On the eve of Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Rooted in Place conference, author and speaker Kevin West shares his tenets for gardening, cooking and canning that can fill our gardens, tables, and larders with sustenance for the body and soul.
Often viewed as the first landscaped cemetery in the United States, Mount Auburn was formed in 1831, and its 175 acres are charged with the goal of comforting the bereaved and commemorating the deceased in a beautiful setting.
I love a good autumn display of squash and pumpkin. But caution! If you plan to eat your squash, you need to protect it from frost or it will turn mushy.
As we head into a long weekend for some (and not many gardeners) celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day (AKA Columbus Day), I want to remind us all that we garden here in the Berkshires on the ancestral homeland of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans, currently living in Wisconsin.
The student, who was born in Italy, called into question our assumption that foreign plants are aggressors by asking who determines what belongs where.
While watering, you can find interesting things in your gardens. My husband was pleased to see that a Monarch caterpillar was enjoying our newly planted butterfly weed.
Lee looks forward to Dewey Hall's Third Annual Dahlia Festival that takes place in the coming days and focuses on the variety of flowers all belonging to the single genus of dahlia.
Landscape trees and shrubs have been showing heat stress, but the daylight has decreased as well. Deciduous plants slow chlorophyll production now in preparation for winter dormancy.
We are funny animals. We acclimate to intensely warm weather and become surprised by cool temperatures. I encourage you to embrace the change and think about the future.
August and September are an ideal time to enjoy native grasses. They hold soil on sloped areas, have attractive and easily controlled clumping qualities, and look beautiful in autumn.
Evening temperatures have been lovely and rain scarce. Visit your garden in the twilight (or rain if you are lucky). Our gardens look different throughout the day and after rainfall.
