We have been enjoying such nice weather for the past several weeks and have even gotten to some fall work a little early to take advantage of the cool days and nights. Following is a glossing over of a class I teach in the late Summer called ‘Work in the Fall Garden’, and some of theContinue reading “Topics For Work In The Fall Garden”
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Designing with Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are some of the most versatile and beautiful plants you can add to your garden. Many provide interest and coverage through the Winter and their seedheads can be a spectacular addition of interest and movement to the garden in Summer, Fall and Winter. Some of the larger grasses provide an anchoring element, while some modestlyContinue reading “Designing with Ornamental Grasses”
Interesting Garden Topics For The Summer
The caterpillar above will soon be a Black Swallowtail Butterfly. They lay eggs, grow and eat exclusively on plants in the Carrot Family, and you will often see them on your Parsley or Dill plants, eating away. This one is munching on some Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea.) It will shortly pupate and be a butterfly inContinue reading “Interesting Garden Topics For The Summer”
Native Plant Seeds Are Economical Way To Start A Garden
As we are in the Summer doldrums and find it hard to motivate in this heat, now is a great time to think about the future in your garden. Almost every client I meet with in recent seasons wants to add native plants to their garden, whether it means adding a few to their existingContinue reading “Native Plant Seeds Are Economical Way To Start A Garden”
Low Effort Garden Topics To Consider During This Heat
So the big Spring rush is over; Everything is settling in for the season. Of course our cooler, overcast Spring has been flipped upside down with two heatwaves in back to back weeks. I love the picture at the top of someone who decided, on the 102º day last week, to cover their exposed macrophyllaContinue reading “Low Effort Garden Topics To Consider During This Heat”
Interesting Nurseries To Buy Plants And Special Public Gardens To Visit In New England
I had a chance to visit Bedrock Gardens two weeks ago for a rare and unusual plant sale. I apologize for not listing it in the previous newsletter, but I only heard of it the day after publishing. Anyway, it’s not like any of you need more new and interesting plants for your garden! There were some great plant growersContinue reading “Interesting Nurseries To Buy Plants And Special Public Gardens To Visit In New England”
Importance Of Properly Watering Your Garden
I am going to apologize for doing this again, but it is critical to continue to have a discussion about ensuring our gardens receive the proper amount of water. Not too much and not too little. Despite my personal desires, and demands to the weather gods, it is clear that we just aren’t going to getContinue reading “Importance Of Properly Watering Your Garden”
Do Your Landscape Projects Right The First Time
There’s never enough time or money to do it right, but there’s always time and money to do it again. This is my interpretation of a favorite quote from the Biggest Little Farm, and it is the topic for an important discussion about performing work in the garden and landscape. One of the joys of myContinue reading “Do Your Landscape Projects Right The First Time”
New England Garden Topics for June
As we enter early Summer, here are some observations for the month. Rhododendrons and other Winter-burned plantsIf you had the patience and didn’t cut back or remove your winter-damaged evergreen plants, you have been rewarded with lots of new growth coming from stems you probably thought were dead. Now is the time we are startingContinue reading “New England Garden Topics for June”
Blue Stem Natives: A Native Only Plant Nursery
I finally had a chance to visit Blue Stem Natives, a native plant nursery in Norwell. I thought it was further away from me, but it took about 40 minutes, outside of rush hour to get there from north of Boston. It is absolutely worth the trip to visit this women-owned, native only nursery. I met Kristen,Continue reading “Blue Stem Natives: A Native Only Plant Nursery”
Barking Dog Gardens - Gardening in New England 