Northeast Regional Reports
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Northeast Regional ReportsNative Tree Alternatives to Invasive Callery Pear
We gardeners are easily seduced by early spring blooms. After whatever kind of winter we have each year—long or short, mild or arctic—we Northeasterners will take anything to cure cabin…
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Northeast Regional ReportsApril Garden To-Do List for the Northeast
Even though misanthropes enjoy reminding us that snowstorms are possible even into May, there’s no holding back the growing season now. Spring bulbs trumpet new growth, migratory birds make their…
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Northeast Regional ReportsArt in the Garden
Even if you don’t identify as an artist, your garden is a form of art through your self-expression. Consider that each of us draws from a common regional palette of…
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Northeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Early Summer Plant Combo for the Northeast
1. ‘Blue Shadow’ fothergilla Name: Fothergilla × intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Zones: 5–8 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; rich, moist soil Native…
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Northeast Regional ReportsConnecticut Photographer Turns Plant Clippings Into Art
Just as not every foodie enjoys cooking, not all plant geeks are gardeners. Ellen Hoverkamp is a photographer who collaborated with author Ken Druse on Natural Companions: The Garden Lover’s…
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Northeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Spring Color—Northeast
If your first few trips to the nursery can be overwhelming and chaotic, check out our plant recommendations for spring color in your region. There’s no doubt that these spring…
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Northeast Regional ReportsBeautiful Bark on Deciduous Trees
Come winter, when gardens go quiet in the Northeast, most of us become so hard up for visual stimulation that we finally get excited about tree bark. Now that our…
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Northeast Regional ReportsNortheast: Gardening Is for the Birds
It’s impossible to imagine life without birds. Yet even habitat for black-capped chickadees is rapidly disappearing. According to Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, “Conservation ecologists … believe that…
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Northeast Regional ReportsCreating Picture-Perfect Holiday Containers
The pressure to spend at the holidays is real. But decorations don’t need to break the bank. We gardeners can save big and do it in style by making wreaths,…
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Northeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Showy Shrubs – Northeast
See regional picks for showy shrubs, and read the article by Paul Cappiello for even more ideas. “Show-stopping shrubs—you know the kind. You’re leading a group of friends around the…
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