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11 Things at Chelsea Flower Show 2023 | Jack Wallington

It feels like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has finally found its feet again after having the rug pulled from under it by the...

The Farm, Yorkshire | Jack Wallington

In February 2021 Chris and I found ourselves moving to Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire where Chris grew up. We’d been planning the move...

Make a Statement with Cape Fuchsia in Your Garden

It feels great to be home. For the past week and a half, I’ve been on the road between Maine and Pennsylvania, Boston and...

Magnolia ‘Ginter Spicy White’: A New Discovery from a Winter of Plant Orders

January has been cold. Bitterly cold. Since it was my first January in Maine, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how dark and frigid...

Gillenia trifoliata, Bowman’s Root – My Vote For Garden MVP

This Summer has been absolutely fantastic here in Maine. There has been plenty of sunshine and enough warmth to make everything grow and prosper....

A Columbine To Add To Your Garden

There are plants that people love, and then there are plants that people hate. And then, there are those rare plants that manage to...

The Angelica gigas Experiment Is Working

You know that rare moment in gardening when a design comes together exactly as you envisioned? When the colors, textures, and heights you planned...

Lobelia Cardinas: A Tale of Garden Royalty

If you followed the news much in the past week, you undoubtedly heard about archaeologists confirming the remains of Richard III. A team found...

Ulf Nordfjell: A Visionary in Garden Design

Along the coast of Maine as we are readying for Christmas, our outdoor cultivation has come to a screeching halt as the ground is...

The Shockingly Tall Dasylirion wheeleri – Wheeler’s Blue Sotol

I trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We loaded up our car Tuesday night and departed Maine for North Carolina at 4 a.m....

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The Best Way To Fertilize Cucumber Plants

Looking for the best way to fertilize and power up your cucumber plants to get them to produce more cucumbers this year? If you want...

The Most Important Gardening Lesson I’ve Learned (and Why I Finally Wrote This Book)

My first home was a blue bungalow in an emerging neighbourhood that nobody wanted. It was at the top of my budget, so I...

Super Cool Plants Episode 3: Plants We Covet

Plants We Covet Most The heart wants what it wants, but when it comes to...