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  • Butterfly Rose
    Design

    4 Must-Have Plants for the Northeast

    As garden centers start to open their doors for the season (and we get ready to run into them with open arms), we decided to ask some regional experts what…

  • bright pink Chrysanthemum
    Design

    Joan’s New Garden

    Joan Cogliano is sharing her garden with us today. I moved to a new house in Weymouth, and it was a mess. I removed a leggy peach tree, two scraggly…

  • Broccoli growing
    How-To

    Success With Brassicas in the Northeast

    Like tomatoes, brassica crops raised and picked at home are significantly tastier than those available in a supermarket. But as healthy and flavorful as homegrown brassicas can be, they seem…

  • Exbury hybrid azalea
    Design

    Waiting for Spring in Massachusetts

    Today we’re in Massachusetts, visiting with Barbara Owen, who is looking back at last summer’s beauty in the garden while waiting for spring. The Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica, Zones 3–8)…

  • Diane witch hazel
    Design

    Witch Hazels for the Northeast

    In the Northeast, there is hardly a more valuable garden plant than one that blooms in the winter. Add that coveted trait to a plant that is relatively pest-free, has…

  • masses of yellow and pink tulips
    Design

    Patti’s Garden Before and After

    Today we’re visiting Patti’s garden in Guilford, Connecticut. Growing up, I read about a garden like this while sitting on the floor in Accra, Ghana. Now in America, I have…

  • Great Merrybells
    Article

    Great Native Plants for the Northeast

    Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…

  • clarkias
    Design

    Growing Annuals from Seed in the Northeast

    When it comes to starting seeds, terminology can often be confusing. The terms “hardy annuals” and “half-hardy annuals” often confound those of us who garden in the Northeast. We'll see…

  • Design

    Heather’s Vermont Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Heather Kelman. I have been gardening in northern Vermont since 2007. When my husband and I were looking to purchase a house here, mature gardens were…

  • Drumstick primroses
    How-To

    Growing Primroses from Seed in the Northeast

    The benefits of raising one’s own primroses (Primula spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) from seed are many. The cost savings alone should be obvious, not to mention that most of…