News stories tagged with "gardens"

(05/26/11) A Potsdam couple is growing flowers and vegetables in a garden on the roof of a storage building on their property. The thin-shelled concrete roof includes a thick layer of mulch that supports an ornamental and vegetable garden. The funky Asian-style structure with its turf top looks like something from Hobbiton or Hogwarts. The owners could have installed a garden plot in the nearby hayfield, but found the "green" roof an easier option.

Deborah Massell and Jackson Francisco are offering tours, by reservation, of their rooftop garden on Saturday. Todd Moe followed the couple up metal steps to the roof for a stroll through their garden-with-a-view.

You can reserve a spot on the roof garden tour by calling 315-347-4223, or email: SustLivingProject@gmail.com

(04/20/11) With the start of another growing season, new community gardens are starting up and others are expanding around the region. Todd Moe talks with Doreen Emery, a garden organizer in the Saratoga Springs area, about starting a new community garden in Greenfield for the first time this year.

(01/31/11) Now is the time to assess mid-winter landscapes. There's lots of snow out there, but there are ways to add interest to flower beds and garden plots even in winter. Horticulturist Amy Ivy joins Todd Moe to talk about the beauty in the winter garden and tips for planning future winter gardens featuring ornamental grasses, shrubs and perennials.

(05/10/10) Martha Foley and horticulturist Amy Ivy talk about two scourges in the garden this week: frost and weeds.

(03/16/10) School gardens are more than a source of local food for the cafeteria. These gardens, planted and tended by students and staff, are being integrated into the educational curriculum to teach children not only about plants, nature and the environment, but other subjects as well. Danielle Pipher, a farm to school educator in Vermont, says gardens can teach kids about history, economics, social studies, math and art. Pipher will lead a workshop on school gardens on March 30th at St. Lawrence University. She spoke with Todd Moe about how to start a school or community garden.

(08/29/08) It's harvest season and artists across the region have been busy in the garden. Painting outdoors, or "plein air", is a time-honored tradition, particularly by artists who want to convey a sense of immediacy. They'll find a spot among flowers or along a stream, prop up an easel and paint just as they see it. Most works are competed within hours on the spot. Spontaneity is key. Bugs, rain and fleeting sunlight are challenges. Todd Moe visits a group of artists near Malone celebrating another season of creating art outdoors.

(07/25/07) There's a full moon Sunday night--an ideal evening for a garden labyrinth walk. Schroon Falls farm, in Schroon Lake, is offering a free, guided labyrinth walk this Sunday (7 pm). As Todd Moe found out, a labyrinth is different from a maze. It's an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. Many consider it a meandering but purposeful path.

(06/25/07) Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about the best way to control bugs in the garden.

(02/03/06) You've heard about the ark Noah built to save the world's animals. Now comes news of another kind of ark - one designed to help save the world's plants. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Sandy Hausman has that story.

(01/23/06) Winter returned over the weekend, making it difficult to think about planning the garden. How do you start when every time you open the door there seems to be an excuse to close it again? It's too soon to start seeds, but horticulturist Amy Ivy says it's a good time to start an inventory of gardening supplies and equipment. She shares some tips with Todd Moe.