Article Archives: Going Green Gardening

Washington Streetscape Spring Cleaning April 30

April 21, 2016 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — Irvington Development Organization (IDO) is organizing the annual spring Washington Streetscape and Business District clean up for April 30 from 8:00-11:30 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet in the Irvington Library parking lot (Audubon and E. Washington St.) for coffee, donuts, and form teams. Teams will fan out … Read More

Beautiful But Stinky

March 17, 2016 | by Ed Myers

Although I have known of their existence and have grown them at the Benton House (1873) Historic Garden in the past, I recently re-ordered six bulbs of Pineapple Lily (Eucomis bicolor) for planting in that garden this spring. Eucomis is an amazing, semi-tropical bulb which produces magnificent, late summer inflorescences … Read More

Early Birds in the Garden

February 18, 2016 | by Ed Myers

“You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting frozen, the crocus family would have a little sense knocked into it.” — Robert Benchley (1889-1945) Crocuses (crocus, singular) are one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring and can often be seen … Read More

2015 Garden Trends

April 2, 2015 | by Ed Myers

At long last we are blessed with signs of spring. I have tulips which are 5 inches above the ground, a few daffodils showing buds, and crocus which have already bloomed. In anticipation of this year’s gardening season, I recently googled The Annual Garden Trends Report of the Garden Media … Read More

Pumpkin Yes, Pumpkin Pie No …

November 27, 2014 | by Ed Myers

Our harvest was gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, so that we might after a special manner rejoice together. — Edward Winslow Thanksgiving, like Christmas, is so full of fond memories for me. For example, I remember my Mom always prepared two different kinds of dressings — … Read More