Ask a Master Gardener: Plant spring bulbs for summer flowers

Plant spring bulbs soon for spectacular summer blooms. Find out how from this Master Gardener.

The guide will be Amy Olmsted, a nursery professional for over 25 years and horticulturist with Rocky Dale Gardens in Bristol.

Eager to get going in the garden? Start with coldframes. Learn how from this Master Gardener.

The Green Mountain Club encourages trail users to avoid muddy trails, follow any seasonal trail or road closures, and help protect the treadway and vegetation during this sensitive season.

Learn how early spring cover crops can help give your veggie garden a boost this year.

It’s not too late to plant bulbs for some fabulous flowers in the spring.

The Mount Independence State Historic Site is offering a spring guided history walk on and off the trails on Saturday, May 3.

And right now, spring — that most fleeting of seasons — is working its magic in Vermont.  All around in gardens everywhere, we see the thousands of cheery yellow daffodils spreading their message of hope.  I would also like to tell you about two delightfu … (read more)

This is such a disorienting time, when all our lives have been turned upside down and shaken. One of the ways my own family is coping is by spending time outside every day. We stage nature treasure hunts in the woods behind our house. The kids work as a t … (read more)

Spring comes slowly in Vermont and it always seems a tad fickle. Just this morning, as I write this during the last week of March, I once again donned my snowshoes and took a solitary walk in the woods accompanied by Ingrid, my ever-faithful canine compan … (read more)

Right now I have my usual case of cabin fever, which hits most of us at this time of year. Even with a healthy dose of winter snowshoeing, by the time March rolls around I always find myself yearning to get out in the garden.  According to Wikipedia cabin … (read more)

SHOREHAM — The Shoreham Congregational Church will host a special series of concerts this spring. In this new venture, each month will bring a different musical event at the church. All the concerts will provide an opportunity for families to enjoy good m … (read more)