A Year of New-Home Landscaping and What I’ve Learned
Use plant characteristics and the concept of “productive natives” to transform your home landscape into a low-maintenance, vibrant ecosystem.
Guidelines for Dividing Perennials
Learning how to divide herbaceous perennials is an easy and useful skill for the home gardener to master.
Starting a Home Vegetable Garden
Follow these tips to create a vegetable garden that makes sense for you.
Edible Gardening in February
Plan, start seeds, prep soil, and prune fruit trees and bushes to get that garden started.
Why Do Rhododendron Leaves Droop and Curl in the Winter?
Reprint from “In Defense of Plants” — the notable podcast & blog from Matt Candeias
Upcoming Events
Virtual learning for gardeners is exploding! Check out classes on native plants, trees, monarchs, pollinator gardens, climate change, wildlife, and so much more.
January Tips For the Ornamental Gardener
Look for winter blooms in the landscape; check for water needs, frost heave, and snow damage: try a cyclamen for indoor blooms: don’t forget the birds; get ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count!