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Contents LEFT: Louisana iris in the wild

MIDDLE: Beignets for breakfast at Morning Call in New Orleans

RIGHT: Cathy's favorite: ‘Watermelon Wizard’

Welcome spring—real, actual spring, finally. Finally! More on travel: We have decided to postpone our Cathy and I were lucky enough to get a respite from Scotland tour by a year, as we found we didn’t have enough the area’s vernal misery when we traveled to New Orleans run-up time to let people know about it. Look for the ad in for the annual convention of the American Iris Society in this issue and contact us with questions. April. Boy did we have fun! We saw a lot of Louisiana irises, We’re having fun with our new themed issues— including many in the wild—even from the windows of this one is garden trends—and are excited to present our coach bus. But we also took some time to explore the Katie DeTar’s look at the trends she discovered at the Big Easy, breakfasting on beignets, prowling the Garden Philadelphia Flower Show this year. Also, Michelle Sutton District, and, of course, enjoying a Sazerac or two. After all, profiles Carol Watson Greenhouse, definitely one of the the French Quarter festival was on while we were there. trendiest garden centers in CNY. To answer the question I know is burning in your Thanks so much, as always, for reading! mind, yes, we can grow Louisiana irises right here in upstate New York. You can even see a Louisiana iris garden in Rochester’s Highland Park, though it might possibly be more fun to visit them in their native environs. Jane Milliman, Publisher Top Quality Plants Grown in Our Greenhouses!

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MAY EDIBLES Check your ash trees for emerald ash borer and decide It’s your last chance to start some slow-growing seedlings if treatment or removal is warranted. Young, healthy trees early in the month, such as tomatoes and parsley. Soak parsley respond to treatment better than old, declining trees. If you seeds in lukewarm water for a few hours first. Consider getting have considerable land, consider leaving some ash trees alone, a heated germination mat to accelerate germination. After in case they prove to be resistant. germination, take the plants off the mat and hang fluorescent Either April or May is a good time to use your germination lights about four inches above them. It’s OK for seedlings to heat mat for getting heat-loving tropical “bulbs” such as have the lights on 24 hours a day—it will accelerate growth. caladiums started. Use shallow pots until they sprout. Around May 10 is when I start heat-loving, long-season Depending on your microclimate, you may need to pot them up plants such as winter squash, melons, and okra. Cucumbers and again before they can be safely planted outside. Other tender summer squash can also be started then, or you can wait until bulbs or tubers, such as dahlias and cannas, can also be potted later in May or June, and seed them directly outdoors, as they up early, but should grow at normal indoor room temperature. are faster growing. Keep your lawn mower set to three inches or higher, be sure Early in May, there is still time to direct seed some of the the blade is sharp, and mow frequently as needed. Wait until cool-tolerant veggies, such as spinach, lettuce, and radishes, early fall to fertilize, will encourage root growth rather than top that are quick to harvest. It’s probably too late to plant peas, growth. because they won’t produce before the real heat arrives. Late in the month (or early in June) should be safe to plant JUNE EDIBLES your frost-sensitive, heat-loving seedlings outside, especially if Keep up with the weeding! Don’t let the weeds go to you applied black plastic or IRT (infrared transmitting) mulch seed. After the soil has warmed up sufficiently for peppers to warm up the soil in the veggie garden. Use row cover to keep and tomatoes, go ahead and put down mulch. Stake or cage the plants warmer and prevent early insect attack. For real heat your tomatoes before it’s too late. Plant Brussels sprouts lovers like melons, you can leave the row cover on for a few transplants. There is still time to sow cucumbers and summer weeks, but be sure to remove it when they start blooming. squash. Plant carrots in late June to avoid the carrot maggot, Now is a good time to fertilize your blueberries with the acid which usually has only one generation a year. fertilizer ammonium sulfate (not aluminum sulfate), and/or Now it’s time to harvest peas and strawberries! Juneberries apply elemental sulfur to keep the pH acidic enough. (a.k.a. amelanchier or shadblow) will be ripe in May or June also. Finish harvesting rhubarb and asparagus by mid-month. MAY ORNAMENTALS After fruit trees drop their excess, thin the remaining fruit ABOVE: Basil seedlings The average last frost occurs in mid-May in much of Upstate as needed to get bigger, better fruit (see the Cornell guide cited NY, but frosts in late May are quite common in some areas. Be above). prepared to cover sensitive perennials such as Japanese painted Install a rain gauge or consider getting an electronic weather fern, kirengeshoma, true lilies, and even hostas, if a hard frost station that delivers data such as temperatures, wind speed, is predicted. I keep old blankets and sheets for this purpose (do and rainfall inches to a display inside the house. not use plastic). May and June are the best times to prune those woody JUNE ORNAMENTALS plants that are considered “bleeders.” Maples, birch, Keep weeding! yellowwood, magnolia, linden, willow, and nut trees are just a Pinch or cut back perennials (before the end of the month) few trees that are best pruned in this time frame, after the sap that bloom in late summer or fall, in order to make them is finished running. Peach trees are also best pruned when in shorter and bushier—asters, mums, boltonia, etc. See The Well- bloom or just afterwards (see the Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy Di Sabato-Aust for details. at Home for details). Deadhead peonies, bearded irises, and rhododendrons, The first part of May is still a good time to divide hardy among others. Look for iris flower fly maggots, especially in perennials such as daylilies, hosta, and phlox. It’s also when Siberian iris, but also in bearded iris. fall bloomers like asters and mums can be divided. Be sure Dig up spring bulbs that need dividing (leave daffodils to the the roots are moist first and be prepared to replant (or pot last to allow the foliage more time to feed the bulbs). them up) immediately. After transplanting I use milk crates or Mid-June is the usual time to take softwood cuttings from buckets to keep the sun off for a couple of days if the weather deciduous shrubs. turns hot and sunny. Now is a good time to pot up (or move) Early in June, it should be safe to move some houseplants seedlings if you’ve allowed your perennials to self-sow. If you outside for the summer. Avoid sunburned leaves by siting them have double-flowered peonies, you should install peony cages in some shade. early in the month to support the heavy blooms. Go on garden tours—they are great fun and there are lots of Keep applying deer repellent on the succulent new growth ideas to borrow from fellow gardeners! as needed. Prune early-spring–flowering shrubs like forsythia right —Pat Curran and the Tompkins County Master Gardeners after they bloom.

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arol Watson’s passion for design showed itself in retail management from Syracuse University, and 17 early. She was the kind of child who frequently years’ experience in that field. “I found I didn’t mind the rearranged furniture and tweaked the décor 17–hours days in retail,” she says. “I loved being busy, inC her and her friends’ bedrooms. She gardened with meeting so many new people, constantly moving, being her grandparents and spent summers visiting them at on my feet…I still do.” their summer place in Maine, where she was captivated Carol brings a merchandiser’s eye to the retail spaces OPPOSITE: Carol’s flair by the moss, the rocks, the wild blueberries, the small at her greenhouse, creating enchanting, ever-changing for display on display island just off the shore, and the endless shades of green. tableaus, like a series of store department windows—but Merging her love of nature and interior design, she was ones you are invited into. Her designs for the landscaping ABOVE: The entrance especially drawn to indoor environments that seamlessly end of the business reflect an interior designer’s ability to to Carol Watson flowed into the outdoors—like her grandparents’ camp. connect with her clients’ aesthetic and to help house and Greenhouse is a garden Naturally extroverted, she loved talking to people—the landscape meld harmoniously within that aesthetic. room unto itself. more, the better. Carol’s mother, Claire, who is 87 and still in charge of In her role now as the owner of Carol Watson the plant production end of things, began the greenhouse Greenhouse in Lafayette (12 miles from Syracuse), all of operation in 1981. Carol joined her mother’s business Carol’s childhood propensities, loves, and talents come in the 1990s when the business grew enough to add into play. So, too, does her education—her degree (1975) more staff, and things really took off after 2001, when

