- From the Chair 07/15/2026The July garden has a number of outstanding bloomers. From the rock garden to the gravel garden, they really catch the eye – and the attention of a wide variety of pollinators. Ruellia humilis is our native wild petunia which ranges from Michigan to Texas, Pennsylvania to Florida. It is remarkedly hardy even here inContinue reading “From the Chair 07/15/2026”
- From the Chair 06/24/2026Sandra Schaller’s talk at our June meeting on the Hypertufa Trough inspired quite a bit of story and recipe sharing. It has been some time since many of us made this kind of trough, the hypertufa one, though some of us made hundreds every year. (And some still do.) She has kindly shared not onlyContinue reading “From the Chair 06/24/2026”
- From the Chair 05/15/2026Our 2025 May joint meeting of the Berkshire Chapter NARGS and the New England Chapter Primrose Society at the Berkshire Botanic Garden was a great success! And one of the plants our vendors were selling was none other than Iris dabashanensis, a rarity and favorite of mine. It started blooming in my upper garden lateContinue reading “From the Chair 05/15/2026”
- From the Chair 04/15/2026When was the last time it was this warm in mid- April? Short sleeve weather this early…it’s too warm for me! But it is not uncommon for bloodroot to appear earlier than this. They are actually a little late. So is the opening of the kabschia type saxifraga-usually a little earlier. As previously mentioned onContinue reading “From the Chair 04/15/2026”
- From the Chair 02/17/2026There is always a whiff of excitement this time of the year. Just listen to the enthusiastic trills of the spring birds. There are many days above freezing now. The snow is fading from the landscape. It’s the start of mud season here! Too, it’s time to make final plans for gardening this coming spring.Continue reading “From the Chair 02/17/2026”
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