Garden Gems- Page 2

The mansion that crowned Bellmont, the sprawling 117-acre estate of John Perkins Cushing and namesake of our town, was razed almost 100 years ago. But a large artifact from Bellmont survives, hidden behind several homes on Preble Gardens and Townsend Roads: an…

A Broom Around the house, a whisk broom comes in very handy for tidying up after a seed starting or repotting session. Elevate the task with a beautifully made, hand-tied, “turkey wing” whisk broom from Havencroft, $35, or find them on Etsy.com.…

As dry weather persists nationwide, nurseries are turning their attention to drought-tolerant plants. On a list extolling the virtues of five drought-tolerant trees, I was pleased to see a favorite denizen of my garden, Acer rubrum, the red maple. Previous Columns Red…

Along with the pink-washed night sky of a rare aurora borealis last week, we started seeing the first true signs of fall around Belmont: yellow ash trees, orange sugar maples, and lots of front porch mums. Will it soon be time to…

Pompom. Cactus. Mignon. Waterlily. What seems like a random bunch of words could, in fact, make up a foursome in the New York Times Connections game—each one describes a distinct form of dahlia flower. (There are maybe a dozen forms in all;…