The year is 1996, and my undergrad work-study job is a plum one—editing a gardening newsletter for the Virginia Tech Horticulture Extension office. I am
Every winter I take some time to research unusual primulas for my garden. I find that most are quite hardy, easy to grow, and thrive
Dear friends, With this issue, we close out our 25th year of publication—wow! I’d like to thank all our readers, advertisers, and allied organizations for making it possible. I’m very
OUTDOORS It seems that gardening is never finished, but would we want it to be any different? Protect carrots and other root crops, such as parsnips. with straw to keep
Noreen Riordan lives in Henrietta and serves a greater Rochester territory as an arborist representative for Bartlett Tree Experts. Her territory includes Greece, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Webster, and some of Penfield
As the temperatures get cooler and the days grow shorter, birds are adjusting their behaviors to adapt to the conditions, which means an increased need for shelter, food, and a
Want to be a wizard’s apprentice for a couple of days? Monroe County 4-H Youth Development is calling children ages five to nineteen who wish
Eager to garden? Keep in mind the weather conditions. March and April could be spring-like or snowy. Pruning can be done in wintery conditions, but
Weather-resilient plants are those that can withstand extremes in weather and thrive long-term under these conditions. Whether you are planning a new garden or want
They come out on cool, wet nights. They devour seedlings and fruits of large numbers of crops, and can seriously damage or kill mature plants
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Abundance Cooperative Market
571 South Ave., Rochester, NY 14620
Adams Nurseries – Lancaster
5799 Rte 33, Lancaster, NY
Agway (Garden Center)
213 S Fulton St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Agway Gardens
1225 Empire Blvd, Rochester, NY
Aman’s Farm & Market
2458 Ridge Rd, Irondequoit, NY
Aspinall Landscaping & Nursery
8797 Genesee Turnpike, Chittenango, NY 13037
Badding Bros. Farm Market
10820 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY
Bakers’ Acres
1104 Auburn Rd, Groton, NY 13073
Ballantyne Gardens
4825 Hopkins Rd, Liverpool, NY 13088
Barone Gardens
6200 S Bay Rd, Cicero, NY 13039
Batavia Turf
6465 Transit Rd, Elba, NY 14058
Bauman’s Farm Market
1340 Five Mile Line Rd, Webster, NY
Bee in the Garden Gift Shop (/Mileage Master)
2488 Browncroft Blvd, Rochester, NY
Bergen Water Gardens
7443 Buffalo Rd, Churchville, NY
Berner Farms
11210 Clinton St, Elma, NY 14059
Blicon Nursery Ltd.
2958 Rte 104, Mexico, NY
Blooms & Brick
1349 Rte 250, Webster, NY
Bristol’s Garden Center
7454 State Route 96, Victor, NY
Broccolo Garden Center
2755 Penfield Rd, Rochester, Penfield, NY
Brodner Equipment
3918 Lyell Rd, Rochester, NY
Buffalo Street Books
215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850
Buffalo & Erie County Botanical gardens
2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Burnap’s Farm Market
7277 Maple Ave, Sodus, NY
Caledonia Library
3108 Main St, Caledonia, NY
Cayuga Landscape
2712 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY, 14850
Cedar Street Sales & Rental
111 Cedar St, Batavia, NY 14020
Clover Nursery & Garden Center
485 Landing Rd N, Rochester, NY 14625
Cornell Cooperative Extension Genesee County
420 East Main St, Batavia, NY 14020
Cornell Cooperative Extension Monroe County
249 Highland Ave, Rochester, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension Onondaga County
100 South Salina Street, Suite 170, Syracuse, NY 13202
Cornell Cooperative Extension Ontario County
480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
615 Willow Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
Cornell Ornithology Lab
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Cornell Plantations
1 Plantations Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Country Cottage
10448 Harper Rd, Darien Center, Darien, NY
CountryMax – Batavia
610 East Main Street Batavia, NY 14020
CountryMax – Brockport
4875 Route 19 Brockport, NY 14420
CountryMax – Cicero
5808 Crabtree Lane Cicero, NY 13039
CountryMax – Cortland
980 State Route 13 Cortland, NY 13045
CountryMax – DeWitt
3179 Erie Boulevard E DeWitt, NY 13214
CountryMax – Fairport
897 Turk Hill Rd. Fairport, NY 14450
CountryMax – Farmington
5930 County Rd. 41 Farmington, NY 14425
CountryMax – Geneseo
4101 Lakeville Road Geneseo, NY 14454
CountryMax – Henrietta
4575 W. Henrietta Rd Henrietta, NY 14623
CountryMax – Ontario
1298 Route 104 Ontario, NY 14519
CountryMax – N. Tonawanda/Thiele’s
7485 Shawnee Road N. Tonawanda, NY 14120
CountryMax – Norwich
6265 County Rd. 32 Norwich, NY 13815
CountryMax – Palmyra
625 East Main St. Palmyra, NY 14522
CountryMax – Seneca Falls
1945 Balsley Rd. Seneca Falls, NY 13148
CountryMax – Spencerport
4658 West Ridge Rd. Spencerport, NY 14559
Countryside Flower Farm
1037 York Street, Honeoye Falls, NY
Craft Company #6
785 University Ave, Rochester, NY
Crnkovich’s Farm Market
8041 East Main Road, Leroy, NY
Cross Creek Nursery
8390 Cazenovia Rd, Manlius, NY 13104
Debrucque Greenhouses
431 New Boston Rd, Canastota, NY 13032
Der Rosenmeister
190 7 Mile Drive, Ithaca, NY
Early Bird Farm
806 Elmira Rd, Ithaca, NY
Evergreen Mart Inc.
