regional news
on:
NCPR is supported by:
From NCPR Blogs:
Each week on The Dirt, we post a photo from you, our readers. We’re telling the story of farming, gardening, and food one picture at a time. Send your picture – your barn, your animals, your family, your produce – and the story of...
We’re a few days past the solstice, so it is unequivocally summer. Here are some images from around my neck of the woods that say “summer” to me. What are the icons of summer for you?
News stories tagged with "flowers"
Hanging baskets. Source: http://www.freefoto.com
Keeping those hanging flower baskets so colorful
Plattsburgh, NY, May 07, 2012 — Sunday is Mothers' Day, and maybe you're thinking of one of those hanging flower baskets as a gift. Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips for buying and maintaining the "wow" factor for hanging flower baskets. Go to full article
Jane Lammer's Perennial Bliss exhibit continues at First Crush Bistro in Potsdam this month.
Garden photos offer a mid-winter break
Potsdam, NY, Feb 01, 2012 — A new photo exhibit in Potsdam connects art, music, gardens and friendship. Photographer Jane Lammers spent time last spring, summer and early fall in the perennial gardens of three North Country friends.
She also assembled a playlist of music to accompany her exhibit, Perennial Bliss. It includes music by Jean-Pierre Rampal, Yo-Yo Ma and James Galway. The eight photos in the exhibit follow the seasonal flow in flower gardens.
Todd Moe spoke with Jane Lammers about gardens, photography and music. Her show is up through the end of the month at First Crush Bistro in Potsdam. Go to full article
She also assembled a playlist of music to accompany her exhibit, Perennial Bliss. It includes music by Jean-Pierre Rampal, Yo-Yo Ma and James Galway. The eight photos in the exhibit follow the seasonal flow in flower gardens.
Todd Moe spoke with Jane Lammers about gardens, photography and music. Her show is up through the end of the month at First Crush Bistro in Potsdam. Go to full article
A midsummer cleanup in the flower garden
Plattsburgh, NY, Jul 12, 2010 — Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about trimming, pruning and cleanup work in the flower beds. Go to full article
More on the very beginnings of the garden
Plattsburgh, NY, Feb 01, 2010 — 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. Go to full article
Beginning gardeners and perennials
Feb 16, 2009 — Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy are thinking more about the upcoming gardening season. Today, the appeal of perennial flower gardens. Go to full article
In the garden: a focus on flowers
Aug 18, 2008 — Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about low maintenance in the flower garden this summer. Go to full article
Sorting through the flower bed
Aug 04, 2008 — Lots of rain can mean crazy days in the garden, maybe too crazy. Amy Ivy helps Martha Foley sort through the flower bed. What to cut, what to trim, what to let go. Go to full article
Watering the garden wisely
Jul 14, 2008 — Some parts of the North Country got a good soaking of rain yesterday. But how do you know when enough is enough in the garden? Horticulturist Amy Ivy shares tips on how and when to water the garden. She told Todd Moe that a rain gauge helps. Go to full article
More chores in the perennial patch
May 05, 2008 — Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about dividing and controlling perennials in the garden, especially some of the older plants and plots. Go to full article
How to manage garden bulbs
Apr 28, 2008 — Daffodils and tulips are in bloom or close across the region. Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy discuss the best ways to care for and divide garden bulbs and lilies. Go to full article
