Sally von Trapp has invited Hardy Plant Club members to visit The von Trapp Gardens to see their seven spectacular clumps of Cypripedium reginae, or Showy Lady Slippers. Their Itoh peonies should be blooming also!!

Group size: 15 maximum. Trip difficulty: The walking will be flat and easy and we’ll be going at a botanist’s pace, so it won’t be aerobic. Peter Hope, a popular foray leader known for his plant teaching skills, will lead us around a site known for its spring wildflowers showing us the rich diversity of […]

Where: Three locations Generous hosts of 3 unique gardens have offered to open theirs for us: Lyndall Heyer's charming garden tucked into the side of Mt. Mansfield, in Stowe; Thea Alvin's Sculpture Park (stone archways) in Morristown; and the Johnson-Walz gardens in Hyde Park, with extensive plantings on a hillside property and a fantastic collection […]

Group size: 12 Trip difficulty: Easy-a short flat 500 ft walk to the pond/bog with some roots, rocks and soft spots along the way. Here are some details from Danielle: Most of the cool plants are visible either on or from the shore. We found a new population of Northern Yellow-eyed-grass (Xyris montana) here last year, […]

Pot up your plants! With Spring in full bloom, as our gardens awaken becoming lush with plenty of rain and sun, think ahead to the HPC plant sale at the von Trapp Greenhouse and Gardens on August 23rd. Divide and pot up those rare and unusual Garden Treasures that you wish to offer at our […]

Everett Marshall will guide a morning of Aster and Goldenrod identification in Chittenden County. This outing was inspired by similar “genus ID” field trips hosted by the Native Plant Trust and was debuted in 2024 with great success. Details to come in the Summer Newsletter. Event organizer: Deb Parrella [email protected]

Learn about Vermont bees from, Spencer Hardy, Bee Biologist at Vermont Center for Ecostudies and co-owner of The Farm Upstream. A farm tour with bee close-ups (bring your hand lens) and learn about his new nursery growing local ecotype native plants that support some of our rarer native bees. More details in the Summer Newsletter. […]