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Peas, potatoes, baby carrots, and sweet corn. Netting, Japenese beetles, pruning time and aphids. So much to consider. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks as we enter July.

Bark’s attractive appearance made it a gardening favorite for suppressing weeds and conserving moisture in the soil. The problem is that bark does these things poorly.

John avoids many of the common organic means of maintaining soil fertility. He does not use animal manures or by-products of industrial agriculture such as blood or bone meal.  

Brussels sprouts. Long season cabbage. Adult squash vine borers. Wayward hedges. Yellow or brown leaves. Hot and steamy thoughts. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks as we enter the last days of June.

What's happening in the BBG’s Herb Garden? Four herbs currently blooming that are lovely to behold and worthy of addition to your garden.

The seeds for Cynthia Wick's upcoming art exhibition, “Floraborealis,” were sown more than three years ago amidst dark uncertainty. The exhibition opens Friday, June 30. 

Continue planting anything and everything. Think fungicides for your tomatos. Make the last harvest of rhubarb and asparagus. And more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

What's happening in the BBG’s Display Herb Garden and kitchen this week? We take a closer look at a majestic herb that may be grown for both ornamental and culinary purposes.

Let's head down the Primrose Path with our Director of Horticulture Eric Ruquist and discover what's so special about these showy blooms.

Water roses deeply. Repot and groom houseplants. Pull up radishes, spinach, arugula and leaf lettuce that are bolting. And more tips and tricks from Ron Kujawski.

What's happening in the BBG Herb Garden and kitchen this week? We take a closer look at a perennial herb with grassy foliage and lovely purple pom-pom flowers.

The new Farm in the Garden Camp building is the centerpiece for Berkshire Botanical Garden’s expanding education campus.

Time to think about crop spacing ... and shade ... and bolting ... and annual herbs ... and stocking up on seed. Ron Kujawski shares tips and tricks for this first week of June.

The Lost Lamb can be found here — at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Our cafe is open Thursdays through Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Checking in on Berkshire Botanical Garden's Edible Garden, we discover one of our horticulturalist's favorite crop.

Berkshire Botanical Garden's featured 2023 summer art exhibition was Cynthia Wick’s “Floraborealis,” from June 30 through Aug. 27.