Going through my photo library recently I realized that I've gone to some absolutely thrilling garden destinations in the past few years, and want...

Yes, January 22 is indeed National Margarita day. So I decided to put a houseplant citrus spin on this drink and create a margarita using the...

Dear Autumn Plants, Our growing season celebration is winding down rapidly. Some of you quietly slipped out a couple of months ago without even so...

I don't have boxes under the windows of my house, but I did plant two boxes that were on the front porch for the summer. I had two identical metal...

I've gotten a couple of emails recently from people who are already dreading the annual leaf drop on their property. One man was tired of paying to...

Imagine: Talk about a love/hate relationship! Yes, I have one with this rose. Name: Rosa rugosa aka rugosa rose or beach rose Type of Plant: A...

In the fall the dahlia's are the best flowers in the cutting garden. But even as they are in their glory, it's time to think about saving them...

Like many others, I plant moonflower (Ipomoea alba) in the early summer to fill a small trellis with a quickly growing annual vine. I anticipate the...

Imagine: This week's story is true. Yesterday I went up to the large elderberry bush at the top of our cutting garden. This year's berry production...

Updated 7/13/17 The Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival has three more days to go. This event is ten days when we celebrate lovely gardens, hydrangeas, and...

It was a cool and damp month of May at Poison Ivy Acres and the first four days of June continued in the same mode. This is fine with me, because...

Imagine: Yes indeed. Imagine a plant that looks fantastic in the garden center when it's fresh from the grower. But that plant is out for just one...

This is the question I asked myself for three years. The first year I noticed the brown-gray "knitted" look on my leaves I thought it was wind...

People often ask about fertilizing in the spring, but many ignore how Nature fertilizes and amends soil.  There is no little Fertilizer Fairy...