• SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 16, 2025
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Current
  • Contact
  • Advertise in The Current
  • Editorial Standards
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
The Current

The Current

News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

  • SUPPORT LOCAL NEWS
  • ADVERTISE
  • FREE UPDATES
  • July 16, 2025
Donate
  • Home
  • Philipstown
  • Beacon
  • Arts
    • Columns
    • Food
    • Gardening
  • Sports
  • Obits
  • Advertise
    • View Media Kit
    • Place Classified Ad
    • View Classified Ads
    • Pay for Your Ad
    • Special Sections
  • Reader Guide
    • Who We Are & How to Contact Us
      • Contact
      • About The Current
      • Board of Directors
      • Editorial Standards
    • Community Resources
      • Events Calendar
      • Storm Updates
      • Business Directory
      • Local Officials
    • Print Paper
      • Back Issues
      • Where to Find
      • Mail Delivery
    • Free Updates by Email
    • Podcast Episodes
    • Student Journalists
    • Reader Comments
  • Support Our Work
    • Become a member
    • Renew your membership
    • Give a gift membership
    • Make a special donation
    • Update your information

Gardening

Greenhouse
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Gardening in the Snow

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

If you’ve got a milk jug, you’ve got a greenhouse

Vegetable garden
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Zone in on Planning

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Working with a master plan can save a lot of effort, time and money

Dandelions blooming in December
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: New Year’s Resolutions

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Dandelions in December

gardening books
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Gardener Gift Guide

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 30, 2021December 2, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Unexpected gifts they’ll actually use

Little bluestem seed heads
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: From the Prairie to Your Yard

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 16, 2021November 13, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The pleasures of a late autumn meadow

jack-o’-lantern
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Garden Plans and Tweaks

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 2, 2021October 30, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Now is the time to observe and imagine

Ferns
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Matters of Texture and Shape

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan October 19, 2021October 15, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Beauty isn’t only in blooms

Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Bright Leaves, Big Impact

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan October 5, 2021October 2, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Native plants that bring fall color to your yard

New England Aster
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Fall Planting and Fertilizer

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan September 21, 2021September 17, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

What to plant as the weather gets cooler

A spotted lanternfly
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Back to Garden School

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan September 7, 2021December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Learning to keep an eye out for colorful pests

parasitic wasp
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Adapting to Summer

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan August 24, 2021August 21, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

It’s been a great summer, if you’re an aphid

mountain mint
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Ode to Mint

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan August 10, 2021August 8, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Bees love it, deer not so much

root-bound aster
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: What’s Wrong With My Plant?

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

The answer may be simpler than you think

flower arrangement
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Growing A Pollinator-Friendly Cutting Garden

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan July 20, 2021July 18, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

A new perspective on wildflowers 

Butterfly weed
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Support the Pollinators

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan June 29, 2021June 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Celebrating International Pollinator Week

Butterfly weed and lavender
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Gardening Checklist

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan June 15, 2021June 13, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

You can still sow now for an autumn harvest

Eastern prickly pear
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: The Plant Has a Point

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan June 1, 2021June 5, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

If you’re not careful, growing cactus can be a real pain

Car full of plants
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Garden Time

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan May 18, 2021May 19, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

When to plant what as the weather warms

New Leaf Restoration
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Growing Community

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan May 4, 2021May 1, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

New community garden opens in Philipstown

Johanna Reinhardt with the seed library
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Get Some, Share Some

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 20, 2021April 23, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Butterfield Library hopes seed collection will grow

Seed packets
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Plant a Garden, Now or Later

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 23, 2021March 26, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

Too busy to start your garden? That’s OK, you can wait!

Winter pond
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Gardening for a New Year

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan January 19, 2021April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

What did gardening mean during a year like 2020?

wintergreen
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: What Did You Do in the Garden? 

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 20, 2020April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Share your stories. Also, some timeless advice.

Leafy lawn
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: The November Garden

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan November 10, 2020April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

A case for leaving the leafblowers in the tool shed

Watercress
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots Q&A: Fall Planting and Foraging

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan October 13, 2020April 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

It’s not too late for new plantings

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 13 Older posts

Trending Now

  • Matt Hutchins

    Matt Hutchins

  • A falling object destroyed Christine Ortiz’s windshield. Photo by Michelle Kupper

    Surprise from the Sky

  • Mary Schlitzer

    Mary Schlitzer (1960-2025)

  • he site now hosts a Speedway gas station.
 Photo by L. Sparks

    Continental Commons Faces New Lawsuit

  • Maloney

    Report: Maloney Eyes Return

Carefull MD
Howland
Brothers Tree
See your ad here. Email us.

Free Updates in Your Inbox







See your classified ad here. Click for details.

Featured Ads

  • Consumer Cellular from $20 Per Month
  • For Rent: Cold Spring Apartment 2BR/1BA
  • Help Wanted: Fashion Sales
  • Acupuncture for Ease in Body + Mind
  • For Rent: Philipstown Office Space
  • Healing Bodywork with Joy Matalon
  • Sell Your Old Car Through Peddle
Cheese Shops
Chapel
See your ad here. Email us.

Follow Us

Facebook
Instagram
Mastodon
Bluesky

ABOUT THE CURRENT

We are a reader-funded, nonprofit media organization that serves the communities of Beacon and Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison, North Highlands and Continental Village) in the Hudson Highlands of New York.

HOW WE REPORT

The Current is a member of The Trust Project, a consortium of news outlets that has adopted standards to allow readers to more easily assess the credibility of their journalism. Our best practices, including our verification and correction policies, can be accessed here.

CONTACT

The Highlands Current
142 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845-809-5584
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

  • Our Awards
  • Editorial Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 Highlands Current Inc Powered by Newspack Accessibility Statement
  • Facebook Page
  • Instagram
  • Bluesky
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
pixel