seedheads, the 8-foot tall 'Carmencita' castor bean plants made a dramatic statement at the back of my perennial bed in late August. Like the white, bell-shaped datura flowers next to them and the ...
If you’ve ever looked around your neighborhood and noticed more unusual plants popping up in gardens, you’re not alone. People are mixing native plants with others from far-off places, and it’s ...
I'm urging you to garden with your neighbors. Not your human neighbors, although that might grow your sense of community. Nor the furry and feathered ones, though what I am about to advocate will ...
If eucalyptus pops up in your neighbor's garden or bamboo suddenly takes root in the house next door, it is quite possible that those exotic plants came from the Mercer Arboretum's March Mart -- not ...
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Professional gardeners reveal even they experience garden guilt sometimes – here are 7 ways to defeat the need for a 'perfect' garden
Those of us who garden know just how rewarding it is to nurture plants and watch them thrive. But, it can also be all too easy to set a certain level of expectations for yourself in your backyard, ...
Garish or gorgeous? What side of the bougainvillea fence are you on? With colors ranging from purple to almost neon magenta (Raspberry Ice), from a slightly more demure red to soft apricot and even ...
As gardeners, we are drawn to the latest, brightest varieties of thirsty, exotic species for our gardens, always chasing the new and unusual. As our world heats up with climate change, water-thirsty ...
Franklin County’s OSU Extension office is recruiting for its next Master Gardener Volunteer class. Orientation meetings, where applications will be available, are scheduled for June 20, July 17 and ...
Gardeners' Corner David Maxwell visits an exotic garden in Co Down and an impressive 35-acre garden in Co Donegal David Maxwell visits an exotic garden in Co Down. David Maxwell g ...
If you are like me and haven’t yet finished your holiday shopping, remember that there are just four shopping days left until the big day arrives. If there is an avid gardener on your gift list, you ...
This is the last story in a three-part gardening series featuring master gardeners and other experienced gardeners in Western Massachusetts. Each month this summer, you’ll meet different experts, ...
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