Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

April is a great month to celebrate native plants. Recently, Massachusetts joined the growing number of states across the country to declare the first full month of spring “Native Plant Month.” For me ...

If you planted bulbs last fall, it's almost time for their show. Late spring perennials will follow, supplemented by annuals for season-long color in the garden. But there's another category of plants ...

Take a walk in the woods this month and check out the forest floor. There in the dappled sunlight, popping up through last year’s leaves, you may spot the short-lived flowers of native perennials ...

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S. LET’S HEAD TO GIRL GREEN. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROWING GREEN, WHERE MACFARLANE RESEARCH GREENHOUSES AT UNH. AND I’M JOINED BY SEAN O’BRIEN FROM UNH CO-OP EXTENSION. TODAY WE’RE ...