July 26, 2023 Watering Is As Easy As 1-2-3 One thing that separates a Master Gardener from all others when it comes to maintaining healthy landscape beds; proper watering!…
June 23, 2023 Strawberry Lemon Basil Water The summer sun has us daydreaming of delicious drinks (or cocktail, your choice) outside with family and friends. You can…
April 19, 2022 Pansies: 10 Fun Flower Facts Despite their delicate name and appearance, pansies are tough, vibrant and come in all colors of the rainbow. Not only…
March 23, 2022 Hellebores – Harbingers of Spring A recent break in the snowy Rochester weather enabled me to poke around in my yard (finally!). After a long…
December 10, 2019 Protect Your Shrubs & Trees From Winter’s Savage Wind Now that we’ve had our first taste of winter, it’s time to think about protecting your woody plants from winter…
October 21, 2019 Prepare Your Garden For Winter Autumn is a fantastic time for gardening. There is still time to plant perennial shrubs, trees, herbaceous perennials, winter annuals,…
July 9, 2019 Pruning, Deadheading, Pinching; Oh My! Pruning For many gardening enthusiasts, pruning non-woody, herbaceous plants like annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables are not a common practice….
June 5, 2019 Gardening; Better For You Than You Thought! Those of us that have been gardening for multiple decades will tell you that gardening is good for you. Doubting…
May 24, 2019 Container Planting: Freedom to Grow Anything! Planting above ground containers affords gardening aficionados tremendous flexibility in what can be grown verses in the ground garden beds…