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…
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…
April 26, 2019 Hydrangeas: To Prune or not to Prune When it comes to hydrangeas, the one questions most frequently asked is: why do my hydrangea not flower? Your hydrangeas…
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…
May 8, 2018 2018: Year of the Tulip The National Garden Bureau has named 2018 the Year of the Tulip! There’s not a doubt in my mind why…
May 2, 2018 Take Advantage of the Cold Wet Spring! We are way behind last year as far as our spring temperatures are concerned. Many things that occur in nature…
March 21, 2018 How To Avoid Common Seed Starting Problems Growing plants from seed is fun and easy but even experienced gardeners can sometimes run into problems. Here are some…