2024 CALENDAR
All reservations are handled by
Joy Hayes
Telephone 832-276-4382
Make check payable to Garden Club of Lake Placid and mail to
PO Box 984
Lake Placid, NY 12946
APRIL 8th SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING PARTY 1:30 – 5:00 PM
At Heaven Hill Farm, 302 Bear Cub Lane, LP
(This is a FUND RAISER for the garden club)
APRIL 13th ADK-Action VOLUNTEER DAY
Saturday at 10:00–4:00 PM
Help plant seedlings at the Uihlein Greenhouse,
281 Bear Cub Road, LP
Please contact Hannah Grall to sign up
APRIL 16th GC BUSINESS MEETING
Tuesday at 10:00 AM
At The LP Beach House, 31 Parkside Drive, LP
Will discuss and vote on the club’s budget and changes to the
By-Laws and Constitution
MAY 1st “MAY-DAY” – OPENING MEETING LUNCHEON
Wednesday 12:00-2:00 PM at Mirror Lake Inn, 77 Mirror Lake Drive, LP
With guest speaker LISA SALAMON, of ADK-Action with a
presentation on Native Pollinator Plants (RSVP required - $10)
ALL TABLE DECORATIONS and FLOWER POTS WERE DONATED BY
Pat Hofbauer and Joan Barton
MAY 4th LP VILLAGE CLEAN-UP Saturday 9:00 AM -12:00 PM
*Rain date is May 11th” (Community Service) – Bring gloves
You may Pre-Register at: Karlan@adksc.org - OR – register
that morning @ The Beach House, 31 Parkside Drive, LP
MAY 6th This will be a walking event at the HEAVEN HILL PRESERVE
Monday 10:00 AM with our own ‘Member Tour Guide’, Gwen Williams
looking for “Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers.”
They only appear for a very short time before the tree’s leaf out.
THE DATE IS IN QUESTION ONLY AS
Gwen monitors carefully when they are found.
If the date must be changed, we will send out an EMAIL!
MAY 14th ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY, Tuesday 9:00 AM (Community Service)
Meet at Simply Gourmet parking lot, 2099 Saranac Ave, LP
Please bring gloves, wear long pants and sturdy shoes
MAY 16th TRIANGLE GARDEN, Thursday 4:00 PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by PLAYERS, 2405 Main Street, LP
MAY 22nd PURE PLACID CANDLE MAKING, Wednesday 5:00-7:00 PM
2470 Main Street, LP – ($35) Come have fun learning and making
a candle to take home! * RSVP* by Thursday, May 16th (BYOB)
MAY 28th ARBOR DAY at McKinley Park, LP, Tuesday 5:00 PM
JUNE 1st ADK-Action POLLINATOR FESTIVAL and PLANT SALE
Saturday 9:00-3:00 PM, At the Uihlein Greenhouse, 281 Bear Cub Road, LP
JUNE 2nd LAKE PLACID COMMUNITY DAY, Sunday 1:00-4:00 PM
At the Horse Show Grounds – FREE lunch, drinks, treats, music
A FUN day for the entire community!
JUNE 6th TRIANGLE GARDEN, Thursday 4:00PM
Appetizers and half priced cocktails after at 5:00PM
Sponsored by the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, 813 Mirror Lake Dr.
JUNE 12th The UIHLEIN SUGAR MAPLE STATION of CORNELL UNIVERSIRTY
A guided tour with Keith Otto, Maple production specialist.
Wednesday 11:00 AM, 157 Bear Cub Road, LP, Keith will cover
all aspects of maple production from tree tapping to the finished
bottling. The tour is FREE with a sampling of syrup grades.
(They do sell products if you choose to purchase cash,check,credit, vemo)
JUNE 20th TRIANGLE GARDEN, Thursday 4:00PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by THE COTTAGE, 77 Mirror Lake Drive, LP
JUNE 25th ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY, Tuesday 9:00AM, (Community Service)
Meet at Simply Gourmet parking lot, 2099 Saranac Ave, LP
Please bring gloves, wear long pants and sturdy shoes
JUNE 26th PLANT SWAP and GUEST SPEAKER at JOIHN BROWN FARM
Wednesday 5:00-7:00 PM, 115 John Brown Road, LP
This is our annual PLANT SWAP, so please bring a plant to trade.
Also, please bring a HORS D’OEUVRES to share and BYOB!
Our guest speaker, JOHN WINKLER, Chairman of the ‘LAKE PLACID
DARK SKY COMMITTEE’ will be doing a very interesting and
Informative presentation. (Spouses are welcome)
JUNE 29th A visit to ADIRONDACK VIEW LAVENDER FARM for “You-Pick-Day”.
It is a beautiful farm of over 2000 English & French lavender plants.
You are able to pick as many bouquets as you would like at a $6 cost per bunch.
(Limited to 12, so it will be – first come basis.)
