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Plantasia seminar schedule 2025
THURSDAY MARCH 13, 2025  11 am: It’s a Jungle Out There–Floral Design— Dorothy Julius, Along Gardens Path  Noon: Revisiting the Greats … Perennial Plant of the Year Selections—Sharon Webber, Lifetime CNLP  1 pm: Do’s & Don’ts of Pruning Trees & Shrubs— Steve Sypniewski, Lifetime CNLP, Buffalo State College  2 pm: Sex in the Garden (It’s Not What You Think)—Carol Ann…
13.03.2025
Brown sugar and bourbon glazed carrots on a baking sheet
Brown sugar and bourbon glazed carrots
Looking for a new spring carrot recipe? Look no further! Our brown sugar and bourbon glazed carrots are a perfect side dish for early spring. Pair then with ham, roast, fish, or even tofu to round out your meal. TIME: 1 hour  INGREDIENTS  1/2 pound carrots, peeled  1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar  1/4 cup butter  2 Tbs. bourbon or…
13.03.2025
The bucket seat for gardening
Figure A: Alternate adhesive and hot glue on side of bucket lid. IDEA: attach an old tool belt around bucket to keep tools handy. Want to garden comfortably? This padded bucket seat serves double duty as tool storage and a seat for gardening. We used materials we had on hand, with the exception of the bucket and lid. A combination…
13.03.2025
A mostly yellow with some black and white Goldfinch bird perched on a birdseed feeder in Rochester, N.Y.
Spring birding
Goldfinch As the days get longer and the temperatures begin to increase, our resident birds who stayed all winter will start to fill the air with song and look for places to nest. Although most birds don’t begin nesting until April and May, there are still a lot of things you can do to prepare your yard and garden for…
13.03.2025
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SPONSORED LISTINGS Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53 meets on zoom February to April at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month. Beginning in April, meetings are in-person. There are no meetings in December and January. Attendees will participate in an ikebana workshop, enjoy fellowship with your own brown-bag lunch, and have a short culture program following lunch. Ikebana International…
13.03.2025
“I found this breathtaking virgin tiger moth lounging on my back porch in July, 2023,” recounts the author. “The moth’s visit to my garden has inspired me to research and plant more natives.” The species was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in his tenth edition of Systema Naturae in 1758. Photo by Colleen O'Neill Nice
Pollinator plants for spring and summer
“I found this breathtaking virgin tiger moth lounging on my back porch in July, 2023,” recounts the author. “The moth’s visit to my garden has inspired me to research and plant more natives.” The species was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in his tenth edition of Systema Naturae in 1758. Photo by Colleen O'Neill Nice Spring is a…
13.03.2025
Mosses thrive in the spray of fountains (Linwood Gardens, Linwood, NY).
Crytogams in the garden
Mosses thrive in the spray of fountains (Linwood Gardens, Linwood, NY) Moss and Lichen by Elizabeth Lawson Mosses and lichens, though unobtrusive, are all around us—in the cracks of sidewalks and driveways, creating miniature gardens in mall and gas station blacktop, and greening our roofs. Gardeners have likely observed mosses in their garden beds and lichens on their garden furniture,…
13.03.2025
Pulmonaria ‘Silver Scimitar’
TERRA NOVA colors of the year 2025
TERRA NOVA Nurseries released its “Terra Nova Colors of the Year,” a list of twenty-three plants that correspond with the 2025 color trends by Behr, Sherwin-Williams, Minwax, Pantone, and Valspar. Sedum ‘Mocha Magic’ Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’ Pulmonaria ‘Silver Scimitar’ Behr’s “Rumors”: Heuchera ‘Berry Marmalade’  Heuchera Northern Exposure ‘Red’  Begonia T Rex ‘Stardust’  Coreopsis ‘Ruby Frost’  Sedum ‘Dark Magic’  Coreopsis ‘Bengal…
13.03.2025
Upstate Gardeners’ Journal celebrates thirty years
For thirty years, Upstate Gardeners’ Journal has been a trusted source in the greater Rochester area for all things gardening. This year, UGJ is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary. The magazine was founded in 1995 by Jane Milliman, who is still the current publisher.  “I thought I could start a gardening magazine, and there was definitely a need for one,” Milliman…
12.03.2025

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Dec / 15 / 2023

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May/June, 2013 – Upstate Gardeners’ Journal

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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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