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News stories tagged with "perennials"
Just the thing for attacking those chores brought on by April showers, an umbrella hat—in camo. Source: meanandgreen.com
(04/09/12) Showers today will be welcome for gardeners who've planted spinach and other early season crops. In fact, it's a good time for a lot of early garden chores in the flower garden too. Amy Ivy shares her list with Martha Foley.
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Harvest this weekend including declining tomatoes and flourishing mums. (Photo: Martha Foley)
(10/24/11) It's been a warm fall. Some parts of the region haven't had a real killing frost yet, and some flowers are blooming much longer than usual.
That's great for the gardener who's getting a bonus on the season, but what about the plants? How do they usually get ready for winter, and will the warm fall hurt in the long run? Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy talks with Martha Foley.
(04/12/10) It's a busy time in the yard and garden preparing for another gardening season. Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy turn to prep work in the perennial beds.
(08/10/09) Todd Moe talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about making perennial gardens flashier, if not for this year, then for next summer. And an update on Late Blight, which has devastated tomato and potato plants around the region.
(04/27/09) Horticulturist Amy Ivy has tips for dividing and weeding perennials. She spoke with Todd Moe.
(02/16/09) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy are thinking more about the upcoming gardening season. Today, the appeal of perennial flower gardens.
(05/05/08) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about dividing and controlling perennials in the garden, especially some of the older plants and plots.
(08/06/07) August marks the start of the harvest season in the vegetable garden. But Horticulturist Amy Ivy turns her attention to the perennials with tips for cutting back and mulching. She spoke with Todd Moe.
(05/08/06) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy discuss how to divide garden perennials and why it's important.
(05/16/05) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about spring as an ideal time to move or divide the vast majority of perennials.
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Blacksmith David Woodward sets in place the final piece of the weather vane he made for the Adirondack Carousel in Saranac Lake, which opens Saturday at 1 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Mark Kurtz.
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