Madaline Sparks

Garden: The Art Of Growing Food — All photos (c) Matthew Benson, for The New Heirloom Garden, by Ellen Ecker Ogden

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Garden: The Art Of Growing Food

Ellen Ecker Ogden, author of "The New Heirloom Garden," will give an illustrated talk about growing food from seeds.

By Madaline Sparks

Moment By Moment In The Garden — ‘SunBelievable’ Brown-Eyed Girl Helianthus. (Photo courtesy of Monrovia Growers)

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Moment By Moment In The Garden

Garden writer Madaline Sparks helps us plan for (and appreciate) the momentary glories of the garden.

By Madaline Sparks

How To Force Flowering Branches To Bloom Inside (When We Need Color NOW)

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How To Force Flowering Branches To Bloom Inside (When We Need Color NOW)

Soon, flowering trees will form their buds, and there are ways to make them bloom inside.

By Madaline Sparks

Never Mind The Forest, Let's Talk About Trees

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Never Mind The Forest, Let's Talk About Trees

An appreciation of trees, and what to consider when planting one of your own.

By Madaline Sparks

Jenny Elliott: Flower Farmer, Mom, Inspiration — Photos courtesy Tiny Hearts Farm

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Jenny Elliott: Flower Farmer, Mom, Inspiration

She'll be the guest lecturer at Spencertown Academy's annual Hidden Gardens event.

By Madaline Sparks

Beatrix Farrand, An American Voice in Landscape Architecture, Finally Gets Her Closeup

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Beatrix Farrand, An American Voice in Landscape Architecture, Finally Gets Her Closeup

America's first female landscape architect inspires a documentary and symposium in Hyde Park.

By Madaline Sparks

Garden: A Trip to Monrovia nursery, where plants are potted with care — Cherry Blossom Lenten Rose, Helleborus x hyridus (All photos courtesy Monrovia Nursery)

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Garden: A Trip to Monrovia nursery, where plants are potted with care

Our garden writer visits a renowned nursery and informs us why it matters where plants come from.

By Madaline Sparks

Tempus Fugit: Plant Those Bulbs Now — Allium 'Purple Sensation'

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Tempus Fugit: Plant Those Bulbs Now

It's one way of insuring a beautiful spring show.

By Madaline Sparks

Let Me Entertain You: Outstanding Plant Performers — Angelica gigas

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Let Me Entertain You: Outstanding Plant Performers

Madaline Sparks shares her best buds for the late-summer garden.

By Madaline Sparks

Dispatch From The Garden: Hot, Hot, Hot (And Humid)

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Dispatch From The Garden: Hot, Hot, Hot (And Humid)

If you think it's hot and humid, so do your plants. Here's how to help them through the heat wave.

By Madaline Sparks

Garden: Bluebonnets And Lupines, With Love — Fields of blubonnets in Texas hill country.

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Garden: Bluebonnets And Lupines, With Love

We may not be able to grow bluebonnets in the Northeast, but there are many lupines that can thrive in our climate.

By Madaline Sparks

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Garden Center and Nursery Round Up: Berkshires And NWCT

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By Madaline Sparks