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Christine Green, Lisa Potteiger, Paul Moyer, and Canyon Hart at Mount Albion Cemetery, in Albion, NY. Photo by Canyon Hart
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Christine Green, Lisa Potteiger, Paul Moyer, and Canyon Hart at Mount Albion Cemetery Photo by Canyon Hart One of my favorite family activities this time of year is to wander local cemeteries. Some people find that a bit odd, but cemeteries are some of the most beautiful places to experience nature and wildlife. The rural cemetery movement of the nineteenth…
5.11.2025
Calendar
BUFFALO  REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS African Violet & Gesneriad Society of WNY meets the third Tuesday of the month, September–August, at 7 p.m., Greenfield Health & Rehab Facility, 5949 Broadway, Lancaster.  av*****@gm***.com . Alden Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of the month (except July and August) at 7 p.m., Alden Community Center, West Main St., Alden. New members and guests welcome. Plant sale each…
5.11.2025
Caring for a tree with slime flux
Detail of slime flux on Acer pseudoplatanus Photo courtesy Wiki- media Commons by Rosser1954 CCSA 3.0. Picture this: you’re admiring your yard on a warm afternoon when you notice dark, wet streaks running down your favorite maple. The bark looks slimy and a sour, and a fermented smell hangs in the air. Before you panic, take a deep breath—your tree…
5.11.2025
Stuffed acorn squash
INGREDIENTS: 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded 1–2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 pound pork sausage, cooked and drained 1 apple, diced 1/2 cup chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts 1/4 cup dried cranberries or cherries 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 2–3 tablespoons maple syrup Salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 2. Brush the…
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Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) male, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada
Winter finch irruption comes to upstate New York
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) male, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada Migration season is always an exciting time in the spring, but there is also a lot of bird movement that happens in the fall and winter. In the fall, there are large movements of birds going south to their wintering grounds. Winter can be equally exciting, especially when…
5.11.2025
Ruth Thaler-Carter on her back patio among blooming asters Photo by Gail Thaler
A gardener is born and blossoms
Ruth Thaler-Carter on her back patio among blooming asters Photo by Gail Thaler It’s taken me until age seventy-two to learn the joy and fulfillment of having a garden. My mom was an avid and respected gardener in Rochester. Friends and neighbors, even total strangers, would ask for cuttings from her garden. Out front, flowering plants framed the walkway from…
5.11.2025
Trees growing at Roth's Hillside Farm in Hillside, NY Photo by Jeremy Roth
O Christmas Tree!
Trees growing at Roth's Hillside Farm in Holland, NY Photo by Jeremy Roth I love setting up my fresh cut Christmas tree each year. It is one of my favorite holiday traditions. I have always loved evergreen trees, and bringing one in the house, with its stately silhouette, gently arching branches, and fragrant needles is like taking a piece of…
5.11.2025
Jerry and Tamara Renick, owners of Ecotone Farm have been using hydroponics since 2012 to grow seven varieties of lettuce in Fellsmere, Florida, USA. Photo by Preston Keres
Around the garden
Jerry and Tamara Renick, owners of Ecotone Farm have been using hydroponics since 2012 to grow seven varieties of lettuce in Fellsmere, Florida, USA. Photo by Preston Keres HYDROPONIC GARDENING Hydroponics is the method of growing plants in nutrient-rich water rather than soil, making it an interesting option for indoor gardening as Rochester’s cold weather creeps in. Without a soil…
5.11.2025

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Buffalo –> Canandaigua

Dec / 15 / 2023

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May/June, 2013 – Upstate Gardeners’ Journal

Dec / 15 / 2023

Q&A: You Ask…the Experts Answer

Jun / 28 / 2013

Q: Is the tomato blight still a problem for upstate gardeners? This issue’s guest expert is Steve Reiners,  an associate professor with the department of horticulture at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. A: Unfortunately, tomato (and potato) late blight will always be a potential problem for gardeners in New York as well as …

Cover ideas

Jun / 26 / 2013

Cathy and I went over to Bristol’s this morning to take some shots for this issue’s cover. What do you think? Cover shoot w/ Cathy, a set on Flickr.

Saturday’s D&C Column: Amy Stewart’s “The Drunken Botanist”

Jun / 25 / 2013

I was in Buffalo two evenings last week for an actual party and then a book talk that was better than most parties to celebrate Amy Stewart’s “The Drunken Botanist.” The book is just great, and Amy is a wonderful speaker, and did I mention there were cocktails? Yeah, good ones. If you are interested …

Foliage, Edibles, and Some Cheating: A New Garden Diary, 2010-2013

Jun / 06 / 2013

Story and photography by Michelle Sutton Diary: May, 2010 — New Paltz, New York  Dale and I got married in March without knowing if he’d move to Rochester or if I’d move to New Paltz. But now we’ve decided that I will move here in July. I’ve had my business for nearly ten years; it …

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