The birds are chirping, and the sunshine feels a little warmer on our backs. As we bear the usual pains of fickle spring weather, most of...

There are two groups of shrubs we receive more questions about than all the rest: roses and hydrangeas. Today, we’ll focus on the latter....

March is a strange time in the garden, with half of the days feeling like spring and half like winter. The 70 degree days we’ve been...

Ground cover can be a beautifully effective weed control barrier. It adds depth and layer to the landscape design, and it provides...

When I think of poop, I don’t think of the waste that comes out as being better than what was ingested. This is actually the case,...

Happy (almost) March, everyone! Spring is almost here! We’ve been busy moving snow and ordering plants, and have now entered into the...

I mentioned in a past blog that as a gardener at Wellfield, we often get asked what we do in the winter. Obviously, the growing season is...

When managing your home garden, it’s easy to get “lost in the weeds” when starting out. One particular recurring topic is the choice...

Surprisingly around this time of year, we have a lot of flowering going on in the greenhouse here at Wellfield. I wanted to highlight...

January 21st was National Squirrel Appreciation Day ! It was also National Hugging Day, but I don’t recommend combining them and actually...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, the holidays are over and it’s seed catalog time! Walking out to the mailbox is never as...

Volunteers and guests often ask, “what do you guys do in the winter”? So, I decided to write a little bit about the first winter project...

We believe the secret to a good life is getting outside. In this 2021 #YearOfPeace at Wellfield , this simple core value of ours has...

My first four months at Wellfield have been great; working in the Gardens has helped me to re-familiarize myself with a whole world of...

My least favorite aspect of this area is the cold winter preventing us from growing plants that are more characteristic of tropical and...

In my previous article , I covered different types of fungi and gave brief descriptions on their uses. In this article, I want to dive...

Around this time of year many people will go on “leaf peeper” road trips to enjoy the changing fall foliage. While enjoying the colors,...

While there are many positive aspects to gardening and enjoying nature, there are also quite a few unpleasant critters and plants. Each...

Fall provides some wonderful, warm visual landscape interest after the vibrancy of spring and the lushness of summer. We often regard...

While taking a stroll in nature, your yard, or maybe even your local botanic garden (wink, wink!), it isn’t hard to witness nature’s...