Sean Conway

In recent years, farmers' markets have sprung up in cities and towns all across the country. These new venues have made fresh, locally grown produce conveniently available to consumers and...

A few years ago, in an effort to reduce the amount of time I was spending maintaining my garden, I decided to replace my 75-foot long perennial border with a...

Gardeners living in cold northern climates often have "plant envy." They lament the fact that many plants growing in warmer regions of the country will not grow in their gardens....

My non-gardening friends often lament that nothing grows in their gardens because they have too much shade. I have found the best way to change their minds is a visit...

The weather in my part of Rhode Island transitioned from what had been a seasonably cool spring straight into summer. Overnight, a warm front ushered in temperatures in the 90s...

When most of us think of planting bulbs in our gardens, we think of spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and crocus. While these early bloomers provide us with much...

Anyone who has purchased a trunk full of plants from their local garden center knows that planting a garden can be an expensive endeavor, especially when you are just starting...

For many of us who live close to rivers, creeks or streams, the April showers of 2013 have been challenging, to say the least. Heavy rainfall has swollen tributaries both...

The wonderful thing about a garden is that it is constantly evolving. No two years are exactly the same. Trees grow taller, shrubs get wider, storms cause damage, and sometimes...