By Leslie Duthie, New England Botanic Garden Volunteer Goldie's fern (Dryopteris goldiana) Ferns are often overlooked when we think about gardening, but ferns are great plants that have many functions from use as a background plant, to a specimen, or highlight, from a place to rest your eye, to a thread running [...]
By Bella Bogdanski, Horticulturist, New England Botanic Garden Horticulturist Bella Bogdanski works in the Beneficial Border. The Beneficial Border is a newly renovated extension of the Lawn Garden at New England Botanic Garden. Prior to December 2022, this 12,000 square foot garden space was densely packed with ground covers, woody shrubs, trees, [...]
By Abrianna Culligan, Horticulturist, New England Botanic Garden May 2024 Talking about climate change can be complicated. Key to understanding the dynamics at play is to consider how the global carbon cycle has been disrupted. The burning of fossil fuels has emitted enormous amounts of carbon in the form of CO2 into the atmosphere. [...]
By Leslie Duthie, New England Botanic Garden Volunteer April 2024 Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Spring at New England Botanic Garden is always really spectacular. After winter, spring is often a favorite season because growth begins outside – whether bulbs, perennials, shrubs or trees, everything bursts forth with new life. While many people [...]
By Liz Nye, New England Botanic Garden April 2024 Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Two years ago, the Garden Club of America (GCA) launched the Native Plant Month Initiative, an effort to combat biodiversity loss by raising awareness about the value of native plants in healthy ecosystems. Each year, as part of [...]
By Hunter Blanchard, Horticulturist, New England Botanic Garden March 2024 As I walk around the Shade Garden on a recent brisk yet warm day, I think about what preparation I need to do as spring begins to unfurl. My favorite part of completing spring garden tasks is discovering inspiration for the upcoming season. I [...]
