Category Archives: Garden
Winter harvest
Touches of frost and snow may kill most of what’s in your vegetable garden, but hardy, hearty winter radishes only get sweeter with the chill. “The frost converts the carbs to sugars,” says Scot......
Favorite May plant: columbine
The delicate woodland columbines (aquilegia) are a graceful late spring favorite in the garden, both for their fanciful single and bi-colored pastel flowers, as well as their ability to attract......
Favorite January plant
Is there anything more beautiful in winter than snowfall lingering on the branches of an evergreen? It’s a reason to ensure you have at least one species planted in your landscape. For those wh......
Favorite December plant – pyracantha
When trees and shrubs lose their leaves, we look to lingering berries to brighten the landscape. Evergreens with berries pack twice the punch, offering a foil to the color. Firethorn or pyracant......
Latvia’s Christmas gift to the world: first tree decorated 500 years ago
When sisters Mara Anderson and Ilze Berzins were growing up in Lancaster, their family’s Christmas tradition raised their neighbors’ eyebrows.
On Christmas Eve, the family would light candles, ......
Favorite November plant – Japanese weeping maple
Now that the first wave of autumn leaves has left behind barren branches, it’s easy to appreciate those that linger, extending the harvest of fall color. Chief among these is the ornamental weep......
Favorite October plant – goldenrod
As the landscape is preparing for its annual striptease, we’re struck by the Vegas-worthy displays clamoring for our attention. Chief among them, are the vibrant plumes of yellow panicles bursti......
Making a Sotheby’s splash with squash
A few days before his produce is showcased in Sotheby’s Manhattan showroom, Silver Spring farmer Tom Culton is surprisingly relaxed. After a barefoot stroll around his 53-acre farm, sampl......
Day of Roses
Rose lovers rejoice. Now when the repeat bloomers are glorious in their fall splendor, experts offer advice and tips to create the look in your own yards.
The Penn-Jersey District of the America......
Favorite September plant – hardy begonias
Just when many of your other flowers are on their last legs, worn out from a summer of blooming, the hardy begonia comes on strong. In a moist, shady spot with well-drained soil, the naturalizin......