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During these days of shortened sunlight, it's a good time to think about light in your garden. One of the challenges we face, especially in small yards, is lack of sufficient light to grow our favorite flowers, shrubs and trees. The shade maybe from a neighbor's house or building, from our own buildings or from trees and shrubs that have grown large over the years.
Knowing the amount of sun and shade you have in your garden is critical to selecting the right plants for the right place. But there are other factors in the northern garden that will influence your plant's health.
Many gardeners love helping pollinators. But growing a pollinator garden isn't practical in every location. Let's consider other factors that help you create a bee, butterfly, and insect-friendly habitat in your yard.
Sometimes, you want a flowering plant that can fill a large space in summer and then disappear in winter. The answer is shrub-like perennials.
Before you run out to purchase the most alluring variety of hydrangea you see, take a moment to plan where it will be planted, what conditions it will experience and what type of plant you want.
As we move into “stick” season as we call it in New England, when mostly we're looking at bare tree and shrub branches, it's good to remember we can have more than “sticks” in our yards.
It's the winter season! With the shorter and colder days in our region, many gardeners are looking to bring some joy indoors.
Winter is a good time of year to consider what to do with areas of your yard where plants don't grow well. These problem places could be due to a variety of reasons such as poor soil, extreme weather exposure and slopes.
Not only are songbirds critical for our habitat and gardens, they also bring joy as a welcome sight and sound of spring. To help the song birds in your area, you can create a better habitat for them to thrive.
