Gardening Seminars
Master Gardener 2025
Pollinators play an important role in native ecosystems, home gardens and global food production. Master Gardener John Nelson teaches you about the range of pollinators active in our gardens and what you can do to make your yard more attractive to them.
Sometimes we can feel helpless against all the changes brought on by climate change. Yet, with a few small adjustments to our everyday lives, we can make an impact. Learn simple things you can do today!
Let’s focus on the key steps to ensure a successful vegetable garden. We’ll cover planting and harvesting techniques, advantages of raised bed gardening and the top 10 vegetables for home gardening.
What is an invasive plant? Which invasives are you likely to find in your garden as weeds…and how can you control them? We’ll share regulations for invasives, and suggestions for replacing them with native plants.
Welcoming birds to your backyard can be a rewarding year-round endeavor. Learn how a few simple gardening and landscape updates can put out the welcome sign for birds of all kinds.
Find out what the most popular vegetables are…and how to grow them. Learn their strengths and weaknesses, as well as ways of incorporating them into your seeding plan to maximize your harvest and your hard work.
The population of Monarch butterflies has plummeted and there are concerns they could become extinct. This presentation will discuss the fascinating lifecycle of these insects, the multiple threats to their survival, and what upstate New York gardeners can do to help their survival.