Community Horticulture in the News Community Horticulture News Register Now for 2026 UVM Gardening Course More Than a Side Dish: Getting to Know the Cranberry Research Takes Root at Upcoming Gardening Conference Smart Garden Tool Storage Soil Test Now for Healthier Gardens in the Spring More News... 10/16/2025 Planting Bulbs for Spring Flowers Autumn is in full force. Green leaves have turned to brilliant shades of red and gold that flutter... 10/06/2025 Saving Tender Perennials When considering plants for our gardens, we usually think in terms of annuals or perennials.... 09/26/2025 Pumpkin and Squash Harvest and Storage The recent cold snap—with widespread frost and even a freeze in some spots in Vermont—likely... 09/18/2025 Dividing Perennials in the Fall Perennial plants return to our gardens each growing season, but after several years, they may... 09/10/2025 Beautiful, Beneficial Oaks Oak trees are some of the most beautiful and beneficial trees you can have in the landscape. When... 09/02/2025 Prepare Garden Beds Now for Spring It won’t be long before gardening season draws to a close, but if you’re thinking about... 08/28/2025 Drought Stress Affecting Vermont's Trees and Shrubs After a very wet spring, warm and dry conditions have dominated Vermont and the Northeast since the... 08/20/2025 Rascally Rabbits in the Garden Rabbits are adorable creatures, until they devour your newly planted perennials, that is. Many... 08/18/2025 Lilac Leaf Blight Lilacs are currently losing their leaves due to a disease called lilac leaf blight, caused by the... 08/13/2025 Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most... 08/07/2025 Soil Properties of a Successful Garden What makes good soil and what does “good” mean? Most of us would likely answer that good soil... 07/31/2025 Shade Gardening It’s the height of summer, and the weather is hot, hot, hot! That doesn’t mean work in the... 07/23/2025 Glorious Goldenrod Many common flowering plants that grow on roadsides and fields are more beneficial than you might... 07/17/2025 Summer Gardening Tips The celebration of summer is underway, bringing with it peak gardening season. Every day there’s... 07/17/2025 Short Course Teaches Composting Basics Backyard composting is a cost-efficient way to turn food scraps, leaves and other yard waste into... 07/14/2025 Trees, Glorious Trees! Trees are among the hardest working plants in the landscape. Even the smallest yard can accommodate... 07/03/2025 Growing Strawberries If seeing strawberries at farmers markets and roadside stands starts you dreaming about harvesting... 06/30/2025 Saving Seeds from Vegetable Crops Saving seeds from your vegetables crops is a fun and easy way to benefit from nature’s... 06/25/2025 Milkweed: Not A Weed At All Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important... 06/23/2025 Tips for a Healthy Garden Every gardener wants a healthy, productive garden whether they’re growing vegetables, berries or...
