Contributed by Curtis Hawley In Part 1 of this blog series, we talked about what the term invasive means in regard to plants. Another term that’s commonly used in this discussion is “native,” which refers to a plant that is native to the local environment. This term...
Contributed by Tim Wholey Reflecting on this past summer, one word jumps out – RAIN – or more specifically, the lack of it. It was one of the hottest and driest on record. We added “deep watering” to our garden maintenance regime this past summer and let many hoses...
Contributed by Christie Dustman Summer’s wonderful sunny weather is here in full force and we humans love it! But our plants experience summer differently. The Boston area is entering a drought ……… and this follows a winter and spring of low moisture. While it...
Contributed by Lynn Hutchinski I don’t know about you, but about this time of year I start to get a little stir-crazy. The holidays are over – the fun and energy and bright colors are gone – and it’s cold and snowy out there and no way will I be heading to my...
Contributed by Allan Robinson Like many of you, last weekend I was completing one of the “final” final clean-ups of the year. I’m hedging to say “final” as this IS New England and for another few weeks leaves will accumulate beneath the...
How many of you had deep sadness this spring when you saw the snow’s violent impact on your favorite Weeping Japanese Maple, Mounded Pine, or other beloved plant? Christie Dustman & Co. spent much of the spring in plant triage mode; in many cases, we had to remove...