Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sargent-Downing Garden Volunteers Needed

The Sargent – Downing Gardens and Nursery!

The City of Beacon Recreation Department is proud to present a new recreation program for the community in the newly opened NYS Park known as The University Settlement Camp. 

You can help educate children about horticulture, gardening and sustainability.  Volunteers of all ages are invited to participate in educating and maintaining the grounds, which include a Tree Nursery, Organic perennial & shrub gardens, Vegetable gardens, and Herbal Gardens. While serving the community at large, this program will also provide the City of Beacon with trees for its parks and Main Street.


Join us for the following volunteer opportunities:

April 30
Continued cleanup of Garden at the Settlement Camp
Table at Beacon Barks on Main Street

May 14
Planting Day Festival – Annual Planting Day at the Garden with food and music


Contact Beacon Recreation Commissioner Justin Riccobono at 845-765-2991or Richie Cabo, 845-476-1660.

About the Sargent Downing Nursery and Garden historical roots:
The Hudson Valley has a rich history in the early development of American landscape gardening and design. Both Beacon and Newburgh were the homes of two distinguished horticulturists, Henry Winthrop Sargent and Andrew Jackson Downing, who paved the way for the art form that helped design some of the most beautiful landscapes in America. 

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