Join us in welcoming the fall season with a tour and demonstration by Alan Gorkin, Estate Manager and Head Gardener of Sleepy Cat Farm, on-site at Sleepy Cat! Gorkin will lead a tour of the Sleepy Cat gardens in their full fall glory, showcasing the different designs of trellises. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask Alan their home gardening questions and will learn tips and tricks to create a thriving trellis at home.
Fall at Sleepy Cat Farm: Tour and Trellis Talk with Alan Gorkin
September 21, 2024
Event Details
Date: September 21, 2024
Time: 11:00 am
–1:00 pm
Sponsored by
Speaker Biography
Alan Gorkin
Estate Manager and Head Gardener, Sleepy Cat Farm
Alan studied ornamental Horticulture at Michigan State University and began his career working for Cornell University training Master Gardeners and assisting in the Plant Diagnostic laboratory at Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, Long Island. Following this he became an instructor in the Children’s Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden teaching Botany and Vegetable Gardening to inner city youths. After a move to the Horticulture Department, he managed the Cranford Rose Garden and later became Plant Propagator for the Garden collections.
Eventually Alan moved back to Long Island and managed the greenhouse and cutting gardens at Historic Old Westbury Gardens before he and his wife purchased Earth Garden Florist, Nursery and Greenhouses in New Canaan, CT which is still operating as a florist.
For the past 15 years, Alan has been Property Manager and Horticulturist at Sleepy Cat Farm in Greenwich, CT.
