Forcing Bulbs into Bloom

A Fun Experiment to Enjoy Spring Early Spring flowering bulbs usually need a rooting period of 12 to 15 weeks at temperatures between 41-48°F to…

Basic Care of New Plantings

Now that you’ve planted, what should you do to keep your plants alive? All plants benefit from the following garden practices.  Consider each below and…

Garden Tool Breakdown

Long-time gardeners have favorite, must-have garden tools.  Below we’ve provided a list of what tools belong in every gardeners’ tool bucket, the don’t-leave-the-patio-without-it – category.…

Seed Starting

Seed-starting saves you money on plants and expands your choices in flower, color, taste and size! Remember:  Some seeds grow best when started directly in…

Attracting Wild Birds to Your Garden

Birds, like flowers, have their seasons and growing preferences. They have evolved and adapted to particular environments and sometimes very specific ones. Providing native plants…

Terrariums

Make a Gift Terrarium A terrarium is a great way to introduce small hands to the joy of gardening.  We have glass containers of all…

Cut Christmas Tree Re-use and Recycling

Once your cut tree has completed its role as decoration, what will you do with it? Soil erosion barriers:  Christmas trees make effective sand and…

Holiday Crafts

Make a boxwood tree Please watch Erin put together a Boxwood Tree in this Video! Here’s a tip-sheet the with Boxwood Tree supplies list and…

Enjoy a Live Tree Indoors for Christmas

You’ve decided to purchase a live tree that you can enjoy this Christmas and then outside for years to come. Click here for a printable…

Plant List: Native Choices for the Berkshires

By choosing native plants, you encourage a healthy and diverse ecosystem that supports insects, birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles and mammals as well as more plants…

About Dahlia Tubers

Showy blooms of Dahlia can be enjoyed this summer and are easy to store and propagate from year to year. Starting & Planting Dahlias If…

Easy-Care Foliage for Indoors

About now, I really need the green that herbs and tropical houseplants offer. Even if your green thumb is more olive brown, you can grow…

Growing Citrus in the Berkshires

Yes, you can do it!  Learn more below: Growing citrus plants indoors was once a sign of prestige. In Victorian times, the landed gentry and…

Craft a Thanksgiving Centerpiece

Here’s a fun activity with friends.  Start by watching Eva put one together in this video. Stop in for your supplies and then get crafting! Our…

Plant List: Cross-reference Common to Botanical Name

Common names for plants can refer to totally different plants and will vary by region and culture. We prefer to use the botanical name whenever…

Plant List: To Avoid Deer Damage

Deer Damage- Plants prone to it and resistant to it…. Derived from Cornell Cooperative Extension Listing and other listings. Plants listed below are offered at…

Keeping Rabbits and Voles Out

Cute rabbits spotted in the yard or by the roadside get squeals of delight from children. However  when gardens and ornamental shrubs get nibbled beyond…

Easy-Care Houseplants

Easy-Care Houseplants See the latest in our Houseplant 101 series, then download any of the 3 tipsheets about our featured ‘Easy-care’ plants. More videos and…

More Challenging Houseplants- Ferns

More Challenging Houseplants: Ferns! In this video from our Houseplant 101 series, you’ll learn about 3 different ferns. After watching, download any of the 3…

Starting a Vegetable Garden

Regardless of what type of garden you want, you need to start with a plan. And before you can think about where it’s going or…

No Tree? Decorate a Wreath!

This works with a Fresh or Artificial Wreath. Rustic autumn wreaths can be made by coiling grapevine and wiring it into shape.  Use small craft…

Houseplants 101: Pothos & Its Look-alikes

Watch the first video of our Houseplant 101 series, then download any of the 3 tipsheets about our first three plants. We have 2 more…

Paperwhites

Here’s a fun holiday addition! Fragrant Paperwhites are tender Narcissus bulbs for forcing indoors in a pot of gravel in our colder climate. Start with…

Ribbon – not just for Bows

Of course, bows are great too! Think of ribbon as a decorative string or as elongated fabric. Use as tree Garland – either vertical stripes…

Sparkle with Metallic Spraypaint

Florists have been using these quick-dry floral paints for decades Metallic paints of Gold, Silver, and Copper are ideal for holiday decorating. Fall pumpkins, corn,…

Choosing Trees and Shrubs

How often have you decided you loved the look of that little mini-tree in the perennial bed only to discover it overwhelmed the phlox, obscured…

March Garden Tips

Warm weather rains that abruptly switch to biting cold will challenge the perennials, trees and shrubs. Lawns As it warms up outdoors, keep off soft,…

Lighting & Decorating Tips

-adapted from Good Tidings® decorating information Lighting Tidbits & Facts Electricity flows in a circle All lights are not created equal Bulb filament dictates life…

Amaryllis & Paperwhites

Favorite gifts for the holidays, amaryllis (Hippeastrum) and paperwhites (Narcissus) are fairly simple to plant and enjoy now through February. These tropical bulbs grow indoors…

January Gardening

Take the time on cold, January days to attend to your houseplants and overwintering annuals or bulbs. Or curl up cozily and make plans for…

Houseplant Pests?

What to Watch for on Houseplants By thoroughly inspecting the tops and undersides of plants, the stem, and soil at least once a week; you…

Poinsettia Care

They can last through February! Keep poinsettias away from warm or cold drafts from radiators, air registers or open doors and windows. Ideally poinsettias require daytime…

What to plant in January?

Primrose, Orchids, Cyclamen, Herbs & More! We have beautiful flowering houseplants to brighten your windowsills. Hardy primrose to enjoy now and plant out in May…