Gardening
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Natural materials make easy, beautiful holiday displaysNov 20, 2024 12:30 am - Now is a good time to prepare your garden for winter and set up seasonal displays.
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Serviceberry is a sadly underused native tree worth planting
Nov 20, 2024 12:00 am - An early spring bloomer, the serviceberry is an important food source for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Its summer berries sustain dozens of bird species and mammals (humans included). There are 20 species of the native serviceberry. Here are four favorites to consider for your yard.
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There are flowers too? Some plants prized for foliage surprise gardeners with late-season blooms
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Home & garden calendar Nov. 17-23Nov 12, 2024 11:36 pm - Fall garden cleanup, seasonal centerpieces, holiday public light displays and more.
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How to know whether to cut perennials back in fall or springNov 12, 2024 10:23 pm - Keep your garden interesting and attractive through the winter by waiting until early spring to cut back perennials. However, there are some situations to cut back some perennials in the fall.
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The last rose of summer … er … fall: Mild November results in ‘weird’ lilac, crabapple floweringNov 12, 2024 6:47 pm - Drought and a mild fall is confusing flowering plants, experts say.
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Leave the leaves, please, for natural mulchNov 07, 2024 6:38 pm - Heading into winter, make sure your plants are well watered, and save your leaves, shredded or whole, for mulch for your garden beds.
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Home and garden calendar, Nov. 3-9Oct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Garden club meetings, holiday events, seed saving, plant swap and more.
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How to lessen frost’s grip on your plantingsOct 30, 2024 4:39 am - A morning frost may be a pretty sight to see, but it’s important to take care with the lawn, which can be damaged by any traffic on the turf during a frost.
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Don’t toss your pumpkin after Halloween. Do this instead.
Oct 30, 2024 3:23 am - When you throw Halloween pumpkins out, they wind up in the landfill, where they rot and release methane, an extra-powerful planet-warming gas. There are better ways to dispose of your jack-o-lanterns this year.