New england garden

Hydrangeas can change color (pink to blue) if you alter soil pH levels with coffee grounds, vinegar, or eggshells. Here's how to change hydrangea flowers:

Curved stone wall with colorful flowers planted along the inner curve. Some overflowing the wall.

There’s a garden overlooking the rolling hills of Litchfield County, Connecticut, that is literally scrumptious. At the estate called Highmeadows, rows of

From ideas for edging walkways to landscaping around pool decks, these stunning landscape ideas are sure to inspire new visions for front yards and backyards.

Today we’re visiting with Rebecca Downie. This is my second submission to the GPOD. I had garden photos from our old house featured in “The Element of Surprise” several years […]

A border of mixed herbaceous peonies is always an image of beauty and elegance. If you plant peonies in your home garden, certainly consider planting them in groups.

The last garden post overlooked some moments and photos so I’m backtracking a bit. I planted these Forget Me Nots years ago and they’ve always done okay but this year one of the plants …

Have a shady spot in your garden that needs some love? Check out our top five shade perennials for New England to add to your garden.

Years of trial and error gardening with flowers and shrubs, berries and vegetables, has taught this acclaimed gardening writer one thing: her land has a mind of its own.

Organic shaped planting beds planted densley with native plantings is the perfect back drop to this New England backyard.