I hope the extended weather forecast I’m looking at isn’t a joke. By the time you are reading this, we might be back in the mid-80s . It’s been a long, hot three weeks, and we aren’t done with the hot part of the summer. The cooler temperatures will let our plants recover a bit….
Is there such a thing as âBlack gardening?â Itâs a valid question, and the only way a white writer can answer it is by having the discussion with people who have firsthand knowledge. Those conversations are happening more often in Buffalo, partly due to the advent, in 2018, of the East Side Garden Walk in…
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m a taskmaster, so when I see a problem, I want to fix it—immediately. The problem in the garden is that this can cause you to displace other priorities and end up burnt out. On Friday, I talked about the three tasks I tackle every…
All of the sudden, you see them. They might be taking over bare spots between plants, or even under them. They can grow in the spaces between brick or paver pathways. They sprawl out at astonishing speed. Prostrate or spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is a very low-growing plant, native to Eastern North America. The entire…
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Many annuals and perennials need plenty of sunlight to thrive. Whether you have sunny areas in your front, side, or backyard or a porch, patio, or balcony and want to add more plants that will come back year after year, there are plenty of sun loving perennials to choose from. Many full-sun perennials provide important…
CANTON – There are an estimated 393 million guns in the United States. On Sunday, 60 of them will be melted down and turned into gardening tools. The initiative is a part of the Festival of Nonviolence and Peacemaking, put on by peacemaking initiative group Together NEO. The festival is taking place throughout Northeast Ohio…
The foxgloves, like just about everything else in the Atwell garden this year, are lookin’ good. Photo by Tom Atwell The gardens this year have been lush, early and fast. As I get older, slower and softer, it gets harder to keep up. Because we never really had winter this year, blossoms of crocuses and…
Nicole Juday, Rob Cardillo and I were most of the way through taping an episode of my podcast when the conversation veered toward a group confessional. We had been talking about other people’s gardens: the 21 exceptional ones that Ms. Juday, a garden historian and writer, and Mr. Cardillo, a garden photographer, had included in…
