I’m just finishing the book about marketing titled Different, by Youngme Moon. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd Since one of my life’s goals is to promote gardening and horticulture, learning how to better sell the excitement about growing plants is always...

In the winter I start planning what will go into my flowerbeds and containers in the coming growing season. On this list are the names of new introductions and plants that have been around quite awhile but are new to my heart because I'm always excited about trying...

In years past Americans made good use of the front of their houses. Porches were common on the face of many homes, and on those porches were chairs or swings for sitting and enjoying the view of the landscape and street beyond. Somehow we got away from practice and...

When I lived in Osterville I had very little sunny garden space where I could grow roses, so I planted them in pots and made a rose garden on my back deck. Anyone with a sunny patio or deck can grow a container rose garden as I did. In some ways it makes good sense to...

Tillandsia, aka "air plants" are quite popular right now. We all love the fact that these epiphytes are interesting in texture, don't require soil to grow, and have colorful flowers. But some people wonder how they might display and grow air plants to best advantage....

I didn't intend to write a post about the benefits of gardening today, but life/circumstances took me by the hand and keyboard and positively pulled me in that direction. This happened because I took a scoop of birdseed out to the feeder around noon on Sunday, and...

I have a great wall planter that my friend Pamela gave to me. It's shallow, and doesn't have a drainage hole, so during the summer it normally gets planted with succulents. This past season I tucked in some Erodium reichardii that I had from a previous project, and...

I love the look of natural materials such as bark and rocks with polished silver, so I decided to plant a group of paperwhite narcissus in a silver-plated  Revere bowl. We all know, however, what happens when these fragrant-flowering bulbs get tall enough to...

Winter is here, and for many this means worrying that their Arborvitae stems will splay open in a heavy snow load. The danger about tying them up is that the rope or cord used will ultimately strangle the plant. By using this foam covered wire, however, you can bend...

I had a caller on GardenLine last November who had driven past a property where "There was an orange tree in the front yard. The leaves were gone but it was covered with oranges!" he said. "How can someone grow oranges on Cape Cod?" Although there is one variety of...