Minimize garden weeds by planting “thugs” like evening primrose (Oenothera fruticose) as a ground cover.
Putting down a surface of wood chips on wide paths like Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Woodland Trail eliminates cover for ticks, decreasing the possibility of picking them up in transit.
Sow seeds now of cool-loving annuals like snapdragon for a colorful and rewarding fall display.
Damask rose
Why use precious potable water on landscape irrigation when harvesting water using a cistern is an alternative?
Lobelia, a "native lawn" wildflower favorite.
All photos (c) Matthew Benson, for The New Heirloom Garden, by Ellen Ecker Ogden
Anne Meore works with an elder client.
Paul Iappini's Cape Cod, its stonewall and pond. All exterior photos by Chuck Weinlein.
Salisbury Garden Center