Master Gardeners of Monroe County New York

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

The Master Gardener Expo and Plant Sale is this Saturday. Of course, there will be plants, but there are also donated or curb rescued gently used garden items. Think of all the landfill space that’s saved! Come early and give these items a new home.
See comment for info link.

06/02/2026

The Master Gardener Expo and Plant Sale is just 3 days away!! Here are some sneak peaks of what will be available. BTW, see all those white plant labels? Those are all the mini blinds that were donated. Cut up, they make perfect plant labels. More highlights tomorrow.

https://monroe.cce.cornell.edu/events/2024/06/08/master-gardener-expo-plant-sale

06/01/2026

This Friday -

🐝🌼 Protect our pollinators and learn why bug zappers do more harm than good during Cornell IPM's June What's Bugging You? First Friday Webinar.

📅 Date: June 5, 2026 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

🌿 Pollinators are essential for healthy gardens, food systems and biodiversity. This session will explore how bees and other pollinators survive in urban spaces and what we can do to help them thrive. We'll also look at why outdoor bug zappers can negatively impact the beneficial insects that our ecosystems depend on.

Learn more and register here: https://cals.cornell.edu/events/protecting-pollinators-urban-areas-say-no-bug-zappers

05/29/2026

It’s 8 days away - Next Saturday …. Mark your calendar.

05/29/2026

FYI -

Green Tip of the Week
Join ColorBrightonGreen and master gardener John Nelson to learn about gardening with native plants.

05/27/2026

FYI - Don’t Get Ticked!

May is National Lyme Disease Prevention Month — a reminder to stay tick aware and protect yourself and your family from tick-borne diseases.

Cornell Integrated Pest Management reminds you to:
✔️ Perform daily tick checks
✔️ Learn to recognize tick species
✔️ Remove ticks promptly and properly
✔️ Dress for ticks - tuck pants into socks and wear permethrin treated clothing

Ticks can hide in hard-to-see places like behind ears, under arms, behind knees and along the hairline — so don’t skip your daily check.

Learn more at: www.DontGetTickedNY.org

05/26/2026

Poison oak vs poison ivy -- are they the same or different? They are different species in the same family. Both are related to poison sumac and both contain urushiol, which can cause dermatitis.

While poison oak grows as a shrub, poison ivy can grow as a vine and climb up a tree or other structure. Their leaves also look quite different. Poison oak leaves resemble white oak leaves, while poison ivy has leaves in those distinct clusters of 3!

05/24/2026

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Join Color Henrietta Green for a screening of The Extraordinary Caterpillar and take a peek into the dazzling world of nature’s tiniest and mightiest superheroes. Registration required.
https://hpl.libcal.com/event/16512790

05/22/2026

The Chelsea chop …
Who is Chelsea and what gets chopped? Why is it always toward the end of May? Watch this short video and you will be in the know.

If you've heard of the Chelsea Chop but are not quite sure what it is, when and how to do it, watch this informative and easy tutorial with RHS Community Out...