Spring shows a new plants’ bloom every few days.

Will be posting photos soon after I jot down the succession of emerging bulbs, perennials, and buds but…first, do you know what this is?

Here in New York State, an hour north of New York City, the Planting Zone used to be Zone 5 but due to rising temperatures, it increased to Zone 6b and 6a depending how close you garden to the Hudson River.

LOOK UP YOUR PLANTING ZONE!

What does it really mean? Well, first of all (I do not shy from politics) despite what comes out of the Oval Office these days, climate change is very real and I would only purchase a perennial or tree if I know it will thrive in at least Zone 7.

I am also not a “purist” and have planted non-natives next to native plants. But know that the QUAILTY of the nectar that pollinators need is BEST when you grow the real native plant that is thriving in your Zone.

NOW is the time to PLAN what you want to grow – vegetables, herbs, and flowers, shrubs, and trees. Get out paper and pencil and mark where your full sun and shady places are and let your tastebuds and color preferences guide your way.

SO GLAD TO WELCOME Gardening Season 2026! A foot of snow on the ground still….but icicles are melting and saw Cardinals, Bluebirds, and an Eagle yesterday.

Although the leaves are falling from the Sugar Maples signaling that cold temperatures are just around the corner, the beauty all around the garden is so uplifting!

It will be in the 40’s tonight but still have carrots, lettuce, arugula, peppers, and herbs to harvest.

Loving the changes…and the flowers that are still blooming!

I have never had so many bees! They go about their nectar gathering inches from me and don’t mind me watching them at all. These are the queens…the male workers will die off…circle of life.

Will be leaving hollow stems of a lot of goldenrod for them to overwinter inside.

The magnificent bright flowers in the garden bed filled with goldenrod, asters, obedience plants, and coneflowers have faded. Autumn is here!

To some people, a planting bed filled with beautiful, perennial plantings timed just right for a year round display of beauty and offering pollinators a place to grow and enjoy nectar is “just some flowers” but to others, it “told the time of the seasons.”

Communication is KEY!

When grants, donations, and volunteer hours are given and permission to do so is granted by the Town, no one should take it upon themselves to damage, alter, and in this case, destroy what had been admired for many years.