All photos (c) Matthew Benson, for The New Heirloom Garden, by Ellen Ecker Ogden Style 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
‘SunBelievable’ Brown-Eyed Girl Helianthus. (Photo courtesy of Monrovia Growers) Style 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
Style 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
Style 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
Photos courtesy Tiny Hearts Farm Style Jenny Elliott: Flower Farmer, Mom, Inspiration She'll be the guest lecturer at Spencertown Academy's annual Hidden Gardens event. By Madaline Sparks
Style 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
Cherry Blossom Lenten Rose, Helleborus x hyridus (All photos courtesy Monrovia Nursery) Style 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
Allium 'Purple Sensation' Style Tempus Fugit: Plant Those Bulbs Now It's one way of insuring a beautiful spring show. By Madaline Sparks
Angelica gigas Style Let Me Entertain You: Outstanding Plant Performers Madaline Sparks shares her best buds for the late-summer garden. By Madaline Sparks
Style 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
Fields of blubonnets in Texas hill country. Style 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
