Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Alternatives to the Standard Tomato Cage Red Clover: State Flower of Vermont Growing Watermelon Hildene: A Vermont Historical Landmark Tree Champions Honored More News... 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... 05/07/2025 For the Love of Lilacs Easily recognized by their sweet fragrance and cone-shaped clusters of tiny flowers, the common... 04/30/2025 Native Dogwoods: Great For Your Garden Dogwoods, in the genus Cornus, are among the most versatile native shrubs. With seasonal interest,... 04/23/2025 Plant Profile: Bleeding Heart Have you ever heard of the lady in the bath flower? That’s just one of the common names for... 04/18/2025 Get Your Garden Ready With a Spring Soil Test There’s no need to guess what your garden needs for optimal results. Take a soil test this spring... 04/16/2025 Simple Tips for Stunning Clematis With abundant blooms in a wide range of colors from soft white to dark purple, pink and even... 04/11/2025 A Rose Isn't Just a Rose We’re all familiar with roses (Rosa): their fragrance, their flowers, their thorns. If you’re... 04/03/2025 Master Gardener Helpline Now Open to Assist Gardeners Gardening enthusiasts and homeowners can now receive gardening and backyard composting information... 04/03/2025 A Guide to Managing Your Seed Varieties Early spring is an exciting and busy time for Vermont gardeners. Many prefer the thrill of choosing... 03/28/2025 Heuchera: A Versatile Landscape Plant If you’re looking for a plant for your garden that will come back year after year, is easy to... 03/20/2025 Carl Linnaeus: Father of Taxonomy Rudbeckia hirta. Solanum lycopersicum. Acer saccharum. Have you ever seen these names on plant tags... 03/13/2025 Indoor Herb Gardening Winter weather may be on the wane, but it will still be a while before we can get outdoors and work... 03/06/2025 Using a Plant Stand for Indoor Gardening Each winter, gardeners bid farewell to their outdoor growing spaces and turn their attention to... 02/27/2025 Increasing Vegetable Plant Diversity With Seeds By Amy SimoneExtension Master GardenerUniversity of VermontChoosing seeds and starting your own... 02/19/2025 Get Ready for Spring with a Garden Party By Andrea KnepperExtension Master GardenerUniversity of VermontBy this time of the year, it may... 02/12/2025 The Bewitching Witch Hazel Tree You may be familiar with its name from the bottle of astringent found in your home medicine cabinet... 02/07/2025 Active Composting in Winter Compost, the dark, crumbly, earthy-smelling material produced by natural decomposers, provides many... 01/31/2025 Planning a New Garden Bed This Winter The middle of winter with snow covering brick-hard, frozen ground may seem like an odd time to plan... 01/16/2025 Using Seed and Plant Catalogs By Deborah J. Benoit Extension Master Gardener University of Vermont It begins in December. By...
