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...
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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 ...
Watering Houseplants Remotely by Computer
The system developed by my brother Geoffrey allows him to water his favorite ficas tree from anywhere in the world. ...
Getting Kids Into Gardening by Ruth Rogers Clausen
Children and gardening go together naturally, but too few kids experience the fun of getting down into the dirt. T...
Decorate your Thanksgiving Table with Plants!
Thanksgiving feels like a less commercial holiday to me. In the spirit of keeping it that way I like to make table ...
3rd Generation Peonies: Rochelle Greayer
Garden designer and writer Rochelle Greayer grew up in Colorado, but spent time at the family ranch in Montana wher...
Listening to the Story of Gardening with Jennifer...
The following is reprinted from the original article published last October in The Curious Gardener. Since then Jen...
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 ...
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...