Life in the Garden, with Wayne Mezitt

Wayne Mezitt is a regular contributor to various publications including Metrowest Daily News newspaper and Yankee Magazine, and has written articles for Newton Magazine and People, Places & Plants magazine. Wayne is the horticultural consultant for GrowingWisdom.com with Dave Epstein. We are very fortunate to have a knowledgeable and enthusiastic horticulturist who seems to have an endless source of gardening and landscape topics in his head that he wants to write about. So enjoy!

Look for monthly updates to this page. Also, over time we will be adding archived articles so that you will have a comprehensive list of topics from which to choose.

Edible Plants

Enjoying Your Garden

Fall Favorites

Seven-Son Flower

Seven-Son Flower
09/04/08

General

Holiday Plants

Boxwood

Boxwood
12/10/09

Native Plants

Pests

Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard
05/14/09

Plant Care

Weeds!

Weeds!
08/07/08
Deadheading

Deadheading
07/10/08

Spring

Summer

Summer Planting

Summer Planting
07/01/10

Sustainability

Selecting Plants for Your

Selecting Plants for Your "Green" Garden
05/01/08
Fundamental to environmental correctness is proper use of living trees, shrubs and plants to improve the places we live and work. And of all the "green" gardening principles, proper plant selection tops the list.

Creating Your

Creating Your "Green" Garden
04/01/08
As a result of decades of attention by environmental experts and activists, "environmental sustainability" has finally reached its "tipping point" to become an important consideration for our everyday lives.

Winter