Garden Notes

Garden Notes: Solstice time has arrived

Consider flowering trees, stronger once established than many flowering plants.

by Abigail Higgins June 17, 2026 10:37 amJune 17, 2026 10:37 am

Garden Notes: Spring bulb fantasies

And reassurance on boxwood anxiety.

by Abigail Higgins June 3, 2026 11:33 amJune 3, 2026 11:33 am

Garden Notes: Perfumes in the air

Seeing off beeches and looking for replacements.

by Abigail Higgins May 21, 2026 7:41 amMay 21, 2026 7:41 am

Garden Notes: Cool-season seeds are set to go

Forsythia branches touching ground will root there.

by Abigail Higgins May 6, 2026 8:37 pmMay 7, 2026 5:36 pm

Garden Notes: Arbor Day

And planting your own asparagus — yay!

by Abigail Higgins April 23, 2026 1:06 amApril 23, 2026 1:06 am

Garden Notes: Looking for ideas and inspiration

Start to prune your summer flowerers.

by Abigail Higgins April 9, 2026 9:24 am

Garden Notes: Geraniums are pelargoniums

And it’s dahlia time!

by Abigail Higgins March 26, 2026 4:38 am

Garden Notes: Spring awakening

Here are some Marching orders.

by Abigail Higgins March 13, 2026 7:27 amApril 30, 2026 10:51 pm

Garden Notes: Citrus in winter

And hyacinths to hurry spring along.

by Abigail Higgins February 25, 2026 6:20 pm

Garden Notes: Valentines for now and later

Don’t count out the ticks yet.

by Abigail Higgins February 11, 2026 5:09 am

Garden Notes: Tick check, still

In anticipation and appreciation.

by Abigail Higgins January 29, 2026 1:20 am

Garden Notes: In with the new

Dealing with the freeze/thaw cycle.

by Abigail Higgins January 13, 2026 11:56 amJanuary 15, 2026 2:05 pm

Garden Notes: December

Leafminers and Braised Leeks

by Abigail Higgins December 17, 2025 12:03 pm

Garden Notes: Late autumn miscellany

by Abigail Higgins December 3, 2025 9:29 am

Garden Notes: Garlic and asparagus beds are calling

And a soup for guests with alpha-gal syndrome.

by Abigail Higgins November 19, 2025 11:33 am

Garden Notes: Looking at trees, in our yard and our world

Finding protected spaces for your plantings.

by Abigail Higgins November 5, 2025 9:43 amNovember 11, 2025 1:10 pm

Garden Notes: Bringing in the outdoors

And ways to revive your amaryllis.

by Abigail Higgins October 22, 2025 10:04 am

Garden Notes: Answer your garden’s fall questions

It’s time to plan how you’ll protect young trees from bucks.

by Abigail Higgins October 8, 2025 12:13 pm

Garden Notes: Fall’s shorter days arrive

Order your spring bulbs now.

by Abigail Higgins September 29, 2025 9:46 am

Garden Notes: September

Under a Corn Moon.

by Abigail Higgins September 10, 2025 10:17 am

Garden Notes: The ‘surprise’ lilies have returned

Beat the high price of new dahlia bulbs by storing your own.

by Abigail Higgins August 27, 2025 9:57 am

Garden Notes: Handmade fertilizers and planning for fall

And a tip that’s working for my figs.

by Abigail Higgins August 13, 2025 10:49 am

Garden Notes: At summer’s turning point

Look ahead to vertical accents for next year.

by Abigail Higgins July 31, 2025 9:00 am

Garden Notes: More on the glories of hydrangeas

And appreciate a porch near you.

by Abigail Higgins July 17, 2025 8:57 am

Garden Notes: aftereffects of heat

And consider a sweet and calming birdbath.

by Abigail Higgins July 2, 2025 11:34 amJuly 2, 2025 12:05 pm

Garden Notes: Looking at dogwood options

And striped cucumber beetles make their inevitable return.

by Abigail Higgins June 18, 2025 12:01 pm

Garden Notes: Rainfall and spring bloomers

by Abigail Higgins June 4, 2025 12:07 pmJune 4, 2025 12:39 pm

Garden Notes: Evergreens, caterpillars, and ticks

by Abigail Higgins May 21, 2025 1:35 pm

Garden Notes: Supporting plants in the spring

by Abigail Higgins May 7, 2025 3:33 pmMay 9, 2025 5:28 pm

Garden Notes: Gardeners exchange ideas

Recently transplanted seedlings are more vulnerable to drying.

by Abigail Higgins April 23, 2025 11:45 amApril 25, 2025 12:20 pm