Planting A Special Kind of Orchard
Michelle Lam’s happiest childhood memories are of sitting in fruit trees eating fruit on her parents’ farm in Hong ...
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Spring Pruning Tips
Pruner Maintenance: Anne Cleves Symmes, horticulturist and garden educator at Beatrix Farrand's celebrated Bellefiel...
Forcing Bulbs Indoors and Getting your Amaryllis ...
If you received a free package of three Hyacinth bulbs, they are ready to be potted up indoors as soon as you get the...
How To Create A Meadow Garden
Katie Rose Hillegas and her husband Jay Erickson have created a 4-acre meadow garden at their home in Pawling, NY. ...
How To Store Dahlias in Winter
REPRINTED If you live in a cold climate (Zone 6 and colder) you need to dig up your dahlia tubers before the ground f...
Floret Founder Shares Flower Arranging Secrets
Erin Benzakein of Floret on her farm in Washington Erin Benzakein, founder of Floret, is one of the original farmer...
Container Gardening How To
In one of the classes I took at the NY Botanical Garden I learned about the container gardening concept of "Thriller,...
DIY Hypertufa Plant Containers
Containers made at Stonecrop Gardens Hypertufa containers offer the perfect environment for succulents and alpine p...
Organize A Milkweed Plant Giveaway
For two years in a row our local land trust has sponsored a milkweed giveaway at our local farmers market. The momen...
How To Grow Microgreens
The Early Spring issue of Country Gardens with a feature story on our greenhouse also has an interesting story about...
Forcing Bulbs Indoors for Early Spring Bloom
Forcing bulbs to bloom indoors in late Winter is a way to enjoy the magic of Spring flowers a little early. If you ...
Making The Perfect Bow for A Festive Holiday Wreath
Elizabeth Buchtman works at Womanswork, and on weekends she's been making and decorating holiday wreaths with Stephe...