Upcoming Events at Hyannis Country Garden

We have a truly robust calendar of events this Spring at Hyannis Country Garden. Please scroll through them all as you may find several that interest you. And check back often...we will continue to add classes and events as the season progresses!

Events Spring List 2024 (8.5 x 7 in)

Click the images to the left to view and download PDF versions of our Spring 2024 events flier. Remember to click both images as the flier is 2 sided.

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Join C.L. Fornari as we celebrate great plants and what’s going on in our yards and gardens. Come to just one or join us at all five.


  • Learn about 5 plants you may be unaware of, and how to grow them.
  • Hear about 5 things that are going on in nature right now, and how to use this seasonal information for your benefit.
  • Receive a goodie bag that contains a plant, handouts, and occasional surprises

Be prepared to walk around the store or into the nursery as weather permits. Class fee $25/class. Registration is required, click each class below to register.

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Plant Geeks : Spring Perennial Color!

April 14th - Spring Perennial Color! Learn how to have more spring color from low-maintenance perennials – go home with a spring-flowering perennial plant. Fee: $25 

Click here to register for Plant Geeks: Spring Perennial Color!
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Plant Geeks : Flowers All Summer!

April 28th – Flowers All Summer! Hear about great annuals, and go home with an annual plant. Fee: $25  

Click here to register for Plant Geeks: Flowers All Summer!
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Plant Geeks : Summer Perennials!

May 19th - Summer Perennials! Hear about some spectacular summer perennials and go home with a summer-flowering perennial plant. Fee: $25

Click here to register for Plant Geeks: Summer Perennials!
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Whether you wish to grow your own plants and food in your backyard, in a community garden, or just want to learn more about certain gardening topics, these classes will help.


  • Learn the basics of vegetable gardening
  • Discover plants to attract more birds to your yard
  • Find fun things to do with children outside in your yard and garden

Be prepared to walk around the store or into the nursery as weather permits.  These Classes are FREE but registration is required, click each class below to register.

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Planting with a Purpose: Best Organic Lawn Practices with Jamie Dekes

April 6th at 1pm 

An in-person event to introduce the best organic methods to a healthy lawn

our turf expert, Dekes, will share the secrets for growing a lush and healthy lawn utilizing the best organic lawn practices.

Click here to register for Best Organic Lawn Practices
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Planting with a Purpose: Family Fun with CL Fornari

April 7th at 1pm

An in-person event full of ideas and projects to share with children in the garden

Hear about plant projects and activities that your kids will love. Learn how family activities in the garden can cultivate back yard beauty and joy. Take home a list of ideas for a year of plant-based activities. This class is for adults.

Click here to register for Family Fun
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Planting with a Purpose: Open Up Your Pond with our Aquatics Team

April 13th at 1pm

An in-person event with tips for opening your pond

Have you got a fish pond or water garden at your home? This talk will cover the steps to open your pond and tips to keep it running successfully all season. Our team will explain and answer your questions.

Click here to register for Open Up Your Pond
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Planting with a Purpose: Rabbit Resistant with CL Fornari

April 21st at 4pm

A VIRTUAL event to help you manage rabbits around your yard and garden

All over Cape Cod gardeners and home landscapers are cursing those wascally wabbits! In this virtual presentation, you’ll learn which plants rabbits leave alone, and how to “train” thumper not to eat certain plants. This class will not be recorded.

Click here to register for our VIRTUAL event Rabbit Resistant Gardens

Upcoming Virtual Events

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Spring into Joy! Happy Hour

Spring plants, spring gardens and spring challenges. From cold nights to moist weather, we will savor the season even as we chomp at the bit to get things planted. Hear about cold-tolerant annuals, planting shrubs and more. Plus your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people. A free virtual event, advance registration is required.

