Native to Europe, this cool-season biennial is wreaking havoc on deciduous forests from New England west to Wisconsin and south to Tennessee. Read Garlic Mustard: A Palatable Pest
Plants & Gardens Blog
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Growing FoodPlant ChoicesSustainable Gardening
Garlic Mustard: A Palatable Pest
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Native FloraPlant Choices
Native Viburnums
Viburnums have long been popular garden plants, celebrated for their white, often fragrant spring flowers and their fall color. Read Native Viburnums
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Garden Design
Growing Sun-Loving Plants: Lessons From Nature
In nature, evolution has adapted plants to a variety of sun exposures and soil and moisture conditions. If a plant thrives in a particular spot in nature, it is likely to thrive under similar conditions in your garden. Read Growing Sun-Loving Plants: Lessons From Nature
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Growing Food
Durian—The Real Forbidden Fruit
In The Malay Archipelago, famed Victorian naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russell Wallace wrote, "To eat durian is a new sensation worth a voyage to the East to experience." Roughly 150 years later, some adventurous members of the science department at BBG, including yours truly, decided to test his assertion. Read Durian—The Real Forbidden Fruit
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Garden Design
An Autumn Pathway—Designing for Fabulous Fall Color
In this design I've chosen plants that exemplify the season and speak to me of autumn. Besides focusing on fall foliage, I've also included plants with strong architectural features or persistent seed heads that will carry a garden through to winter and beyond. Read An Autumn Pathway—Designing for Fabulous Fall Color
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Sustainable Gardening
Drought-Proofing Your Garden: Essential Water-Saving Strategies and Plant List
A drought emergency is a time to take steps to substantially reduce water use in the garden. Here's some tips on how to conserve water with drought-tolerant plants and longer-term solutions to your garden more compatible with natural precipitation patterns. Read Drought-Proofing Your Garden: Essential Water-Saving Strategies and Plant List
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Garden DesignPlant Choices
Lofty Liatris—Drought-Tolerant Beauties for the Summer and Fall Border
Liatris is much more than a cut-flower-industry standard. It is, in fact, a group of wonderfully diverse and easy-to-grow perennials that can brighten up the outside of your home just as beautifully as they can the inside. Read Lofty Liatris—Drought-Tolerant Beauties for the Summer and Fall Border
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Composting
Composting and Lawn Care
Leaving grass clippings on the lawn, rather than bagging and sending them to the landfill, makes sense for you, your landscape and your community. Read Composting and Lawn Care
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CompostingUrban Gardening
Compost Bins
Choose the right compost bin for your space, budget, and materials. Here are five basic types. Read Compost Bins
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CompostingSustainable GardeningUrban Gardening
What and How to Compost
What can I put in the compost pile? What does composting mean, and how does it work? Read What and How to Compost