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More Than Just Looks
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...
Cody Hoff
Mar 19, 20222 min read


Using Ground cover Plants
Ground cover can be a beautifully effective weed control barrier. It adds depth and layer to the landscape design, and it provides...
WBG Staff
Mar 12, 20222 min read


Good Poop?
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,...
WBG Staff
Mar 5, 20223 min read


Winter Pruning and General Tree/Shrub Maintenance
Happy (almost) March, everyone! Spring is almost here! We’ve been busy moving snow and ordering plants, and have now entered into the...
WBG Staff
Feb 26, 20223 min read


Gardening Never Stops
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...
Cody Hoff
Feb 12, 20223 min read


Organic Herbicides and Weed Control
When managing your home garden, it’s easy to get “lost in the weeds” when starting out. One particular recurring topic is the choice...
WBG Staff
Feb 5, 20222 min read


Secret Flowers
Surprisingly around this time of year, we have a lot of flowering going on in the greenhouse here at Wellfield. I wanted to highlight...
Cody Hoff
Jan 29, 20223 min read


Squirrel “Appreciation”
January 21st was National Squirrel Appreciation Day ! It was also National Hugging Day, but I don’t recommend combining them and actually...
Jennifer Tan
Jan 22, 20224 min read


Planning the Spring Garden
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...
Jennifer Tan
Jan 15, 20223 min read


Wetland Conservation Project
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...
Cody Hoff
Jan 8, 20222 min read


A Holiday Message from the Director
We believe the secret to a good life is getting outside. In this 2021 #YearOfPeace at Wellfield , this simple core value of ours has...
Eric Garton
Dec 18, 20212 min read


What’s New for 2022 – New Plant Varieties
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...
Jennifer Tan
Nov 13, 20212 min read


Cool Plants, Cool Temperatures
My least favorite aspect of this area is the cold winter preventing us from growing plants that are more characteristic of tropical and...
Cody Hoff
Nov 6, 20213 min read


Even More Magnificent Mushrooms
In my previous article , I covered different types of fungi and gave brief descriptions on their uses. In this article, I want to dive...
Jennifer Tan
Oct 30, 20215 min read


What causes leaves to change color?
Around this time of year many people will go on “leaf peeper” road trips to enjoy the changing fall foliage. While enjoying the colors,...
WBG Staff
Oct 23, 20212 min read


Good Guy or Bad Guy?
While there are many positive aspects to gardening and enjoying nature, there are also quite a few unpleasant critters and plants. Each...
Jennifer Tan
Oct 16, 20213 min read


Gardening for Birds and Insects – Fall/Winter Planning
Fall provides some wonderful, warm visual landscape interest after the vibrancy of spring and the lushness of summer. We often regard...
Jennifer Tan
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Magnificent Mushrooms
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...
Jennifer Tan
Oct 2, 20214 min read


Lollipops for trees?
We got a lot of questions this week about what looked like lollipops sticking out of the base of several trees around Wellfield. Rest...
WBG Staff
Sep 25, 20212 min read


Home-Grown Ornamentals
It is great to have these lower temperatures and be able to get back to writing some blog articles! I planned out this article before I...
Cody Hoff
Sep 18, 20213 min read
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