Bougainvillea: The October 2023 Houseplant of the Month
Bougainvilleas are one of my favorite plants. How can you resist their colorful, long-lasting blooms? They make quite an impactContinue Reading
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A Great Hybridizer… in My Dreams Only
I’m not, I must confess, a great hybridizer. And I’m nothing like Tony Huber, the famous hybridizer from Quebec, toContinue Reading
Should You “Close” Your Vegetable Garden in Autumn?
The vegetable gardening season is drawing to a close here in the North. Already, with the cooler nights, many plantsContinue Reading
Perennials With Beautiful Foliage in Fall
By Julie Boudreau Don’t rush to cut back your perennial plant beds. Like trees and shrubs, certain perennial plants offerContinue Reading
Are You an Excessive Gardener or a Laidback One?
Fall is really the season that determines whether you’re an excessive gardener or a laidback one. For excessive gardeners, fallContinue Reading
Grow a Forest
It’s easier than you think! Follow Nature’s method and you can grow a forest in a seed flat with veryContinue Reading
Glasswort, a Salty Plant in Mother Nature’s Garden
I want to talk to you about glasswort. Have you ever heard of it? To be honest, I hadn’t! IContinue Reading
Making Compost for Ourselves and Our Garden
Since the advent of organic waste collection, many people have stopped making compost at home. They find it too complicatedContinue Reading
Some Plants Get the Blues
Leaves are green, right? And we’re all supposed to know why because we studied photosynthesis in high school. However, sinceContinue Reading
Ticks in the Garden: Some Nuances, Part 2
In addition to global warming, which is often blamed for the northward spread of Lyme disease, forest fragmentation could beContinue Reading