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...
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’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’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...
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...