Growing With Plants

Pluots, Plumcots and Aprium – worth dishing out the extra money for, if you love flavor. I received a text from my niece last…

The legendary Night Blooming Cereus times it flowering to occur on or near the full moon’s of summer, to take advantage of night-pollinating insects….

There are many species of Blue Gentian, but most are challenging to grow. If you crave the cool, color of true blue on hot,…

One of the greatest pleasures in gardening are edibles. Fruit, berries, vegetables and herbs – all fresher and tastier than any farm stand or…

August marks the start of Dahlia season, which will continue in our garden until frost, Sturdy stakes and lots of water ensure tall stems…

This fabulous golden explosion is no accident, thanks to some early-planted Proven Winners like their Flambe®  Chrysocephalum apiculatum ( that’s it on the left)….

Cyclamen coum, generally an outdoor species in milder gardens, must be grown under glass here in New England. It may survive our winters, but…

Our many boxwood hedges make our little New England garden feel more like an English garden than most anything else does. I think now…

As my sidebar says I’ll be speaking at brand new conference for serious Garden Bloggers. Created by the same people hosted a very well known…