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It is a magical time in the gardens now, with the weather turning cooler and flowering annuals - cup-and-saucer vine (Cobaea scandens), black-eyed susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Yellow’) and white cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) - all blooming ...

About a month ago I wrote about how to make your garden more pollinator-friendly (you can find that here). We had just found approximately 15 monarch caterpillars on the swamp milkweed in the North Garden. In the meantime we have been searching ...

Sunny September days are my absolute favorite. Gail and I are constantly talking about how much we love this month. The gardens are glorious, the weather is very close to perfect, and we (try) to bask in the calm before the fall fury of garden ...

Though summer is beginning to fade, the gardens are bigger and better than ever. The moderate September temperatures bring the best blooms into flower. It is still summer here and the flowers have not forgotten. As if with one more hurrah, the ...

An August garden has a unique set of sounds that I look forward to every year. Although I love the quietude of a garden, August’s ensemble of nature’s sounds is a comforting reminder that flora and fauna are so closely linked.  I can’t ...

In January, when planning our designs for the gardens on the cold winter’s days, Betsy, Joe and I look for interesting new plants that we feel visitors would appreciate. Our winter plant hunts in the potting shed have an element of fun, discovery ...

I have been overwhelmed with the gardens this week. "Overwhelmed" is a word often given a negative connotation in today's language. The word originally comes from Middle English with the meaning "to turn upside down." The gardens have absolutely ...

A delightful consequence of the constant rainy weather is the lushness of growth this spring. If ever there was a time to take a spring walk in a garden it is now -- we all deserve it this year! After so many cloudy or wet days when the sun did not ...

With all the incessant rain lately, I've been badly in need of some cheerful color. The tulips heard my call. Last fall we planted thousands of bulbs across the property and the season of bloom is upon us! From the moment you drive into ...

Spring is upon us. The temperatures have risen to sweatshirt-friendly and, slowly but surely, the life hidden within the earth begins to emerge. All the hard work the volunteers and garden crew put in last fall to plant spring bulbs is nearing its ...