The Weather with Connor

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another week of The Weather with Connor. This week, I thought I'd do more of a longer range forecast...
Campus Greenhouse

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

featuring Claude Smith Dear Claude,  My roses lose their leaves after blooming - what am I doing wrong? From Sandy The first thing that comes to mind is...

A New Year’s Agenda for Environmental Adaptation

by Philip Fry I was spurred to begin this column by the October 2021 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a survey...

Early Daffodils

by Fred Schueler – Fragile Inheritance Natural History Even before the poet William Wordsworth "wandered lonely as a cloud (into])a host of golden daffodils," these...

A major obstacle to Greening our Municipality

by Philip Fry During recent weeks, my plan to discuss wildflower gardening as a means of reducing the impact of  CO2 emissions on our “quilted”...

Wild Ginger, Bloodroot and Volunteers

by Philip Fry As I wandered along our lane watching early wildflowers begin to show, it occurred to me that there are similarities between these...
Claude Smith

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

Dear Claude, When is the best time to cut back hydrangeas (Annabelle), now or in spring?  Or do you just cut back the old...

South Mountain Fair and Biodiversity

by Philip Fry The other day, my daughter Rachel brought me to the pigeon display at the South Mountain Fair as a special birthday present....
Claude Smith

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

I was recently asked why plants that are brought in for the winter often shed some or all of their leaves.  The spider plant that...
The NG Times Newspaper

Recycled Materials: Why they’re better for our community and our homes

by Jackie Edwards With the climate crisis still a growing threat, people are trying to find more ways to attain sustainability. In Canada, the government...