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What's happening in the BBG Herb Garden and kitchen this week? We take a closer look at a perennial herb with grassy foliage and lovely purple pom-pom flowers.

The new Farm in the Garden Camp building is the centerpiece for Berkshire Botanical Garden’s expanding education campus.

Time to think about crop spacing ... and shade ... and bolting ... and annual herbs ... and stocking up on seed. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks for this first week of June.

The Lost Lamb can be found here — at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Our cafe is open Thursdays through Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Checking in on Berkshire Botanical Garden's Edible Garden, we discover one of our horticulturalist's favorite crop.

Berkshire Botanical Garden's featured 2023 summer art exhibition was Cynthia Wick’s “Floraborealis,” from June 30 through Aug. 27.

What's happening this week in the Herb Garden and kitchen? Lots! This week, the kitchen crew prepared violet simple syrup, which can be added to drinks of all kinds — lemonade, club soda or your favorite cocktail.

“Veganic,” John explained to me is the result of turning two words, vegan and organic, into one. The fundamental premise of this approach to gardening comes from veganism.

Compost is waste turned to gold. Who needs Midas when you have a compost pile? And more tips and tricks this week from Ron Kujawski.

Like many gardeners who want to do right by nature, I have drawn great inspiration from the work of this insect ecologist and champion of native plants.

Think "outer leaves." Make sure your leafy greens don't bolt. Thin your radishes. Snip your chives. Patience is your ally when it comes to corn and bush beans.

I was invited to an Earth Day celebration last month to speak on the topic of lawns. The common response would have been to bash turf as an eco offender, and as we currently manage our lawns, that is true.

There’s still time to sow seeds of cool season crops. There’s no better time to plant a new perennial garden than now. Follow the one-third rule when mowing lawns. And more.

Go out on a limb. Satisfy your fruit cravings. Some specific seeds will need to be planted. Fall leaves can now play a huge role. Ticks will be troublesome. Ron Kujawski explains what you could be doing right about ... now!

Hardy vegetable crops, organic matter, and thoughts about potatoes, houseplants, wildflowers and more. Ron Kujawski explains what you could be doing right about ... now!

Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 2023 art season continues with “Alchemy and Innocents,” featuring works by Anastasia Traina, from May 5 through June 25, in the Leonhardt Art Galleries. The opening reception is Friday, May 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.