Horticulture

THE HAPPY BEAUTY of ‘Heavenly Blue’ morning glory (Ipomoea tricolor) really is unequalled. Its vines curl along the deck railing outside our living room window, delivering the day’s bouquet of fresh, delicate trumpets of the clearest sky blue, throat

FOR NEARLY 70 PERCENT of Americans, the winter months come with nasty weather. Snow and ice storms may look beautiful, but they can make for treacherous roads and walkways. The most commonly used item for managing ice is road salt, or sodium chloride

IF YOU’VE TALKED to your local nurseryperson about a “tuliptree,” they’ve likely shown you the Asian deciduous magnolias with pink chalice flowers that fall to frost more springs than not. In their eagerness to display such a horticultural wonder, th

ELLEN ECKER OGDEN, celebrated garden and food writer and the co-founder of The Cook’s Garden, once told me that 80 percent of a vegetable garden should be devoted to family favorites and tried-and-true varieties, and the other 20 percent should be ne

PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME often say that I was born with the proverbial green thumb, but I wasn’t. Nobody is born with an innate ability to make things grow. It is possible for one to learn enough about plants over the course of a lifetime so that it may se

The gardens at Versailles are a time capsule. They were built in the 17th century under every pretense of what a great garden should be, and they’re carefully maintained to depict that part of horticultural and world history. And although this repres

Nestled at the base of the mountains on the north coast of Kauai is a garden that not only shows off the diverse wonder of Hawaii’s plants, but it also educates visitors about the delicate balance of this fragile tropical habitat, preserves the histo

For more than a century, the stunning gardens of Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier Park, Mont., have greeted visitors exploring the beauty of Glacier National Park. Each year, the dedicated caretakers of the football field–length garden spend their

Mark Masselli has always adopted the broad approach to healthcare. The founder and CEO of Connecticut-based Community Health Center, Inc., he envisioned facilities dedicated to providing quality healthcare for communities that include underprivileged

Like many lovers of plants, I always look at travel destinations, particularly those overseas, as opportunities to see and learn about unfamiliar trees, shrubs and other plants. Recent trips found me exploring three world-class botanical gardens in o

Whether you are a novice gardener or an expert in the horticultural industry, there will always be problems that arise when you’re growing, cultivating and grooming your garden. The key to gardening success is not necessarily identifying problems as

When people think of solutions to climate change, solar panels, electric vehicles and shuttered coal plants are often the images that come to mind. But these all have to do with reducing emissions. The other side of the climate-change equation involv

I HAD A WINDOW SEAT on the right-hand side of the airplane on my flight from Dibrugarh, in Assam, to Delhi. As we flew from east to west on a lucid autumn day, nearly the entire expanse of the glacier-clad Himalaya rose in the distance. It was a two-

LET’S FACE IT, not all people are equal. Perhaps in the eyes of God. Maybe under the law. But in the court of my opinion, they’re just not. Some are way the hell better than others. And the best ones are gardeners. Not new gardeners, God bless them.