We will car pool from Marshalls parking lot, meeting at 12:00 noon.
It will take an hour to arrive.
Please RSVP to Joy Hayes at – timeonmyhands01@gmail.com - by Weds. 6/26th
JULY 4th The 4th of JULY PARADE down Main Street, Thursday
Meet @ 4:00 on Parkside Drive where the parade is organized.
PARADE STARTS at 5:00 PM
We will be marching with your own creation of a basket with flowers.
(Hopefully we will have a beautifully decorated truck following us!)
Of course, think RED WHITE and BLUE! We will be passing out some
candy and flower seeds (supplied by the club) .
JULY 17th A TOUR of WIGMORE GARDEN, Wednesday 11:00 AM
A guided tour of a gorgeous PRIVATE garden in Saranac Lake.
We shall meet at 10:00AM in the Marshalls parking lot to carpool.
Please * RSVP * by Monday, July 15th
JULY 18th TRIANGLE GARDEN Thursday 4:00 PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by The PICKLED PIG, 2639 Main Street, LP
AUGUST 8th Garden Club ALL DAY TRIP, Thursday leaving LP @ 9:00 AM,
Carpooling, heading to Ticonderoga with scheduled visits to:
JIM’S DAYLILIES - arriving for a 10:00 AM
We will have a colorful tour of over 325 varieties of daylilies!
Then we head to FORT TICONDEROGA for a picnic lunch. (BYO)
At 1:00 PM, we will have a private BOAT TOUR on LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
After the boat cruise, we then have a guided tour @ 2:45 PM of the
‘KING’s GARDEN’ on the grounds of the Fort. (We are also welcome
to tour the Fort after the garden tour if we choose.)
We have a LIMIT OF 30 people for the boat cruise.
The cost of this entire day is $40. YOU MUST *RSVP by AUGUST 1st
AUGUST 15th TRIANGLE GARDEN, Thursday 4:00 PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by The GRAND ADIRONDACK HOTEL on their
“Cloudsplitter” Rooftop, at 2520 Main Street LP
AUGUST 25th The END of SUMMER CELEBRATION at HEAVEN HILL FARM
Sunday 5:00 – 7:00 PM.304 Bear Cub Lane, LP (Spouses welcome)
Please BYOB and a plate of food or HORS D’OEUVRE to share.
Must *RSVP by Monday, August 19th
SEPTEMBER 12th TERRARIUM MAKING Thursday 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
At The HOT HOUSE, 50 Bay Blvd, Saranac Lake
All materials are supplied. COST $30 * RSVP by Sept. 5th
SEPTEMBER 19th TRIANGLE GARDEN Thursday 4:00 PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by GENERATIONS TAP & GRILL, 2543 Main Street LP
SEPTEMBER 24th ORDA TOUR EVENT, Tuesday, (More details to come)
Visit the OLYMPIC SKI JUMP in AM, then tour VAN HOEVENBERG
Enjoy lunch afterward @ Van Hoevenberg (Brown Bag) ??
OCTOBER 9th LUNCH at the new CAMBRIA HOTEL Wednesday 12:00 PM
2127 Saranac Ave, LP. Order off the menu and pay your own!
Before lunch, please join us for a WALK on the PENINSULA TRAIL
which is on Peninsula Way, just before (or after) Simply Gourmet.
Meet at 10:45 AM
OCTOBER 15th ADOPT-A- HIGHWAY, Tuesday 9:00 AM, (Community Service)
Meet at Simply Gourmet parking lot, 2099 Saranac Ave, LP
Bring gloves, wear long pants and sturdy shoes.
OCTOBER 17th TRIANGLE GARDEN, Thursday 4:00 PM
Appetizers and half price cocktails after at 5:00 PM
Sponsored by LISA G’s @ 6125 Sentinel Road, LP
NOVEMBER 12th Learn to PLANT BULBS FOR WINTER FORCING – this workshop is a
‘hands-on’ with our Pat Hofbauer @ 5:00-7:00 PM (Tuesday)
WE WILL BE MAKING PLANTERS to take home ALL materials will be supplied.
COST $15 – Bring gloves.
AND THEN ....
“TRAVELS to the TULIP FIELDS of the LISSE REGIONS of the NETHERLANDS”
Presentation by Alison Haas, who recently visited there!
Location at LP Beach House, 31 Parkside Drive, LP * RSVP by October 30TH *
NOVEMBER 21st VILLAGE HOLIDAY SWAGS
Meet at Uihlein Greenhouse @ 9:00 AM (Thursday)
281 Bear Club Road, Lake Placid.
Bring hand clippers, wire cutters and gloves.
Project Manager Paula Politi papoliti26@yahoo.com
DECEMBER 11th CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wednesday 5:00-7:00 PM
Players Sports Bar
2405 Main Street, Lake Placid.
$36.00 per person, gratuity included
Cash Bar
Please ASVP by December 3.
@2024 Garden Club of Lake Placid