UPSTATE GARDENERS’ JOURNAL | 13 the greenhouse steadily increased its reputation as a features chamber music, food, and cocktails to raise destination experience. Carol’s kids, Brandon (31) and funds for Symphoria, Syracuse’s musician-led cooperative Abby (28), were raised in the family business. Brandon is orchestra, one of only two such orchestras in the nation. a real estate agent and Abby is studying for her master’s In fall the greenhouse hosts the very popular Kale degree in social work, and both continue to love plants Festival, in its seventh year. “In the past, it was tough and gardening. getting people to think about plants in the fall, even though there’s so much color and * * * texture to enjoy then,” Carol says. ABOVE: Tables and “Years ago, my mother started chairs, coffee and Come in, grab a cup of growing many, many varieties of kale. pastries, and beauty all coffee and a pastry, sit in a We did lots of containers with it and around invite customers leafy courtyard in the main encouraged people to use ornamental to relax. greenhouse, soak up some kale in the garden and in bouquets. warmth in any season, and listen Eventually, we started cooking with to the gurgling fountain. Carol it. Now, we have a chef come for Carol Watson INSET: Watson Greenhouse is open daily the weekend-long Kale Festival to year-round and is dog friendly. teach people how to make all sorts of You can “belly up to the Terrarium Bar” and find all the kale recipes, and Mom and I cook our own kale dishes materials you need to create your own terrarium of any for a week leading up to the event.” Last year’s menu size. featured kale pesto with toasted walnuts, kaleslaw with Events are a big part of what makes Carol Watson kaleonaise, chocolate chip kale cookies, kale ranch dip, Greenhouse a destination. In mid-April, you can come kale bean soup, kale guacamole, and kale broccoli salad. to the Spring Celebration of the Senses, which features Hands-on activities bring in kids and adults alike. local artisans and musicians and food tastings that Folks can take classes at Carol Watson Greenhouse in benefit the Rescue Mission, which works to end hunger things like creating miniature gardens, making living and homelessness in central New York. A Summer Soirée wreaths, or the intriguing-sounding “Yoga and Wine

14 | MAY-JUNE 2018 Fusion” class. In all but the busiest spring months, the “ greenhouse space can be rented for bridal showers, Now, we have a chef come for the weekend-long Kale Festival weddings, and community events. Year-round, you will to teach people how to make all sorts of kale recipes, and Mom see many local artisans’ work featured in the greenhouse and I cook our own kale dishes for a week leading up to the event. as well. And every Saturday, Carol talks about plants and gardening on the Channel 3 News with Laura Hand. ” * * *

On the greenhouse/nursery side, Carol and her mom offer a wide array of plants, including unusual ones like tulip-flowered geraniums, teeny tiny miniature fuchsia plants, a spectacular array of succulents, creative and robust hanging baskets, and all of those gorgeous kale varieties. Carol has a team that does landscape installations from Skaneateles to Ithaca and Cortland to Cazenovia and the Thousand Islands. In addition, the We Plan, You Plant program she launched a few years ago is a big hit. Homeowners—many of them young couples who are interested in plants and want to do the planting themselves—bring pictures and measurements from their property. Carol gets a sense of her customers’ aesthetic, then pulls site-appropriate plants out to show potential arrangements of plants and coaches folks on the proper planting techniques, including soil amendment considerations. “This We Plan, You Plant approach saves the customers money, as there’s no charge for design or fancy plans—and it saves me time from driving around to peoples’ homes,” she says. “It’s also great fun and builds relationships, and it better suits those who like to be able to see the plants in all their dimensions than ‘Limelight’ in front of a window, for instance— before committing. They can also do their landscaping and has learned the keys to success with growing the in incremental stages, which takes a lot of pressure out sometimes temperamental macrophylla-type hydrangeas of the process. Prior to We Plan, You Plant, I spent so (think ‘Endless Summer’ et al) in central New York. She much time on the road, yet I have this big thriving retail highly recommends Tim Boebel’s book Hydrangeas in business that I need to be here for. I’m so happy I found the North: Getting Blooms in the Colder Climates. “You something that works better for everyone.” can protect the buds from the cold by wrapping plants but also by using pruning techniques,” she says. “For * * * instance, I learned from Tim’s book to cut back terminal buds on the taller shoots so that the rest of the buds are What are some of Carol’s design signatures? She’s easier to protect and cover.” ABOVE: Head grower known for making sure the house and garden are united What are the biggest sources of inspiration for and Carol’s Mom Claire aesthetically, that one flows into the other, for using a someone who doesn’t have a lot of time to travel? Watson grows more wide variety of plants, and for ensuring that plants have “When I go to Manhattan to visit my daughter, I walk than a dozen varieties enough room to mature and express themselves while all day and look at the planters and the window boxes, of kale for the fall Kale preserving the view from inside the house. “It infuriates and I go to the High Line,” she says. “I love the New Festival. me when I see that a landscaper put a 10-foot-tall willow York Botanical Garden when I can get there. But mostly, in front of a living room window!” she says. “I always walking around Manhattan gives me tons of ideas.” design with future maintenance in mind…right plant, right place is a huge part of that.” Carol avails herself of compact varieties of shrubs like the ‘Miss Ruby’ (rich pink flowered) and ‘Miss Molly’ (reddish-pink flowered) Michelle Sutton (michellejudysutton.com) is a butterfly bush varieties that are also season-long horticulturist, editor, and writer. bloomers and are fully hardy to Zone 5a. She also uses the dwarf varieties of the durable paniculata-type hydrangeas—so ‘Bobo’ is a better bet

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pring is here! Flowers are Mason bees (see our September-October 2017 issue for blooming, birds are singing, and more) are small, native, non-stinging bees. They get their animals are out of hibernation. name from their habit of constructing nests out of mud ThisS is a very active time for wildlife. or other “masonry”-type material. In the United States They are looking for food, mates, and we have about 140 different species. Mason bees are not a place to roost and raise their young. social insects, but are solitary in nature. They are smaller There are many different types of houses than honeybees in size and only live for about eight weeks and habitats you can set up in your yard in the spring. After mating, the male bees die and the to attract a diversity of wildlife. females construct their nests in hollow tubular cavities Bird houses are the most popular and small spaces. Once a nest site has been selected the type of wildlife habitat you can set up in female will visit flowers collecting pollen and nectar. She your yard. They provide birds with a place lays her eggs in her nest site on top of a collected nectar to build their nests, lay their eggs, and and pollen “packet” and covers the cavity entrance up with raise their young. The size of the house mud to protect it. This process is done over and over until and the entrance hole will dictate what type of bird may use the hollow cavity is filled. When the eggs hatch, the larvae it. Bluebirds, sparrows, wrens, chickadees and woodpeckers feed on the pollen and nectar. They form a pupa where they actively and commonly use bird houses. If you get a large will hibernate until the spring. Once they are fully formed enough house you may even get a screech owl! One very the young bees will chew their way out to begin the process important feature to look for when picking out a birdhouse over again. is that it has a door or hatch that opens to clean out the Ever break a pot in the garden and feel terrible about nest once the young have fledged. If the bird has more than it? Now those shards have a purpose! You can turn your old one brood a year it will build a new nest. pottery into a toad house. Toad houses are traditionally clay Brush piles are a fantastic way to attract a large pots that have a semi-circle shape cut out of their rim, but diversity of wildlife. They are great hiding places for rabbits, your chipped pots can be tipped upside down and placed chipmunks, woodchucks, and even reptiles and amphibians. in the garden as a little hideout for toads. They should be Start by taking large sticks and logs and layering them placed in an area lit by porch lights, if possible, so toads ABOVE: Toad house— on the ground. Build the pile up with smaller sticks and can feast on the insects they attract at night. Try to keep Photo courtesy Flickr: grasses. This little shelter can become a perching place for your toad house in a damp area, where the toads can absorb Noah Sussman birds, butterflies, and moths, as well as smaller wildlife, to some water through their skin to get rehydrated. take shelter. Spring is a great time to prep your yard for the year In New York we have a variety of bats that will roost ahead. Having habitats for wildlife is beneficial all year in old structures, caves and bat houses. If you would like long. The more habitats you create, the more sights and to attract these night-flying voracious insect eaters, put sounds you will bring to the garden. up a bat house. Bat houses should be painted black or dark brown to absorb heat. It should be at least 15 feet off the ground and free of obstructions below it. Bat houses require very little maintenance. Once they have been Liz Magnanti is manager of the Bird House in Brighton. put up they just need to be checked periodically to make sure wasps haven’t moved in. Bat populations have been suffering lately, so having extra places for their populations to recover and grow is very important.

