July 7, 2025
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Featured, Landscaping, Perennials, Seasonal
July 7, 2025
June 23, 2025
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Featured, Landscaping, Perennials, Trees and Shrubs
June 23, 2025
Native Plants vs. Cultivars vs. Nativars: What’s the Difference?
When planning a New England garden, you’ve probably come across terms like native, cultivar, and nativar. But what do they actually mean—and how do they affect pollinators, local wildlife, and your garden’s long-term health? Let’s break it down. What… Read More
June 23, 2025
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Featured, Landscaping, Lawn + Garden, Perennials, Seasonal, Trees and Shrubs
June 23, 2025
Grow Milkweed and Host Plants for Butterflies!
When you think of butterflies, you probably picture them fluttering gracefully from flower to flower. But did you know that before they become beautiful butterflies, caterpillars are some of the pickiest eaters in the garden? Unlike adult butterflies, who sip… Read More
June 23, 2025
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Featured, Landscaping, Lawn + Garden
June 23, 2025
Pollinator Friendly Fertilizers: Feed Your Garden, Protect the Pollinators
When you plant a pollinator garden, you’re not just creating a pretty backyard haven — you’re building a vital food source and habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other essential wildlife. But did you know the type of fertilizer you… Read More
June 9, 2025
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Annuals, Featured, Herbs + Veggies, Perennials, Seasonal
June 9, 2025
It’s Not Too Late to Plant Your Vegetable Garden!
Still Plenty of Time to Grow While early spring might be ideal for cool-season crops like peas, broccoli, and lettuce, June is prime time for planting summer vegetables. Warm-season favorites like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, beans, and eggplant… Read More
June 9, 2025
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Featured, Lawn + Garden, Seasonal
June 9, 2025
Creating a Pollinator Paradise: Why Water and Shelter Matter
Pollinators are some of the hardest-working creatures in your garden—buzzing from bloom to bloom, helping plants produce fruits, vegetables, and seeds. But while we often focus on feeding pollinators with nectar-rich flowers, they also need two essentials we sometimes overlook:… Read More
June 2, 2025
How to Start a Butterfly Garden from Seed
If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing butterflies flitting around your garden, balcony, or even a sunny front stoop, you’re in luck—it’s not too late to get started! Growing a butterfly garden from seed is easier than you think, and you… Read More
May 29, 2025
National Pollinator Week 2025
June 16th – 22nd Pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystems, food supply, and everyday lives—and National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate and protect them. Established in 2006 through a U.S. Senate resolution, National Pollinator Week grew… Read More
May 28, 2025
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Featured, Kids Gardening, Perennials
May 28, 2025