- Continuing Education for Gardenersby Heather Longden
- Cutting your early summer bloomsby Heather LongdenBy Joyce Holster The big burst of summer flowers is at a high. My foxglove has begun to set seed
- Humming Bird Acrobats of the Garden Worldby Heather LongdenFrom Mississippi State Unversity Read the whole about Hummingbird life and how to encourage them article here An Abstract: By
- June Considerationsby Heather Longdenby Joyce Holster The first flush of spring bulbs has come and gone and is going fast now that it
- Flowers for Spring Plant Salesby Heather Longdenby Joyce Holster Now is the time to dig and divide plants for next years plant sale, while perennials and
- Perennial Tipby Heather Longdenfrom Joyce Holster Lots of plants root in water. Why not try it to cultivate new plants? In 2-3 weeks
- Watering in Early Summerby Heather LongdenBut it’s raining now! by Joyce Holster How to decide if gardens need watering. In the past I’d skip watering
- UMass Amherst Garden Newsletterby Heather LongdenA Commercial Horticulture Newsletter for Landscapers, Arborists, Garden Centers, Turfgrass Managers, and Property Owners! For 35 years, Hort Notes has provided timely,
- Coastal Landscaping in Massachusetts: Plant Listby Heather LongdenMassachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. This list is especially valuable for coastal and southeastern Massachusetts. It recommends species best
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- Gardening for Lifeby Heather LongdenA very interesting 2-page article written by Doug Tallamy for the Wild Ones Journal Vol. 22, No. 2. Doug Tallamy
- BONAP North American Plant Atlasby Heather LongdenThis Atlas from the Biota of North America Program (BONAP) offers comprehensive range maps for all of the native and
- Native plant finder for pollinator species at risk in Massachusettsby Heather LongdenPlants for pollinators at risk – GEGEAR LAB AT UMASS DARTMOUTH (link) The master chart is divided into four categories
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- Holiday Horticulture tipsby Heather LongdenWhen preparing to use greens for holiday decorations make sure you know what you cut. We should not be using
- Wasp Behaviourby Heather LongdenI have a wasp trying to nest in a chair on my deck. I tried to dissuade her by spraying
- Spotted Lanternflyby Heather LongdenThe Spotted Lanternfly Arrives in Massachusetts The MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) announced on 9/28/21 that a small, established,
- Bottle Gentianby Heather LongdenPrairie Moon Nursery has a great description of this plant: “Bottle Gentian are slow-growing but long-lived and require little care
- Cicadas are comingby Heather LongdenWhat are cicadas and will they eat Wareham? The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order