Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News It's Sharp to Keep Your Garden Tools Maintained Oh, Christmas Trees! Holiday Decorating, Naturally Considerations When Giving Holiday Plants Register Now for 2026 UVM Gardening Course More News... 11/14/2025 More Than a Side Dish: Getting to Know the Cranberry Thanksgiving is just around the corner, with cranberry sauce playing a supporting role in... 11/10/2025 Research Takes Root at Upcoming Gardening Conference The University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Community Horticulture Program is excited to announce its... 10/31/2025 Smart Garden Tool Storage Storing garden tools is likely one of the last projects you’ll tackle when putting your garden to... 10/24/2025 Soil Test Now for Healthier Gardens in the Spring As the gardening season draws to a close, now is the ideal time to set yourself up for success next... 10/16/2025 Planting Bulbs for Spring Flowers Autumn is in full force. Green leaves have turned to brilliant shades of red and gold that flutter... 10/06/2025 Saving Tender Perennials When considering plants for our gardens, we usually think in terms of annuals or perennials.... 09/26/2025 Pumpkin and Squash Harvest and Storage The recent cold snap—with widespread frost and even a freeze in some spots in Vermont—likely... 09/18/2025 Dividing Perennials in the Fall Perennial plants return to our gardens each growing season, but after several years, they may... 09/10/2025 Beautiful, Beneficial Oaks Oak trees are some of the most beautiful and beneficial trees you can have in the landscape. When... 09/02/2025 Prepare Garden Beds Now for Spring It won’t be long before gardening season draws to a close, but if you’re thinking about... 08/28/2025 Drought Stress Affecting Vermont's Trees and Shrubs After a very wet spring, warm and dry conditions have dominated Vermont and the Northeast since the... 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...
