Colleen's Articles
Dream Sequence
Taking the Green Transit
Taking the Green Transit
A Great Garden's Lessons
Keeps the Author Up at Night
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2004
Taking the Green Transit
Taking the Green Transit
Taking the Green Transit
The First Seasonal Plant Search
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2005
Southtowns Shuffle
Taking the Green Transit
Southtowns Shuffle
Our Intrepid Shopper Takes on New Territory
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2006
East is Eden
Cheep Seeds Online
Southtowns Shuffle
A Shopping Spree in Rochester's
Eastern Suburbs
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2008
Cheep Seeds Online
Cheep Seeds Online
Cheep Seeds Online
How to save money & get exactly
what you want
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2009
On the road again
Cheep Seeds Online
Cheep Seeds Online
In a continuing series, our intrepid reporter digs up more around Rochester
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2009
Unexpected History
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Unexpected History
Along the road to horticultural hotspots
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2010
Let it Rain
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Unexpected History
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2010
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Shopping in and around Ellicottville
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2011
Elicit Emotions with Tulips
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Lazy Days in the Southern Tier
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2011
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2012
Growing the Green
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Fifteen Ethereal Ferns for Every Garden
Buckle up & visit greenhouses just east of Buffalo
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June2012
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
July-August 2012
Impatiens – Opportunity or Impasse
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2013
A Riot of Rudbeckias
Bring on the Summer Heat with Ornamental Peppers
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2013
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
In the hills & valleys of the Southtowns
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2014
The Garden Beneath
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
Unearthing your Vertical Garden
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2014
Unearthing your Vertical Garden
The Scenic Trek to Ornamentals & Edibles
Unearthing your Vertical Garden
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2015
Love at First Sight
Carex – A four season dancer
Love at First Sight
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2021
The shady natives
Carex – A four season dancer
Love at First Sight
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
May-June 2022
Carex – A four season dancer
Carex – A four season dancer
Fragrant primroses – who knew?
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2023
Fragrant primroses – who knew?
Easy upcycling...with a Chuhuly influence!
Fragrant primroses – who knew?
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
March-April 2024
Easy upcycling...with a Chuhuly influence!
Easy upcycling...with a Chuhuly influence!
Easy upcycling...with a Chuhuly influence!
Upstate Gardeners' Journal
September-October 2024
Website Links
American Fern Society
Fine Gardening's Pronunciation Guide
Gardens Buffalo Niagara
Hardy Fern Foundation
Jay's Garden Video's
The Gardens on Cobblestone Part 1: August 2023
https://youtu.be/cyICrmRqlY4?si=w38EAlnShM-tkwd3
The Gardens on Cobblestone Part 2: August 2023
https://youtu.be/H3BTTmUxJ7w?si=Qs7Rpz4RbsdmO0sp
The Gardens on Cobblestone Part 3: August 2023
https://youtu.be/scqw2cq2zFQ?si=RdCWC00tMnRN9dUV
The Gardens on Cobblestone Part 4: August 2023
https://youtu.be/2qXCUxeDKtM?si=6iwuiRCzlhQegPWJ
Colleen's Garden Secrets October 2023
https://youtu.be/Uz0ubB4gd1c?si=UkEjqy5im274xpXt
A Florist's Cottage Garden August 2023
(My friend Elaine)
https://youtu.be/6bLitu_Itos?si=2Mp_EMThBfd5L3Fw