When the Oaks Go Wild: The Mystery of a Mast Year
Some autumns bring a scattering of acorns, others bury the lawn. Here is the science behind mast years and how oaks coordinate their crops.
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Plant of the Month: Hoya
Sharing cuttings is a wonderful way to keep a favorite plant and its history alive, and Hoya is one of the easiest to pass along. Learn how to grow this waxy-leaved vine with star-shaped blooms, plus how to root a cutting of your own.
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Seed Collecting: Next Year’s Garden Is Already Out There
Notes from a seed-collecting workshop with Nancy Schettler on when to collect and what it takes to turn this year’s seed into next year’s garden.
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Plant of the Month: Ribbon Fern (Pteris cretica)
A graceful, low-fuss fern with slender, ribbon-like fronds that thrives in bright indirect light and humid indoor spaces.
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Plant of the Month: Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium)
Autumn Joy stonecrop brings late-season color to the garden just as other perennials fade, with sturdy pink flower clusters that deepen to russet and stand through winter. Learn how this drought-tolerant favorite earns its keep in a Western New York garden.
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Plant of the Month: Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria)
Despite its name, the Peruvian Lily isn’t a true lily at all. Discover how this South American native became one of the world’s most reliable cut flowers, and how to grow it right here in Zone 6.
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A Walk Through Jeff and Wendy’s Garden
A visit to Jeff and Wendy Leyonmark’s garden, where a fruit orchard, fish pond, chicken coop, and vegetable beds grown for both food and beauty made for a memorable Garden Walk.
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Plant of the Month: Golden Star
A native groundcover that brightens shady spots with golden yellow flowers from spring into fall.
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A Walk Through Nancy’s Garden
A layered, personal one-acre garden where vigorous groundcovers stay neatly in check, irises bloom in every color, and a native tulip tree stands at the center of it all. A recent garden walk with a gardener who knows every corner of her landscape.
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Sex in the Garden
Master Gardener Carol Ann Harlos delivered a lively presentation on plant reproduction covering flower anatomy, pollination strategies, and the surprising behaviors of hellebores, violets, dandelions, and more.
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Plant of the Month: Dahlia ‘Hypnotica Electric Pink’
A compact, container-friendly dahlia that blooms from early summer through hard frost, and comes in a range of colors from pink and red to lavender and yellow.
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Hostas: Stars of the Shade Garden
From giant specimens to jewel-like miniatures, a guide to growing, displaying, and caring for hostas in the shade garden.
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Plant of the Month: Cyclamen persicum
A winter-blooming favorite, Cyclamen persicum brings delicate butterfly-like flowers and silvery foliage indoors when the garden is at rest.
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Better Late Than Never: Winter Sowing in Spring
You missed the fall window, but your milk jugs aren’t ready for the recycling bin just yet. Every gardener has done it. You…
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Planter Recipes for Every Style
A beautiful container garden isn’t accidental. Behind every stunning planter there’s a simple principle: the right plants, chosen for the right reasons, placed…
