I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

“Fast-growing hedges, such as cherry laurel, privet, leylandii and bamboo, are the perfect alternative to man-made fences. Leylandii is especially quick, growing up to 90cm a year and requiring little ...

Grey squirrels are known to strip bark from trees, further causing decay, deformation and even death. They’re known to damage ...

Yes, that means that by getting rid of weeds in autumn, you can reduce the chances of more weeds popping up next year. As a ...

The 2025 UMass Garden Calendar comes out every fall, just as we are putting our gardens to bed for the winter. As always, the ...

A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.

Calvin Finch says these are the best seed feeders and seeds to offer, plus here's what you'll attract with a suet feeder.

Shorter days and a chill in the air cause avid gardeners to turn their attention to indoor plants. Even those without an urge ...

If you are looking for a flowering perennial that blooms during fall and winter in the shade and has a clumping growth habit, ...

Smart gardeners spend the winter assessing the wins and losses of the past season and using that as the basis to plan next ...

I once heard a fictional story about three trees. In a country field, the trio of small trees stood side by side. One beautiful summer morning, each tiny tree looked up to the heavens. Then, they ...

Take your pick: milk a goat during a shore excursion, select from a plants-only menu, or get served “wind and weather on a ...