Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Pumpkin and Squash Harvest and Storage Dividing Perennials in the Fall Beautiful, Beneficial Oaks Prepare Garden Beds Now for Spring Drought Stress Affecting Vermont's Trees and Shrubs More News... 08/20/2025 Rascally Rabbits in the Garden Rabbits are adorable creatures, until they devour your newly planted perennials, that is. Many... 08/18/2025 Lilac Leaf Blight Lilacs are currently losing their leaves due to a disease called lilac leaf blight, caused by the... 08/13/2025 Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most... 08/07/2025 Soil Properties of a Successful Garden What makes good soil and what does “good” mean? Most of us would likely answer that good soil... 07/31/2025 Shade Gardening It’s the height of summer, and the weather is hot, hot, hot! That doesn’t mean work in the... 07/23/2025 Glorious Goldenrod Many common flowering plants that grow on roadsides and fields are more beneficial than you might... 07/17/2025 Summer Gardening Tips The celebration of summer is underway, bringing with it peak gardening season. Every day there’s... 07/17/2025 Short Course Teaches Composting Basics Backyard composting is a cost-efficient way to turn food scraps, leaves and other yard waste into... 07/14/2025 Trees, Glorious Trees! Trees are among the hardest working plants in the landscape. Even the smallest yard can accommodate... 07/03/2025 Growing Strawberries If seeing strawberries at farmers markets and roadside stands starts you dreaming about harvesting... 06/30/2025 Saving Seeds from Vegetable Crops Saving seeds from your vegetables crops is a fun and easy way to benefit from nature’s... 06/25/2025 Milkweed: Not A Weed At All Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important... 06/23/2025 Tips for a Healthy Garden Every gardener wants a healthy, productive garden whether they’re growing vegetables, berries or... 06/11/2025 Alternatives to the Standard Tomato Cage For some people, tomatoes are the pinnacle of summer gardening. Who doesn’t love fresh from the... 06/05/2025 Red Clover: State Flower of Vermont Introduced to Vermont by European settlers, red clover has become an essential part of the... 06/04/2025 Growing Watermelon There are few things as refreshing on a hot summer day as a slice of watermelon (Citrullus... 05/29/2025 Hildene: A Vermont Historical Landmark Perched on a hill in Manchester overlooking the Battenkill Valley lies Hildene, the Lincoln family... 05/27/2025 Tree Champions Honored The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program (VT UCF) recently recognized several individuals... 05/22/2025 Moving Starter Plants to the Garden Planting time is almost here. While some crops will be directly sown, many others will begin as... 05/14/2025 Common Spring Disease: Maple Anthracnose Newly emerged maple leaves coupled with the recent cool, rainy weather provide perfect conditions...