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July & August. May 19: Plant Sale, see Calendar BUFFALO (below). June 13: Making a Kokedama demonstration FREQUENT HOSTS by Carol Ann Harlos. All are welcome. 716/685-4881. REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS Niagara Frontier Koi and Pond Club meets the second BECBG: Buffalo & Erie County Botanical , 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY meets Friday of the month at 7pm, Zion United Church, 15 Gardens African Violet & Gesneriad Society of WNY 14218. 716/827-1584; buffalogardens.com. the third Tuesday of the month, March—December, Koening Circle, Tonawanda. at 7pm, Greenfield Health & Rehab Facility, 5949 Niagara Frontier Orchid Society (NFOS) meets the first BMAC: Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, 1610 Broadway, Lancaster. May 20–27: African Violet Tuesday following the first Sunday (dates sometimes Welch Road, North Java, NY 14113. 585/457- Societies Convention, joint convention with the vary due to holidays, etc.), September–June, 3228; 800/377-1520; buffaloaudubon.org. African Violet Society of Canada (see calendar, below). Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo. [email protected]. niagarafrontierorchids.org. ZTL: Zittel’s Country Market, 4415 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg, NY 14075. 716/649-3010; Alden Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of Orchard Park Garden Club meets the first Thursday zittels.com. the month (except July & August) at 7pm, Alden of the month at 12pm, Orchard Park Presbyterian Community Center, West Main Street, Alden. New Church, 4369 South Buffalo Street, Orchard Park. members and guests welcome. Plant sale each May. President: Ruth Ann Nowak, 716/662-1017. 716/937-7924. CLASSES / EVENTS Silver Creek-Hanover Garden Club meets the second Amana Garden Club meets the second Wednesday Saturday of the month at 2pm, First Baptist Church, • Indicates activities especially appropriate for of the month (except January) at Ebenezer United 32 Main Street, Silver Creek. Sue Duecker, 716/934- children and families. Church of Christ, 630 Main Street, West Seneca. 7608; [email protected]. S- Indicates plant sales. Visitors welcome. 716/844-8543; [email protected]. Smallwood Garden Club meets the third Monday of the T- Indicates garden tours. Amherst Garden Club meets the fourth Wednesday of month at 7pm, United Methodist Church, 5681 Main the month (except December, March, July & August) Street, Williamsville. New members welcome. Claudia, May 12: Mother’s Day Make it for Mom, 10am–2pm. at 10am, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Main Street, 716/833-2251. Kids can select container, plants and decorations, staff Williamsville. New members and guests welcome. will assist with assembly. Fee for container & plants; all South Town Gardeners meets the second Friday of the 716/836-5397. other materials supplied. Registration not required. ZTL month (except January) at 9:30am, West Seneca. New Bowmansville Garden Club meets the first Monday of members welcome. May 15: Container Planter, 6pm. Create your own the month (except June, July, August & December) using a selection of annuals. $42. Registration meets at 7pm, Bowmansville Fire Hall, 36 Main Street, Western New York Carnivorous Plant Club required. Lockwood’s Greenhouses, 4484 Clark the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm, Bowmansville. New members and guests welcome. Street, Hamburg. 716/649-4684; weknowplants.com. For more information 716/361-8325. Menne Nursery, 3100 Niagara Falls Blvd., Amherst. [email protected]; Facebook.com/wnycpclub. May 16: Caring for Perennials – Dig and Divide Buffalo Area Daylily Society. East Aurora Senior Center, Annuals vs. Perennials, 6:30–7:30pm. Learn the best Western New York Herb Study Group meets the 101 King Street, East Aurora. Friendly group who and appropriate times to dig and divide perennials, second Wednesday of the month at 7pm, Buffalo get together to promote daylilies. Open Gardens in especially hostas & hydrangeas, and what works best and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park July. May 19: Spring Meeting & Plantapalooza, 2pm, for WNY landscapes. Free. Registration required. ZTL daylilies for sale by lottery. See Calendar (below) for Avenue, Buffalo. S- May 18–19: The Great Plant Sale, Saturday, following: June 30–July1: Garden Art Sale at BECBG. Western New York Honey Producers, Inc. Cornell July 22: Daylily Day at Lasting Dreams Daylily Farm. Cooperative Extension of Erie County, 21 South Grove 10am–8pm; Sunday, 9am–4pm. Annuals, perennials, August 25: Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale. 716/ 698-3454; Street, East Aurora. wnyhpa.org. vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs, Japanese maples, Facebook; buffaloareadaylilysociety.com. hanging baskets, tropicals and more. BECBG Western New York Hosta Society. East Aurora Senior Buffalo Bonsai Society meets the third Wednesday of Center, 101 King Street, East Aurora. Meetings with S- May 19: Lancaster Garden Club Plant Sale, 9am– the month at 7pm, Buffalo Botanical Gardens, 2655 speakers, newsletter, sales. See Calendar (below) for 12pm. Member-grown perennials and houseplants. South Park Ave., Buffalo. May 16: Shoin in the Count all: June 10: Show at Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Chinese auction. Save-A-Lot Parking area, corner Matsudaira Style with Mark Arpag. June 2–3: Show Gardens. June 30–July1: Garden Art Sale at BECBG. Aurora Street & Pleasant Avenue, Lancaster. 716/685- at Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, see August 25: Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale. September 15: 4881. Calendar (below). buffalobonsaisociety.com. Fall Hosta Forum. 716/941-6167; [email protected]; S- May 19: Ken-Sheriton Garden Club Plant Sale, wnyhosta.com. Federated Garden Clubs NYS – District 8. 9am–2pm. Annuals, perennials, garden-related items, basket raffle. Club members & Master Gardeners will Marcia Becker, District Director. 716/681-3530; Western New York Hosta Society Breakfast Meetings, [email protected]; gardenclubsofwny.com. a friendly get-together, first Saturday of the month at be present to answer questions and provide planting 10am, Forestview Restaurant, Depew. wnyhosta.com. tips. Soil testing by Master Gardeners, $2 per sample. Friends of Kenan Herb Club meets Monday evenings, Zion United Church, corner of Koenig Circle & Parker Kenan Center for the Arts, 433 Locust Street, Western NY Iris Society usually meets the first Sunday Blvd., Tonawanda. Lockport. June 2: Herb & Plant Sale, see Calendar of the month (when Iris are not in bloom), 1–4pm, (below). Meeting dates, times and campus locations: at the Lancaster Public Library, 5466 Broadway, S- May 19: Lessons from Nature Plant Sale, 9am–2pm. kenancenter.org/affiliates.asp; 716/433-2617. Lancaster. Information about acquiring and growing Native and unusual plants plus native perennials irises (bearded & non-bearded) and complimentary from Amanda’s Garden (Dansville, NY). 170 Pine Garden Club of the Tonawandas meets the third perennials, annual flower show & summer iris sale. Street, East Aurora. amandasnativeplants.com; Thursday of the month at 7pm, Tonawanda City Hall, Guests welcome. See Calendar (below) for all: June lessonsfromnature.biz. Community Room. 2: Iris Show. July 8: Garden Walk Featuring Beardless May 19: Thrillers, Fillers & Spillers, 10–11am. Bill Garden Friends of Clarence meets the second Irises. August 25: Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale. 716/837- Zittel will share his knowledge about annuals to Wednesday of the month at 7pm, September–June, 2285; [email protected]. help participants make the best selections for home Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main Street, Clarence. meets the third gardens, window boxes, containers and landscape. [email protected]. Western New York Rose Society Wednesday of each month at 7pm, St. Stephens- Free. Registration required. ZTL Hamburg Garden Club meets the second Wednesday Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wehrle May 19: Garden Walk – Trees and Shrubs for Birds, of the month at noon, Hamburg Community Center, Drive, Williamsville. May 16: Silent Auction. June 13: 10am–12pm. Master Gardener M.L.Wells will show 107 Prospect Avenue, Hamburg. Summer garden Exhibiting & Preparing Arrangements for Show. June specimens growing in her garden that birds love. See tours. 716/649-6789; [email protected]. 16: Rose Show (see Calendar, below). wnyrosesociety. each plant in a natural setting while learning which net. Ken-Sheriton Garden Club meets the second Tuesday plants grow best in certain locations, what to expect of the month (except January) at 7pm, St. Mark’s Wilson Garden Club generally meets the second in growth through the years and care of these plants. Lutheran Church, 576 Delaware Road, Kenmore. Thursday of each month at 7pm, Community Room, Free. No registration required. Wells Homestead, Monthly programs, artistic design and horticulture Wilson Free Library, 265 Young Street, Wilson. 4981 McAndrews Road, Andover. displays. May 19: Plant Sale, see Calendar (below). Meetings open to all, community floral planting, . June 12: Container Gardening with Dave Clark, $5. spring plant sale, local garden tours. 716/751-6334; May 20–27: African Violet Societies Convention Displays, presentations, vendors. Joint convention New members and guests welcome. 716/833-8799. [email protected]. of the National African Violet Society of America and Lancaster Garden Club meets the second Wednesday Youngstown Garden Club meets the second African Violet Society of Canada. Adams Mark, Buffalo of the month at 7pm, St. John’s Lutheran Hall, 55 Wednesday of every month at 7pm, First Presbyterian Hotel & Event Center, 120 Church Street, Buffalo. Pleasant Avenue, Lancaster. No meetings January, Church, 100 Church Street, Youngstown. avsa.org.

