Fall is the ideal time to take stock of your landscape and make plans for spring renovations. Nancy explains the process that they are using in the Natureworks Demonstration Gardens Renovation Project to teach you how to approach this often times intimidating work.
This is our newly revised and updated handout on putting your garden to bed. Nancy teaches you how and when to cut plants back, what to leave standing, what to do about your leaves, winter protection, and a lot more.
Learn how to prepare your beds without digging! Passive bed preparation works with the life in the soil to decompose the smothering material and mulch and create a planting bed that will be easy to work in. All it takes is time...
Learn how to design with bulbs. Nancy explains how to place bulbs in between the crowns of perennials, how to group them together for the best effect, and how to organize your bulbs so that they bloom in succession for many months.
This is a list of plants that have survived the heat wave and 2 month drought of the summer of 2022. We welcome your comments on this list as we work together to create more resilient gardens.
Fall is considered the Second Season at Natureworks! There are so many exciting trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and perennials that will make your fall gardens glow with color. This is part one of a series featuring some of our very favorite autumn additions.
Learn all about panicle hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata). They are hardy to northern New England, bloom reliably every year, make great cut and dried flowers, as well as adding interest in summer AND fall. With dozens of new introductions, they are now available in a wide range of mature sizes. There is a panicle hydrangea for every landscape situation!
