Maria and I spent some time last week at the Plantasia show in Buffalo, and it looked great! We’d like to congratulate the following award winning displays: Overall Best of Show:   The Cutting Edge Complete Landscaping Best Garden (Large):    A Growing Business, Inc. Best Garden (Small):  The English Gardener Best use of Plant Material  (Large):   …

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We had some awesome promotional coffee mugs made, and when we posted a picture of one on facebook, a few people asked if they could buy them. Well, sure! We’d love that, and thanks for asking. The price of $12 includes tax and shipping. Thanks much!

OK, this isn’t a sponsored post. We are just doing it because we like these folks and imagine this product works pretty well. But YOU tell US… One commenter (on our facebook page, until we can figure out how to turn comments back on!) will win a 32 oz. ready-to-use container of DEER DEFEAT! Here’s what …

UPDATE: We’ve had dozens and dozens of guesses, and want to announce that this issue’s mystery plan is the Dunstan chestnut. You can read all about it here. Congratulation to the first correct guesser, Sue Eick! She wins a lilac from Lilac Hill Nursery. ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• …

Story and images by Mary Ruth Smith For most of us in Upstate New York, the War of 1812 is a forgotten war, even though many of its battles were fought in our back yard. This year marks the 200th anniversary of that war, which was started in 1812 and concluded, in a draw, most historians …