Members of the Cornwall
Garden Club made a trip to the Orange County Arboretum in July for our monthly
meeting. Although it was a very hot day,
we had a good turn out that included our junior gardeners, the Morasse girls
who we always love to have join us.
Our
guide for the tour of the Arboretum was Peter Patel, the head horticulturalist
and arborist.
Peter was an excellent
tour guide. He was very knowledgeable
about all the flowers, shrubs and trees and provided us with ideas for our own
gardens. Some of Peter’s recommendations
were smoke bush, Blue Chip butterfly bush and Lime Light hydrangeas.
After the tour, we ate our bag lunches and held the July business meeting in the Kosuga greenhouse room. Fortunately, the room was air conditioned, so we were able to cool off from our broiling – yet beautiful – walk through the Arboretum.
For those who couldn’t
join us, the Orange County Arboretum is located at the Thomas Bull Memorial
Park, just off Route 416 in Montgomery.
It is open daily for self guided tours.
(845) 615-3830
There is no charge for entrance, and it is well worth the trip.
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