Garden Topic Archives

Recent Articles

Mums
Powdery Mildew
Rhubarb
Cooking with Herbs
Asters: Stars of the Fall Border

Basic Gardening Topics

Soil
Fertilizer
The Joy of Composting
Get Your Soil Tested
How To Read a Seed Catalog
Caring for Young Trees
Watering
Watering Your Lawn and Gardens
The What, When, Why and How of Mulching
Accessible Gardening
Become an Enabled Gardener
Gifts for Gardeners
What's In A Name?
Planting Trees for the Future
Forcing Shrub Blooms

Gardening Through the Seasons

Beginning the Gardening Year
Springtime in the Winter - A Journey Through Seed Catalogs
Garden Catalogs
Seed Starting
Winter Antidote, Planting Seeds in February
Planning and Planting Your Kitchen Garden
Gardening in August
Next Summer is a New Summer
Fall Planting
Fall Garden Wrap-up
Putting the Garden to Bed
Bringing the Houseplants Inside for the Winter
It's Never Too Late to Plant Spring Bulbs
Winterizing the Landscape
Gift Plants
The Garden in Winter
Chasing Away the Winter Doldrums

Weeds and Pests

Outwitting the Weeds
Declare Independence From Weeds
Invasive Plants
Lily Leaf Beetle: The Red Menace
Monitoring Your Garden
Dealing with Wildlife Pests
Integrated Pest Management for the Homeowner
Powdery Mildew

Gardening and Health

Yoga in the Garden
The Colors of Summer: Gardening and Nutrition
Cooking with Herbs

Specific Plants

Amaryllis 1
Amaryllis 2
Asters: Stars of the Fall Border
Searching for the Right Daylily
Garlic
Promise for Fall: Gentiana andrewsii
Ornamental Grasses
Hosta
Hydrangeas in Western Massachusetts
Hydrangeas: Meet Annabelle
Iris
The Iris In All Her Glory
Jade Plants
Japanese Iris
Reblooming Iris
Looking at and Liking Lichens
Mums
Peonies
Roses From the North
Wildflowers - The Camas Lily
Wildflowers - Bring on the Natives

Landscaping & Special Gardens

Planting A Slope: Tips and Plant Suggestions
Container Gardening
Darwin in the Garden - Dealing with Drought
Xeriscaping, Using Water Wisely
A Gardening Challenge
Adventures in Water Gardening
Gardening for the Birds
Gardening for the Butterflies
Butterfly Gardening
A Cat Green Garden
Pizzazz in the Winter Garden
How Are Your Bones
Woodland Gardens
My Chocolate Garden
Small Trees for the Yard

Vegetables and Herbs

Planning and Planting Your Kitchen Garden
Less Common Vegetables
The Colors of Summer: Gardening and Nutrition
Sweet, Sweet Basil
Rhubarb

Lawns

A Healthy Lawn Begins Now - February 2005

Gardening Indoors

Forcing Bulbs 1
Holiday and Gift Plants
Care of Holiday Plants
Make a Holiday Arrangement
Holiday Decorations from the Garden
Sprucing Up Your Houseplants
Bringing in Your Houseplants
Creating a Nurturing Environment for Your Houseplants
Keeping Hope Alive - Lighting for Houseplants
Christmas Trees
Gift Plants
Forcing Bulbs 2
Winter Gathering for Terrariums or Berry Bowls

Special Places

Durfee Conservatory
The New England Small Farm Institute
The Talcott Greenhouse at Mt. Holyoke College
The Botanic Garden at Smith College