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Yo, it’s your hip, non-hipster gardener here to discuss another crazy crime against horticulture: the badly planted berm. We have ALL...

If I were to have a Native American name, I bet it would be Josh Breakingwind. I do not have a man cave at my house (cue the sad music),...

I recently received an email question from an eager inquirer. Hi Josh, I’m looking for some privacy trees that are solid all year long,...

It is time to say goodnight to perennializing spring bulbs here at Wellfield. As you know from reading this blog, we treat our tulips as...

It seems like Mother Nature has decided to turn the page on the calendar; the tulips (did you know we have over 40,000?) are starting to...

In this blog entry, allow me, your hip, non-hipster, gardener a little rant concerning all things pollinator. There is much emphasis in...

The average American landscaper LOVES to plop a compact, small (for the space) shrub, perennial or annual in a sea of wood or stone...

One of the most common gardening questions I am asked (besides how to prune hydrangeas) is how to prune roses. There are TONS of articles...

The grass will begin to grow eventually – really it will, I promise – and you will soon hear the familiar Saturday morning hum of your...

We seem to be receiving lots of questions as to when our tulips are going to bloom. The answer is our tulips are a very special type...

I want to start a neighborhood, heck a citywide, watch for crime in this town. No, not the usual kind like stabbing, robbery, murder,...

Yes it is cold again. Yes, it is technically still winter, but for Wellfield’s Horticulture and Facilities department, spring has sprung....

Does anyone need a drink? We have plenty of surface water for you at Wellfield if you want to stop in for a visit . Wellfield Botanic...

“ The roots are doing their job ,” commented Josh Steffen, horticulture manager at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, as a small team surveyed...

Before you bemoan the dumping we received last weekend – how much there was to clear, how deep it was – consider some of the benefits to...

I am on a botany kick lately, so if you, my dear reader, cannot handle the plant nerdiness, check back next week. But I caution you –...

Someone asked me last evening if there were any new and exciting plants I happened to be jiving over; ones that may be coming to a public...

This time of year, as we go through the drama of snow falling-snow melting-media outlets going through meltdown over the next big winter...

How doest thou sayest “Clematis” or “Hemerocallis?” Doest thou even careth? Probably not, but for you plant nerds and...

This week, we experienced the first frost of Autumn 2017 at Wellfield Botanic Gardens. For us, this means fall bed clean-up, and all that...