Author: Kristi Shepler

A Mighty Fine Mess

Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Carol Q’s Garden on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 from Noon to 2 pm. Members are encouraged to bring a friend and to carpool. See all of our upcoming events and register for the address on our Events Calendar. How It Started Anyone expecting a pristine, cultivated garden will […] Continue reading "A Mighty Fine Mess"

A Yard in Transition

Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Jennifer’s Garden on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm. Members are encouraged to bring a friend and to carpool. See all of our upcoming events and register for the address on our Events Calendar. We have been slowly converting the lawn to native plants […] Continue reading "A Yard in Transition"

A Free For All

Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Crem’s Garden on Saturday, July 20th, 2024 from Noon to 2 pm. Members are encouraged to bring a friend and to carpool. See all of our upcoming events and register for the address on our Events Calendar. Crem Dias’ home is located on a lovely traditional residential street […] Continue reading "A Free For All"

Davis Garden Tour

The Davis Family began their journey of converting their suburban lawn into a native pollinator garden in the fall of  2019. After the first meadow section flourished, they agreed their son could start to convert the front lawn using the knowledge from his ecology degree.  While the native plants looked like weeds to some, they gained […] Continue reading "Davis Garden Tour"

An Emerging Gardener

Unlike years past when we’d gone to the garden center with the crowds on Memorial Dayweekend to find a load of annuals and would come home to stick them in the yard, this time wewatched the ground as soon as the snow melted, wondering just what would grow. The past fall,we’d smothered the grass turf […] Continue reading "An Emerging Gardener"

What is a Seed Swap?

New to a seed swap concept?It is just like the cookie swaps that happen near the holidays, where everyone brings a plate of cookies. Then everyone goes around and makes a plate to take home with all the different types of cookies. This way you get a bunch of different types of cookies without our […] Continue reading "What is a Seed Swap?"

2024 Saratoga Tree Nursery Sale

Ordering Information Jan 2nd to May 10th All orders are filled in the order received. Some species sell out quickly, so order early. Use the following link for pricing, quantities, and to place your order. https://dec.ny.gov/nature/forests-trees/saratoga-tree-nursery/spring-seedling-sale From the 2022 Seedling Booklet: New York seed sources are used when available. When New York seed sources are […] Continue reading "2024 Saratoga Tree Nursery Sale"