Winter Walks
by Rose Riley | March 1, 2015 Behind the Webb Deane Stevens museum grounds is a small wood. It is perhaps an acre in size with two paths that run the length of it. It is bounded on one side … Continued
Five Tips for Better Garden Photographs
by Lea Anne Moran | February 2015 This mid-winter respite away from your garden is the ideal time to think about how to take better photographs of your garden. Here are five tips that might help you improve your garden photos. … Continued
Tools of the Trade
by Irene Skrybailo | January 2015 Winter is a great time to take a step back and look in your tool shed. Even though the garden is at rest, there’s plenty to do in the off-season! First, check all the dates on your … Continued
Frogs in Winter
by Irene Skrybailo | December 2014 In spring and summer frogs are found leaping and hopping about in the garden, but what becomes of them in winter? Where do they go? How do they survive? Frogs and toads are frequent … Continued
Winterizing the Garden
by Kristin Havill | November 15, 2014 Autumn is a time to begin to let go of the garden. After giving us a wonderous performance of color, fragrance, and texture, plants in our region go dormant to face the cold, wind, … Continued
Dahlias and Gladiolas: What to do with them now?
by Lea Anne Moran | November 7, 2014 Dahlias and gladiolas are beloved plants, used often by Beatrix Farrand for late season color in her garden designs. In Hill-Stead’s Sunken Garden, Farrand used the Alpen Cherub dahlia, a tall ‘collarette’ variety with … Continued
Bulb time!
by Jill Anderson | October 10, 2014 As the days get shorter, I cherish the beautiful foliage of the majestic maple trees, the subtle varieties in color of the wildflower meadows, and the smell of freshly cut grass, as I … Continued
Some Call It Fall…
by Irene Skrybailo | October 2, 2014 Fall in New England. These words conjure up memories of winds gently blowing colorful leaves to the ground: a kaleidoscope of warm reds, orange and yellows. But the moniker “fall” doesn’t account for the full … Continued
The Arrival of Autumn
by Rose Riley | September 2014 The garden is about anticipation. The first warm day heralds a summer of days to come; the first snow drop a garden of lilies. Gardeners are always waiting for the next plant to come … Continued