20 | MAY-JUNE 2018 May 22–June 12: Beginner Watercolors, 4 Tuesdays, June 13: Houseplants 101, 6:30–7:30pm. See description July 11–14: Children & Youth Garden Symposium. 8:45–11:15am. Taught by Joan Saba, professional under June 9. Free. Registration required. ZTL See description under Ithaca Classes/Events. artist and teacher. Series: $65 members; $70 non- Registration required. education@ahsgardening. , 10am–2pm. Join members. Single session: $18 members; $20 non- June 16: Zoar Valley Excursion org; ahsgardening.org/gardening-programs/youth- Naturalist Mark Carra to search out early blooming members. Registration required. BECBG gardening. flowers. Meet: Springville Tops, 10am. Bring a bag May 22–June 12: Intermediate Watercolors, 4 lunch. $7. Pre-registration required. BMAC T- July 14: Twilight in the Garden, 6:30–9pm. In Tuesdays, 5:45–7:45pm. For students who are more conjunction with Lockport in Bloom (see below). June 16: Old Woods Hike, 1–3pm. Join Naturalist Tom confident in their painting abilities and are ready to Self-guided. Rain or shine. Free. Facebook; Kerr for an exploratory hike through the Old Growth move beyond the basics. Series: $60 members; $66 Forest along the pond at Beaver Meadow. Field lockportinbloom.com. non-members. Single session: $17 members; $18 guides, magnifying lenses and binoculars will be , 10am– non-members. Registration required. BECBG T- July 14–15: Lockport in Bloom Garden Walk supplied. $5. Pre-registration required. BMAC 4pm. Featuring more than 40 historic homes and May 23–June 13: Beginner Watercolors, 4 , 1–5pm. Hosted by Western New gardens plus city parks containing well-maintained Wednesdays, 5:45–8:15pm. See description under June 16: Rose Show York Rose Society. Galleria Mall, 1 Walden Galleria, flowerbeds and trees. Self-guided. Rain or shine. Free. May 22. Series: $65 members; $70 non-members. Buffalo. wnyrosesociety.net. Facebook; lockportinbloom.com. Single session: $18 members; $20 non-members. , 10am–4pm. Self- Registration required. BECBG S- June 16–17: Lewiston Garden Fest, 10am–5pm. T- July 14–15: Hamburg Garden Walk Open gardens, speakers, demonstrations, vendors. guided. Maps: Memorial Park Bandstand, corner Lake S- May 25–26: Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale, Friday, Center Street, Lewiston. lewistongardenfest.com. & Union Streets. Vendors in the park. Rain or shine. 8:30am–3pm; Saturday, 8:30am–2pm. Sun & shade Free. 716/648-7544; hamburggardenwalk.com. perennials, natives, herbs, annuals, shrubs and • June 16–August 19: Nature’s Kaleidoscope, 10am– vegetables. Master Gardeners will be available to 5pm. Kaleidoscope inspired pieces will incorporate provide advice and answer questions. Soil Clinic, hexagonal and leaf patterns on glass and other SAVE THE DATE… $2 per sample. Presented by Cornell Cooperative surfaces with a few interactive surprises. Included with July 19: Botanics & Brews, 6–9pm. Live music, beer Extension, Erie County. First Presbyterian Church of admission. BECBG Buffalo, One Symphony Circle, Buffalo. 716/652-5400 tastings, food, raffle, tours of the Gardens. $30 x177; erie.cce.cornell.edu. June 23: Terrariums 101, 10–11am. Learn the basics of members; $35 non-members; $40 after July 9. BECBG how to build a garden encased in a glass container. , All supplies available for purchase or bring a favorite T- July 20–21: Ken-Ton Garden Tour – Night Lights June 2: Odyssey to Ithaca Day Trip. SOLD OUT! 8:30–11pm. See the gardens illuminated at night. glass container. Free. Registration required. ZTL Join UGJ staff as we travel by motor coach to tour Self-guided. Free. kentongardentour.com. the Ithaca region. Highlights include a visit to Cornell June 23: Long Trail Swamp Walk, 3:30–5:30pm. The Botanic Gardens; shopping at a variety of nurseries group will search for Canada lilies and purple fringed T- July 21–22: Ken-Ton Garden Tour, 10am–4pm. Self- including Baker’s Acres and Cayuga Landscape; wine orchids in bloom among other floral eye-candy. $5. guided tour in the Village of Kenmore & Town of Tonawanda. Free. kentongardentour.com. tasting and more. Lunch included. $77. Registration Pre-registration required. BMAC required. Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 390 Hillside , 11am–2pm. Educational tours, June 24: Seneca Traditional Uses of Medicinal & July 22: Daylily Day Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. 716/432-8688; discounts, giveaways, refreshments. Optional tours of 585/591-2860; upstategardenersjournal.com. Edible Plants, 1:30–3:30pm. Marvin “Marty” Jacobs will give a brief indoor introduction then take additional gardens, 2–5pm. Presented by Buffalo Area participants out and around Beaver Meadow to get Daylily Society & Lasting Dreams Daylily Farm, 6425 , 10am–3pm. Presented S- June 2: Herb & Plant Sale up close and personal with nature. $5. Pre-registration South Abbott Road, Orchard Park. 716/ 698-3454; by Friends of Kenan Herb Club. Kenan Center, 433 required. Facebook; buffaloareadaylilysociety.com. Locust Street, Lockport. BMAC , 6–9pm. Outdoor T- July 28–29: Garden Walk Buffalo, 10am–4pm. Over , 10am–4pm. June 27: Starry Night in the Garden S- June 2: Allegany Garden Festival concert, food, beer & wine tastings. Proceeds benefit 400 urban gardens. Self-guided. Five free shuttle Vendors include nurseries, landscapers, farmers, the Gardens. $50 general admission; $115VIP. Tickets: buses. Free. gardensbuffaloniagara.com. artists and entrepreneurs. Live music, food, children’s mystar1025.com. activities. Sponsored by Enchanted Mountain Garden BECBG T- August 3–4: Northwest Buffalo Tour of Gardens. Club of Allegany. Free. RH Livingston Community June 27: Terrariums 101, 6:30–7:30pm. See description Tours, plant sale, garden art market. Self-guided Center & Fireman’s Park, 188 West Main Street, under June 23. Free. Registration required. ZTL walking tour, free. Guided bus tours, 2 hours, fee. Allegany. In conjunction with Starry Night Garden Tour (see June 30: Empire State Native Pollinator Survey below). Headquarters: St. Mark’s All Saints Church, June 2: Iris Show, 1–4pm. Presented by Western NY Workshop, 10am–4pm. Expand your knowledge 311 Ontario Street, Buffalo. brralliance.org. Iris Society. Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road, about native bees, flies, beetles, butterflies & moths Williamsville. 716/837-2285; [email protected]. while spending time outdoors observing them. T- August 3–4: Starry Night Garden Tour. Self-guided. Registration required. ESNPS Western NY Workshop, In conjunction with Northwest Buffalo Tour of Gardens , 10am–5pm. Presented by June 2–3: Bonsai Show signup.com/go/yxaxrgQ. (see above). Headquarters: St. Mark’s All Saints Buffalo Bonsai Society. Displays, demonstrations, BMAC Church, 311 Ontario Street, Buffalo. brralliance.org. vendors, raffle. Included with admission.BECBG June 30–July 1: Garden Art Sale, 10am–5pm. Shop sculpture, metal work, paintings, wood work, , 9am–2pm. , 10–11am. Learn about the S- August 25: Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale June 9: Houseplants 101 architectural remnants, found art, ceramics, planters Presented by WNY Hosta Society, Buffalo Area Daylily best varieties for home or office environment plus and more. Plant Society Avenue will have societies Society & WNY Iris Society. Experts will be on hand to fertilizing, watering, and light requirements. Free. and experts exhibiting plants and answering questions answer questions. Free. Registration required. BECBG ZTL concerning plant and garden care and maintenance. September 15: Fall Hosta Forum. Fun, Fun, Fun. Four • June 9–July 8: Garden Railway Exhibit, 10am–5pm. Free. BECBG speakers will cover hostas, conifers & clematis. Live Presented by Western New York Garden Railway T- July 8: Snyder-CleveHill Garden View, 10am–4pm. and silent auction. Vendors. University of Edinboro, Society. Included with admission. BECBG Self-guided tour includes approximately 30 private Edinboro, PA. wnyhosta.com. June 10: Hosta Show, 10am–4pm. Presented by & public spaces in the neighborhoods of Snyder and Western New York Hosta Society. Hosta lovers show Cleveland Hill. Maps, day of: Trillium’s Courtyard September 21: Gala at the Gardens, 6pm. Catered single leaves in vases, see hundreds of leaves that Florist, 2195 Kensington Avenue, Amherst. $2 dinner, silent and live auctions, raffles and more. differ in size, shape, form and color. Also on display donation appreciated. snyderclevehillgardenview@ BECBG will be troughs, trays and pots planted with small gmail.com; Facebook. hostas and companion plants as well as flower , 1–4pm. arrangements incorporating hosta leaves. Included July 8: Garden Walk Featuring Beardless Irises Hosted by Western NY Iris Society. Call ahead to be with admission. BECBG sure irises are in bloom: 716/668-1789; farmer@aol. ITHACA • June 10: Kids Art Workshop – Bugs, Bees & com. Club: 716/837-2285; [email protected]. , 1–3pm. Sculpt summer’s pollinators using Butterflies , soft polymer clay, wire and imagination. Ages 5–15. July 10–August 14: Oil Painting in the Landscape 6 Tuesdays, 6–9pm. Participants will complete a REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS $20 members; $25 non-members. BECBG painting each week. Topics covered will include color Adirondack Chapter, North American Rock Garden June 11–July 2: Intermediate Watercolors, 4 Mondays, theory, perspective and composition as well as the Society (ACNARGS) meets the third Saturday of the 8:45–10:45am. See description under May 22. Series: handling of oil paints. Beginner through advanced month (except in summer) at 1pm, Whetzel Room, $60 members; $66 non-members. Single session: $17 welcome. Materials included. Series: $270 members; 404 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca. members; $18 non-members. Registration required. $300 non-members. Single session: $45members; $50 Meetings are open to all. 607/269-7070; acnargs.org; BECBG non-members. Registration required. BECBG Facebook.com/acnargs.

