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