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  • Plant of the Month: Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium)
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    Plant of the Month: Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Hylotelephium)

    Posted onAugust 21, 2026August 21, 2026

    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)
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    Plant of the Month: Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria)

    Posted onJuly 9, 2026July 11, 2026

    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
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    A Walk Through Jeff and Wendy’s Garden

    Posted onJune 27, 2026July 11, 2026

    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
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    Plant of the Month: Golden Star

    Posted onJune 6, 2026June 7, 2026

    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
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    A Walk Through Nancy’s Garden

    Posted onJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026

    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
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    Sex in the Garden

    Posted onMay 17, 2026May 20, 2026

    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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  • Dahlia Hypnotica Electric Pink
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    Plant of the Month: Dahlia ‘Hypnotica Electric Pink’

    Posted onMay 12, 2026May 12, 2026

    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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  • Hosta
    Horticulture & Gardening

    Hostas: Stars of the Shade Garden

    Posted onApril 21, 2026April 21, 2026

    From giant specimens to jewel-like miniatures, a guide to growing, displaying, and caring for hostas in the shade garden.

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  • cyclamen persicum
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    Plant of the Month: Cyclamen persicum

    Posted onApril 2, 2026April 21, 2026

    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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  • Winter sowing seeds in milk jugs
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    Better Late Than Never: Winter Sowing in Spring

    Posted onMarch 27, 2026April 7, 2026

    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
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    Planter Recipes for Every Style

    Posted onMarch 21, 2026April 16, 2026

    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…

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