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It wouldn't be Christmas without seasonal plants and flowers. Learn about Ron's favorites!

A bag of bird seed for the holidays? How to keep a flower blooming longer at a cool temperature? What sort of elbow room do potted herbs need? The benefits of misted herbs? The effects of de-icing salts? Ron Kujawski would like a few words with you.

During my first visit to his nursery, Neil told me with a grin, “All your gardens are in intensive care.” He was right.

A miniature cactus garden? Outdoor lights do's and don'ts? Poinsettias pointers? House plant pests? Best bets on Christmas trees? Tick, tick, boom?

Berkshire Botanical Garden is marking the culmination of its 90th anniversary year with a significant step toward sustainability.

Loading excessive amounts of food on my plate has been replaced by my tendency to obtain more plants than I can find ready space for. In the future when eyeing plants that you must “absolutely have”, squint.

“Schizophrenic” is the best description of the weather in New England and the rest of the Northeast for the last six months. Conditions have varied regionally, but overall summer started with record heat and in many areas above-average rainfall deposited in deluges.

Let's talk amaryllis bulbs, potted herbs, next season's seeds, the colors of ornamental gourds, and why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

If your garden preference is a neater, domesticated look, how can you tame the look of natives without diminishing their contribution to wildlife and biodiversity?

Have you finished planting your bulbs? Mowing and fertilizing your lawn? Plus, checking your veggies for winter storage.

Shrubs and repellants, cracks and trees, edges and lawns, soil and samples — and other reasons to get off the La-Z-Boy. Ron Kujawski shares this week's gardening tips.

It troubles me deeply to hear about the massive wave of extinctions that scientists predict is coming if we don’t address the current human assault on our natural environment.

Celebrating Farm to School month, Berkshire Botanical Garden educators have continued our partnerships with five schools this fall.

With all the weather uncertainty, let's turn our attention to the indoors. Here are Ron Kujawski's tips and tricks for this week. 

Frosted grass? Thirsty trees? Trunk-chewing rodents? Cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower that should stay put? Ron Kujawski would like a few words with you.

Poking those garlic cloves into the spot reserved for them is a more leisurely business, one that is carried out amid the cooler weather and gentler sunlight that makes autumn my favorite season in the Northeast. It’s a pleasurable horticultural encore.