Growing Bulbs Indoors!
Amaryllis blooming last winter in our kitchen Amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs blooming exuberantly around the house...
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Catherine Horwood's London Rooftop
Five stories up, a rooftop garden is a retreat from the lively streets of London below. The L-shaped garden, full o...
Sarah Green's Walled Rose Garden
When Sarah Green and her husband Richard moved into their home 20 years ago, she brought roses from her previous ga...
Daisy Garnett Creates A London Garden
When Daisy Garnett and her husband moved into their London townhouse 10 years ago, the garden was overgrown with iv...
Three Generations of Women: The Story of Kiftsgat...
Kiftsgate sits dramatically on the edge of the Cotswolds escarpment in Gloucestershire County, England, an hour’s d...
Tips to Get Your Orchid to Rebloom
If you have an orchid and its flowers have fallen off and you don’t know what to do, read on. Chances are your orchid...
Ten Ways To Plan for Next Spring!
Spring bulbs blooming at White Flower Farm in Morris, CT Order Spring Bulbs-- Bulb catalogs arriving in our mailbo...
What's Blooming in the August Landscape?
Vernonia spp. in the Brine Garden. Courtesy gardenlarge.com August can be a misunderstood month. As gardeners we put...
Cold Climate Tips for Getting Your Dahlia Tubers ...
We spoke with Lisa Ringer of Two Pony Gardens in Long Lake, MN about how she prepares for the dahlia season. Many p...
Plant Experiments are a good way to keep kids int...
We interviewed Rochelle Greyere, garden writer and designer, about creative ways she engages her kids in gardening. ...
Honoring Jane Colden with a Native Plant Garden a...
In the process of creating a successful public private partnership between a garden club and a state park in NY, a ...
How To Make Maple Syrup
Many people who might otherwise consider making their own maple syrup are put off by the numbers. Forty gallons of ...