Drought in New England Gardens in 2026

The Greater Boston area and southern New Hampshire are in the Severe Drought designation, according to the US Drought Monitor, and all of Coastal New England is in some form of drought. This time last Spring, almost all of New England was out of drought conditions. We had a wet Spring(25) and previous Fall(24). However, as weContinue reading “Drought in New England Gardens in 2026”

Impact of Weather in the Garden

At some point, if you spend enough time in the garden, you become a geek about something. Maybe you focus on Dahlias, white gardens, composting, propagation, lawn seed varieties, or one of my favorites… Weather. Anyone who has read this newsletter knows that I try to keep everyone up to speed on where we haveContinue reading “Impact of Weather in the Garden”

Watering Stressed and Dry Gardens

I have spent a lot of time talking with clients about watering this year. Years like this are not as easy as turning on the irrigation system or putting out a sprinkler for a few hours.   We were in ‘Abnormally Dry’ to ‘Severe Drought’ by mid-Summer in many parts of New England with a fewContinue reading “Watering Stressed and Dry Gardens”