First-Orchid Confidence

First-Orchid Confidence

Michelle Sutton discusses how to care for orchids.

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Garden Events for May

There are a variety of events for gardening enthusiasts this month.

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Wildflower Festival and Heirloom Seedling Sale

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On May 18 and 19 Catskill Native Nursery and The Hudson Valley Seed Library invite you to celebrate our native wildflowers, herbs, fruits, heirloom vegetables and local biodiversity. Gardening experts will be available to answer your questions.

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Hudson Valley Garden Association

The People/Plant Connection
The nonprofit group is dedicated to education and community beautification.

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Garden Fair, A Celebration of Gardening in the Hudson Valley

SPONSORED EVENT
Garden Fair, presented by Hudson Valley Garden Association on May 4th, 2013 at the Orange County Arboretum, will feature 30 local plant and garden vendors and exhibitors, free demonstrations and lecture program. Tickets and info available online.

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Essential Horticulture: Pithy Advice for Busy People

Michelle Sutton offers pithy advice for busy people to herald the gardening season.

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Gather Thy Woodies 'Round

(Then Leave Them Outside in the Cold)
Michelle Sutton discusses how potted trees and shrubs rise to the challenge.

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Don't Feed the Animals...Your Prized Flower Bulbs

Michelle Sutton suggests critter-resistant bulbs for flowers that will last.

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Evaluating Plant Volunteers in Your Garden

Save or Destroy?
Michelle Sutton avoids the temptation to pull her garden's volunteer plants.

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Gardening Saves on the Produce Bill

(with a Question Mark)
Michelle Sutton investigates the costs and benefits of gardening over grocery.

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The Question: Is There Money Growing in Your Yard's Trees?

Find out the worth of your greens.

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Do-It-Yourself Topiary

Driven to Shears
Keith Buesing is a horticulturist, nurseryman, and topiary-art extraordinaire.

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Call of Doody

I don't know if having one rabbit qualifies me as an urban minifarmer, but she does give me manure ("bunure") that has done wonders for my vegetable garden. Bunure and other manures add organic matter to the soil, which in turn helps increase water holding capacity, nutrient availability, and soil structure (important for air and water drainage).

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Till You Never...Weed Again

No-Till For the Home Gardener
The benefits of giving your garden the no-till treatment.

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The Craft: Up On the (Living) Roof

Shawn McCloskey converts ordinary shingled roofs into blooming, sustainable homes for vegetation to flourish.

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Pruning Shrubs, the Hard Way

Springtime is Trimming Time
Michelle Sutton walks us through Springtime shrub pruning.

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New Paltz Bike Swap @ New Paltz Middle School

New Paltz Bike Swap

Sat., May 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Celebrate National Bike Month with the sixth annual event at the New...

Rock and Roll Flea Market

Sat., May 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Jam out and buy local at Kingston's first annual counterculture marketplace. Browse...

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