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Designing a New Garden, Step Three: Choose Your Plants

Having decided how you want your new garden to function and feel and then analyzed your site conditions, you’re ready to start choosing what to … Read More ›

Posted on October 16, 2019April 8, 2020
Best Practices, Resources

What Are the Advantages of Living Bird Feeders?

If you’re anything like me, you enjoy sitting down with a cup of tea to watch the birds at the feeder. The finches settle in … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2019September 4, 2019
Plant Profiles, Resources

One of the Most Versatile Shrubs in My Garden

Does a shrub that’s adaptable, super-easy-to-grow and has multiple benefits to wildlife, along with culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic value for people sound too good to … Read More ›

Posted on June 28, 2019February 18, 2021
Resources

Coaxing Ants Out of the Kitchen

Last month, I shared my excitement at finding an easy-to-make tick-repellent formula that works really well for me. I also promised to share, with her … Read More ›

Posted on June 25, 2019February 8, 2020
Resources

How to Avoid Getting Poison Ivy and Still Enjoy the Great Outdoors

If you’re allergic to poison ivy (or oak, or sumac), you know just how miserable this rash can make you. But how can you keep from … Read More ›

Posted on June 14, 2019June 20, 2019
Resources

Recipes for Relief from Mosquitoes, Ticks, and More

On my recent trip to Plum Island to watch for warblers, I really didn’t want the day marred by bloodsucking insects. But I also wasn’t … Read More ›

Posted on May 22, 2019February 8, 2020
Best Practices, Resources

How to Balance Your Garden for Ecosystem Health

My last post discussed why it’s important to include native plants in our gardens. But how many native plants does it take to make a … Read More ›

Posted on May 13, 2019November 19, 2021
Best Practices, Resources

Matilda, Hazel, and Daisy: Composting Queens

Compost has justly earned the nickname ‘black gold’ among gardeners. But as with so many things, I had my share of false starts at composting … Read More ›

Posted on May 3, 2019May 20, 2019
Front Gardens Summer 2017
Best Practices, Q & A, Resources

How to Create an Easy-to-Grow Pollinator Garden

My last post centered on the needs of pollinators. This post is focused on the needs of the gardener and how to fuse the two successfully. …Read More ›

Posted on April 19, 2019July 24, 2019
Oriental Bittersweet
Best Practices, Resources

What Plants are Invasive in New England?

In an earlier post, I mentioned the importance of not including invasive plants in your garden design. In this post, I’m sharing some resources to … Read More ›

Posted on April 1, 2019February 8, 2020

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