April 12 at 5 PM 

Please click here to register for Spring into Joy! Happy Hour
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Notable Native Plants for Your Landscape Happy Hour

In this happy hour we’ll celebrate some of the wonderful plants that are native to North America. Hear about perennials, shrubs and trees for your yard and garden. Plus your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people A free virtual event, advance registration is required.

May 17 at 5 PM 

Please click here to register for Notable Native Plants Happy Hour
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Hydrangea Joy Happy Hour

It’s Cape Cod’s most popular shrub! Tonight’s happy hour will be a romp through the range of Hydrangeas, including newer varieties, pruning and keeping Hydrangea plants happy. Plus your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people. A free virtual event, advance registration is required.

June14 at 5 PM 

Please click here to register for Hydrangea Joy Happy Hour

Links to previously recorded virtual events and videos of in person events

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Time Saving Gardening – A Planting-With-Purpose Happy Hour

In this video CL talks about ways to save time and still have a beautiful garden. Hear strategies for weeding, planting and maintaining your yard and garden. Plus many questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people. 

This video originally aired March 8, 2024

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Seed It! Plants that Are Easy to Grow from Seeds

C.L. presents some of the most satisfying plants to grow from seed. Hear tips about starting seeds inside, or which ones can be sown directly in the ground. Learn about flowers, herbs and vegetables that are easy to start from seeds. Plus your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people.

This video originally aired February 9, 2024.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Our Plants Indoors

In this video you'll join C.L. Fornari for a happy hour that focuses on the plants we have inside: those we are over-wintering until they go back outside, those that are in cold storage in the garage or basement, and random holiday and houseplants. Plus your questions answered at the end of the presentation. Grab the beverage of your choice, sit back and enjoy a relaxing hour with fellow plant people.

This video originally aired January 15, 2024.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Greening December: Plant Projects to Lift Spirits

In this video you'll join C.L. Fornari as she shows plants and projects that bring flowers and greenery into the darkest time of the year. See new houseplants and perennials for the garden. Discover ideas for porch containers, and learn how to care for the flowering plants that are available in the winter. This free virtual presentation celebrates creative projects, scents and blooms that will enhance your surroundings and lift your mood. 

This video originally aired December 1,, 2023.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
This wrapping made of burlap held in hay around these plants. Did it help these Hydrangeas to flower the following summer? No. The Hydrangeas in this bed weren't varieties that are very bud hardy, and even with the burlap and hay, the buds were zapped in the winter.

Winter Protection: The Need To Do, The Nice To Do, and The NUTS To Do.

This is the happy hour that answers the most common question we hear in the late fall: “Should I protect my…..” Learn about the different types of winter protection, and where they are appropriate. Hear about the importance of timing, and when wrapping or covering is effective.

This video originally aired November 10, 2023.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Garlic and Spring Flowering Bulbs

In this video you'll join CL Fornari on a myth-busting talk about planting spring flowering bulbs. Hear about how you can successfully grow garlic on Cape Cod as well, so your garden will be flower-filled and vampire free next spring! 

This video originally aired October 13, 2023.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Welcome Home: Bringing Houseplants Back Inside

In this Happy Hour CL talks about what to do when you bring your houseplants back inside after the summer. Learn about preventing insect tag-alongs, and how to groom plants for their best appearance. She gives some hints or attractive houseplant staging, and answer your questions in the chat feature.

This video originally aired September 22, 2023.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Hydrangea Happy Hour

We're all about Hydrangeas...watch this video and learn about Hydrangea flower color, keeping your flowers beautiful into the fall, varieties for bouquets and more...plus all your Hydrangea questions answered. This video originally aired during the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival 2023.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Oct. 21st 2023
Howl-O-Ween Parade and Pet Costume Contest

We had a spooktacular time with all our four-legged friends as we raised money and awreness for area 501c3 pet-related charitable organizations. There were lots of wagging tails, treats, and pats on the head. This event occured October 21, 2023. 🎃👻🕷️🦇🐾 Click here to see the video montage of the event.

