The New England Gardener’s May To-Do List (Zone 6a)
Your complete month-by-month guide for my fellow 6a garden friends. If April is the month of hope around here, with seeds sprouting under grow lights, seed packets being organized all over…
The New England Gardener’s April To-Do List (Zone 6a)
There’s something almost comical about gardening in New England. One week you’re watching snow fall on your raised beds, and the next you’re out there in a t-shirt, wondering where the…
How to Grow Zinnias: Best Varieties & Care Tips for More Blooms
Zinnias are the flower that got me hooked on cutting gardens, and years later, they’re still a non-negotiable in my garden every single summer. Here’s everything I’ve learned about growing them…
Cut Flower Garden Recap: Wins, Fails & Plans for 2026
Every January, I sit down with my seed catalogs and whatever notes I scrawled in the margins of my garden journal, and I do a little post-mortem on the season. What…
Beyond the Vase: Why I Started Growing A Dried Flower Garden
Five years ago, I added my dedicated cut flower garden here at the Cottage. I was chasing the joy of fresh bouquets, but I stumbled onto something even better: strawflowers. That…
A Mid-Summer Cut Flower Garden Tour: What’s Blooming!
Well, New Hampshire, that was dramatic. After a spring that felt more like a marshland than a growing season, my garden has finally decided to show up to the party- fashionably…