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Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What To Do the Week of Nov. 6

Mulch around acid-loving shrubs? What to do with heavy clay soils? Why dig a trench now? What should you be jotting down? Ron Kujawski shares this week's tips and tricks.

Be A Better Gardener: More on PawPaws

An alert reader sent me a message after the publication of my recent article about pawpaws. OK, so what about those compounds neurotoxic compunds?

 

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What To Do the Week of Nov. 1

Though I won’t make any predictions about winter, I will make preparations for winter. Here they are.

Be A Better Gardener: Pawpaws

What’s remarkable about pawpaws, is that even though they are members of a tropical plant family, they are natives of eastern North America, growing wild as far north as southern Ontario and as far west as southeastern Nebraska and eastern Texas.

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What To Do the Week of Oct. 23

Deer ticks, high nitrogen organic wastes, yellowed tops, flowering bulbs, stakes, plant labels, leaves, acorns, cones, dried seed heads, and de-hydration. So much to discuss! Ron Kujawski shares this week's tips and tricks.

Berkshire Botanical Garden Announces Arborist Day at Norman Rockwell Museum

For over 18 years arborists from around the Berkshire community come together to provide a day of professional service to care for a host location’s trees.

Herbs of the Season – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme

The Herb Associates are a group to be remembered for their decades of work and their courage to carry on tending the beautiful herb gardens, thereby supporting the Berkshire Botanical Garden through the work of our hearts and hands.

Gardeners Checklist: Here is What To Do the Week of October 16

Showing off your composting, taking care of your plants over the winter and pumpkin tricks and tips. Beware the hard frost!

Gardeners Checklist: Here is What to Do the Week of October 9

Garden hose maintenance, preparing raspberry beds for spring planting, tips for enjoying fresh chives year-round, and Q&A about raking leaves.

Harvest Festival 2023: Thank You, Everyone!

Thank you to all of our visitors, volunteers and vendors for a super special Harvest Festival this past weekend.

Allen Timmons (Mr. Scarecrow) at the Harvest Festival.

"The Most Priceless Thing": Mister Scarecrow Says Farewell

Allen Timmons, the kindly, blue-eyed man with an Alabama accent whose sweet-filled syllables stretch like taffy, has a message to share with his many friends here at Berkshire Botanical Garden, particularly the children who attend the annual Harvest Festival.

Herb of the Week:  Heliotrope (Heliotropeum arborescens)

It looks beautiful. It smells divine! A plant likely to have been found in our grandparents’ gardens!

Gardeners Checklist: Here is What to Do the Week of Oct. 2

Grow tunnels, garlic bed preparation, a little botany, a dose of houseplant gardening, and a dash of social responsibility.

Be A Better Gardener: Biodiversity

As our society becomes increasingly urban, how do you share a love of gardening with your child when you have no access to the soil? Jean Devine has been working on a response to that dilemma.

Be A Better Gardener: Wildscaping With Nancy Lawson

Nancy Lawson's new book Wildscape is sure to inspire any gardener to experience their own plot with a far greater richness. It brings an understanding that inviting wildlife into your landscape is rewarding not only for these new residents but also for you. I think it’s a must-read.

Be A Better Gardener: A New Crop for a Yankee Garden

Hotter, longer summers are increasingly posing challenges to reliable crops. It's time to think about other options for our Northeast growing season and collard greens are a great place to start.

Gardeners Checklist: Here is What to Do the Week of September 25

It might be getting colder, but there's still a lot to do! Frost alerts, mowing tips and bulb planters.

Herb of the Week:  Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium)

Got a headache? This herb is for you. Also, we're stocking the shelves for the Harvest Festival!

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