“Digging Deeper: Native Plants in the Garden”
Native Plants in the Garden with Carolyn Summers, Executive Director, Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve, Inc. Saturday, June 1 | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve | Liberty, NY Despite the recent buzz about the importance of native plants for pollinators and other wildlife, many gardeners remain unfamiliar with their wide […]
“Garden to Support Nature’s Intricate Web”
Garden to Support Nature’s Intricate Web with Carolyn Summers, Executive Director, Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve, Inc. Saturday, September 7 Baltimore Woods Nature Center 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus, NY Cost: $20 (Registration is now closed) This 20th Anniversary Event is from 9:30 – 4pm September 7. Carolyn Summers of Flying Trillium is presenting “Garden […]
Your Garden is a Home (Habitat)” at the Flower & Garden Expo
Your Garden is a Home (Habitat)” at the Flower & Garden Expo Kate Brittenham and Carolyn Summers (Flying Trillium Gardens & Preserve) present “Your Garden is a Home (Habitat).” Traditional gardens and home landscapes have long been seen simply as spaces of beauty and respite—not of their value as habitat. Our home landscapes are important […]
Conference at The Native Plant Center: “Designing Native Landscapes: How the Pros Select Plants”
Register Today for March 11 Conference Native plants are the “go-to” species for gardeners who value a sustainable environment. Yet, which factors determine what is a native plant? Find out at The Native Plant Center’s 2024 Spring Landscape Conference, Designing Native Landscapes: How the Pros Select Plants, Monday, March 11, at Westchester Community College (snow […]
Webinars: “Easy Native Trees and Easy Native Shrubs For Your Yard:
The Village of Ardsley, NY and Ardsley Pollinator Pathway present: Easy Native Trees For Your Yard Event Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024 – 7:30pm to 8:30pm We are thrilled to have nationally renowned landscape designer and native plant expert Carolyn Summers present easy native trees and shrubs for your yard. There is a native tree […]
Reptiles & Amphibians
More info to come. This green frog, Rana clamitans, sports unusual colors. wood turtles are becoming rare. Two-lined salamanders require cool clean waters and serve as good indicators of water quality. Spring salamander, Grinophilus porphyriticus, released back to the stream after I. D. and photo documentation. Here is a brightly colored red eft, the juvenile […]
Bird Visitors
Between the gardens and the preserve, FTGP supports a wealth of varied habitats that, in turn, support many different species of birds. We are graced with the presence of neotropical migrants using meadows, marshes and forests for resting and refueling. Some of these songbirds remain during the entire breeding season. Year-round residents winter over with […]
Why Aren’t These Plants in Every Garden? Three Great Plants to Know and Grow
Throughout her career working with people, plants, and landscapes, author/designer and gardener extraordinaire Carolyn Summers has often been puzzled by the lack of interest in certain plants that she finds exceptionally useful. These plants bridge the gap that sometimes exists between what humans want and what wildlife needs. Carolyn introduces us to three underused plants […]
Caterpillars and Their Butterflies
This gallery pairs photos of some common caterpillars on their respective host plants with photos of the adult butterfly. Without providing native host plants, we would not be able to support reproducing populations of these lovely creatures. (All photos taken by Carolyn onsite at Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve. ) This Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar is […]
Podcast: “Native-Plant Gardening with Carolyn Summers”
Hello Gardeners! I’m writing to introduce this amazing series of podcasts from my friend and former student Nicole Asquith. Her background is varied and interesting. but not horticulturally based, yet she is one of the least “plant blind” people I have known. Not surprising, because if you listen to her, you will find that she […]
