Home & Garden Tours in the Brandywine Valley
Written by Marci Tomassone
A guide to local tours and plant sales.
In The Garden
On Inspiration
Written by Timothy Erdmann, Assistant Horticulturist at Chanticleer
What plans do you have for your spring garden?
Feeding a Community, One Garden at a Time
Written by Fred de Long, Director of Community Farms Program, Willistown Conservation Trust
It’s peak season for locally grown produce. Ripe fruits and vegetables are in abundance. Summer crops are still producing their bounty as the fall crops begin to reach maturity. Tomatoes are heavy on the vines, potatoes are being dug up from the soil, lettuce and greens are thriving, and winter squash is almost ready to be harvested.
Home & Garden
Written by Marci Tomassone
We’re lucky to have many beautiful public gardens right in our backyard, especially with National Public Gardens week—May 13–19—coming up. Consider a virtual tour.
Home-Grown Cocktail Gardening
Written by Maddison Perzel, Head Horticulturist, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Need some tips on cocktail gardening? Jenkins Arboretum writes about some ingredients you can grow in your own garden that are perfect for a fresh cocktail!
Rain Gardens—Digging Deeper
Written by Andrew Kirkpatrick, Director of Stewardship, Willistown Conservation Trust
Rain gardens are quite useful, and can help reduce flooding, erosion and pollution over a broad region.