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Gardening
Forty-one days till the official beginning of Spring, and weeks longer than the till the first greens from the garden. But there are things to grow and eat, right now, indoors. Martha Foley talks with Amy Ivy about sprouts and microgreens.
Last week, it was a conversation about getting an early start on the vegetable garden — Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy turn their attention to flowers.
It's late January and some gardeners are finding solace in shopping for seeds from catalogs or websites. Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about what to order, what plants need to be started indoors and getting a head start on the gardening season.
Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy share more tips on how to protect your indoor plants in the winter.
Even in the deepest part of winter, gardeners' minds keep wandering out to their patch of soil. What’s a green thumb to do in January? Martha Foley and Amy Ivy offer suggestions for houseplants in their weekly gardening chat.
Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about the proper temperature and humidity to keep indoor plants healthy during the winter months.
Childhood obesity is one of many thorny issues in the larger debate over health and health care in the U.S. But when it comes to kids' health: doctors, lawmakers, nutritionists and parents increasingly focus on school lunch programs. As every parent knows, kids can be finicky eaters. And convincing them to eat green, leafy things isn't always easy. But schools are helping expand kids' palates.
Sarah Bentley-Garfinkle is the nutrition coordinator at the St. Lawrence Health Initiative. She's worked with 18 school districts across the county. Even as schools try to introduce healthier fare, she tells Jonathan Brown that lunch programs have another hurdle to overcome: tight budgets.
Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about holidays plants — how to pick the right one and how to keep it long-lasting this holiday season.
Gardeners are practical, even when it comes to holiday gifts. Few like to receive something that will just sit on a shelf. But buying the perfect gift for a gardener can be a challenge. With that in mind, Todd Moe talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about some gift ideas.
Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about finding the ideal Christmas tree and caring for it during the holidays.
GardeningOctober 2, 2009 | NPR· Lawn expert Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, explains how to have a greener, less weedy lawn without an arsenal of lawn care products. Turf specialist Jim Baird describes his lab's efforts to breed grasses that stand up to heat with less watering.  July 10, 2009 | NPR· Summertime doesn't have to mean hours behind the lawn mower, at least for shade-dwellers. Forty years ago, David Benner, horticulturist and moss enthusiast, killed all the grass on his property and cultivated moss in its place. Benner has 25 different moss species growing in his garden near New Hope, Pa.  July 5, 2009 | NPR· Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was an architect, an inventor and a statesman. But his passion was nature. Host Liane Hansen visits Monticello, Jefferson's primary residence on a mountaintop in Virginia, and tours Jefferson's magnificent gardens. June 19, 2009 | NPR· Wicked Plants is a new book documenting the sometimes deadly plant kingdom. Author Amy Stewart writes about illegal, dangerous and toxic species, including oleander and poison sumac. This summer, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden features some of these "evil" plants skulking among its lily ponds and greenhouses.  May 24, 2009 | NPR· It takes an obsession to create a rose garden as glorious as the one Nick Weber has grown at his home in Ashton, Md. He calls it the "Heritage Rosarium," and it's filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Nick and his wife, Roseanne, open the garden to the public only once a year on Memorial Day weekend.
Gardening Links Encyclopedic Guide
to Northeastern Weed Species on CD-ROM: Cornell
Weed Ecology
Special Features  Audio SeriesLocal Flavors: Todd Moe keeps it homegrown in this series focused on eating locally, and on sustainable agriculture and gardening.  Audio Slideshow:A bounty of art from the garden Todd Moe visits a group of "plein air" painters near Malone who are celebrating another season of creating art outdoors.  Audio Slideshow:Art in the Garden Open Studio visits with sculptor and gardener Becky Harblin. The gardens around her West Potsdam Home are dotted with sculpture crafted to blend into the landscape and to surprise and delight visitors.  Audio SlideshowKing's Garden at Ft. Ticonderoga 1920s landscape architect Marion Coffin designed a pleasure garden for the Pell family's summer home, the Pavillion, at Fort Ticonderoga. It was neglected and almost forgotten until, about ten years ago, workers began to restore the garden to Coffin's plan. Todd Moe takes a tour. Adirondack News Fund Founding Supporters: Paul Smith's College, The College of the Adirondacks · Wildlife Conservation Society · Adirondack Medical Center Foundation · Adirondack Museum · Niagara Mohawk Foundation · Schumann Foundation · John A. Sellon Charitable Trust · several anonymous individual donors |
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