Don't give up on gardening just yet!

Don’t give up on gardening just yet!  Fall is the best time to …

Get inspired.  Come to the Fall Garden Fair at Lockwood’s on Saturday, September 10, 2011. In the past Lockwood’s had 25% off shrubs!

Plant trees and shrubs.  Soil temps and moisture conditions at this time of year help promote root growth needed to sustain plants through their critical first year.

Plant or transplant perennials.  Divide perennials such as peonies, grasses and bearded irises.

Dig up summer bulbs.  After the first frost, dig up dahlias, cannas, gladioli and store for winter.

Plant fall bulbs.  Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are nice but have you seen fritillaria?! Crocus are also neat when planted in the lawn.

Start a new garden bed. 

Find out more events and tips buy picking up a free copy of Upstate Garden Journal at your local nursery, or download the current copy here.

Happy gardening!

Odyssey to Ithaca

Join the Upstate Gardener's Journal on a bus trip to Ithaca on Saturday, June 4th.  Highlights include visits to Cornell Plantations, Bakers' Acres, The Plantsmen Nursery and Bedlam Gardens.

I had the opportunity to go to Ithaca last week and visited Bakers' Acres and The Plantsmen Nursery.  Fabulous places!  Bakers' Acres had acres of perennials.  Here are a few photos:

Visit the Plantsmen Nursery for wonderful stone benches and a wide selection of native perennials:

Did you ever hear of a swamp azalea?  I bought one at the Plantsmen.

If you can't get on the bus, on June 11th go to the Garden Conservancy's Open Day Program in Tompkins County.   Enjoy!