Kimberly Sevilla, Owner of Rose Red & Lavender in Brooklyn, NY, has decided to try her hand at guerrilla gardening, which is the practice of gardening on land owned (and usually neglected) by another person or entity. Rose Red & … Read Article
Northeast
Northeast: May Gardening
A May “to-do” list for gardeners in the Northeast United States
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Northeast: March/April Gardening
A Rhode Island Master Gardener shares tips and gardening news for early spring Read Article
Northeast: January/February Gardening
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Northeast: Spring Gold Leaves
Yellow-leaved plants are the stars of the awakening garden. Read Article
Northeast: Early-Summer Standouts
BY SEAN CONWAY/ Tiverton, Rhode Island, Zone 6b THE MONTHS OF May and June mark the apex of many perennial gardens, especially those in cold-winter regions. More plants are in bloom during these two months than at any other time … Read Article
Upper South: New-Found Fronds
BY C. COLSTON BURRELL /Free Union, Virginia, Zone 7 WHEN I’m just too hot to pretend it’s still spring, and a full tree canopy has enshrouded my garden, woodland flowers give way to foliage. It is undeniably summer, and under … Read Article
Northeast: Cherry Harvest
BY ROGER B. SWAIN / Monadnock, New Hampshire, Zone 5 Eight quarts to the peck, four pecks to the bushel—these are the dimensions of this year’s sour cherry harvest. The branches within reach of the ground have been cleaned of … Read Article
Northeast: Facing the Trees
BY GORDON HAYWARD / Putney, Vermont, Zone 4 During September and October, as the demands of caring for flowering shrubs and perennials wane, and before outdoor temperatures plummet, my attention often shifts to the many native trees in our one-acre … Read Article
Northeast: A Landscape Reclaimed
As any seasoned gardener knows from repeated weeding, a garden—or any landscape for that matter—changes very rapidly without the constant vigilance of a caretaker. Read Article
Northeast: Ephemeral Love
Gardeners everywhere greet spring with enthusiasm, but the duration and severity of New England winters encourage those of us who garden here to regard with a certain ardor the first plants to emerge from the still-cold ground. Read Article