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Gardening with Peter Bowden: Deadheading
Towing boats along the Waterford canals. Photo provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. As summer rolls along, we can begin to enjoy the fruits of our spring labor. Finally ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: June Garden
I sometimes find it amusing how our attitudes toward things change over time. I know we all look back at those pictures of us from the 70s, 60s and earlier ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: May Garden
Dig the hole wide but not too deep inally spring has arrived! This is a great time to get started on planting hardy trees and shrubs. Sadly, in my line ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: Spring Bulb Care
Finally the snow has melted and there are signs of life emerging from our flowerbeds. It’s amazing how the sight of fresh shoots from a clump of daffodils that we ...
This Weekend: The 50th Annual Saratoga Home & Lifestyle Show
Photo from past Home and Lifestyle show at the City Center presented by the Rotary Club of Saratoga. Photo provided. SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 50th annual Saratoga Home & Lifestyle ...
Community Garden Accepting Applications
Photo of the Saratoga Springs Community Garden at Wesley via the Wesley Community website. SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs Community Garden at the Wesley Community is now accepting applications ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: Now is the Time to Put up a Bluebird House
I welcome any sign that spring is near. One of those signs is seeing the first bluebird of the season. Anyone who has ever seen one knows the feeling of surprise ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: Learning Your Yard
It won’t be long before we’ll be heading to the garden center to purchase plants for our yards. Before you set foot in a nursery, you need to understand conditions ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: Winter Cat Grass
Neither of our cats show much interest in chewing on the houseplants but once in a while in winter, I’ll notice some nibbling on the leaves of a begonia or ...
Gardening with Peter Bowden: Amaryllis
Size matters so go large This is a great time of year to start Amaryllis bulbs so you’ll have flowers to enjoy when winter days are at their shortest and ...
