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December 26, 2021
Issue No. 52
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Get out & grow! Gardening trends for 2022
by Kristina Gabalski
by Kristina Gabalski
growing your own bouquets to decorate your home or to give as gifts. Here are some ideas Better Homes and Gardens culled from the Chelsea Flower Show in the United Kingdom. Their list of trends includes vegetable and herb gardening, especially using organic methods to provide your own produce. Topiary gardens are also trending, but not the typical perfectly manicured box hedges we are accustomed to seeing. What’s new is more organic shapes and trends like cloud pruning, which actually prunes trees and shrubs into natural, cloud-like shapes. Ponds are becoming popular because of their ability to create a tranquil and calm space, something everyone is craving after the last two years. Remember, any water feature can produce a serene atmosphere in the garden - consider a simple fountain or small container water garden if digging and maintaining a pond seems overwhelming. Outdoor entertaining spaces are ontrend as backyards have become a popular place to gather with family and friends. Think of the outdoors as a functional room where you can connect and relax. Start with a simple deck or fire pit or some new outdoor furniture. Finally, BH&G says kid-friendly gardens are trending. This gets the whole family involved in a healthy activity together and helps to limit screen time. Include the kids in a weekend garden project, let your teens design a special place where they can gather and relax, or create a fairy garden for the littlest family members. All the best in the New Year; I hope it’s your best gardening year yet!
I hope you are enjoying the holiday season with family and friends. As 2021 wraps up, it’s time to look at gardening trends for the new year. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which produces the Philadelphia Flower Show, recently announced its top gardening trends picks for 2022. The list includes ways to breathe new life into your garden while also using gardening to help promote health and well-being all year. Number one is utilizing native and pollinator-friendly plants. You can support the ecosystem right in your own backyard by making it a welcoming place for bees and pollen-loving insects. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society recommends plants like Echinacea, Liatris, and mountain mint to attract beneficial insects which depend on natives for pollen and habitat. Consider turning your lawn space into garden space. The monoculture and upkeep of lawns are not the best things for the environment. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society notes that transforming just a small piece of lawn into garden space can significantly lower fossil fuel emissions from lawn maintenance. Try gravel gardening, water-wise gardening, or xeriscaping. Hardy plants that don’t require lots of water make sense for those who don’t have the time or resources to water, especially during extended periods of low rainfall. Gravel gardening eliminates the use of soil, meaning you can water less and use less fertilizer. Xeriscaping reduces or eliminates the need for irrigation by utilizing plants like succulents, cacti, and ornamental grasses, which don’t need a lot of water to thrive. Grow your own fruit. Just a few fruit trees can produce excellent yields, which can be used for fresh eating as well as for baking and preserves. Apples, pears, and other tree fruits come in dwarf varieties, meaning even those with limited space can enjoy home-grown fruit. Cut flowers are trending across the country with the revival of oldfashioned flowers like zinnias, dahlias, daisies, and cosmos. These flowers are easy to grow and Zinnias are back in fashion for 2022, as are other old-fashioned offer the satisfaction of cut flowers. Photo by Kristina Gabalski.
The Kendall Eagles girls basketball team. Provided photo.
Kendall girls off to historic start by Warren Kozireski The girls basketball team has tasted a few nuggets of marginal success in the history of the program. There was a division title in 1998-99 with now Kendall Hall of Famer Renee Turpyn leading the way. But this year’s squad, led by ten seniors, is making a statement through the first month of the season that they want to be remembered as the best. “We’re really excited about it; it’s crazy,” senior captain Liz Snyder said following their sixth consecutive victory to open the season. “We’re all just working as a team and I think it’s cool too, to see how much we’ve connected through the years and that’s shown through the games.” “We are all working really good together,” senior guard Alezya Brown added. “We have a really good bond here and everyone talks, and practice is so much fun because we all enjoy the sport so much.” The Eagles haven’t just won their first six games; for the most part they have blown their opponents out of the gym. Their full court pressure has contributed to holding their opponent under 20 points three times and in the twenties in the other three wins. Their one challenge so far came in a twopoint victory at Attica in mid-December. “It really showed us our capability as a team,” Brown said. “Not just one person was shooting, it was everyone working together and it showed that we’re more than just soccer players here.” Snyder enters the last game before the holiday break tied for 16th in all of Sec-
tion V in scoring with 88 points, leads the Section in rebounds with 80, is tied for eighth in steals with 16, and leads the team with 30 blocks. She has gotten visits from several local colleges, including Finger Lakes Community College, Niagara Community College, Keuka College, and SUNY Fredonia, but has not committed. Brown is second on the team with 38 points, tied with fellow-senior Kailie Regan with 39 rebounds, and second behind senior guard Julie Coble with 26 steals. Seniors Emma Allen and Grace Levett are tied for third on the squad with 32 points each and Allen is also third with 37 rebounds. “Since the division title in the late ‘90s, I don’t even know if we have a winning record overall, so to be 6-0 and number one in Class C2 right now and playing well is an accomplishment, but we can’t be content and need to keep it going,” head coach Jeff Parizek said. “The Attica win and beating Pembroke here was good; we hadn’t beaten either of those programs in a long time, so hoping the girls take from that the confidence that we can play with anyone in this league.” “With the shortened season last year, we didn’t have the time in the offseason to develop as well as I would like, but I told them at the end of last year that, if they put the effort and work in that we could be something special and we’ve proven that to be a fact.” Snyder said, “I’m excited to see what happens next.”