Garden & Yard

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is your resource for information on soils, site improvement, plant selection, proper plant care, eco-friendly practices, integrated pest management, and when the growing season is over, we’ll help you compost.  Services we offer for a fee include: 1) soil testing for nutrients and pH, or if you have reason to be concerned about contaminants, we can also test heavy metals; 2) plant and pest identification and management recommendations; 3) residential site visits. 

In addition we offer gardening classes and tours all year long.  For more in-depth experiences and to share your love of gardening, you can join any one of our volunteer programs including:  Master Gardeners, Master Composters, Citizen Pruners and the Beautification Brigade – all offer FUN ways to deepen your gardening knowledge and skills.  Whether you are into food gardening, flower gardens, creating pleasing landscapes or the perfect lawn, we hope to make your efforts more successful by consulting the content on this website, or by contacting our Horticulture Program staff or volunteers via the Growline@cornell.edu.