Hellebores add a bold elegance to smaller designs, and are particularly beautiful when placed on the edge of larger arrangements, and on their own, within petite bud vases. Their deep pink, gentle blush and sultry aubergine tones, are undeniably romantic. Read excerpts from this brilliant guide from British Floral Designer, Phillipa Craddock to further encourage using these elegant seasonal stems..

Rather than following the common practice of planting and transplanting in spring, for instance, the Director of Horticulture at the Brooklyn Bridge Park suggests shifting virtually all of that activity to autumn — and not cutting back most perennials as the season winds down. Read this recent article from The NY Times written by Margaret Roach about a new approach to fall garden maintenance.

A salmonella outbreak occurred in several parts of the United States in winter and spring 2021. It is a disease that pops up with some regularity, and can be spread via concentrations of birds at feeders. Read more about how native blooms, grasses and shrubs naturally nourish, while feeders can spread this deadly disease.

If you buy everything from a big box store or a commercial nursery, you are missing out on a wealth of hard to find botanical treasures. Read excerpts from Margaret Roach’s recent article in the New York Times about the efforts of specialty nurseries put some unsung stars into the shopping carts of gardeners.

Questions such as—what tools do you use? When do you perform these tasks? What about hibernating insects? How tall do you leave the cutback plant material? Do you rake up the herbaceous debris, mulch it in place, burn, or compost? The one thing about spring cutbacks is that everyone does the process a little bit differently.. Read these recommendations from the staff at Northcreek Nurseries.