AllPeoplePlants A Must-Follow Horticultural Blog By Julie Moir Messervy William (Ned) Friedman is not only the Arnold Professor of Organismic…JMMDSFebruary 15, 2016
AllPlantsUncategorized Jana’s New Year’s Resolution: Indoor Gardening! By Jana Bryan, JMMDS After moving out of an old farmhouse with an established garden…JMMDSJanuary 8, 2015
DesignPlacesPlantsUncategorized What Is That Shrub? Notes from The Garden Conservancy Tour By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS On Sunday, August 24, we hosted a Garden Conservancy Open Days…JMMDSAugust 29, 2014
AllDesignHow-ToPlantsSustainable SolutionsUncategorized Design Tips: Using Trees in the Home Landscape By Julie Moir Messervy (based on her July 20th Real Estate Today radio interview with…JMMDSAugust 16, 2013
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DesignPeoplePlacesPlants Marvelous, Magical Madoo Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS Meandering through Madoo Conservancy‘s intimate, magical gardens,…JMMDSJuly 9, 2012
AllBooksNew HomesteadPlants Fruits and Nuts: Good Winter Reading By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS My house may be full of nuts, but my yard has…JMMDSMarch 9, 2012
AllPeoplePlacesPlants Specimen Trees: A Visit to Shin-Boku Nursery Text and photos (except where noted) by Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS Julie and I recently…JMMDSNovember 21, 2011
AllNew HomesteadPlants Last Plant Standing: A Snarky Gardener’s Take on the Late, Late Bloomers Text and photos by Erica Bowman, JMMDS Dahlia bud. Autumn is hard on us gardeners.…JMMDSOctober 21, 2011
DesignNew HomesteadPlantsTipsUncategorized Recycling Concrete by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in…JMMDSOctober 7, 2011
AllPlants Reviving Rudbeckia: A Case Study of Downy Mildew By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Healthy Rudbeckias, or black-eyed Susans, are a beautiful addition to the…JMMDSSeptember 26, 2011
AllHow-ToNew HomesteadPlantsTips Garden Clean-Up: Rotation and Cover Crops by Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Vermont is enjoying some blessed sunshine after our recent torrential rains…JMMDSSeptember 15, 2011
AllNew HomesteadPlants Perennial Edibles: Substantial Returns on Investment Photos and text by Erica Bowman, JMMDS These uncertain times have everyone scrambling for a…JMMDSAugust 12, 2011
How-ToNew HomesteadPlantsUncategorized A Walk in the Woods: Morels and More Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS What a spring! Finding myself trying to…JMMDSMay 27, 2011
AllDesignPlants Problem-Solving Design: Perennial Hedges By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Spring is a great time for gardeners to take stock. Before…JMMDSMay 17, 2011
AllPlants Everybody Knows: Gardening Rules We Have Broken By JMMDS There are some cardinal gardening “rules” that are practically written in stone. Everybody…JMMDSApril 29, 2011
AllPlants A Southern Gardener Moves North Guest blogger Carol Wood is a musician, former professor of medieval literature, and gardening enthusiast,…JMMDSApril 22, 2011
AllDesignNew HomesteadPlants The Garden of My Lawn By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Perfectly manicured mono-cultured lawns are the aspiration of many, but I…JMMDSApril 1, 2011
AllDesignNew HomesteadPeoplePlants Native Plants: Taking the First Step By Anna Johansen, JMMDS Following Julie’s jubilant call to action citing the teachings of Doug…JMMDSMarch 25, 2011
AllBooksDesignPeoplePlants Calling All Gardeners: It’s Time to Share Space with Our Fellow Earthlings! By Julie Moir Messervy Professor Doug Tallamy’s vital message to the gardening and horticulture community: …JMMDSMarch 4, 2011
AllDesignPlantsTips When the Snow Hits the Fan: Good Design Diverts Winter Disasters By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Here in Vermont, the snow tends to come in November or…JMMDSFebruary 7, 2011
How-ToPlantsTipsUncategorized Winter Gardening: Forcing Bulbs Indoors By Anna Johansen, JMMDS As a gardener, there are many reasons to look forward to…JMMDSJanuary 23, 2011
AllPeoplePlacesPlants Virtual Vacation: Jana’s Tropical Plants By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS With three feet of freshly fallen snow upon us here…JMMDSJanuary 14, 2011
AllDesignPeoplePlacesPlants Great Gardens: A Tropical Oasis in Farmington, CT By Val Khislavsky Get an infusion of color and inspiration with this visit to a…JMMDSNovember 19, 2010
DesignNew HomesteadPlants Don’t Eat the Garden: Surviving in a World of Dangerous Greens by Erica BowmanHaving an inquisitive baby crawling around outside really raises one's awareness about the…JMMDSNovember 6, 2010
PeoplePlants Nightmare Plants: Garden Mistakes That Haunt Us by JMMDSPlotline: Innocent gardener falls for beautiful plant species, opens heart and yard to the…JMMDSOctober 29, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlants Leave No Ground Uncovered: ‘Tis Better to Mulch Than to Weed by Jennifer SilverJump on the mulch wagon to keep the weeds at bay and get…JMMDSOctober 22, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlants Anna’s Annuals (and Perennials!): Saving the Seeds of Summer by Anna Johansen Get harvesting! Now's the time to collect all sorts of seeds to…JMMDSOctober 14, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlantsTips Letting It Rot: The Lazy Way to Compost by Erica BowmanWe can all breathe a sigh of relief: composting can be effective even…JMMDSSeptember 24, 2010
DesignPlants Late Summer Color: Inspiration from Erica and Anna’s Gardens by Erica Bowman and Anna Johansen Color in the garden can be hard to come…JMMDSAugust 27, 2010