6278 Thompson Rd, Syracuse, NY
Faery’s Nursery
3170 Ridge Rd, Ransomville, NY
Genesee Country Village & Museum
1410 Flint Hill Road, Le Roy, NY
Genrich’s Garden Center & Florist
375 Cooper Rd, Rochester, NY
George Eastman House
900 East Ave, Rochester, NY
Grandpa’s Nursery & Gardens – Sodus
6720 Rotterdam Rd, Sodus, NY
Gro-Moore Farms
2811 E Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY
Grossman’s Garden & Home
1801 Rte 250, Penfield, NY
Higbie Farm Supply
3440 Union St, North Chili, NY
Hurd Orchards
17260 Ridge Road, Holley, NY
Ithaca Farmers Market
3rd Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
J & A Farm Market
2921 Rte 15, Avon, NY
Johnson’s Nursery
11753 Big Tree Rd, East Aurora, NY
Lakeside Sod
6660 Goodrich Rd, Clarence Center, NY 14032
Lamberton Conservatory
180 Reservoir Ave, Rochester, NY
Lockwood’s Greenhouse
4484 Clark St, Hamburg, NY
Lori’s Natural Foods
900 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY
Lucas Greenhouses
23 Pannell Circle, Fairport, NY
McLallen House
30 McLallen St, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Michaleen’s Florist & Garden Center
2826 N Triphammer Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Mischler’s Florist & Greenhouse
118 South Forest Road, Buffalo, NY 14221
Mumford Library
883 George St, Mumford, NY
Northern Nurseries
8633 Brewerton Rd, Cicero, NY 13039
Oliver B. Paine Greenhouse
125 S Granby Rd, Fulton, NY 13069
Ontario Orchards
7735 Rte 104, Oswego, NY
Oriental Garden Supply
448 W Bloomfield Rd, Pittsford, NY
Palmiter’s Garden Nursery
2675 Rte 39, Avon, NY
Paul’s Nursery
69 Wilcox Rd, Fulton, NY 13069
Phoenix Flower Farm
2620 Lamson Rd, Phoenix, NY
Powers Farm Market
161 Marsh Rd, Pittsford, NY
Pudgie’s Lawn & Garden Center
3646 West Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020
Preston’s Garden Center
1640 NY-104, Ontario, NY 14519
R. T. Masters Stone Co.
975 Empire Blvd, Rochester, NY
Rudolph Galley & Sons
2722 Clinton St, West Seneca, NY 14224
Sara’s Garden Center
389 East Ave, Brockport, NY
Seneca Greenhouses
2250 Transit Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224
Sollecito Landscaping Nursery
4094 Howlett Hill Rd, Syracuse, NY
Sonnenberg Mansion & Gardens
151 Charlotte Street, Canandaigua, NY
Spring Valley Greenhouses – Canandaigua
3100 County Road 10, Canandaigua, NY
Ten Thousand Villages
5596 Main St, Williamsville, NY
The Bird House
3016 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
The Garden Factory
2126 Buffalo Rd, Rochester, NY
The Plantsmen Nursery
482 Peruville Rd, Groton, NY 13073
Van Putte Gardens
136 North Ave, Rochester, NY 14626
Village Garden Store
3830 Rush Mendon Rd, Mendon, NY
Village Greenhouse
9787 Rte 96, Trumansburg, NY 14886
Wambach’s Garden Center
2590 Culver Rd., Rochester, NY 14609
Wayside Garden Center
124 Rte 31, Macedon, NY
Welch’s Greenhouses
1271 Webster-Fairport Rd (Rt 250), Webster, NY 14580
Whittier Fruit Farm
219 Whittier Rd, Rochester, NY 14624
