Floriculture Field Day

July 28, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon | Rain or shine
Cornell Botanic Gardens' Nevin Welcome Center (lawn and gardens)
Ithaca, NY 14853

We’re back in-person with a half-day outdoor program. Join us for a morning viewing annual flower & foliage trials, tours of Cornell Botanic Gardens, education stations, displays, and networking.

This year’s program is more informal. You’ll choose your own adventure by picking the tours and programs that interest you most.

Pre-registration is required. Cost is $40 per person. Register online. Deadline extended to Sunday July 25.

Questions? Email: sipsevents [at] cornell.edu (subject: Floriculture%20Field%20Day) (sipsevents[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Schedule

View full program details [.pdf]

8:30 to 9:00 a.m. - Registration
9:00 a.m. - Welcome
Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Chris Smart, Director, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University
Master of Ceremonies: Bill Miller, Director, Cornell Flower Bulb Research Program
9:15 a.m. - Education Block 1 (Choose tour or education station that interests you most.)
9:45 a.m. - Break/view displays
10:00 a.m. - Education Block 2
10:30 a.m. - Break/view displays
10:45 a.m. - Education Block 3
11:15 a.m. - Break/view displays
11:30 a.m. - Education Block 4
12:00 noon - Networking, displays, and enjoy gardens

Tours

Annual flower trial beds, Kendra Hutchins, Cornell Annual Flower Trials Program Manager, Cornell University
Tours of Cornell Botanic Gardens, led by Cornell Botanic Gardens horticulturalists
*Insects in the Landscape at Cornell Botanic Gardens, Zaidee Powers Rosales, IPM Assistant Horticulturist, Cornell Botanic Gardens

Education Stations

*Identification of common New York weeds, Caroline Marschner, Extension Associate, Cornell University
*Biocontrol displays, Carol Glenister, Founder and Entomologist, IPM Labs
*Spotted Lanternfly and Lily Leaf Beetle, Brian Eshenaur, Sr. Extension Associate, NYS IPM and Matt Orbek, Asst. Hort. Inspector, NYS. Dept. of Agriculture and Markets

*DEC credits

Category 10: 2.00 credits
Category 1a: 2.00 credits
Category 3c: 1.00 credits
Category 24: 2.00 credits
Category 25: 2.00 credits
Category 3a: 2.00 credits
Category 9: 0.50 credits

Displays

Flower Readings – Finding the hidden meaning of flowers with Sue Adams, Adams Greenhouse and author of What do your Flowers Say Today?
Tractor-drawn bulb planter, Bill Miller, Professor, Horticulture, Cornell
Hydroponics systems for leafy greens and herbs, Neil Mattson, Professor, Horticulture, Cornell
Tissue culture of hemp, Victor Antonio Zayas and Victoria Zeng, PhD student and student, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell
Greenhouse substrates, Jeff Bishop, Lambert Peat Moss

COVID-19 health & safety precautions

This event will follow Cornell University and Cornell Botanic Gardens COVID-19 health & safety requirements, which are subject to change. As of July 6:

People who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks outside.
People who are not fully vaccinated are required to maintain at least a 6′ distance from others and wear a face covering when it is not feasible to maintain the physical distance requirement.
All visitors are required to wear a face covering within a Cornell University building.

The Nevin Welcome Center is not open but outdoor porta potties will be onsite.

Parking

Parking on campus will cost $3.00 for the entire day in the Peterson Parking Lot on the corner of Judd Falls and Tower Roads (near Stocking Hall and the Cornell Dairy Bar). After parking, follow signage down the hill to the event location outside the Nevin Center. If you need special accommodations, please indicate them when you register and/or by email sipsevents [at] cornell.edu (sipsevents[at]cornell[dot]edu).

Parkmobile directions:

Log in to the parkmobile site/app and create an account: https://parkmobile.io/
Search for lot 4122 (Peterson Lot)
Select maximum time (full day) to get the $3.00 per day rate. (Do not select by the hour, otherwise you’ll be charged $1.50 an hour)

If the Peterson Lot is full, additional Parkmobile parking is available at the east end of the Tower Rd. parking lot.

More parking information: Parkmobile FAQ | Map of Parkmobile locations on campus