Sour milkweed threatens butterflies
The lively and mellow Living Local/Harvest Fest took precedence over my being able to participate in the "Goldenrod: Identification of Island Species" workshop, interesting as it was to me, which was offered by Melissa Dow Cullina at Polly Hill Arboretum last Friday and Saturday.
Harvesting fruit on Martha’s Vineyard
Miscanthus grass, a roadside volunteer approximately seven years old, has been joined by about ten more — one a stripey "Zebrinus" type! — nearby.
Late-season gardening on Martha’s Vineyard
Upcoming at PHA: Fall Plant Sale, Saturday, Sept.
Trees, dogs, beans, and salt
Our shade trees are demonstrating their importance during the increasingly hotter summers the Vineyard is experiencing.
Looking ahead
As we head into August, the Island setting welcomes a whole new cast of characters and a wholly different feel in weather, light, and garden atmosphere.
Garlic, nepetas, neem
July is here, yet it feels as if it has been July for three weeks already.
A spring mix of splendor, challenges
The recent chilly spell has had the pleasant side effect of prolonging spring bloom.
Catching up, keeping up
"Camellias in bloom are among Polly Hill Arboretum's many flowering attractions.
Stand up for what you stand on
In observance of the first Earth Day, 40 years ago today, a small band of Island miscreants gathered roadside trash and delivered it to the front steps of the Dukes County Courthouse in Edgartown.
Arboretum’s winter attractions
Homegrown meets Sunday, Jan. 17, from 3 to 5 pm at Agricultural Hall. Under discussion: seed ordering, seed sowing, catalogue exchange.
Arboretum's winter attractions
If there is wintry weather, one of the nicest things is being...