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,…
February 22, 2019 Late Winter Bird Feeding It’s not too late, many folks believe (because they heard it somewhere) that you should not feed the birds during…
May 16, 2018 The Name Says It All – Stink Bug Chances are good that Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs have overwintered somewhere in your house and you’re just starting to see…
April 2, 2018 Love Your Ash Tree? The calendar has shown the passing of the Vernal Equinox (1st day of spring) at 12:15 PM EDT on March…
July 19, 2017 How to Identify Common Garden Insects & Plant Diseases Summer is here and now that you’ve got your gardens planted, ’tis the season for animal pests, insects, and disease…
April 27, 2017 Are you ready for Hummingbirds? It is always fun and exciting to spot a hummingbird here in Rochester, and that time is almost upon us again….
July 16, 2015 All About Rain Gardens Rain gardens are an easy-to-maintain, beautiful, and useful addition to the home landscape, but as a relatively new theme in…
July 20, 2014 Add Some Glow to Your Garden We’ve had quite the string of gorgeous summer days so far this year, but the nights have also been pretty…
July 3, 2014 It’s Not Just What we Grow…It’s What We Know! The combination of the first days of July and local temps breaking 90 degrees this week means Summer has definitely arrived. …