The trays have finally stopped looking like scattered seedlings and started revealing their personalities.

Early spring is when you learn that “rabbit-resistant” does not mean immune.

I know that color. I had been once before, years ago, with my younger sister, long before I ever thought of myself as a gardener.

Some gardens begin with a planting plan. This one began with my mother.

There’s a point, about a week in, when the trays stop making sense. Some seedlings are already reaching for the light. Others look the same as the day you planted them.

A first look at the Test Garden — what I’m growing from seed, the setup, and what’s starting to take shape.

Yes, deer will eat hydrangeas, especially certain types, but the damage isn’t always obvious at first glance.

Every packet promises possibility. Not every seed delivers.

This checklist is designed for May in the Northeast, where the garden may be ready, but the weather may not always cooperate.

A quiet shift into early spring, with hellebore containers outdoors and kokedama arrangements inside, two ways of welcoming the season.

The best garden plants aren't always the loudest ones.

The whole place had a fairytale feeling—artful, a little whimsical, and just loose enough not to feel overdone.

Pre-emergent works by preventing weed seeds, like crabgrass, from germinating. Timing is what matters.

Most hydrangea pruning mistakes start with one simple question: Which hydrangea do you have?

Spring hadn't arrived outside yet. Inside, it already had.

If I could only recommend a handful of perennials, catmint would make the list every time.

The first daffodil isn't a flower. It's a signal.

Long before the rest of the garden awakens, the hellebores are already blooming.

These are the plants that have actually survived deer and rabbits, and how I manage stubborn wildlife in my garden.

Every year, I forget how much can change in a single week of March.