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June 12: Hanging Herb Basket, 6:30pm. Plant an herb July: 23: Succulent Centerpiece, 6:30pm. See ITHACA cont. bowl and take home recipes that coordinate with description under July 10. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. plants in the bowl. Materials included. Instructor: Location: Crossroads Bar & Grille, Lansing. $45. Pre- Finger Lakes Native Plant Society meets the third Kalee Doeing. Location: Liquid State Brewing registration required. W&B Wednesday of the month at 7pm, Unitarian Church Company, Ithaca. $45. Pre-registration required. W&B July 25: Edible Garden Tour – An Urban Oasis, 6–8pm. annex, corner of Buffalo & Aurora, Ithaca. Enter side June 14: Companion Planting & Interplanting in the See how this private garden integrates ornamentals door on Buffalo Street & up the stairs. 607/257-4853. Home Garden, 6–8pm. Learn which plants work well and edibles, including herbs & fruits, along with Windsor NY Garden Group meets the second and together and which don’t, which repel bad bugs and stonework built over the years by family generations. fourth Tuesdays of the month at 10am, members’ which attract good ones, which provide essential $7–$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/TOM homes or Windsor Community House, 107 Main nutrients and which block invasive weeds. Hands-on July 28: Compost with Confidence, 12–1pm. See class takes place outdoors. $7–$10, sliding scale. Street, Windsor. windsorgardengroup.suerambo.com. description under May 26. Ithaca Children’s Garden. Registration required. CCE/TOM Free. CCE/TOM June 15: Hanging Herb Basket, 6:30pm. See FREQUENT HOSTS description under June 12. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. Location: Grisamore Cider Works, Locke. $45. Pre- ROCHESTER CCE/TOM: Cornell Cooperative Extension, registration required. W&B Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, June 19: Hanging Herb Basket, 6:30 pm. See NY 14850. 607/272-2292 x146; jrc10@cornell. description under June 12. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. REGULAR CLUB MEETINGS edu; ccetompkins.org. Location: The Apple Station, Cayuga. $45. Pre- 7th District Federated Garden Clubs New York registration required. W&B: Wine & Blooms, 3284 Myers Road, W&B State, Inc. meets the first Wednesday of the month. Genoa, NY 13071. 607/216-6058; info@ June 23: Flowers in Food, 12pm. Enjoy a luncheon with 7thdistrictfgcnys.org. poplarpointstudio.com; wineandblooms.com. Chef Elliot Anderson as he speaks about incorporating African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Rochester edible flowers in food. Then horticulturalist and meets the first Wednesday of the month (except in designer Leigh McGonagle will guide participants summer), 7–9pm, Messiah Church, 4301 Mount Read through a take-home demonstration on edible Blvd., Rochester. All are welcome. Stacey Davis, CLASSES / EVENTS container gardening. Materials & lunch included. 585/426-5665; [email protected]; avgsr.org. • Indicates activities especially appropriate for Location: Coltivare, Ithaca. $75. Pre-registration children and families. required. W&B Big Springs Garden Club of Caledonia-Mumford meets the second Monday evening of the month, S- Indicates plant sales. , 12–1pm. See June 23: Compost with Confidence September–November, January–May. New members description under May 26. Ithaca Community T- Indicates garden tours. and guests welcome. May 26–27: Plant Sale (see Gardens. Free. CCE/TOM Calendar, below). 585/314-6292; mdolan3@rochester. May 18: Backyard Desert Planting. Learn about desert plants and how to care for them. Participants June 25: Hanging Herb Basket, 6:30 pm. See rr.com; Facebook. description under June 12. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. will paint half a cinder block and plant it with low meets the third Thursday of Location: Crossroads Bar & Grille, Lansing. $45. Pre- Bloomfield Garden Club maintenance plants to create a planter to take home. the month (except May, July & August) at 11:45am, registration required. W&B Materials included. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. Location: Veterans Park, 6910 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield. Grisamore Cider Works, Locke. $45. Pre-registration T- July 7: Tompkins County Open Day Garden Tours, New members and guests welcome. 585/657-4489; required. W&B 10am–4pm. Includes four private gardens featuring [email protected]. , 10am or 2pm. stone work, sculpture, water elements, shade, flower May 19: Container Gardening 101 Bonsai Society of Upstate New York meets the fourth Learn the basics of container garden design including & theme gardens, woodland walks and an artist’s studio. $7 per garden. CCE/TOM Tuesday of the month at the Brighton Town Park scale, proportion, color, texture, shape and more. Lodge, Buckland Park, 1341 Westfall Road, Rochester. Participants will select annuals and plant them in July 10: Succulent Centerpiece, 6:30pm. Craft a May 19–20: Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition a pot to take home. Materials included. Instructor: centerpiece using a wooden box filled with white & Sale, see Calendar (below). 585/334-2595; Leigh McGonagle. Location: Grisamore Farms Garden candles and succulents. Materials included. Instructor: bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org. Center, Locke. $45. Pre-registration required. W&B Kalee Doeing. Location: Liquid State Brewing meets the second , 9am–2pm. Company, Ithaca. $45. Pre-registration required. W&B Country Gardeners of Webster S- May 20: Spring Garden Fair & Plant Sale Monday of the month (except Februrary, July & Vendors offering organically grown and heirloom July 11: Garden Insect ID & Organic Control, 6–8pm. August) at 7pm at various locations. All aspects of vegetable transplants, annuals, herbs, hanging Learn characteristics of the major insect orders in gardening covered, outside speakers, projects, visits baskets, small flowering shrubs, hardy roses, fruit the region, how to use web and print resources for to local gardens, community gardening involvement. crops, evergreens and specialty perennials. Ithaca identification and organic control methods. $7–$10, Includes coffee and social time. Guests welcome. High School, 1401 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca. Free. sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/TOM 585/265-4762. CCE/TOM July 11–14: Children & Youth Garden Symposium. A Creative Gardeners of Penfield meets the second May 20–27: African Violet Societies Convention. See national professional development event to cultivate Monday of the month at 9:15am (except July & description under Buffalo Classes/Events. tomorrow’s gardeners by energizing, inspiring and August), Penfield United Methodist Church, 1795 training today’s garden educators. Presented by the May 24: Rock Gardening in the Finger Lakes, 6–8pm. Baird Road, Penfield. Visitors welcome. June 8–9: American Horticultural Society; hosted by Cornell Master Gardener Carol Eichler will show slides of the Plant & Yard Sale, see Calendar (below). Call 585/385- University’s Garden-Based Learning & Cooperative construction of her rock garden as well as the best 2065 if interested in attending a meeting. plants for rock gardening in the Finger Lakes region. Extension, Ithaca. Registration required. education@ Class will include a tour of the rock garden at CCE. ahsgardening.org; ahsgardening.org/gardening- Fairport Garden Club meets the third Thursday programs/youth-gardening. $7–$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/ evening of each month (except August and January). TOM Accepting new members. [email protected]; fairportgardenclub.com. May 26: Compost with Confidence, 12–1pm. Master SAVE THE DATE… Composters teach how to setup and manage July 17: Succulent Centerpiece, 6:30pm. See Garden Club of Brockport meets the second compost, includes tour and demonstration. Floral Ave description under July 10. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. Wednesday of every month at 7pm, Jubilee Church, Community Garden, Ithaca. Free. CCE/TOM Location: The Apple Station, Cayuga. $45. Pre- 3565 Lake Road, Brockport. Speakers, hands-on registration required. W&B sessions. Georgie: 585/964-7754; georgietoates@ May 31: No-Dig Gardening Techniques, 6–8pm. Learn yahoo.com. a variety of techniques including broad forking, lazy July 18: Fall Gardening in the Finger Lakes, 6–8pm. beds and raised beds. Hands-on class takes place Learn timing and techniques for planting fall and Garden Club of Mendon meets the third Tuesday of outdoors. $7–$10, sliding scale. Registration required. winter crops. Hands-on class takes place outdoors. the month, 10am–1pm, Mendon Community Center, CCE/TOM $7–$10, sliding scale. Registration required. CCE/ 167 North Main Street, Honeoye Falls. Work on TOM community gardens and gather new ideas in a casual, T- June 10: Lakeside Views Garden Tour – Union social environment. 585/624-8182; joanheaney70@ , 1–5pm. Presented by Southern Cayuga , 6:30pm. See Springs July 20: Succulent Centerpiece gmail.com. Garden Club. $10, day of starting at 12:30pm. description under July 10. Instructor: Kalee Doeing. Gazebo (downtown, next to church), Route 90, Union Location: Grisamore Cider Works, Locke. $45. Pre- Garden Path of Penfield meets the third Wednesday Springs. registration required. W&B of the month, September–May at 7pm, Penfield

