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As summer morphs into fall and the warmth of the sun is tempered by crisper...

Have you ever wondered how the pros keep up with watering their gardens in the...

While June is known as pollinator month and plants for pollinators get a promotional boost,...

June 16-22 is Pollinator Week 2025, but we are celebrating pollinators all month long. Now...

Spring really does bring out both the good and bad. Here we have another three...

Most of us are familiar with dandelions, those bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that pop up...

The best way to ensure success in planting is to put the right plant in...

Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton is thrilled to once again be right on the path of...

With the snow finally melting away and warmer temperatures starting to happen I have been...

Kalanchoe are a popular group of houseplants with a somewhat tricky name to pronounce but...

By the time we are in March New England gardeners are often itching to get...

The colder and snowier it gets, the more precious birds visiting feeders become. They utilize...

Before Christmas trees were considered essential decor for the holidays, they were simply fragrant evergreens...

Decorating the Christmas tree is one of the most cherished holiday traditions around the world....

Snake plant, mother-in-law’s or devil’s tongue, ribbon plant and friendship tree are just some of...

With the end of the growing season, plants prepare for the cold of winter by...

While most conifers are evergreen, keeping their needles for about 3-5 years until they are...

In many parts of Massachusetts, Fall 2024 is shaping up to be a dry season...

  Asters are a wonderful group of plants for fall.  Between the 100+ different species...

While summer brings a different type of allergen in that tree pollen gives way to...

In this article I want to highlight three plants that certainly have their charms where...

Common Purslane, Carpetweed and Spotted Spurge At this point in summer, lawns in particular can...

Allium, more specifically those grown for their ornamental flowers, are a great addition to flower...

Weston mourns the loss of Wayne Mezitt.

National Blueberry Month is an annual observation during the entire month of July. The National...

The birch leaf miner (Fenusa pusilla) feeds primarily upon three host plants: gray birch, paper...

Rose and pear slugs are actually two different insects with many similarities. Neither is a...

By Thomas Christopher In the fall of 2021, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, planted the...

The fungus Taphrina deformans causes peach leaf curl. Taphrina deformans can infect peach (Prunus persica) and nectarine (P....

By Thomas Christopher Native plants were a relatively uncommon enthusiasm back in 1965 when Lady...