Gardening Sweet Spots – The Emerald Necklace Garden Club

Shorter days, darker mornings, earlier dusk. It’s September and officially, “Autumn” is just days away. If your gardens and containers are looking overgrown and slightly weary, here are some tips on reviving their appearance and adding some new plants to extend the gardening season to the first hard frost. ...

Come springtime, daffodils appear everywhere. But there are many other bulbs you can plant this fall for additional color next spring. If you’re tired of seeing just swaths of yellow, read on. If you prefer hands-on tips, Emerald Necklace Garden Club is sponsoring a free, open-to-the-public education seminar on unusual bulbs, Sunday, September 19. ...

It’s that time of year – one day your zinnia flowers are colorful and ruffled. The next day, only ragged edges and holey leaves remain. What happened overnight? Japanese beetle attack!  ...

Your shrubs are trimmed, your perennials and annuals are blooming in sweeps of color and the weeds are (mostly) under control. Yet, something is missing. Could it be garden art? ...

The designing, shopping, planting, weeding and maintenance of your gardens is finished (well, almost), and they are at peak bloom. It’s time to relax a bit and show off what you’ve accomplished. Share your garden with your friends at a garden party. Here are some tips for hosting a memorable one. ...

They dart in and out of our line of sight – hovering to devour nectar from a flower or to sip from a feeder set out especially for them – and then zip away to sample another tempting bloom. If you would like to see more of them, here are some things you can do to attract hummingbirds to your yard, as well as some facts about them you might be surprised to learn. ...

You’ve heard “his eyes were bigger than his stomach” being said about someone piling more food on a plate than could be eaten. That could also be said for gardeners who have the problem of buying more plants than they have space for. If you find yourself in that predicament, here are some suggestions to help you find homes for all those extras you couldn’t resist. ...

Gardening is more popular than ever these days. You might think that gardening stays pretty much the same from year to year. While there will always be perennials, annuals and veggies, there are some new approaches to gardening worth considering, such as sustainable gardening, virtual gardening, or container gardening. ...