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