Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve is located in the southern Catskill Mountains in Sullivan County, NY. (Please note the tour location is not in Tarrytown.) The gardens are an ongoing work by author, teacher, and landscape designer, Carolyn Summers. Throughout her career, Carolyn has been acutely aware of the need for clients, DIY homeowners, and...
AUGUST 17, 2023 -- ORGANIC TURF CARE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH This practical webinar will share a step-by-step development to implementation of Organic Turf Care programs. We will look at a variety of approaches and details including the principles of organic turf care through the lens of our Healthy Turf Circle. Attendees will learn how to...
AUGUST 23, 2023 -- FERNS - THE GREEN WONDERS OF NATURE Often times by the dog days of summer, some plants in the garden are looking weary. These plants may need some help -- or even needed deadheading. It’s possible, with enough heat, a wholesale cutting back is required. Ferns, though, are surprisingly hardy. As...
AUGUST 30, 2023 -- OAKS, FIRE & CLIMATE CHANGE Natural landscapes in the US and Canada have been drastically altered by human activities such as infrastructure development, logging, overgrazing, introduction of invasive species, and fire suppression. However, prior to Euro-American settlement, highly functional and biodiverse oak and/or pine grassland systems dominated throughout much of the...