Mayor Martin J. Walsh is alerting Boston’s green thumbs that they have until Friday, July 8, to register for the Mayor’s 2016 Garden Contest presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department with a grand prize provided by JetBlue. Now in its 20th year, the contest recognizes gardeners who have landscaped, planted flowers, trees and … Continue reading Mayor’s Garden Contest →

As diligent as we all are about heeding all the gardening tips we’ve heard over the years, are there any that we question? Was Grandma’s advice really the best? Or has it become outdated? The National Garden Bureau turned to its members and asked for their professional expertise on a few commonly cited tips to … Continue reading Gardening Tips – Good & Bad →

The Landscape Design Council (LDC) of Massachusetts presented three awards at the 2016 Boston Flower & Garden Show recently held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Winners of the awards were the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the 2016 Newport Flower Show, and Miskovsky Landscaping with David Haskell of Haskell Nursery. The LDC panel of … Continue reading LDC Awards Presented →

We were recently delighted to receive a press release from Schultz Communications regarding two of our favorite pastimes, roses and Downton Abbey, and we would like to share some of the release with our readers. The sixth and final season of Downton Abbey is playing on American televisions every Sunday night, as millions of devoted … Continue reading A Downton Abbey Rose Garden →

The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, Inc. (MMGA) is pleased to announce that MMGA grants are now available to the general gardening community. The MMGA is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to share knowledge and experience with the public through outreach programs in education, horticulture and gardening. The objective of the MMGA grants program … Continue reading Horticultural Grants Available →