The New England Gardener’s August To-Do List (Zone 6a)
August is the month I finally exhale. The frantic energy of May planting, the vigilance of June and July, all of that settles down in August into something that feels a…
The New England Gardener’s July To-Do List (Zone 6a)
If May is the busiest month and June is when things start to take off, July is when the garden finally pays you back. All of those early mornings spent hardening…
The New England Gardener’s June To-Do List (Zone 6a)
Your month-by-month guide to the New England garden If May is the busiest month in a New England garden, June is when you finally start to see the payoff. Everything you…
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…
Gardening Like It’s 1776: My 250-Year-Old Roots
From the herbs to the flowers to the vegetables, my New Hampshire garden has more in common with a 1776 kitchen garden than I ever realized! I was flipping through my…
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…