From the Garden
Practical guidance, garden lessons and seasonal decisions from life in the garden.
FEATURED STORY
What You’ll Find Here:
What Worked
Successes, failures, and lessons learned along the way.
Plants & Places
The plants, combinations, and garden spaces that have earned their place.
Challenges & Solutions
Real-world answers to the problems gardeners face every season.
Experiments & Discoveries
New ideas, test garden projects, and observations from a garden that's always evolving.
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Wander the garden:
Yes, deer will eat hydrangeas, especially certain types, but the damage isn’t always obvious at first glance.
Follow a real-time Test Garden growing flowers and vegetables from seed in a coastal New England garden. See what germinates, what struggles, and what’s worth repeating.
Pre-emergent works by preventing weed seeds, like crabgrass, from germinating. Timing is what matters.
In the next week or so, I’ll start pruning my hydrangeas, something that used to confuse me until I finally understood how to prune them properly.
These are the plants that have actually survived deer and rabbits, and how I manage stubborn wildlife in my garden.
A good garden, like a good wardrobe, is built around a few pieces that do their job beautifully.