Gardenwise of Central New York

Just wanted those who are checking this page for garden help to know that my garden coaching business has ended as of this spring 2019. So grateful to all of my customers and Facebook followers for their support and engagement over the past years. I miss meeting with gardeners in their outdoor spaces and helping them grow in their gifts and experience. But I've been enjoying taking the time to engage more fully in my own garden. This page won't go away...I'll continue to post some information that fellow gardeners might be interested in. Have a wonderful summer!

Container gardening season is fast approaching (although you can't tell by the weather). If you'd like to learn more about how to create custom container plantings for your own yard and garden, join me tomorrow at Maker Madness 2019 at Penfield Library at SUNY-Oswego (runs from 1 PM to 5 PM). I'll be providing lots of great how-tos and design ideas and I'd love to see you there.

For all you Syracuse area birders out there, here's what we saw on Caughdenoy Road (north of 31) on Saturday. She (?) was flying out over the open fields by the road searching for a meal and then graciously landed for us to take photos. My first sighting of a Snowy Owl which kind of made my week. Wish the photo was clearer, but it was tough catching her from the car. Let me know if you see her there as well.

Campbell is hiding until spring comes again (which means he'll be waiting quite awhile....). Even though spring is a long time coming, this is a great time to evaluate last years garden successes and failures (we all have them) and do some planning. How about wandering through one of my favorite online nursery catalogs to get some ideas? Here's a link for you: https://www.avantgardensne.com/ Have fun and post your favorite plants here!