Hemlock Wooly Adelgid: What it is, what to do about it. "In early July, hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) was detected by an observant park employee at Ferry Beach State Park…

We interrupt this feature on garden plants to bring a special article on how wonderful our native flora can be... Spent a glorious weekend in the more northern reaches of…

One of the most beautiful, fragrant, and easy to grow shrubs in the garden is the Lilac and its many cultivars. As common as they are, they are not native…

Bulbs are amazing; an entire plant, contained in a neat little package, that grows and thrives all season, and returns to the same neat package for the next year. Here…

An artist would never paint on a dry, unprimed canvas, nor a baker put bread into a cold oven, but so often we simply dig a hole in the ground,…

Spring is here! Time for pansies, mud, and the first greens on the trees... The snow will melt soon, we hope. The first greens of spring are always exciting; tender…

So... it's been quite a soggy June. Not quite record rainfall, but at least twice what we received last year, and it seems we'll never see the sun again. It's…