22 | MAY-JUNE 2018 Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield. Rochester Dahlia Society meets the second Saturday • Ongoing: Family Springtime Walk, Sundays, 10am– Members enjoy all aspects of gardening; new members of the month at 12:30pm, Trinity Reformed Church, 12pm. One mile. Meet: Humphrey Nature Center. LET welcome. [email protected]. 909 Landing Road North, Rochester, except August , 10:30am–8:30pm. & September. Visitors welcome. May 20: Plant Sale, May 11–20: Rochester Lilac Festival meets Gardens, live music, vendors. Highland Park, Genesee Region Orchid Society (GROS) 7am–1pm, Rochester Public Market. Facebook; the first Monday following the first Sunday of the Rochester. rochesterevents.com/lilac-festival. rochesterdahlias.org. month (dates sometimes vary due to holidays, etc.), May 12–13: Visit Ellwanger Garden. Originally the September–May, Jewish Community Center, 1200 meets the first Tuesday of Rochester Herb Society private garden of 19th-century horticulturist George Edgewood Avenue, Rochester. GROS is an affiliate each month (excluding January, February & July) at Ellwanger, this historic landscape contains many of the American Orchid Society (AOS) and Orchid 12pm, Potter Memorial Building, 53 West Church plantings originally placed by Mr. Ellwanger and his Digest Corporation. facebook.com/geneseeorchid; Street, Fairport. Summer garden tours. New members family. Donation. 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. geneseeorchid.org. welcome. rochesterherbsociety.com. , 6–7:30pm. meets the second May 15: Gardening with Native Perennials Genesee Valley Hosta Society Rochester Permaculture Center meets monthly to Ellen Folts, owner of Amanda’s Garden Native Thursday of the month, April–October, at Eli discuss topics such as edible landscapes, gardening, Perennial Nursery, will present Gardening with Native Fagan American Legion Post, 260 Middle Road, farming, renewable energy, green building, rainwater Perennials: The right plant in the right place. Brighton Henrietta. 585/538-2280; [email protected]; harvesting, composting, local food, forest gardening, Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester. geneseevalleyhosta.com. herbalism, green living, etc. Meeting location and GLT meets the first Friday details: meetup.com/rochesterpermaculture. Genesee Valley Pond & Koi Club , 6:30–8pm. Board of the month at 6:30pm, Adams Street Recreation May 15: Intro to Healing Herbs Seabreeze Bloomers Garden Club meets the fourth certified Chinese medicine practitioner Tennille Center, 85 Adams Street, Rochester, except in Wednesday of the month (except January) at 7pm, Richards will discuss common botanical western summer when it tours local ponds. president.gvpkc@ location varies depending on activity. Meetings may ‘cousins’ to well-known Chinese herbs. Learn optimal gmail.com; gvpkc.shutterfly.com. include a speaker, project or visit to local garden- care and growing conditions of these plants plus their Greater Rochester Iris Society (GRIS) meets Sundays at related site. Members receive a monthly newsletter. usefulness according to Chinese medicine. Class will 2pm, dates vary, St. John’s Episcopal Church Hall, 11 New members welcome. Contact Bonnie Arnold: also cover teas used as medical decoctions. $43.20. Episcopal Avenue, Honeoye Falls. June 3: Iris Show, 585/342-8653; [email protected]. Registration required. GAL see Calendar (below). Public welcome. 585/266-0302; Stafford Garden Club meets the third Wednesday of , 1–4pm. Led by Naturalist [email protected]. May 17: Wildflower Walk the month (except December & January) at 7pm, Douglas Bassett. One mile. Meet: Parade Grounds Greater Rochester Perennial Society (GRPS) meets the Stafford Town Hall, 8903 Morganville Road (Route parking lot, will car pool. LET first Thursday of each month at 7pm, Twelve Corners 237), Stafford. Plant auction in May. All are welcome. , Friday, Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1200 South 585/343-4494. S- May 18: Bloomfield Garden Club Plant Sale 9am–5pm; Saturday, 9am–12pm. Featuring annuals, Winton Road, Rochester, except in summer when it meets the second Wednesday of the herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets & home grown tours members’ gardens. June 23: Plant Sale, see Victor Garden Club month (except January & February) at 6:30/6:45pm. perennials. Bloomfield Historical Academy Building, 8 Calendar (below). 585/467-1678; smag@rochester. South Avenue, Bloomfield. 585/657-4489. rr.com; rochesterperennial.com. New members welcome. Meeting and location details: victorgardenclubny2.com; 585/721-5457. , 9am–5pm. meets the first Tuesday S- May 18–19: Petals, Pots & Pages Greater Rochester Rose Society Geraniums and other potted plants for sale plus used of the month at 7pm, First Unitarian Church, 220 Williamson Garden Club. On-going community books and household items. Caledonia Public Library, Winton Road South, Room 110, Rochester. July projects; free monthly lectures to educate the Main Street, Caledonia. meeting is a garden tour. June 30: Rose Show & community about gardening. Open to all. 315/524-4204; [email protected]; grow- Exhibition, see Calendar (below). 585/694-8430; S- May 19: Pittsford Garden Club Plant Sale, [email protected]; Facebook. thewilliamsongardenclub.blogspot.com. 9am–12pm. Featuring perennials, herbs & annuals. Municipal parking lot, behind Pittsford Public Library. meets the second Wednesday Henrietta Garden Club pittsfordgardenclub.wordpress.com. of the month (except May–August & December) at 6:30pm, Department of Public Works Building, 405 FREQUENT HOSTS S- May 19: Garden Day, 9am–12pm. Presented by Calkins Road, Henrietta. Guests welcome. May 19: Wyoming County Master Gardeners. Annuals, Plant Sale, see Calendar (below). 585/889-1547; BGC: Broccolo Garden Center, 2755 Penfield perennials, hanging baskets, late blight resistant [email protected]; henriettagardenclub. Road, Fairport 14450. 585/424-4476; tomato plants. Info, demos, vendors, soil pH testing. org. broccolotreeandlawn.com. Rain or shine. Free. Ag & Business Center, 36 Center Street, Warsaw. 585/786-2251 x123; wyoming.cce. meets the second Thursday of the CCE/GC: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Holley Garden Club cornell.edu. month at 7pm, Holley Presbyterian Church. 585/638- Genesee County, 420 East Main Street, 6973. Batavia, NY 14020. 585/343-3040; genesee. S- May 19: Genesee Land Trust Native Plant Sale, cce.cornell.edu. 9am–2pm. Featuring native trees, shrubs and wild meets the third Hubbard Springs Garden Club of Chili flowers. Brighton Town Hall, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Monday of the month at 7pm, Chili Senior Center, GAL: Gallea’s Florist & Greenhouse, 2832 Clover Rochester. 3235 Chili Avenue, Rochester. dtoogood@rochester. Street (corner of Clover & Jefferson Road), GLT rr.com. Pittsford, NY 14534. 585/586-3017; galleas.com. S- May 19: Lessons from Nature Plant Sale, 9am–2pm. Native and unusual plants plus native perennials meets GLT: Genesee Land Trust, 46 Prince Street, Suite Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53 from Amanda’s Garden (Dansville, NY). 170 Pine the third Thursday of each month (except December LL005, Rochester, NY 14607. 585/256-2130; Street, East Aurora. amandasnativeplants.com; and February) at 10am, First Baptist Church, Hubbell [email protected]; geneseelandtrust. lessonsfromnature.biz. Hall, 175 Allens Creek Road, Rochester. May 17: org. Demonstrations & Workshops – Hijiri Ikenobo with LET: Letchworth State Park Interpretive S- May 19: Henrietta Garden Club Plant Sale, Yasuko Spence; Fun with Herbs with Luba Morsch, Program, Humphrey Nature Center, Letchworth 9am–4pm. Member grown perennials, annuals and bring lunch, $5 guests; $3 audit. May19–20: State Park, Castile, NY 14427; 585/493-3625. vegetable plants. Rain date: Sunday. Gro-Moore Farm Displays at Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition, see Market, 2811 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta. 585/889- Calendar (below). 585/301-6727; 585/402-1772; RPM: Rochester Public Market, 280 North 1547; henriettagardenclub.org. [email protected]; ikebanarochester.org. Union Street, Rochester, NY. 585/428-6907; cityofrochester.gov/flowercitydays. May 19: Designing Gardens, Starting Small, Kendall Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of the 10–11:30am. Using slides and hands-on instruction, month at 7pm, Kendall Town Hall. 585/ 370-8964. SG: Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Michael Hannen will explain how to approach creating Historic Park, 151 Charlotte Street, a landscape one section at a time. He will have a small meets the first Friday of the month Newark Garden Club Canandaigua, NY 14424. 585/394-4922; selection of inexpensive starter plants available for at 1pm, Park Presbyterian Church, Newark. Guests are sonnenberg.org. purchase. $15. Registration required. welcome. BGC , 10am–1pm. Plant sale meets the third Tuesday of S- May 19: Spring Garden Gala Pittsford Garden Club featuring indoor and outdoor plants, most grown by the month at 11am, Pittsford Public Library, Fisher Master Gardeners, geranium sale, garden art, chance Meeting Room, 24 State Street, Pittsford, except in CLASSES / EVENTS & silent auctions, free soil pH testing. CCE/GC July & August when it visits members’ gardens. May • Indicates activities especially appropriate for 15: Poisonous Plants for the Ornamental Garden. May children and families. May 19: Hamilton Gardens Spring Tour, 1:30–4pm. Visit 19: Plant Sale, see Calendar (below). 585/425-0766; a large private garden in East Rochester. All proceeds [email protected]; pittsfordgardenclub.wordpress. S- Indicates plant sales. benefit Loop Ministries in support of Urban Food com. T- Indicates garden tours. Pantry. $15–$100. eventbrite.com.