Village of Pittsford
21 North Main Street, Pittsford NY 14534
Simple terrarium, Ballantyne Gardens, Liverpool, NY, October 2011. Welcome! The new Upstate Gardeners’ Journal website is finally up and running, and we couldn’t be happier.
Last weekend I had a pruning lesson from Bev Gibson at the Stone Tolan House. I wrote about it in yesterday’s paper. Here are some
We (ok, I, Jane) keep forgetting to announce it. Here are the rules. Above: Last year’s overall winner, taken by Pat Haywood of Liverpool, NY.
Create a one-of-a-kind fashion statement using some bleach, water, and plant material. A new shirt, old dress, or thrift store find can be transformed within
September is a key time to see one the most interesting animals in our region—the monarch butterfly. The monarch makes an amazing migration down to
Remember those bulbs you ordered from catalogues months ago? The crocuses, irises, and daffodils? Well, they are starting to arrive now and it’s time to
Daffodil ‘Delibes’ Hyacinth ‘Yellowstone’ Allium nigru photos courtesy Colorblends.com The fall-planted bulbs that are most deer resistant are: Daffodil and related Narcissus spp. The bulbs
Rachel Stepien is the owner of the Plant Shack in East Aurora, southeast of Buffalo. With two locations and a third being planned, she is
Hello, friends— I have a group of girlfriends—we call ourselves the Bettys—who have all been close for more than a decade. We started out biking
Collecting houseplants has become more than a hobby—it’s now considered a lifestyle. Rochester’s notoriously long and gray winters combined with quarantine guidelines have caused a
Every year, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, it amazes me how animals can survive the winters we have here. Although
The New York Invasive Species Council calls August “Tree Check” month and asks people to keep an eye out for harmful bugs. WHAT TO LOOK
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on people across the globe and locally. People are spending more time at home, and in turn, have developed
A toad can eat massive amounts of insects in a single summer—up to 10,000, according to gardeningknowhow.com. Toads help naturally keep garden pest population under
For about ten years, the author did garden design, installation, and maintenance in greater Rochester. Courtyard gardens were especially fun and rewarding. I have a
Weather-resilient plants are those that can withstand extremes in weather and thrive long-term under these conditions. Whether you are planning a new garden or want
by Cathy Monrad Summer is here and along with it, the height of grilling season. Grilled peaches can be used as an ingredient in any
It is the heart of summer gardening season. The Northeast sees its hottest weather in July but, August can bring hot, humid weather as well
Dear friends, Summer is upon us, and New York is starting to open up—for now, anyway. (If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we
