Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Building A Dish Garden New Year's Resolutions for Gardeners Houseplant Care During the Winter Months It's Sharp to Keep Your Garden Tools Maintained Oh, Christmas Trees! More News... 12/04/2025 Holiday Decorating, Naturally As you prepare to decorate your home this holiday season, consider the bounty of garden elements... 11/26/2025 Considerations When Giving Holiday Plants During the hectic holidays, an eye-catching display of plants may seem like the perfect gift... 11/19/2025 Register Now for 2026 UVM Gardening Course he University of Vermont (UVM) Extension is offering its signature Extension Master Gardener (EMG)... 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...
