The Green Mountain/Finger Lakes National Forest has named Jodie L. Vanselow the new District Ranger for the Hector Ranger District. Vanselow will oversee more...
There's a very handsome carrion-flower vine in lush fruiting stage, densely packed orbs of blue-ebony berries, roadside on Salmon Creek Rd., Lansing. Would...
Hi all, See below. The population in Newfield, NY is at Connecticut Hill. David ... Subject: Potential New Invasive in NY - Brachypodium sylvaticum Date:...
A stilt grass pull will take place at the Six Mile Creek Natural Area, near the 30 foot dam, 9am - noon, Saturday Sept. 19. Meet at Juniper Drive parking...
Hi everyone, Anna and I went to Six Mile to pull the Microstegium on Saturday. I returned on Sunday to pull some more. Good news: The area where we have been...
David, I appreciate all you have done, and hearing about it. Jim and I are going to a wedding in No. Carolina, leaving Wed. (day after tomorrow) and won't be...
Here is a great article and a clip about the movie Home Grown. If you are into Permaculture, Green projects or Urban gardening. The movie alone is pretty cool....
Hi all, As part of the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society (FLNPS) I am organizing another stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum) pull at one of only two known...
Hi everyone, DEC is hosting a number of public meetings to seek input on how DEC manages the deer population. There should be no surprise that these meetings...
Hello FLNPS members & friends, The entry deadline for FLNPS's "Living Light" native plant art show is fast approaching. It's 11:59pm this Saturday, October 17....
Hi Rick,How can I see the submissions? Are we getting together as a group or are they being electronically sent to the jurying committee? Melanie ... -- Live...
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Weather predictions for this weekend look grim for collecting seeds. Unlike most FLNPS walks, the annual seed walk does not "go rain or shine", as collecting...
Hi Rosemarie, I am a former member of FLNPS and would like to help on the seed walk. Is this possible? I'm available on this Saturday (if it's a GO) and...
hi all. I have fresh 'captive bred' seed from 3 virgin's bower (Clematis virginiana) vines, ~30 flower heads. the origin of the parental seed is Shindagin...
Where could I pick some up? Could this be started for a downtown sidewalk garden? Jae ________________________________ From: Kevin Zippel <zippelk@...>...
Kevin, maybe you could stuff an envelope and send some down to the December exchange, if you don't get enough requests this way and can't make it down...
I am interested in obtaining seed from a native clematis. Do you wish for me to send a SASE? I believe I saw one at Baltimore woods one season. ... From:...
What is the December exchange. Can you give me some info? Cher ... From: R <Gardener.Parker@...> Subject: [FLNPS] Re: virgin's bower seed available ...
Cher (and anyone else unfamiliar with the subject), While this list-serve is a function of the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society, it is open to anyone. So are...
Too bad we didn't try last Sunday for our annual seed walk, but the original "rain date" was listed as this coming Saturday, the 24th. For only the second...
Folks, Please remember that this can be a horribly infesting weed. It spreads easily throughout the acreage on which it appears and can easily damage/kill...
OK, I tried to resist, but I just have to respond to this. I, too, have seen Clematis virginiana totally smothering trees, and I have wondered about the...
good points all. I guess one person's flower is another's weed, native or not. I don't have a lot of experience with the species. I did have a hard time...
Please forgive this comment from a non-gardener. But the location of a prodigious mass of clematis blooms I spied in September suggests to me a possible...
John, maybe you could describe the conditions in your area that lead C. virginiana to be so overwhelming. (I also find that the deer tend to eat it unless I...
Thanks for your generousity. I live in the Village of North Syracuse and do participate in CommuniTree Stewards with Cornell here in our area. We have gone out...
Hi all, The recent discussion about clematis has made me philosophical, and I would really, really like comments about the following. The first is my thoughts...
I have a telephone pole in my yard I would love to allow it to creep up the leader and up the pole..lol..I already have the wild hummingbird vine growing next...
This is an e-mail from 'The Alchemical Nursery Project' Message: UPSTATE NY PERMACULTURE CONSULTA Save-The-Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 The Alchemical...