Around Town

Roots and Shoots: Plant Breeding for Beginners

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 16, 2022

Save seeds from your drought-hardy plants

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: What to Do About the Water

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 2, 2022

Rain barrels for everyone!

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Last Plant Standing

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 19, 2022

Prickly Pear Cactus, it’s your time to shine

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Better Choices for Dry Lawns

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 5, 2022

Drought-tolerant alternatives to turf grasses

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: What You Need: More Plants

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | July 22, 2022

Mass plantings disguise imperfections

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Praise the Pollinators

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 24, 2022

Much of our food system relies on them

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Season of Despair

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 10, 2022

The never-ending battle against invasive species

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Dual Nature

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 27, 2022

Don’t let vines get out of control

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Planting in Public

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 13, 2022

Planting on Main Street is different from your yard

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Plant Shopping

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | April 29, 2022

It’s easy to buy plants. Keeping them alive is another project.

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Jumping Worms

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | April 15, 2022

Big appetite + large family + no natural predators = ecological pain

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Layer on the Legumes

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 18, 2022

If you can only plant one thing…

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Lead in the Soil

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 4, 2022

What Cold Spring’s industrial past means for your garden

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Countdown to Seed Sowing

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 18, 2022

Preparing early season crops

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Gardening in the Snow

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 4, 2022

If you’ve got a milk jug, you’ve got a greenhouse

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Zone in on Planning

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 21, 2022

Working with a master plan can save a lot of effort, time and money

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: New Year’s Resolutions

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 8, 2022

Dandelions in December

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Gardener Gift Guide

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 30, 2021

Unexpected gifts they’ll actually use

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: From the Prairie to Your Yard

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 16, 2021

The pleasures of a late autumn meadow

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Garden Plans and Tweaks

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 2, 2021

Now is the time to observe and imagine

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Matters of Texture and Shape

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 19, 2021

Beauty isn’t only in blooms

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Bright Leaves, Big Impact

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 5, 2021

Native plants that bring fall color to your yard

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Fall Planting and Fertilizer

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 21, 2021

What to plant as the weather gets cooler

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Back to Garden School

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 7, 2021

Learning to keep an eye out for colorful pests

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Adapting to Summer

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 24, 2021

It’s been a great summer, if you’re an aphid