#PlantLife Archives - Scenic Hudson

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As the Climate Changes, Which Perennials Will Thrive in the Hudson Valley?

Only every decade or so does the U.S. Department of Agriculture release the latest edition of the Plant Hardiness Zone...

The Tiny, Mossy Forest Below

Generous forests and elegant mountains might command your attention when you’re enjoying the Hudson Valley outdoors. But if you shift...

Seed Saving: How the Valley Has Helped Lead the Nation in Preserving Heirloom Plants

When you hold a seed in your hand, “once upon a time” might not be the first words that pop...

The Apples of Your Ancestors’ Daydreams

Centuries-old apple varieties that were almost pushed out by industrialization have started to get popular again in the Hudson Valley...

Huckleberry Picking, An Old Summer Tradition in the Shawangunks

The poor, acidic, and shallow soil on top of the Shawangunk Ridge was never ideal for farming — but it...

Blooming Now: The Valley’s Own Native Cactus

With all the emphasis on native plants these days, you’d be forgiven for shaking your head when stumbling across a...

Go Spring Ephemeral-Spotting

The Valley may not host showy fields of tulips or bluebonnets. Yet for the hikers, painters, students, explorers, photographers and...

How and Why To Plant Native

Like many, Millbrook resident Liselotte Vince earned her green thumb as a kid years ago, when beauty was the big...

Vertical Gardening at Home

A decade ago, Bryan Meador was an art student in New York City alienated by too much concrete. He felt...

N.Y. Fights Invasives, Beacon Adds Trees, Reforestation Helps Cool the East

Learning Not to Toss That School Lunch

Valley Moves Toward Banning Blowers and “Leaving the Leaves”

The Soil-Supplementing, Climate-Boosting Potential of Biochar

Overnight Stays Add Fun — and Financial Stability — to Valley Farms

The Modern Comeback of Ancient Buckwheat

Mental Health Break: Spend 60 Seconds in Nature

What Sleeping in a Lighthouse Is Really Like

Chasing the Rainbow: Skies Open Up to Hot Air Balloon (Volunteer) Crews

Inside N.Y.’s First-in-the-Nation Neonic Pesticide Nix

Coexisting More Peacefully With Coyotes

How to Better Attract and Support Butterflies

Not a Castle, Never a Mansion: Bannerman Island’s Surprising Past

Savor the History of Las Villas, the Latin Catskills

The Valley’s World-Beating Natural Cement Industry

Secrets of the Professional Pumpkin Carvers

How a Regional Mural Artist Goes to the Wall for Nature

Capturing Great Photography by Drone