written by Lisa Briggs
Although June often ushers in a gentler garden, it looks like the kaleidoscopic colors of May might linger with us a bit longer.

written by Lisa Briggs
Are they fireflies, glowworms or lightning bugs? It doesn’t really matter what you call them because one of our favorite sights of summer are those yellow-green orbs flashing against the backdrop of the garden at dusk.

written by Lisa Briggs
It seems as though the pace of setting up for spring is faster every year, but this season is especially frenzied.

written by Lisa Briggs
May is many a gardener’s favorite month, and this year even more so! The seesaw spring had spring flowers developing in fits and starts, but the warm temps late last week pushed many plants hard, all at once. My drive into work each morning is a little reminiscent of a journey into Oz. I

written by Lisa Briggs
Gardeners are not the kind of folks who enjoy being cooped up in the house all winter. When the weather finally breaks, and plants begin to emerge from dormancy, it’s understandable that we are eager to greet every new shoot and admire every swelling bud.

written by Lisa Briggs
April of 2025 wasn’t particularly shower-ful, but the flowers are bursting into bloom despite the dry weather. And Monday’s unsettled weather has us scrambling to get plants under cover and protected from the storm that never was.

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Every spring, gardeners hold their collective breath as we wait for the first green shoots pushing through the warming soil. To be a perennial gardener in this climate requires great faith in your choices.

written by Lisa Briggs
The days with warmer temperatures these last few weeks have given hope that spring would be early this year. And then they take a nosedive. Clearly Old Man Winter is unwilling to let go!

written by Lisa Briggs
They’re awfully cute, but despite those adorable faces, bunnies can do an awful lot of damage to your yard.

written by Lisa Briggs
There are great reasons to grow your vegetables from seed because you have so many more choices.