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June 2: Odyssey to Ithaca Day Trip. SOLD OUT! from, members will be available to answer questions. ROCHESTER cont. Join UGJ staff as we travel by motor coach to tour Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church, 1200 South the Ithaca region. Highlights include a visit to Cornell Winton Road, Rochester. rochesterperennial.com. Botanic Gardens; shopping at a variety of nurseries May 19–20: Visit Ellwanger Garden. See description , 11am–12pm. Attendees including Baker’s Acres and Cayuga Landscape; wine June 23: Rain Barrel Workshop under May 12–13. Donation. 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, will make and take home a 55-gallon rain barrel and tasting and more. Lunch included. $77. Registration Rochester. learn more about rain gardens. Hosted by the Town required. Upstate Gardeners’ Journal, 390 Hillside of Henrietta. Registration required. Hansen Nature Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610. 716/432-8688; May 19–20: Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition Center, 1525 Calkins Road, Pittsford. 585/359-7044. & Sale, 10am–5pm. Displays, including Ikebana 585/591-2860; upstategardenersjournal.com. by Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53, June 30: Houdini Hydrangea Blooms, 10–11:30am. demonstrations, vendors. $5; $3 seniors; children June 2–3: Peony & Rose Weekend. Donation. Ellwanger Jeanine Fyfe will discuss when to prune and optimum under 12 free. Monroe Community Hospital, 435 East Garden, 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester. growing strategies. $15. Registration required. BGC Henrietta Road, Rochester. ikebanarochester.org; , 8am–2pm. June 30: Rose Show & Exhibition, 1:30–4pm. Presented bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org. June 3: Flower City Days at The Market See description under May 20. RPM by Greater Rochester Rose Society. Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave, Rochester. 585/694-8430; May 19–20, 26–27 & June 2–3: Linwood Tree Peony June 3: #1 Garden Design Secret – Plant . Featuring a distinguished collection of [email protected]; Facebook. Festival Combinations, 12:30–2pm. Design professional KC Japanese and American tree peonies, the garden Fahy Harvick will discuss how to combine plants for • July 4: Sonnenberg Admission Special. $1 admission landscape, designed in the early 1900s, has an season-long color while keeping a design in mind. for New York State residents. SG Arts and Crafts style summerhouse, walled gardens $15. Registration required. BGC with pools and fountains, ornamental trees and • July 6–August 3: Moonlight Stroll Concert Series, more. Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road, Linwood. June 3: Iris Show, 1–5:30pm. Presented by Greater Fridays, 8–10pm. Enjoy live music and stroll through 585/584-3913; Facebook; linwoodgardens.org. Rochester Iris Society. Marketplace Mall, 1 Miracle the gardens lit for the evening. $8 members; $10 Mile Drive, Rochester. 585/266-0302; thehutchings@ non-members; $5 youth ages 6–17; free ages 5 and May 20: Flower City Days at The Market, 8am–2pm. mac.com. under. SG Shop over 100 local nurseries and growers. RPM June 5: Garden Talk – Jumping Worms, 12:15– July 8: Daylily Sale & Display Garden, 8am–12pm. Over May 20–27: African Violet Societies Convention. See 12:45pm. Learn about this relatively new invasive 40 varieties for sale. See over 200 in peak bloom description under Buffalo Classes/Events. species. Bring lunch. Free. CCE/GC in the display gardens. Webster Arboretum, 1700 Schlegel Road, Webster. websterarboretum.org. , 7–8:30 June 5: Hypertufa Workshop, 6:30pm. Pat McCullough May 21: What’s Hot in the Garden for 2018 , 1–5pm. Cobbs pm. In this slide show, Christine Froehlich will will guide participants in creating a planter using a July 8: Daylily Garden Open House Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), discuss plants that are new to the market as well Portland cement & aggregate blend in this hands-on Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester. as the latest additions she experimented with last class. Materials included. $65. Registration required. 585/461-3317. summer. Michael Hannen will share some of his GAL favorites and explain why he finds them so useful . June 6: Purposeful Perennials, 6–7:30pm. Christine July 11–14: Children & Youth Garden Symposium and unique. Free. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Froehlich will lead this hands-on class that will explore See description under Ithaca Classes/Events. Baird Road, Penfield. Flower City Garden Network; a variety of perennials that work well in containers and Registration required. education@ahsgardening. flowercitygardennetwork.com. can be transplanted into the garden at the end of the org; ahsgardening.org/gardening-programs/youth- season. $15. Registration required. gardening. May 22: Fairy Garden, 6:30pm. Joe Gallea & Pat BGC , 5–7pm. Cobbs McCullough will guide participants in building an S- June 8–9: Creative Gardeners of Penfield Plant & July 13: Daylily Garden Open House Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), indoor garden that can be changed and added Yard Sale, Friday, 9am–4pm; Saturday, 9am–12pm. 19 to over time. Children may attend for free if Huntington Meadow, Rochester. Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester. accompanying a registered adult. $35. Registration 585/461-3317. , required. GAL June 9: Volunteer Stewards of Letchworth Day 9am–2pm. Learn to identify and control problematic July 14: Butterfly Friendly Garden, 10–11:30am. Carol Southby will lead this walk and talk on butterfly May 25–28: Flower City Days at The Market, daily, invasive species then hike and strike to practice habitat, life cycles and which plants attract them. $15. 8am–2pm. See description under May 20. RPM identification and removal techniques. Bring lunch. Registration required. Registration required. 585/493-3637. LET BGC S- May 26: Market in the Park, 8am–2pm. Formerly July 14: Daylily Garden Open House, 1–5pm. Cobbs RCGC’s Proud Market Plant Sale. Local vendors T- June 9–10: Landmark Society House & Garden Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), offering perennials, annuals, succulents, herbs, Tour. Includes a rarely seen private garden. Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester. vegetables, shrubs, trees & garden art. Master landmarksociety.org. 585/461-3317. Gardeners will be on site to answer questions. June 11: Roses & Rosés, 6–9pm. Sip wine and dine while , 12:30–2pm. Presented by Master Gardeners of Cornell strolling through the Rose Garden. Food and wine July 15: The Four Season Garden Landscape designer KC Fahy Harvick will discuss Cooperative Extension, Monroe County. Warner pairing event featuring dozens of the area’s wineries, design elements specific to maintaining an attractive Castle, corner Mt. Hope & Reservoir Avenues, chefs and restaurants. Silent auction. $25 members; Rochester. 585/753-2550; monroe.cce.cornell.edu. look for your garden all year long. $15. Registration $30 non-members. Prepaid reservation only. SG required. BGC May 26: The 3 C’s of Containers, 10–11:30am. Designer June 12–14: Cornell Master Food Preserver Training. Jeanine Fyfe will discuss color, contrast and container Participants will learn the science of food preservation choice. $15. Registration required. BGC including food safety, gain hands-on experience with boiling water bath canning, pressure canning, , SAVE THE DATE… S- May 26–27: Big Springs Garden Club Perennial Sale jellied products and quick pickling plus observe Friday, 9am–4pm; Saturday, 9am–2pm. Memorial Park, demonstrations of freezing, drying and fermentation. T- July 21: Backyard Habitat Tour. Explore seven gardens Caledonia. 585/538-2275. Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension, in Rochester, Pittsford and Honeoye Falls that focus on gardening in harmony with nature and wildlife. GLT May 28: Memorial Tree Walk, 2–4pm. Led by Naturalist Wyoming County. $350. Pre-registration required. Douglas Bassett. One mile. Meet: Museum. LET Questions: 585/786-2251 x113; [email protected]. July 21: Natural Solutions for Deterring Deer, Stink Registration: 585/786-2251 x 123; wyoming.cce. Bugs & More, 10–11:30am. Michael Hannen will May 29: Linwood Gardens Tour, 10am–12pm. cornell.edu. provide a handout with proven homemade remedies, Enjoy a private tour of the gardens, buildings and show some products available to buy and will June 16: Made in the Shade, 10–11:30am. Jeanine “J” landscape of Linwood Gardens, a historic estate 35 demonstrate correct usage. He will also discuss deer Fyfe will share information about plants that thrive miles southwest of Rochester. Linwood is known tolerant plants. $15. Registration required. BGC for its collection of tree peonies started by William in the shade throughout the growing season. $15. Gratwick in 1940. The landscape includes an Italian Registration required. BGC July 22: Daylily Garden Open House, 1–5pm. Cobbs Hill Daylily Garden (a National Display Garden), walled garden, Arts and Crafts style summerhouse, , June 23: Habitat Plants from around the World Charlie and Judy Zettek, 1 Hillside Avenue, Rochester. labyrinth and more. $20. Send a check payable to 10–11:30am. Michael Hannen will share a selection of 585/461-3317. Linwood Gardens, mail to FCGN, 186 Rye Road, uncommon plants and explain how to grow them to Rochester, NY 14626. Flower City Garden Network; add variety to the garden. $15. Registration required. August 18–19: Arts at the Gardens, 10am–5pm. Fine art, flowercitygardennetwork.com. BGC music, food and wine vendors. Rain or shine. $7. SG Ongoing June 1–30: Wildflower Display, 10am–5pm. 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Protect, Connect, Conserve: Incorporating Home Garden Trends from the 2018 Philadelphia International Flower Show

