Whether it’s attending one of Sonnenberg’s special events, like our Annual Orchid Show or our Off-Season Educational Classes or planning a private event of your own to host on the grounds, there’s a multitude of things to do! Host a wine-and-cheese party after-hours in our Finger Lakes Wine Center Tasting Room or come to one of our wine-themed seasonal events, such as Roses & Rosés. Make reservations for May or August teas at our Mansion, book a training seminar or class in our Carriage House, or celebrate career achievements with members of your company at a business reception. In addition, we are now offering private rental options in the off-season at select site locations, and there are seasonal special events that enable you to enjoy Sonnenberg year-round. Take a closer look at everything Sonnenberg has to offer!

Orchid Grower Joe Kunisch shares tips with a visitor at the 2008 Orchid Show Annual Event

   

AUG. 21st & 22nD, 2010


 
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Multiple varieties of these exotic flowers are on display and for sale at the Annual Orchid Show & Sale March 5-7
 
            
Willow Furniture Crafting Options:
End Table $55
Baker's Rack 1-shelf $200, 2-shelf $245
Garden Bench - $90
Garden Arbor $260
 
 
For detailed information on upcoming special events at Sonnenberg, including ticket pricing and any applicable member discounts, please click here. We invite you to bookmark our calendar and visit this page often for promotional information.


What’s Coming Around the Corner?

Sonnenberg's Off-Season Educational Seminars: Monthly winter classes are offered in a variety of garden-related subjects and skills. All Educational Seminars will be held at the Carriage House meeting room at the north of the property, with parking and access via Fort Hill Avenue, near the VA Medical Center complex. Day-long programs are held on Saturdays and advance registration is required. Call (585) 394-4922 to reserve your space as seating is limited.
          March 5-7: Annual Orchid Show, an Educational Event! with daily seminars on plants and care. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily, $5/general admission to greenhouse complex and Retail Center. Friday workshop: all-day repotting by donation. Saturday: 11 a.m. and 1 pm seminars in the Greenhouse Planting Room. Sunday: 2 pm seminar in the Greenhouse. All Seminars with one of our featured master orchid growers: Joe Kunisch and Fran Murphy.

Escape winter weather and warm up in our greenhouses, where you'll see a variety of specialty orchid displays, along with cactus, tropical plants and other marvelous indoor greenery displays. Purchase an orchid of your own to take home at our Retail Center, plus select from a variety of Finger Lakes Region wines and fine handcrafts from local artisans. Specialty Garden and Orchid Care books and historical Sonnenberg guide books also available for sale. Thank you for supporting your community Non-Profit!
 

        
March 20: Fresh Willow Furniture Design, 9-5 at the Carriage House. 9 a.m. Large-project session, choose from Loveseat/Chair, Garden Bench, Ladderback or Sassy Chair. 1 pm session for all other smaller-scale projects such as baker's rack/potting bench, Garden Arbor and more. All sessions taught by local expert Bim Willow. Experience the delight of forming furniture from a pile of seemingly simple sticks, an historic American craft! Bring a hammer and pruning shears, all other materials will be provided. Advance Registration required due to supplies needed. A simple trellis can be built in about one hour, while a loveseat can take approximately 4.5 hours. It is permissible for a couple to work together on a project. Costs are: $230 Single Chair, $320 Loveseat, $145 Ladder Back Chair, $200 Sassy Chair, $90 Garden Bench, Baker's Racks ($245/two-shelf, $200 one-shelf), three-piece Arbor ($260), End Table $55, Trellis and Sweet Peapod Trellis ($60) or call Lin for a custom quote on registration cost for another piece at 1-800-835-0379.     
 
Single Chair: Loveseat  
Ladderback Chair

Sonnenberg is your YEAR-ROUND Special Event and Education Center! Save these 2010 dates! 

  • Sat March 20: 9 - 5  Bim Willow's Fresh Willow Furniture Design Class (benches, loveseat, arbors, baker's rack/potting bench). Registration fee will vary with type of design chosen and cost of supplies. this class is expected to sell-out early, with a second-day seminar for overflow registration tentatively planned for Sun. March 21.

  • March 5-7: Annual Orchid Show & Sale with daily seminars on plants and care. 10-5 daily, $5/general admission to greenhouse complex. Friday workshop: all-day repotting by donation. Saturday: 11 a.m. and 1 pm seminars in the Greenhouse. Sunday: 2 pm seminar in the Greenhouse. Featuring local orchid growers Joe Kunisch, Alan Salzman and Fran Murphy.

     

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Plan Your Private Event: JUST REDUCED!! Our private event site rentals, particularly off-season rental pricing has just been reduced for the 2010 year! Click on the first link below to see all the options. Whether it’s a wedding, a family celebration or remembrance ceremony, a business seminar or a function for a non-profit organization, Sonnenberg wants to welcome you! Please follow the links below for more information on private rental options and pricing, or contact our Events Manager for further details or to check site availability.

  Private Rental Options for Businesses, Non-Profits or Families
Wedding Ceremonies, Receptions or Photo Shoots


 
Our Photo Contest! Throughout the duration of our garden season, shutterbugs of all sorts were invited to enter our annual Photo Contest. Submit a photo taken during our 2010 Garden Season in a .JPG format, at least 300 dpi resolution, to our Facebook Community Page! By viewing and sharing your images online, more visitors will see your image(s). Entrants are able to submit up to three images per contest year. Deadline for entry will be Oct. 31 on our final day of Garden Season. The competition includes the following categories: People, Trees & Flowers, the Mansion, Architectural Art, or the miscellaneous “Views from the Sunny Hill.” (“Sonnenberg” is German for “sunny hill”).
The 2008 and 2009 entries (running concurrently following unforseen technical difficulties) will soon debut in an online Album "Gallery" for voting.  We invite photo buffs, visitors, fans and more to visit our Facebook page, join our online community and chat over your favorite images of Sonnenberg!


Winning Photos from the 2007 Photo Contest
     
“Yellow and Blue”
“Art in the Garden”
“The Volunteers”
“Pause Along the Path”
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Overall Winner: Linda Murphy, Whitney Point, NY “Art in the Garden” (Also Winner, Architecture)
Categories: Architecture, Portraits of People; Plants, Flowers & Trees
Winner, Portraits of People: Ed Loiuz, Bradford, NY “Pause Along the Path

2nd Place, People: Dory McKenzie Wilson, Rochester, NY “The Volunteers
Winner, Plants, Flowers & Trees: Linda Murphy, Whitney Point, NY “Summer Nectar”

2nd Place, Plants, Flowers & Trees: Stan Zack, Henrietta, NY, “Yellow and Blue

 
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