Glorious Goldenrod: The Showiest Weed by Elisabeth Ginsburg
What’s in a Name? Perennial goldenrod (Solidago spp.), now unfurling its sun-kissed heads in gardens, fields and hedgerows, goes by […]
Summer Globes by Elisabeth Ginsburg
Gardens and globes go together. Beginning in spring and progressing through the growing season, the purple or white globes of […]
Summer Blooming Trees by Elisabeth Ginsburg
Spring in most gardens is shot through with horticultural fireworks as flowers burst up from the soil, the trees and […]
Hardy Geraniums for Shade by Elisabeth Ginsburg
Gardeners sometimes curse the shade. At first glance, every desirable plant in the garden center seems to require at least […]
Roses in Winter
“A rose is a rose is a rose,’ Gertrude Stein famously wrote. But sometimes a rose is not, in fact, […]
Natural Life in the Garden: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Depending on where you live, December is probably a slow time in the garden. The stalks and other debris […]