In the Garden

Video with garden designer Myra Marsocci, of Shades of Green in Crompond.  

After 17 years underground, cicadas will be emerging in Westchester and Putnam in the next two weeks, when soil temperatures reach 60 degrees, says Jen Stengle, natural resources and horticulture educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam. They have already begun to emerge in Rockland, she says. They tend to… Read More →

For people who live in condos, apartment complexes and other kinds of homes with little or no yard, a few well-planted containers can create the welcoming illusion of living in a yard full of colorful planting beds. And it’s a lot less work! You can find mixed garden containers with… Read More →

Open Days garden tours of Rocky Hills, the garden of William and Henriette Suhr, and Shobha Vanchiswar and Murali Mani, both in Chappaqua, take place 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. May 25. Vanchiswar’s modest in-town garden won the 2007 Golden Trowel award from Garden Design magazine. For directions and more information… Read More →

from Jan Johnsen: “Croton Conservation Advisory Council (CCAC) presents The Green Living Series   Croton Free Library Tuesday, May 28 7:00 – 8:30 pm Free Admission – Refreshments Will Be Served   Backyard Beekeeping & the Wonders of Home Grown Honey with Margaret von der Meden   Scores of county… Read More →

May 25 Chappaqua: Open Days garden tours of Rocky Hills, the garden of William and Henriette Suhr, and Shobha Vanchiswar and Murali Mani, both in Chappaqua, take place 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Vanchiswar’s modest in-town garden won the 2007 Golden Trowel award from Garden Design magazine. For directions and more… Read More →

Along with four wonderful old homes, this year’s Park Hill House and Garden Tour will feature two tucked-away private gardens in this hilltop enclave in southwest Yonkers. Both are good examples of what to do with a difficult site dominated by rock and slope. Last week, we looked at the… Read More →

Scientists look at how TZ Bridge work will affect the Piermont Marsh, (200 acres to be sprayed with herbicide), Mike Risinit in TJN/lohud Hours-old wolf cubs get a foster family, TJN/lohud Chappaqua homeowners fear coyote infestation, TJN/lohud New native plant garden at the New York Botanical Garden, NYTimes

After only a couple or three visits, I’ve become a big fan of Northern Dutchess Botanical Gardens, a very good nursery just outside Rhinebeck. I went again on Sunday and could barely contain myself. Fortunately I guess, a frost was forecast so I had to really cool it on the… Read More →

Press release from Joanne Bartoli: “Unique Gardens of New Rochelle” describes The Garden Club of New Rochelle’s tour on June 1st   New Rochelle, NY—To celebrate the arrival of June and the beauty of some outstanding gardens in New Rochelle, The Garden Club of New Rochelle is offering the public… Read More →

Perennials: Plant chrysanthemum cuttings, Japanese anemones and asters for fall bloom. Continue dividing and transplanting. Mulch well. Flowers: Plant zinnias, cosmos, cleome and nasturtiums. Dahlia tubers, salvia, verbena, geraniums and impatiens can also be planted in beds or containers. Keep seed heads picked from ripening daffodil bulbs to ensure better… Read More →

email from Lee: This year’s sale will be smaller than in year’s past but with many very special plants. Anyone who is interested in seeing how many and what plants I’ll be offering can contact me for a list.   Date of sale: May 19th Time: 9 to 11 am… Read More →