This presentation explores the pressing challenges facing pollinators, including habitat loss, pests and diseases, pesticide exposure, and climate change. This presentation will highlight cutting-edge research, technological advancements, and community-driven initiatives…
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With a mission to encourage planting natives, avoiding pesticides, and rethinking lawn culture, the Pollinator Pathway offers individuals and communities the tools to organize and take action locally to reconnect…
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Entropy, or a lack of predictability in a system tending toward disorder, offers landscape designers a process-based approach to the design of outdoor spaces, especially landscape gardens. A series of…
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Seed starting is one of the most romantic and satisfying parts of being a gardener. Watching a seed turn into a tiny sprout brings so much joy, but only if…
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Mr. McKinley will present a demonstration of the concepts of synergistic floral designs. Synergy is the interaction of two or more small designs that produces a combined effect greater than…
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Plants native in China have been produced and utilized all over the world. There are the good (like kiwi), the bad (like Chinese privet) and many, many more. This presentation…
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Everyone knows how to plant a tree, right? Wrong! Trees can provide economic, environmental, and social impacts as they mature; however, these impacts aren't realized until around 17 years of…
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Emergency management and first aid protocols are necessary components for any signature outreach event. In Safety First, Stephen will provide a planning document that includes steps for first aid and…
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The environment seems to be changing faster than human ability to educate residents about sustainable practices through traditional means. To address this issue, Master Gardeners from New York will share…
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This session will cover how the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Plant Hardiness Zones came to be, what they mean to gardeners and why they are still in use…
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