I thought my obsession with Angelica blooms was a serious one until recently, when I met Sam Keitch of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, who takes it one step further. Sam has a passion for various other garden-worthy, umbel-shaped flowers—not just… Read More ›
What’s your most important gardening tool? A new public television series reminds us that it’s not a trowel or pruner or spade, but our body, which can also be stressed by gardening if we don’t know how to look after… Read More ›
In late winter, we gardeners rev up around sowing those first seeds indoors under lights. But the promise of a bountiful vegetable garden that keeps on giving doesn’t end there. Now is also the moment to make succession-sowing plans for… Read More ›
Gardeners have increasingly heard the call to reduce or eliminate their use of peat moss, the most familiar ingredient in seed-starting mixes and potting soils—one that a lot of us have long relied on. But peat is not sustainable, and… Read More ›
Sick of winter? What I find helps, besides the occasional warmish, sunny day, is thinking about tomatoes. And that’s what we’re going to do today with Craig LeHoullier, author of the hit 2014 book “Epic Tomatoes,” who has over the… Read More ›
While most of us focus on keeping deer from browsing our gardens, Brad Roeller actually once managed what was called a Deer Browse Garden as part of a 10-year research study to learn more about what these big herbivores do,… Read More ›
There’s an old expression in gardening, a folksy piece of advice that states: “Don’t fight the site.” James Golden has been guided by a more nuanced version of that idea in creating a much praised garden, a wildish, unexpected landscape… Read More ›
It’s hard to name another genus of shrub that’s more beloved by gardeners than Hydrangea. But with the overwhelming popularity of Asian species, like the big blue mop heads and summer into fall Hydrangea paniculata types, where do hydrangeas fit… Read More ›
When I saw news of an upcoming webinar about invasive plants listed on the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society‘s website, I knew I wanted to sign up and listen in. And also that I wanted to talk to the presenter, who founded a… Read More ›
As regular readers and listeners know, I’ve had a longtime interest in the organic seed movement, especially farm-based companies that grow at least some of the seed they sell and are proud to tell you where they source the rest…. Read More ›