Re: info on Upstate Gardener's Journal

**"Doreen Howard" doreenh@ticon.net>**

Jane Milliman wrote:
A few years ago a
group of us got together and started a collaborative to promote that very
thing world doesn¹t remember the old  Ellwanger & Barry, Harris Seeds, etc.
We
still have a stunning park system and a very active gardening public.

Jane is right.  Rochester NY is a hotbed of horticultural activity.  It was
my pleasure to be a speaker at Gardenscape 2001 last year in Rochester.
This garden show had more exhibits than the Chicago Flower Show, where I had
been the previous week, and the exhibits were of impressive scale--sizewise
and in complexity.  The county extension agent (whose name escapes me) took
me around to the parks and botanical sites in the snows of February.  Even
with about 2 feet of the stuff on the ground, it was easy to see the bones
of some terrific gardens.  I also met people deeply involved with dwarf
conifers, hardy perennials and more.  Rochester gardeners are a passionate
lot.  I agreed to be a speaker, because Roger Swain and Jim Wilson both
recommended the show and the area.  They both had been speakers and frequent
visitors to the area.  Jim said that Rochester is a gem that serious
gardeners shouldn't miss.
Doreen Howard

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