master gardeners

Is there anything more aggravating than busting your hump to have a beautiful lawn, yet there's one or two brown spots?  The reason may be grubs, and most likely they're the larvae of the hated Japanese Beetle.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension now is the time to fight back..

There's nothing quite as aggravating as busting your hump all summer to have a beautiful lawn and garden and get an invasion of crabgrass.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension have some tips on preventing it from getting started.

Like it or not, we're rolling into the final stretch of The Frog Days of Summer.  But that doesn't mean an end to adding colors to your flower garden.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension say you can get a color boost by adding some Coral Bells.

Nothing denotes peace, tranquility and freedom quite like a butterfly.  Watching one flit about with seemingly no planned route can't help but ease the stress.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension have some tips on attracting them to your yard and garden.

While deadheading and pruning are basically the same process, the purpose is different. Pruning is most often is done at the beginning or the ending of the growing season, while deadheading seems to be more about "in season." The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension have some do's and don'ts for deadheading.

Like anything else, planning ahead is the key to successfully getting your trees, shrubs and lawn through dry periods.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension say your actions now will affect how well they stand up during a hot summer stretch.

You may not see Shakespeare quoted in gardening very often, but; "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" may best describe flowers from the "dianthus" family."  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension say the wide variety of flowers can keep the color blooming throughout the growing season.

Just when you start enjoying your gardening work, here come the Aphids. Thank goodness, here comes the Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension with ways to get rid of these plant killing insects.

What flowers give you the most "bang for your buck" so to speak?  There's lots of factors to consider, including the finicky CNY weather.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension have three suggestions.

If time has taught us anything, it's the danger of using chemicals in your garden and yard to fight pests.  They can not only harm us, but the Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension say "they can't tell the difference between good and bad insects." Here are 6 tips to get pest free without pesticides.

It began in 1996 as a way to highlight the Herb Gardens at the Parker F. Scripture Botanical Garden. Now 20 years later, the Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension have turned the annual Herb and Flower Festival into an educational and fun experience.

There's more to transplanting your seedlings or recently purchased plants than just sticking them outdoors.  The Master Gardeners at Cornell Cooperative Extension suggest making it a gradual transition.