 

Occasionally C.L.'s gardens are open in September.

Improving Your Perennial Garden

June is perennial month, so we're celebrating with a talk on the ways to improve your flower garden. Hear what to do if your garden looks lean instead of lush. Discover how what plants to add for late season flowers, and learn how control those overly-enthusiastic spreaders. Find out how to keep your garden flower-filled all summer and fall, plus have your perennial questions answered.

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Plant Combinations for Containers

Looking for great plants for your pots and boxes this summer? Join C.L. as she shows inspiring containers and gives plant suggestions for annuals, edibles and more. Have a pen and paper available for recording your shopping list for 2023

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces

Hear about how to grow edibles without a traditional vegetable garden. Learn how to add crops to existing ornamental landscapes, or how to raise edibles in containers. Discover which vegetables are most productive in small spaces, and how to maximize your harvests. 

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Flowers to Grow from Seed

From mid-March to mid-May, it’s time to start many flowers from seed. Hear about which varieties to start now, and annuals that can be seeded directly into the ground later. Learn about common problems and pitfalls, and how to avoid them and which perennials are easy to grow. Discover which flowers should be started from seed and which ones are best bought as plants later in the season. Ask questions about blooming plants you’ve always wanted to grow, and how to add more flower power to your garden

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Cabin Fever Happy Hour

For many people, February is when the winter seems to be most tiresome, and spring can’t come fast enough. In this video C.L. talks about ways to focus on plants and growth for the rest of the cold season. From plant fun facts to creative projects, you’ll find ways to relieve cabin fever and bring spring into view Originally aired 2.10.23

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Houseplant Happy Hour

In this mid-winter Happy Hour we celebrated houseplant health. Click the link below to see some lovely houseplant varieties and hear about their care. Learn how to spot and treat insect infestations, and ways to deal with over-grown plants. Hear how to propagate your plants and how to tell if you are over or under watering. Originally aired 1.20.23

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Ideas for Winter Containers

See how you can fill pots, boxes, and other containers with plants or greens for the holidays and beyond. Discover flowers that will bloom outdoors through January, and how to find decorative materials in your own backyard. Find out how to re-purpose fun containers for winter cheer. Originally aired 12.2.22

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Preparing Your Plants & Gardens for Winter

Discover what can be done to help your plants through the coming winter. Hear about whether you should be protecting perennials, roses or hydrangeas. Learn how to give marginally hardy plants the best chance at winter survival. Plus all your specific questions about your plants and gardens answered. 

Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Your Garden in Late Fall Happy Hour

See how to better enjoy your garden going into November and December. Hear about plants that you can place in the garden now for color next spring. Learn what garden maintenance could be done now, and what you can leave for the coming season. Plus all your specific questions about your plants and gardens answered.
Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Lawn Restoration Talk with HCG's Turf Expert, Dekes
(Fall 2022)

Hyannis Country Garden's lawn guru, Jamie Dedekian (aka Dekes) explains what to do with your lawn after this summer's brutal drought. This virtual presentation will guide you with the restoration of your turf, using organic methods. Originally taped 9/1/22. Please click here to view this pre-recorded video
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Did You Miss CL's Fall 2022 Bulb Planting Happy Hour Virtual Event?

You're busy...we get it. So we've uploaded the recording from C.L.'s Bulb Planting Happy Hour to YouTube for you to view at your leisure.  Please click here.

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Did You Miss CL's Hydrangea Happiness Virtual Event?

You're busy...we get it. So we've uploaded the recording from C.L.'s Hydrangea Happy Hour to YouTube for you to view at your leisure.  Please click here.

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Spring Lawn Care Talk with Dekes

Learn the basics of organic lawn care. See examples of well maintained organic lawns, and hear about how to solve common problems, with HCG Lawn Care Expert Jamie Dekes. Originally taped 8/14/22.

Click here to see this pre-recorded video

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