For this flower workshop, mum’s the word

The Long Island Chrysanthemum Society, Inc. (LICS) is hosting a beginner workshop, “Growing Exhibition Mums, the Queen of Fall Flowers”. 

The two-part workshop will be held on Saturday, June 14 and Saturday August 16 at 1 p.m., at Farmingdale Village Hall, 361 Main St., Farmingdale.

The LICS workshop is co-hosted by the Farmingdale Village Cultural Arts Committee. LICS Club President John Capobianco and chair of the Village of Farmingdale’s Cultural Arts Committee, will lead the two workshops. Capobianco is a Farmingdale native and has received multiple national level awards at local and national shows. 

The workshop is open to all Long Islanders who want to learn the art of growing giant mums. Attendees will receive a starter plant, a container with soil, along with step-by-step instructions for growing the Queen of the Fall Flowers. 

The June 14 workshop is a prerequisite to attend the August 16 workshop. No experience is necessary, just a desire to grow the Queen of the Fall Flowers and $25 materials fee will give the beginner grower a great head start into the 2025 growing season. Pre-registration is required.

Visit the LICS website for more details: www.limums.org.