Friday, March 13, 2026

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

Garden

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of March 12, 2026

We have about nine weeks until our last spring frost. What seeds will you start?

THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: What lies beneath

On a trip to the Galanthus Gala in Pennsylvania, more snow and the hope of spring cause this gardener to wonder what comes next.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of March 5, 2026

I suppose that most of us will still have a foot or more of snow on the ground this weekend. Are you eager to sow some seeds?

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of February 26, 2026

Once the temperatures move up into the 20s and 30s next week, you could scout around for pruning opportunities.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of February 19, 2026

Even if you do not consider yourself a garden designer, you can plant with intention.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of February 12, 2026

Flowers and plants are buried under feet of snow and lay dormant in frozen soil. Luckily, garden centers and floral departments will set you up with something blooming or green and you don’t need to feel bad that you didn’t grow it yourself.

THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: How about those apples?

Every once in a while, one has the opportunity to meet someone who illuminates the connection between humans and the plant world in a manner that inspires awe. Matt Kaminsky, who is speaking at the White Hart Inn on Thursday, February 18th, about our connections to apples, is one such person.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of February 5, 2026

Get seeds of popular or unusual plants that you know you want to grow as soon as possible from your garden center, online, or catalogs. Popular seeds sell out!

THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Who would have thought that Lee would have a gardening revelation while attending a political presentation by a Kennedy cousin?

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of January 29, 2026

Rest assured, the heavy snow is a huge boon to your shrub and perennial borders. The snow insulates and protects plant crowns and the soil surface.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of January 22, 2026

Although I was caught off guard by the volume of snow at my house last weekend, I know that the coating will make spring gardening easier.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of January 15, 2025

And I am back indoors. I am trying to be patient with my houseplants, but geez.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of January 8, 2026

As you sit by your window, you could think about next summer’s vegetable garden.

THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: Je ne regrette rien

You never know where ideas for gardening will come from. I learned an important lesson from Keith McNally's book about his life and work as a restaurateur.

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of January 1, 2026

Before I get too dreamy, there are a few things to check off the list.

THE SELF-TAUGHT GARDENER: Solstice flowers

There is something about this season, when we leave behind the shortest day of the year, that energizes me as a gardener.