Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Prepare Garden Beds Now for Spring Drought Stress Affecting Vermont's Trees and Shrubs Rascally Rabbits in the Garden Lilac Leaf Blight Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower More News... 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... 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...
