Upstate Gardeners' Journal, the regional gardening magazine for Upstate NY, now publishes all issues online, for free. This is terrific news for gardeners like me who don't live close enough to Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, or Ithaca to stop by a garden center and pick up a free print copy. I went to the Upstate Gardeners' [...]
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Mystery Wild Flower Needs Has A Name
June 30, 2010
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Native/Invasive
This past Sunday I enjoyed a family reunion at Chenango Valley State Park. But, like the gardening geek I am, while other family members were taking pictures of cousins in swimming suits or Grandma eating sweet corn, I took a walk around Lily Lake and started taking pictures of wild flowers with my HTC Incredible [...]
Hitch Lyman’s Garden Open to the Public This Saturday
May 4, 2010 – Posted in: EventsThis Saturday, May 8, 2010, Hitch Lyman's garden will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm, as part of the Garden Conservancy's Open Days program. I'm planning on going, and I'll wear my special Cold Climate Gardening baseball cap. If you see me, introduce yourself so we can chat. The Open Days Directory [...]
Welcome, Syracuse readers
February 9, 2009 – Posted in: About this siteToday my blog was profiled on Gina Chen's Family Life Blog, based in Syracuse, NY. The Syracuse area played an important part in my growing up, where I made my first attempts at gardening at our home in Manlius. I bet the winter aconites I planted still bloom by the front steps and the daffodils [...]
Hand-painted Adirondack chairs build community spirit in Clinton, NY
January 27, 2009 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, WishlistIf you're looking for a way to jazz up your garden this summer, you would do well to follow the example of the good people of Clinton, NY. For the past two years, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Kirkland Art Center (KAC), have been running an event they call Art Rocks. [...]
Designing with Native Plants: Creating Sustainable Landscapes for the Finger Lakes & Upstate New York
January 19, 2009 – Posted in: Design, Events, Habitat gardening, Native/InvasiveJust learned of a fabulous workshop on designing with native plants for the Finger Lakes and upstate New York. Here's a brief synopsis of the offerings: Creating Habitats for Birds on Properties Large and Small Stephen W. Kress, National Audubon Society and Lab of Ornithology Learn how to attract birds using the native plants they [...]
Birdbaths at the Ithaca Agway
April 28, 2008 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects, WishlistOn April 19th I met my sister in Ithaca, NY. She is a graduate of Cornell University, and has made many visits since then. We were going to the ACNARGS meeting in the afternoon, but first she wanted to show me a few of her favorite places. One of the places she wanted to take [...]
Visit Snowdrop Heaven: The Temple Nursery
March 27, 2008 – Posted in: Events, SnowdropsMy main snowdrop "patch" exactly a year ago. They are not so far along this year. Click the photo for a close-upWith all my blathering on about snowdrops, I almost forgot to mention that Hitch Lyman's garden will be the Garden Conservancy's first New York state event for their 2008 Open Garden Days on April [...]
Native Plant Resources for Central and Upstate NY
March 4, 2008 – Posted in: Book reviews, Habitat gardening, Native/InvasiveIn 1878, Sherman Stowell sold to Elizabeth Brockett 30 acres of land which he had earlier purchased from George Jennings. I now live and garden with my family on some of that land, which Jennings or Stowell, or perhaps Ms. Brockett, had cleared of trees to make pasture. The forest is growing back, but it’s [...]
Hitch Lyman’s Garden: Garden Conservancy Open Days
May 18, 2007 – Posted in: EventsHitch Lyman is a national snowdrop specialist. Of course, the snowdrops are long gone, but doesn't his garden sound wonderful? From the Garden Conservancy website: Enjoy this extraordinary collection of 200 lilac varieties as well as species of peonies, daphnes, and crabapples. The 1848 Greek Revival-style farmhouse was moved to this site in 1990 and [...]
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