Northeast Regional Reports
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Northeast Regional ReportsGardening Gift Ideas for Northeastern Gardeners
As a group, we gardeners are some of the easiest people to please. We appreciate beauty as well as utility and are endlessly grateful for any sign of encouragement from…
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Northeast Regional Reports(Don’t) Put the Garden to Bed for the Season
Most of us were taught to get a jump on spring by putting the garden “to bed” in the fall. We’re compelled to cut every perennial down to the ground,…
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Northeast Regional ReportsFour Favorite Plants for Fall Color
The Northeast’s reputation for extraordinary fall color is well established. We locals are so lucky! We don’t have to travel far to view calico-patterned landscapes of deciduous trees, shrubs, and…
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Northeast Regional ReportsOverwintering Tender Perennials and Tropicals
Cold-climate gardeners are faced with a choice at winter’s outset: quit gardening until spring, or bring some plants inside and garden on. I recommend the latter. For one thing, tender…
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Northeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Short Plants – Northeast
See regional picks for short plants, and read the article by Steve Aitken for even more ideas. “As I began amassing countless short varieties, only some of which worked in…
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Northeast Regional ReportsGetting the Most From Tall Plants
Plants bred for compact size and short stems are great for containers and tight spaces, but don’t be afraid to let your garden grow up. Even in the smallest gardens,…
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Northeast Regional ReportsPlanting a Pollinator-Friendly Garden
It’s not enough anymore for a garden to be beautiful. It should also be attractive. The more we welcome insects, the more we help sustain the local ecosystem’s food chains.…
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Northeast Regional ReportsTypes of Pollinators at Work in the Garden
Come August, we gardeners are allowed a break. It’s too hot and generally too dry to plant; the weeds slow down, and deadheading is optional. But even as we abandon…
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Northeast Regional ReportsRegional Picks: Fantastic Fall Interest – Northeast
Everyone enjoys spring gardens, with the fresh foliage and colorful flowers that lift our spirits after a long, dull winter. And summer gardens are glorious, of course, with an abundance…
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Northeast Regional ReportsPatriotic Plant Choices for the Northeastern Garden
Where I live, Independence Day is a bigger deal than Christmas. It’s practically a town ordinance that every house, on the parade route or not, be festooned in stars and…
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