Category: Horticulture

I am very fond of most any flower that is currently in bloom, but if I had to live the…

I grew up in a small town in New Hampshire and spent lots of time outside and amongst plants, learning…

I awoke this morning listening to the cacophony of birdsong. The spruce edges were filled with rapid twitching movement as…

Every year, spring’s early visitors often ask what time of the year is my favorite in the Gardens. This never…

These days, terms like “Victory Garden” and “Make Do and Mend” rise up from collective memory, coming readily to mind….

Winters in Maine are long, cold, and mostly gray. If you’re a gardener like me, sustained by beauty and color…

Early spring (aka “mud season”) is the perfect time to take a walk around your property to discover any low-lying…

Every gardener is familiar with the day-in, day-out battle against weeds, the annual dance of prepping the soil, sowing seeds,…