The season of garden tours is upon us. Mark your calendars:

June 12: the Garden Conservancy Open Day tour. Link . $5 per garden. Myer's Garden worth the visit but since spring is early and you can go anytime, I recommend going now. If you do that, make a "south of south hill garden tour" and stop by Hospicare on the way back for a walk... read more

 The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new citizen science project called The YardMap Network . This project invites the public to map their yards, sharing the habitat-types and conservation practices happening in yards and green spaces across the country. We are looking for gardeners and birders to participate in focus groups on Thursday March 11 from 4:00-6:00pm and Friday... read more

Ithaca, NY --- Do you love spending time in the forests, meadows and other natural areas of the Finger Lakes region?  Do you care about preserving the integrity of the natural world and do you want to share this love with others?  If so, consider joining a new educational program at Cornell Plantations: the Natural Areas Academy.

The Natural Areas Academy... read more

Nowadays Breck's and Spring Hill are pounding my mailbox and my inbox with special offers and bright pictures of the latest double hybrid flowers at one penny prices. I did fall for some hellebores and heleniums that will serve next year to shorten the winter. I do not find myself otherwise flipping through the pages dreamily: something about double hybrids takes the natural out of the gardening.

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