I founded Sargent and Downing Gardens to pay tribute to this great City of Beacon. Henry Winthrop Sargent and Andrew Jackson Downing have played a huge role in American Horticulture, and one could say it started right here. My car accident a year ago really took a toll on me and slowed me down. The way the current President and Treasurer were doing things just are not right. This caused The Executive Board and I to leave the group .

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    As many of you know I have had a bad car accident last July. As a result I have had some memory problems from brain trauma. But one thing I did not forget is why I founded the Sargent and Downing Gardens.The mission was to create a community garden and educational center to pay tribute to Henry Winthrop Sargent, Andrew Jackson Downing and the great historical role the City of Beacon played in American horticulture.It was a Sargent and Downing Gardens for the children and community.…

Please help Noga Cabo support these two great causes by spreading it to all your friends. I just joined Dr. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, and will bring some of the great educational programming ideas to the Beacon community .

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     The first time I met him was when I had my business in Beacon in 1995; a flower shop called Sherwood Florist. It was one of the storefronts of the Beacon Hotel.I had attended a Beacon Rotary Club lunch meeting and he was the guest speaker. He spoke about the Hudson River and things he was doing to help clean up the river.

He was such a wonderful person and when I asked him for his card he gave me his phone number. Many years later my wife was having a situation where a well known…

We spent the day remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and meeting great people while we marched. I have never seen such a community feeling as the one that lives in Beacon. It is as if the days gone by still live on today. What a beautiful town to live in and bring up children, Thank you to all, Richie Cabo and Family.

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Today The City Of Beacon by order of the Mayor Randy Casalle partnered with Sargent and Downing Gardens. Two years ago Richie Cabo started the Namesake Tree project through Sargent and Downing Gardens. Gary Wood the the treasurer for Sargent and Downing Gardens donated four trees, one for each of his lovely daughters. Richie donated the 9/11 Survivor Tree clone for Noga Cabo, a Golden Rain Tree grown from seed by Adam Cabo and a Lilac tree for Zohar Cabo.People Bicycle donated a Thundercloud…

Today The City Of Beacon by order of the Mayor Randy Casalle partnered with Sargent and Downing Gardens. Two years ago Richie Cabo started the Namesake Tree project through Sargent and Downing Gardens. Gary Wood the the treasurer for Sargent and Downing Gardens donated four trees, one for each of his lovely daughters. Richie donated the 9/11 Survivor Tree clone for Noga Cabo, a Golden Rain Tree grown from seed by Adam Cabo and a Lilac tree for Zohar Cabo.People Bicycle donated a Thundercloud…

Two years ago People's Bicycle Donated the purple Thundercloud Plum Beacon Namesake street tree in 2010 which is directly behind John. Sargent and Downing Gardens just happened to be set up with the Spirit of Beacon table next to the People Bicycle Namesake Tree, that's good karma.Today Peoples Bicycle lead a…

You are invited to our annual community meetup.

Location : Beacon Yoga Center 464 Main St. "Thank You Shanon Murphy

for the space"

Time: 7:15pm - 8:30 pm

Date: 9/26/13



Meeting Agenda



1- Hiddenbrooke and City of Beacon Tree Drive

We are partnering with the Friends of Hiddenbrooke to reforest the

woodlands and the frontage of Hiddenbrooke Park.We also helped to

asess the trees on the property with the Mayor and Zep.

The City of Beacon Mayor…

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This is one of the most amazing days of my life. I will never forget the special moments I spent talking with Dr. Jane Goodall after the event about nature,organics, plants,trees and the condition of our Earth. She stressed  how important it is to teach the children about making a difference and doing things to make a better world.She shared wonderful stories of her travels…

The Survivior Tree We have A Baby In Beacon

The Veteren's Memorial Park has a Sargent and Downing Namesake Clone Baby Survivor Tree named after Noga Cabo. It was propagated by Richie Cabo.

This Sunday that past the Poughkeepsie Journal featured a front page article criticizing the federal governments study that spraying pesticides in our backyards is not effective against ticks.They quoted a local official as saying "Our children deserve to be protected in our backyards"

The use of pesticides is one of the direct causes of the high rate of cancer in the U.S. The companies like Monsanto do a good enough job of…

The Tioronda Kids Noga Adam & Zohar will perform at 12pm Sunday 8/25



Call Richie  845-476-1660 for more info.

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Sargent-Downing Gardens at 724 Wolcott Ave Beacon Ny  is pleased to offer the following classes and workshops in July.

      Stories and Masks of Western Africa - this is a 2 day workshop 7/7 and 7/14. 1-3pm. Taught by Alejandro Lopez.  Exploring how nature is presented in art and stories.



        Music in the Garden - Sundays 7/7 and 7/14  4-6pm. Come and play or listen to this music jam in the garden.  Bring a blanket for your self and a dish to share to this potluck.…

The concept of Central Park in NYC was born right here in Beacon.Andrew Jackson Downing wrote his first article about the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley after a hike up Mount Beacon, and his friend Henry Winthrop Sargent designed the Tioronda mansion and brought over 250 trees from around the world to the 20 acres of Wodenethe here in Beacon. Wodenethe was visited by people from all over the world and respected as one of the most important horticultural destinations in the…

Thank you to everyone who donated and supported us in many different ways,. We appreciate you very much.This past Arbor Day weekend Sarah Elisabeth and Richie Cabo put up the new eight foot tall heavy duty Deer Fence from Farm Tek.

Miss Vicky organized the Beacon Barks table for Sargent and Downing Gardens where The "Tioronda" band performed live near the Beacon Creamery. Noga ,Adam, Zohar and Dassi Cabo played for the crowd.Tioronda recorded a Cd "Songs of the Garden" which can be…

Hi Friends, By now you all know that I am all about organics, plants

and teaching the kids and community about eating from the garden and

growing your own plants and food. You have to take a moment with your

family to look at this amazing take on how to live better and longer

through plants.This is the best holiday gift you could give someone

so pass it on to your friends.…