The Gardens Party is an evening for friends and fellow garden enthusiasts to gather in support of the Gardens and the internship programs. This year, in addition to raising much-needed funds for our student internships, we were pleased to celebrate Cook’s Market, our weekly farm market, now … [Read more...]
August Plant of the Month: Trumpets from the Heavens
BrugmansiaA “tropical” is a term used for plants that are a perennial in their native regions that typically hover somewhere close to the equator. Due to their lack of frost tolerance, they serve more as annuals in temperate gardens. Of course, plant lovers try to make them perennials by bringing them indoors … [Read more...]
August Gardening Notes of the Month
To me, August is the month that epitomizes summer. The days remain long, with the daytime chant of the cicadas and the evening chorus of the crickets. Fortunately, July provided more than adequate rainfall, so most of the plants do not look exceptionally tired from the heat. August typically has … [Read more...]
July Gardening Notes of the Month
Finally, the hazy, lazy days of summer have arrived—something many of us longed for during the long, cold and damp spring! The temperatures are warm, the sun is high in the sky, and the rain has fortunately slowed down but is still ample! The heat and humidity have certainly returned too, so try to … [Read more...]
June Plant of the Month
PaeoniaSome plants are a mere "flash in the pan," appearing at nurseries for a season, only to vanish from shelves and catalogues, never to be seen again. Other plants are perennial favorites, relished not only by us and our parents, but also by our grandparents and their parents before them! … [Read more...]