Story and photos by Katie DeTar

he Philadelphia Flower Show, one of the oldest feats while adding a renewed focus on conservation and and largest indoor garden shows in the world, environmental stewardship in the garden. ABOVE: Water brings the wow factor to the City of Brotherly Woven amongst enormous multi-story floral displays, features displayed LoveT every March. With more than 150 vendors, 4,500 cascading waterfalls, and exotic and unusual plants were at the March 2018 exhibitors, and 300,000 square feet of display space, the exhibits, how-to demos, and learning gardens meant Philadelphia Flower event has inspired and delighted audiences since 1829. to inspire the home gardener to protect, connect, and Show This year’s show continued the impressive horticultural conserve resources in our own surroundings.

UPSTATE GARDENERS’ JOURNAL | 29 WATER PRESERVATION AND MEDITATION open-set pavers or bricks with sand between. These all Water is a powerful and essential life source and water allow water to pass through them to be filtered into features inject a sense of serenity and rejuvenation into the soil and replenish underground aquifers. Permeable the home garden. Something as simple as a bird bath or hardscapes also reduce flooding around patios and a small fountain calm the mind, create soothing sounds, driveways. LEFT: A bathtub attract birds, and create a meditative space at home. A selection of plants considered to be “superheroes” repurposed as a All of the gardens at the Philadelphia Flower Show for water protection can also help to reduce water runoff backyard water featured water elements, playing off the 2018 theme, and filter storm water. Sugar maples draw water upwards feature “Wonders of Water.” The quirkiest and most fun water from deep roots and deposit it in soil layers closer to feature was a repurposed claw foot bathtub filled with ground level, reducing irrigation needs for surrounding Backyard wa- RIGHT: rainwater and displayed as a small pond. Engaging the plants. Scouring rush can stabilize stream and pond ter and deck features theme from a conservation perspective, exhibits and embankments and collect pollutants, keeping water on exhibit seminars focused on water conservation, education, and resources clean for the community as a whole. reducing water use and waste in sound landscape design. One home option, permeable hardscape, allows for XERISCAPING water drainage and reuse. The design options are many, Coined from the Greek word xeros, meaning dry, these including permeable asphalt or bricks/pavers or more are garden designs that require little to no irrigation or

30 | MAY-JUNE 2018 water beyond that found in the natural environment. turf that requires watering and fertilization. By limiting While often we think of desert gardens, cactus, and lawn space to that which is actually used for kids’ or pets’ succulents of the southwest to meet the xeriscape criteria, play or foot traffic, we can reduce water usage. Changing elements of xeriscaping can be implemented right here in our perception of what a home yard should be and look New York State. like—moving away from grass and into groundcover and LEFT: An example For home gardening, select plants that both adapt well low-maintenance gardens—could take some advocacy. of permeable to their native environments and thrive well with only Some homeowners associations, for example, prohibit hardscape the typical amount of rainfall for the region. Ornamental xeriscaped yards and favor mowed grass. But with time grasses and yucca both thrive in our climate and have low and education, these types of gardens could become a RIGHT: An water needs. Juniper, lavender, rose of Sharon, and purple simple, economical, and enjoyable way to landscape a educational exhibit sage are other great options. Grouping together plants home or commercial property. on green roofs that require similar amounts of sun and moisture will help designed by them thrive, and those that require the most water can CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION students be planted near downspouts or runoff areas to collect and Green roof displays and project demos encouraged filter rainwater and reduce the need for any irrigation. homeowners to rethink the look and function of our home Mulching will also help retain moisture. exteriors and invest in this environmentally conscious A high priority of xeriscaping is reducing the amount of and beautiful home design. With the help of experienced

UPSTATE GARDENERS’ JOURNAL | 31 installers, roofs are prepped with waterproofing to create Milkweed, butterfly weed, and flat-topped white aster all a safe barrier between the home and the plantings. attract and provide pollen and nectar for butterflies while Slopes and drainage options are carefully considered. creating a natural wildflower look. Be sure not to use The roof plantings provide not only visual interest, but pesticides on these gardens in an effort to protect the bee TOP: A pollinator actually absorb carbon from the atmosphere, contain, and butterfly population they are designed to attract. garden filter, and reuse rainwater runoff, and provide the home with heating and cooling insulation. The initial cost of GARDENING FOR SMALL SPACES BOTTOM: installation can be high but pays off over time with saved As American living trends shift towards urban areas, Hydroponic lettuce energy costs. yards have become smaller, and more compact living is Garden displays also focused on and encouraged in vogue. But this year’s show demonstrated that living native plants and pollinator gardens. Coneflowers attract smaller does not have to limit our gardening possibilities. honeybees. Marigolds act as a natural pest repellant. Porch and terrace facades showcased the endless

32 | MAY-JUNE 2018 GARDEN EXPERIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA Cheesesteaks and the Liberty Bell are not the only things that make this Eastern Seaboard city famous. Philadelphia is also known as American’s Garden Capital, and there are more than 30 public gardens located within 30 miles of downtown. From Japanese gardens to arboreta, sculpture parks to historic home gardens, there is a beautiful reason for every home gardener to visit Philadelphia. See americasgardencapital.org for more information. A few highlights include:

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens While not a plant-based garden, this quirky art space definitely is magical. Artist Isaiah Zagar, working over the course of eight years, filled vacant city lots with mosaics, found objects, mismatched pottery, and murals set amongst curving staircases and seating areas. When the landlord wanted to evict the artist—and the art—the community rose to save the space, founding an art-based nonprofit. 1020 South Street, Philadelphia. phillymagicgardens.org

Greensgrow Urban Farm Greensgrow nonprofit urban farm offers a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, a farm market, and special events for neighbors. Set in an urban neighborhood on once-industrial land, the farm began in hydroponics and expanded in an effort to feed the community and inspire others to get involved with local foods and gardens. The market offers local produce, meats, cheese, and specialty items, as well as event and community kitchen space. 2501 E. Cumberland Street, Philadephia. greensgrow.org

Longwood Gardens This year-round, 1,077 acre estate is one of the premier garden destinations in the world, featuring special annual events and art-inspired flower and LEFT: Mosaics at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens fountain displays. Founded by Pierre S. du Pont, the incredible expanse includes a four-acre indoor conservatory, woodlands, meadows, and seasonal RIGHT: The conservatory at Longwood Gardens displays. 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA. longwoodgardens.org

creative possibilities for container gardens. Some grew connection and healthy food choices. tomatoes, herbs, and other vegetables in pots. Others Re-thinking our home garden design, examining hosted cacti, succulents, and mini rock gardens that what we find beautiful and natural, and creating a new require little water or maintenance. Many of these era of functional beauty can protect our resources, areas featured their own water elements, in the form of invest in our future, and create wonderful gardens to simple mini birdbaths or tiny fountains. enjoy for years to come. Apartment living can also lead to a desire for community gardening, as displayed at this year’s Katie DeTar is a freelance writer, television host, show. Hydroponic lettuce was grown in a community and creator of Fringe Benefits, a travel series greenhouse, while a small patch of land served as a airing nationally on PBS stations. Learn more at shared vegetable garden and children’s exploratory katiedetar.com. garden. These greenspaces encourage neighborhood

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