by Valerie Shaw It’s spring! For moms everywhere, this is a triumphant announcement for many reasons—no more itchy, smothered kids complaining about winter coats, the
by Cathy Monrad Mother’s Day is here. And in Rochester, especially, lilacs are synonymous with this special day. I decided to make a large batch
by Donna De Palma Syringa vulgaris (common Lilac) cultivar ‘Flower City’, at Highland Park in Rochester, New York. The information plaque next to this plant
story by John Ernst; photos provided by Mark Weiss Aerial view of Lan’s Flower Farm Here’s a fact—one of New York’s largest flower farms started
by Lyn Chimera Appearance and relative sizes of adult male and female, nymph, and larval ticks (Ixodes scapularis). Photo courtesy U.S. federal government Center for
Happy spring! This issue’s theme is lilacs, and we have all kinds of lilac fun inside, plus a feature on bioswales and rain gardens, our
by Michelle Sutton Two good plants for the “high and dry” part of the rain garden or bioswale: goldenrod (Solidago ‘Fireworks’) and narrowleaf ironweed (Vernonia
