This past February, between snowstorms, I had an opportunity to listen to one of the world’s foremost landscape architects. The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx gets powerful speakers and prominent horticultural professionals. This was certainly no disappointment. In the Arthur & Janet Ross...
Gripped within the arms of yet another Polar Vortex, a term I learned from Al Roker on The Today Show, I am now, more than ever, eagerly waiting for spring’s arrival. This particular cold spell even has Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle shivering. A native Jersey boy, I...
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" For those of you who follow my column, I am picking up where I left off last month. During a tribute to Bob Dylan at the 1997 Kennedy Center Honors, Bruce Springsteen spoke of the meaning of this titled article, a...
This past October was a very exciting month for me. There is no denying that my favorite tree is Ginkgo. The obvious answers as to why would be its perseverance over time, remarkable yellow fall color, deeply furrowed bark and its unique fan-like foliage....
Just over the George Washington Bridge and up the Henry Hudson Parkway a few exits is one of the most beautiful public gardens around. Wave Hill has long been a favorite, particularly in the autumn, because of its location. Often I talk about how I...
Despite the fact that many judge our beautiful “Garden State” by their arrival into Newark Airport, New Jersey has many great hidden treasures. One particular gem tucked away in Hamilton, New Jersey is the Grounds For Sculpture (GFS). A 42-acre property founded by Seward...
Pat Cullina, past Vice President of Horticulture and Science at Brooklyn Botanic Garden once said, “Mulch is not a groundcover!” Truer words were never spoken. I heard him utter these words at a talk he gave, last year, at Pleasant Run Nursery. What was...
“To be considered a good gardener you have to have killed some plants along the way. I have killed lots of them” Dr. Michael Dirr. Dr. Dirr spoke these words at a lecture earlier this year in Princeton, NJ. Dr. Michael Dirr has earned...
By my count this is my 100th article I have written for The Gardener News. Having written about so many plants and their wonderful attributes I thought, for this month, I would write about a plant that has flowers, fruit, outstanding foliage and interesting...