Sowing & Growing Native Azaleas at Jenkins Arboretum
By Max Dupont Here at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens in Devon, PA, we have a significant focus on North American native azaleas. With an accredited and ever-expanding collection of species…
Puddingstone Ledge: Small Garden, Big Impact
Landscape Architect: Studio FARM Landscape ArchitectsLandscape Contractor: Land Design AssociatesPhotographer: Overlook Photo Studio FARM Landscape Architects is a design firm located at the foothills to the Berkshires, guided by the…
More Than One Right Way
By Yasir Hall When I accepted an international horticulture traineeship at Chollipo Arboretum in South Korea, I expected to discover new plants, new landscapes, and new techniques. What I didn't…
July, Dragonfly Natives Nursery
By Jasmin Callahan As a fairly new owner of a native plant nursery, there is an endless to-do list of tasks: thinking about ways to make growing thousands of plug…
How the Dawes Arboretum’s Sustainable Seed Bank Is a Living Archive
By Holly Latteman, Director of Science & Research at The Dawes Arboretum From birth to adulthood, trees are displayed like artwork at The Dawes Arboretum. They live full, healthy lives…
Growing Mead’s Milkweed (Asclepias meadii): A Propagation Trial Supporting Prairie Restoration
Written by James KutPhotos by James Kut and Jayson Schorsch IntroductionAmong the hundreds of wildflowers that once painted the Midwestern prairie, few are as quietly remarkable as Mead's milkweed (Asclepias…
Gardening Tips: Spring Clean-up
Written by Leslie Duthie Despite the ups and downs of spring weather in the Northeast, it has arrived and it’s time to ready your landscape for the growing season. In…