May 1, 2026
HOW CONFIDENT are you about the use of color in your garden, and where do you draw your inspiration from for creating a pleasing...
April 25, 2026
IF WE’RE shopping for native plants with the most ecological impact—ones with the most pollinator appeal, for example—then simply choosing by the prettiest picture...
April 17, 2026
BOTH GARDENERS and their plants have to be more resilient than ever these days in our changing climate it seems. At the High Line...
April 10, 2026
I’M PRIVILEGED to observe a fascinating diversity of animals outside where I live, but the term “Outsider Animals” was new to me. It’s the...
April 3, 2026
I ALWAYS SAY that birds taught me to garden as I watched their behavior and added more of the plants and features they seem...
March 28, 2026
WE TALK ABOUT pollinator gardens, and seek out the plants that provide that essential nourishment to bees and butterflies and moths, for example. But...
March 20, 2026
I WISH THAT when I was a college freshman, a course like the Harvard seminar called “Tree” had been part of the curriculum, because...
March 20, 2026
I’M OPENING my garden on Saturday May 30 from 10 AM to 4 PM as part of a weekend of events in my Hudson...
March 13, 2026
YOU’VE SEEN and heard the list of no-no plants that were showy longtime nursery and garden standards, but have proven invasive and need to...
March 6, 2026
WHEN SPRING APPROACHES and we get out into the garden again, it’s easy to get distracted by the to-do list, or just by the...
March 1, 2026
AS I HAVE confessed before: I’ve always considered design to be the most challenging part of garden-making. Lately the task is even more complex,...
February 27, 2026
MARGARET RENKL’S newest book, “The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends,” is aimed at children, but it’s really for everyone, she says....
