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Practitioners of the New Perennial Movement do not, typically, insist on the use of locally native plants in their landscapes. Indeed, especially in Great Britain, this school has popularized the concept of “novel ecosystems.”
Milan Fashion Week has closed on a note of tranquility after four days of mostly menswear previews for next fall and winter. Milan stalwart Giorgio Armani and Indian newcomer Dhruv Kapoor created similar moods in their collections but with vastly different aesthetics. One presented a study in tailoring and muted hues on Monday, the other an explosion of color on silhouettes that mixed the oversized with the petite. Armani took his admirers inside Milan’s hidden courtyards to view his collection. Kapoor hopes to promote self-acceptance with a new collection in which he seeks to reconcile alter-egos as a way of healing.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden held their eighth annual Rooted in Place Ecological Gardening Symposium on Sunday, giving attendees a chance to hear new perspectives on environmentally-responsible horticulture.
Just because fall has officially arrived doesn't mean there's nothing to do in the garden! Ron Kujawski has a list of chores for you to complete this weekend before you pause to enjoy the foliage.
The persistence of flowers, on the Autumn Joy, well into fall is just of the physical features that should attract home gardeners.
Garden columnist Thomas Christopher's naturally based gardening understanding has been plant-centric and frankly reactionary, he writes. "To the extent it’s possible, I’ve tried to restore whatever vegetation once flourished on the local landscape, with the idea that this would invite the return of native wildlife. After talking to Kat Tancock and Domini Clark, however, I’m taking a more imaginative view."
Confessions of a Compulsive Plant Buyer: I admit it. I can’t resist buying a plant, usually an herbaceous perennial, whenever I’m at a nursery or garden center. Frequently this is done without any forethought and I soon discover that there is no place to plant the thing.
“Waste not, want not!” This proverbial phrase has many connotations, including with respect to vegetable gardening. As a case in point, I have been picking peas since late June and have just about picked the last of this spring planted crop. Now what? Well, for one, there is now plenty of open space in the garden which I’d not like to see going to waste. Therefore, I want to use that space.
Despite all efforts to try and control the ravenous caterpillars, it really had little effect in bringing down their population. Rather, it is Mother Nature who is more effective.
Last weekend may have been the green flag to begin the race, otherwise known as the garden planting season. Look out for weeds and eliminate pests as you see them.
