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SURE SIGN OF SPRING — Thousands of red-winged black birds and some grackles take flight off Happy Valley Road in Verona on Wednesday, March 22.
VIDEO: Red-winged blackbirds and grackles return home
Thousands of red-winged blackbirds and grackles made their way to the area. See a video in the article. more
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Pictured from left are Skunk Cabbage, Baneberry and Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
Gardening in CNY: Deer resistant native perennials
We have a White-tailed deer problem. They will eat almost everything we plant in our gardens. more
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This March 15 photo shows ornamental grasses left standing in Jessica Damiano’s Long Island garden over winter. The dead foliage provides shelter for hibernating pollinators and other insects until they emerge from dormancy and resume their lifecycles in mid to late spring.
COLUMN: Itching to start spring garden cleanup? Not so fast!
When the blare of the year’s first leaf blower awakened me one morning last week, I realized spring cleanup had commenced -- no matter that March could still roar like a lion. more
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Measuring and knowing your soil pH is an important step to a bountiful garden.
COLUMN: Garden success and soil pH
One of the biggest factors affecting the health of plants in your garden is the pH of the soil, which is a measure of acidity. more
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Trout Lily
COLUMN: Woodland natives of early spring
As far away as it seems, as winter’s cold continues to linger, spring will eventually arrive. Early robins will usher the change and flocks of Canada geese noisily moving northward. more
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Fair House training sessions March 23
The City of Rome and CNY Fair Housing are hosting Fair Housing training sessions for landlords and service providers in recognition of Fair Housing Month. more
Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful prepares for annual spring cleanup
Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful (KMVB), a six-county affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful program, is preparing for its 22nd annual Great American Cleanup. more
UPDATE: Central New York Conservancy programs rescheduled for March 18
The Central New York Conservancy announces a schedule change impacting its free lecture series “Get Ready for Spring with Master Gardener Mike Mahanna.” more
The HRCC Scholarship Foundation’s Spring Bulb Sale is online now through May 15. Orders will begin shipping as early as April 1.
Scholarship Foundation’s Spring Bulb Sale to help support local students
The Herkimer Region College & Career Scholarship Foundation’s Spring Bulb Sale is coming back for a second year as a way for people to support local students by purchasing flowers. more
For the 14th year, non-perishable food items will be collected during Utica’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11. The Food Drive benefits the Mother Marianne West Side Kitchen, which is named for Saint Marianne Cope, a Utica-native who was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI in October 2012.
Utica St. Patrick’s Day Parade hosts 14th Annual Food Drive
For the 14th year, non-perishable food items will be collected during Utica’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 11. more
Meant to Bee Queen Nectarine hummingbird mint plants growing in a garden bed. The 2023 introduction is beloved by bees.
COLUMN: Bigger, better, tougher? A look at 2023’s new garden plants
Most gardeners have favorite go-to plants that perform well in their climate and simply make them happy. more
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Sherrill Garden Club meets Tuesday
The Sherrill Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, at the Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library, 543 Sherrill Road. more
You might first notice fungus gnats flying near windows since they’re attracted to light. However, they will most often remain near potted plants.
COLUMN: What to do about fungus gnats
Fungus gnats can be a problem with houseplants or plants that were outdoors but brought inside for the winter. These insects are obnoxious, small flies that infest soil or potting mix. more
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A sculpture of Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus stands in the Heritage Garden of the Chicago Botanic Garden, in Glencoe, Ill. Linnaeus created rules for classifying and naming plants.
COLUMN: For gardeners, botanical Latin is worth learning
If you’ve been thumbing through a gardening catalog or shopping at a nursery, you’ve likely noticed two names assigned to each plant, a common name and a botanical name. more
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CNY Conservancy announces lecture series
The Central New York Conservancy announces a free lecture series “Get Ready for Spring with Master Gardener Mike Mahanna.” more
spotted lanternfly
Event to share ways to slow spread of spotted lanternfly
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest, is rapidly crawling its way into Central New York, bringing concerns about environmental and economical destruction with it. more
Megan Linske of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station helps in the study and research of ticks and the effects that global warming is having on them.
Deer ticks benefit from warming winters
Every year, deer ticks bite thousands of people in the Northeast. And as winters in the region become more mild, adult deer ticks are becoming more active at a time when they’re normally dormant. more
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Garden catalogs with all their information are really mini-reference books, encyclopedias of information that among other things, tells us which plants will or won’t grow well here.
COLUMN: Understanding gardening catalogs
Seed and garden catalogs are filling the mailboxes, putting us on the road to this year’s garden season. more
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DEC’s annual seedling sale under way
The Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery annual spring seedling sale has opened to the public and is scheduled to run through May 12. more
Sign-up for March Food $en$e
Registration for the March Food $en$e program — open to everyone regardless of income — will take place in Rome, Lee, Camden, Holland Patent, and Oneida. more
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