Invasive species in Massachusetts Vs. Noninvasive Species: Part 2
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...Falling for Containers
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...Water, water, water!
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...Winter Survival Tactics
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...Starting my garden list again
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...About Christie Dustman
Christie Dustman is a life-long gardener and owner of Christie Dustman & Company, Inc.
