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Herb Associates Yesterday and Today

The Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Herb Associates began in 1957 when three women who loved and grew herbs — Gertrude Burdsall, Emily Rose, and Amy Bess-Miller — decided to make and sell herbal products to benefit the Garden.

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What to Do on the Week of May 15

It's time to give plant and vegetable seedlings a breath of fresh air (but not too much). Also lawn fertilizer tips, peat pot maintenance and planting veggies in the flower garden!

Todd McGrain in his studio working on pieces included in his exhibition this season at Berkshire Botanical Garden.

The Lost Bird Project: With a Fist Full of Clay, He Began His Own Exploration

How did Todd McGrain come to focus on vanished species in general and these species in particular?

Peter D. Gerakaris in his art studio preparing for "Microcosms."

Microcosms: Peter D. Gerakaris Shares a Grander Scheme of Things

From inside his art studio in an old farmhouse he rents in Cornwall, Conn., Peter D.

Members of the Herb Associates on Roy Boutard Day, May 5, which featured the club's signature “Mai Bowle,” an herbal punch.

Herb Associates Celebrate History and Spring

The Herb Associates, the first defined group of volunteers at the Garden, share their first dispatch of the season!

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What to Do on the Week of May 8

Caterpillar-like critters? Weed worries? Why plant coneflowers, Russian sage, Joe-Pye weed, etc.? What do roses love? What should you be scouting for now in your vegetable crops? What temptation must you resist? (Must, must, must resist?)

17 Students Graduate from BBG's Horticulture Certificate Program

On this, the 90th anniversary year of the founding of Berkshire Botanical Garden, we have another historic achievement to announce: Seventeen people have graduated from our Horticulture Certificate Program.

plants growing in dirt/Stephen Weeks on Unsplash

Be a Better Gardener: The Consequences of Fertilizer

One bit of advice I commonly offer to fellow gardeners at this time of year is to have a soil test done before you fertilize. With the data the test provides, you can apply precisely the nutrients that your soil lacks. Here's what to do.

Be A Better Gardener: A New Challenge for Apples and Others

Some facts about fire blight and tips for how to manage it.

Be A Better Gardener: A Better Mulch for our Gardens

A history of mulch, and a better alternative.

Be A Better Gardener: Native Annuals

How native annuals can benefit your garden's ecosystem.

Be a Better Gardener: Annuals With Style

Be bold with annuals!

Here is What to Do the Week of May 1

It's asparagus and rhubarb time! Start checking for spider mites! And Ron reminds us: Don't forget Mom on Mother's Day!

Gardener's Checklist: Here Is What to Do On The Week of April 24

Your weekly tick warnings! Plus horseradish root management, seedlings and a celebration of Arbor Day!

field of corn stalks

Be A Better Gardener: Landrace Gardening

As a horticulturist, I was taught to be a plant connoisseur. Joseph Lofthouse of Paradise, Utah, recently changed the way I think about my Sandisfield garden.

 

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What to Do on the Week of April 16

Watch out for Eastern Tent Caterpillars! And do everything on Ron's list of weekly tasks! Or you can play golf instead.

Gardeners Checklist: Here Is What to Do on the Week of April 10

It's (finally) time to get your cool-season crops in the ground! Ron's got the scoop on what you can plant now. Also, who loves potatoes as much as he does?

Gary Bendig/Unsplash - rabbit in a field of grass

Be a Better Gardener: Co-Existence and Drawing a Line

Peter Rabbit had it coming? I recently drew a storm of condemnation from Facebook members when I reacted to a much-delayed obituary in the New York Times for the great children’s books author Beatrix Potter.

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