It wasn’t a field when we bought the house in Massachusetts, but that’s what it ended up being. At first, there were massive junipers that lined the circular…
Read more Lessons Learned: Gardening My Rewilded Front Yard – Gardenista“I am a gardener, garden designer, and writer. My consultancy, LINDA, designs and plants biodiverse urban gardens that are plant-focused with an emphasis on re-using existing materials where…
Read more Quick Takes With: Susanna Grant – GardenistaI came to gardening, as many of us do, not necessarily out of a love of the natural world but because of a fascination with flowers. In the…
Read more A Love Letter to Sanguisorbas – GardenistaBeyond the double-glazed sash windows of our apartment, it is frigid February, but the air indoors smells like a citrus orchard in springtime. After my previous Meyer lemon…
Read more Lessons Learned: Growing, Killing, and Reviving a Meyer Lemon Tree – GardenistaAs if gardening weren’t challenging enough, sometimes deer take up residence in your garden and decide to host a dinner party. There is nothing worse than planting a…
Read more Deer-Resistant Evergreen Shrubs: 5 Favorites to PlantAfter a surprise snow day reschedule, Metro Hort Group hosted its 30th Plant-O-Rama last Thursday morning at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Every year, hundreds of horticultural professionals descend…
Read more Plant-O-Rama Celebrates 30 Years: Here Are 7 Ideas We Took Away from the Symposium – GardenistaThe first thing to know is that Oro Blanco is not your grandma’s super tart grapefruit, the kind that puckers your lips and makes you squint like you’re…
Read more Gardening 101: Oro Blanco Grapefruit Tree – GardenistaThe Garden Club of America (GCA) has named Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ Plant of the Year—which, according to its website, “is awarded annually to acknowledge the cultivation and…
Read more Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’: Plant of the Year for 2026Since its founding in 1922, the American Horticultural Society (AHS) has published dozens of books, including deep-dive guides on single issues like propagation and starting seeds. The organization’s…
Read more Required Reading: The American Horticultural Society’s New Definitive Guide to Ecological Gardening – GardenistaDespite being natively at home in bogs and on the edges of kettle ponds and other wetlands, winterberry, a native holly species, does not require wet feet in…
Read more Winterberry 101: Native Berries to Brighten Winter – GardenistaFavorite hardscaping material: Natural local materials like nearby rocks, stone, gravel. Less carbon footprint transporting materials that are likely nearby. I love different textures used together. More plants,…
Read more Quick Takes With: Julie Weiss – GardenistaOpium Poppy, Papaver somniferum The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with its outlaw family. Opium poppies are grown for their edible seeds and…
Read more Gardening 101: Opium Poppy – GardenistaWith the start of the new year, our minds are a-swirl with ideas for what we’ll do in our gardens come spring. For inspiration, we asked garden and…
Read more Resolutions Roundup: Garden Pros Share the 10 Ways They’re Changing Their Landscapes in 2026 – GardenistaMoving perennials or shrubs once they’re in situ can be daunting for a novice gardener. But when you are starting a garden or reinventing one, it’s almost impossible…
Read more Secrets of an English Head Gardener: How to Transplant Shrubs and Perennials – GardenistaAll week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from July. A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be…
Read more Perennials for a Shade Garden: Our Favorite Native Species and Hardy Flowering PlantsAll week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from March. The humble hummingbird has always been a pollinator favorite among gardeners, but lately…
Read more The Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds to Your GardenDecember is the month for year-end reviews. There’s already a deluge of best-of lists for books and movies, but what about plants? I think they deserve accolades, too.…
Read more The All-Star List: 5 Plants I Want More of In My Garden – GardenistaJust like us, houseplants want to hunker down for the colder and shorter days ahead. While your foliage friends might not appreciate a warm cup of cocoa or…
Read more Winter Is Coming: How to Care for Houseplants When They Go Dormant – GardenistaCommon fig, Ficus carica The next plant I plan to buy for myself (and not for a garden client) will definitely be a fig tree. I usually harvest…
Read more Gardening 101: Common Fig – GardenistaThis is part of a series with Perfect Earth Project, a nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your landscapes at home. …
Read more How to Deer-proof Your Garden: Tips to Deter Deter from Eating Your Plants