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"
Wild Ones is on a mission to reclaim turf for native plants. If you’ve switched up your lawn for natives, we’d like to hear how it’s going. Share your photos and your thoughts with us so we can tally up the transition and spread the word about support for wildlife habitats. See here how one […] Continue reading "Embrace the Turf Takeover"
Lonicera sempervirens (native honeysuckle); a monarch caterpillar rests on milkweed; and mondara fistulosa (bee balm) appears with a great spangled fritillary. Calling native gardeners, show us your plants For Capital Region Wild Ones, the warm-weather garden tours are among the most popular events of the year. From June through September, members are invited to peak inside the […] Continue reading "Volunteer for garden tours"
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"
Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Kate’s Garden on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Members are encouraged to bring a friend. Read street signs to park where you won’t get a ticket and please consider carpooling. See all of our upcoming events and register for the address on […] Continue reading "A Growing Cottage Style Garden"
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"
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"
Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Aimee’s Garden on Saturday, July 20th, 2024 from 11 am to 1 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 Aimee Allard who has lived in her […] Continue reading "A Hell Strip and So Much More"
Join the Garden Tour We will be touring Donna’s Garden on Saturday, July 20th, 2024 from 10 am to noon. 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 Starting 5 years ago in my new-to-me 100-year-old […] Continue reading "The Try It and See Garden"
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"