Capital Region Blog

Capital Region Blog

Girls get the job done!

THACHER NATIVE PLANT SALE: MAY 17, 2025Capital Region NY Wild Ones joins forces with Friends of Thacher State Park and the Emma Treadwell Nature Center to host a sale of native seedlings at the Pear Orchard Pavilion at the park. DETAILS American Heritage Girls Troop NY0518 helped Wild Ones get ready for the Thacher Native Plant Sale […] Continue reading "Girls get the job done!"

SUNY Growers Cultivate a Future

Every grower for our Thacher Native Plant Sale understands the crucial role of native plants and natural landscapes, but one grower combines that sensibility with a commitment to cultivating a new generation of gardeners. Timothy Marten, associate professor SUNY Cobleskill, wants the students in his Wildflower Production course to recognize all the ways that natives support […] Continue reading "SUNY Growers Cultivate a Future"

Wild Ones is All About Community

A Message from the Chapter President The Wild Ones Capital Region NY community shares a common thread of commitment to native plants and natural landscapes thriving in every community. We are making a difference. Native plants and natural landscapes are finding their way into our communities across the Capital Region, collaboration is on the rise, membership […] Continue reading "Wild Ones is All About Community"

Join us at the Garden Expo

Do you want to help Wild Ones spread the word about native plants? We would love your help for our chapter display table at the upcoming Capital Region Flower & Garden Expo. You can join us to volunteer for a two-hour or three-hour shift over the weekend. There’s no need to be a gardening expert, […] Continue reading "Join us at the Garden Expo"

Seed sowing in Cobleskill

Join Capital Region NY Wild Ones on Feb. 1 for a morning of hands-on instruction in the techniques , materials and procedures for small-scale seed sowing and propagation. The workshop takes place at SUNY Cobleskill greenhouses as shown below. You’ll learn the scarification and stratification techniques taught at the college.  Everything we do will come […] Continue reading "Seed sowing in Cobleskill"

Natives in winter

It’s easy to love the fresh greens and spectacular bloom colors that our native plants display in summer. But there’s another sort of beauty on view with natives in winter. Here’s a selection from backyards in Albany during November and December. Photo credits all go to @100milehome on Instagram. Do you have some stark winter […] Continue reading "Natives in winter"