THERE’S THE so-called language of flowers, as in the symbolism or sentiment attributed to a…
read moreTHEY’RE AMONG the most popular and good-for-you vegetables, but brassicas—broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and…
read moreEVERY TIME over the years that I’ve spoken to today’s guest, one word comes up:…
read moreROSES ARE ANCIENT plants with a 35-million-year history on planet earth, so maybe it’s no…
read moreI MET TODAY’S GUEST, Helen O’Donnell, at a plant sale a couple of springs ago,…
read moreDO YOU REMEMBER your very earliest gardening books—the ones that transported you into the world…
read moreYOU’VE HEARD the expression “companion planting,” as in: What plants supposedly “love” growing alongside what…
read moreANY GARDENER shopping at a local nursery or paging through perennial plant catalogs can’t help…
read moreON THE WEBSITE of Far Reaches Farm rare plant nursery, shoppers can filter the plant…
read moreTHE SUBTITLE of Ellen Ecker Ogden’s latest book, “The New Heirloom Garden,” tells it all.…
read moreFACING A FORECAST of heaps of snow the other day, Ken Druse and I got…
read moreHOW DO YOU BUILD a better carrot for organic farms and gardens, and how do…
read moreIT WILL COME as no surprise to regular listeners that I’m mad about small, farm-based…
read moreI’M ON MY third generation of seed-starting lights, a journey that began back in the…
read morePARSLEY THAT WAS BRED not for its leaves, but as a root crop. Or a…
read moreA NEIGHBOR with a new cold frame emailed me the other day, seeing colder weather…
read moreTHEY’RE THE garden’s biggest residents, relative space-hogs who also dictate a lot of what goes…
read moreI’VE SPOKEN recently on the show about my personal war on certain groundcovers I planted…
read moreA reader just left questions as part of her comment on the last post. She…
read moreA “NEW YORK TIMES” column I did recently happily put me back in touch with…
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