Perennially Yours,   Upcoming 2008 Gardening Events in the Capital District, Saratoga Springs, and the Adirondack, NY Area Please mention you found this information on the Perennially Yours Website Month Day Event January February March April   Winter and Spring Perennially Yours garden classes, complete with colorful PowerPoint presentations and how-to handouts.  For more info about  classes, click here for the Garden Classes page. February 9 Cabin Fever Luncheon.  Soroptimist International of Saratoga County hosts this annual event as a fundraiser for their terrific organization dedicated to improving lives of women and girls locally and worldwide.   This year's featured speaker is Dawn Hayman, author and animal communicator, that will present 'If Only They Could Talk'.  Saturday, February 9 at noon at The Gideon Putman Hotel in Saratoga Springs.  For more information and  reservations, call (518) 522-8108 or email cabinfeverinfo@gmail.com.      22-24 New York in Bloom at the New York State Museum.  New York State Museum's annual fundraiser event. Outstanding floral exhibits, lectures and demonstrations. All proceeds go to educational-based after-school programs for children. 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Admission: $4 Friday; $6 Saturday and Sunday.  Children ages 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.  For more information call 518-474-5877 March 15 Triple Header: New, Unusual, & Underused Perennials and other Remarkables; Creative Container Gardening; and Discover Your Inner Self through Gardening. Saturday, March 15 at The Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia, 9:00 a.m. - noon followed by a gourmet hot luncheon buffet. Join Suzanne Balet of Balet Flowers & Design; Merci Miglino, professional speaker, trainer and coach; and myself for an uplifting and informative program that will be topped off with a gourmet hot luncheon buffet. $45 per person includes all three talks, handouts, coupons, and hot luncheon buffet.  For more information about the program, click here for the Garden Classes page.   28-30 Capital District Garden and Flower Show at Hudson Valley Community College, Troy. Benefits Wildwood Programs.  Includes garden presentation  by Perennially Yours  For more info go to www.gardenandflowershow.com   April 4 & 5 Fifth Annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium.  Held at the world-class Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT.   Five nationally and regionally renown speakers will share their tricks-of-the-trade on The Art of Garden Design, New Perennials for 2008, Creating Focal Points In The Garden, Sensational Flowering Shrubs, Step-by-Step Organic Vegetable and Flower Gardening, and All About Annuals.  Dynamic lectures will energize your approach to gardening. Exchange ideas with other passionate gardeners, meet and greet the speakers, book signings, super handouts, great food, and exciting door prizes. Friday 7:00 p.m. opening lecture followed by a welcome reception; Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. includes five garden talks, gourmet breakfast & luncheon, and more. For more details and registration information please click here.     8 Double Header: The Plant Collector's Corner AND Decorating Your Home and Gardens with Style. Tuesday, April 8 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Genevieve's Home and Garden Décor in Ballston Spa. Christi Kerls-Tacy, owner of Genevieve's Home and Garden Decor, and I will team up for an exciting garden program. Christi will share her expert tips on using ornaments in your gardens and home for breathtaking effects as well as how to create vanishing thresholds between outside and in. I will then introduce you to some unique, collectable plants to transform your gardens from ho-hum to EXTRAORDINARY. Class includes colorful PowerPoint, great handouts, light refreshments, and dollar-off coupons for perennials and more. $25 per person.  For more information about the program, click here for the Garden Classes page. May 10 Garden Inspiration:  Spring Talks at The Otesaga Resort  (www.otesaga.com) in Cooperstown, NY.  Saturday, May 10 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Three outstanding presenters: Ruah Donnelly, Duncan Brine, and Kerry Mendez.  Four garden talks: Where To Find The Best Garden Plants; Structuring Nature: Background Before Foreground; The Plant Collector's Corner; and Three Seasons Of Color - Hit the Easy Button.  Program includes morning coffee and lunch.  $75 per person day only rate.  Special overnight packages available by calling The Otesaga Resort at (800) 348-6222.  For details about the speakers and their talks visit www.pyours.com/gardenclasses.html. June  1 & 2 Spring Garden Program at The Mirror Lake Inn and Resort (www.mirrorlakeinn.com), Lake Placid, NY. Sunday afternoon, June 1: tours of private gardens in Lake Placid. Monday, June 2: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. includes four garden lectures and lunch. Two outstanding speakers:  Steve Silk and Kerry Mendez.  Four garden talks:  Garden Photography: Seeing the Picture;  Quest for Color, Three Seasons Of Color - Hit the Easy Button, and Seven Months of Color for Less Than Full Sun Gardens.  Specially priced overnight packages and day only rates available. For details about the speakers, their talks, and rates,  visit www.pyours.com/gardenclasses.html.      21 Gardens and Gazebos Tour by Soroptimist Int'l of Schenectady County. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Eight gardens in Schenectady, Scotia, and Rotterdam. $12 in advance of the date and $15 on the date. Tickets for sale at Experience and Creative Design, the Open Door, Salamack's Card Shop and Oliver's Cafe or by calling the co-chairs - Pat 399-4560 and Marlene 370-0390 July 12 8th Annual Care Links Country Garden Tour. Sponsored by The Center on the Common Shenendowa Senior Citizens, Inc. Clifton Park, NY. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance; $12 the day of the tour. For more information call (518) 383-1343   13 14th Annual Secret Gardens Tour. Sponsored by Soroptimist Int'l of Saratoga County. Visit quaint and sophisticated gardens in the Saratoga Springs area. 11AM-5PM. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 day of tour. For questions or general information call Lorrie Anthony 518-899-5086 September 21 & 22 Garden Program at Basin Harbor Club (www.basinharbor.com), Vergennes, VT. Sunday afternoon, September 21: 6:00 p.m. wine and cheese boat cruise on Lake Champlain.  Monday, September 22: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. includes four garden lectures and lunch. Two outstanding speakers:  David Chinery and Kerry Mendez.  Four garden talks:  The Eccentric Garden: The Wonder of the Personal;  the world of climbing vines; Outrageous Foliage Plants for great designs; and Surefire Shortcuts for Showy Landscapes.  Specially priced overnight packages and day only rates available. For details about the speakers, their talks, and rates,  visit www.pyours.com/gardenclasses.html.   October 12-21 The Saratoga County Arts Council presents: Tuscan Hilltops: Villas, Gardens and Art.  A unique travel experience and tour you don't want to miss! The itinerary takes its inspiration from the writer Edith Wharton who had a life-time love for Italy and whose book "Italian Villas and their Gardens" published in 1904 was the first to introduce Americans to an appreciation for the beauty and magic of Italian villas.  For more information about the itinerary adn pricing, contact Edventures at (607) 387-3322 or email edventures@lightlink.com.  http://www.pyours.com