Whatever paradise means to you, it can't be a destination where nothing ever changes. Growth and improvement are baked into our very conception of perfection, and so it is with any garden paradise. If ...

“Grow Your Own Natural Garden: Taking Inspiration from Nature” by Carol Klein, with photography by Jonathan Buckley, Octopus Publishing, $34.99. “Growing the Northeast Garden” is the perfect book for ...

Gardeners have their fingers on the pulse of the planet. Every time we pull a weed by hand rather than douse it with chemicals, we’ve chosen health over a poisonous quick fix. When we plant a native ...

Last week I was invited to give a talk on trends in horticulture. Which styles are “trending” and which are passé? Time was, the assignment would have been a no-brainer. A few of you may remember, for ...

It seems that mothers can always tell when their children are telling a fib. Maybe it’s the child’s mannerisms, their eyes, or the sound of their voice when a child is not being honest and forthcoming ...