This autumn has surely been one of the most beautiful I can remember since Dick and I made our home in Goshen — over 25 years ago.
It’s the time of year when strangely-shaped, multi-colored, warty gourds begin to appear in gardens, markets, CSA boxes and on front porches.
If you’ve passed the flower garden at the Weybridge end of the Pulp Mill Bridge recently, you may have thought it looks unkempt, even dead. Not so, exclaim its gardeners.
Every year the Middlebury Garden Club gives awards to public and private gardens in Addison County. To be considered, a garden must be able to be seen from the roadside and cannot belong to a current member of the club.
While doing your fall yard clean-up, envision and decide on an area for a new flower or vegetable garden or a space to relax.
Did you know that many houseplants sold in stores are actually tropical perennials?
Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will soon come to an end, too. But it doesn’t have to be.
It’s a good time to step back and think about the bigger picture. A question to consider is why do we clear out our gardens before the winter? What’s the purpose?
“There’s something calming for me about getting my hands in the dirt,” Jenne Morton told me recently.
Milkweed is a critically important plant for the monarch butterfly, which is threatened with extinction.
Common invasive species that you might find in your garden or landscape often started out as decorative landscape plants. Plants like knotweed, goutweed, burning bush and Japanese barberry were once imported for their attractive and vigorous garden charac … (read more)
While you are waiting for the plants to fruit, it is important not to make too many changes so that the shrubs can focus on berry production.
You patiently waited until the danger of frost had passed to plant your tomatoes. And you installed a sturdy support system in anticipation of healthy, robust plants. But there are still some things you can do to ensure the harvest of your dreams.
Making your own compost is an eco-friendly and rewarding way to manage your food waste. But what can you do if your compost bin is being raided by wildlife?
The first time I met a tomato hornworm caterpillar in my garden I screamed and ran. What was that!?
