It Looks Like A Pumpkin, But…
Gourds, pattypan squash, pumpkins, and squashes… so easy to grow, yet so hard to tell apart! Now’s the time toContinue Reading
Category: Plants with fall and winter interest
Fall Highlights: Celebrating Late Bloomers in the Garden
Already the light is fading and the cold is setting in. Soon the garden will be covered by a thickContinue Reading
Winter Wonderland Garden
Although we’re still in autumn, the increasingly short days, the first chills and, in some regions, the first light frostsContinue Reading
Visiting Longwood Gardens in Fall
By Julie Boudreau Located in Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens was a favorite of our chief laidback gardener, Larry Hodgson. On severalContinue Reading
Daylilies That Bloom in Fall
They are easy plants. Everyone loves them! There are daylilies (Hemerocallis spp.) in almost every garden! These beautiful plants withContinue Reading
Cold Weather Adaptations for Plants in the Forest
As winter sets in here in the North, take a minute to admire the way native plants get through theContinue Reading
Accessorize Your Fall Chrysanthemums
Every year, year after year, with the arrival of pumpkin displays in front of grocery stores, come fall chrysanthemums, alsoContinue Reading
Time to Order Colchicums
Colchicum (often falsely called autumn crocus, which is a very different bulb) are beautiful autumn-flowering bulbs. And they’re very hardy,Continue Reading
American Witch-Hazel: A Forgotten Fall Beauty
The fall bloom of American witch-hazel. Photo: mailordernatives.com More and more gardeners in temperate climates are tuned in to theContinue Reading
Hardy Mums for Cold Climates
If you look hard enough, you can find hardy mums that will come back year after year. Photo: fslandscapesolutions.com InContinue Reading