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As we continue to hunker down in the greenhouse through, dare I say it, what will hopefully be the last of the snow and ice, the future of glorious gardens is being determined. While the garden crew and I will continue to make decisions on plant ...

New Takes on Historic Landscapes: Blithewold Sunday, June 9 1:30 - 3:30 pm Instructor: Gail Read Often, gardeners think they must choose between archetypes of the wild, native plant garden and the formal, classic garden, but there are ...

It's that time of the year when seeds are on my brain. There is a whole box of seeds teasing me with dreams of future plants we will (hopefully) have in our gardens. A whole box of hope and promise! Violas and sweet alyssum seeds are already ...

If you are like most gardeners, winter is a time of restful relief from your garden chores, but the promise of a well cultivated garden, its visual beauty, and the enormous pleasure it provides are never far away in our thoughts.  ...

It's the time of year for cutting back the gardens, hunkering down indoors, and contemplating all we are so thankful for this season. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) . This was our first year growing these sacred ...

Chrysanthemum ‘Hillside Sheffield Pink’ Autumn Light, Bird Calls, Unearthing Toads Two perennial late-blooming favorites, Chrysanthemum ‘Hillside Sheffield Pink’ and Aster ageratoides ‘Ezo Murasaki’, are taking the cool weather in stride. Their ...

When October turns the corner towards Halloween, I feel The Wait begin. Frost is on the horizon. Some parts of Rhode Island have had frost in the last week. Blithewold is in one of the fortunate areas to be still watching for this official end of ...

Autumn Sights, Scents and Sounds Dahlia ‘Peach Delight’ and Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ The walk around the gardens this week has my senses going in all directions. They’re all still blooming with a colorful assortment of flowers, and their mix ...

What a strange and fitting ending to the season this week has been. We return from a holiday to heat and humidity, which then turns sharply into a storm (the outskirts of Hurricane Michael) and this is followed by the transformation of October from ...

Magnificent Monarchs, Asters and Salvias New England asters (Symphyotrichum novae-anglie) in the Idea Garden The perennial New England asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) are all in glorious full bloom in the Idea Garden. In addition to their ...