Roots and Shoots

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: What’s in Your Backyard?

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 22, 2020

Biodiversity is one element we can control

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Think Like a Tree

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 8, 2020

Once you know about root flare, you won’t look at trees the same way again

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: You Planted a Victory Garden. Now What?

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 26, 2020

What to do while you wait for the tomatoes to ripen

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Compost for All

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 13, 2020

Create an organic amendment for your plants

Roots and Shoots: A Pile of Sticks

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | April 26, 2020

Ideas for those tree bits collected after a windy day

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Gardening in a Crisis

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | April 7, 2020

A few ways to get fresh air and stress relief

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Eat Your Yard 2

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 10, 2020

More ideas for edible landscaping

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Eat Your Yard

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 11, 2020

Ideas for edible landscaping

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: What We See

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | December 31, 2019

What 2019 can teach us for 2020

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: The Gardener’s Gift Guide

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | December 3, 2019

Skip the “something in a box” growing kits

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: What’s Your Zone?

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 6, 2019

Knowing if a plant will survive winter temperatures is essential

Columnists

Roots and Shoots: Gardening is Hard, That’s a Thing

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | October 8, 2019

More reader questions

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Your Questions Answered

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 4, 2019

This month’s topic: landscape pests

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Native Plants from Past to Present

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 7, 2019

Lessons from America’s first female botanist

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Creating a Flower Forest Garden

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | July 10, 2019

I’ve finally found a term for my gardening style

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Healthy Soil, Better Drainage

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | June 5, 2019

The more you know about soil and plants, the better chance you have against climate change

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Timberline Vista, Homemade Trough

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | May 8, 2019

Create vibrant landscapes with tiny plants

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Ready, Set, Germinate

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | March 6, 2019

Tips for starting a vegetable garden

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Seedling Trees for a Greener Future

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | February 6, 2019

What if everyone planted a tree this spring?

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Reading for Long Winter Nights

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | January 2, 2019

Three books that will help until the days get longer

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Seeing the Tree in the Forest

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | November 20, 2018

Taking the measure of a white pine

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Designing a New Garden, Part 2

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | September 19, 2018

Ecological value … but also lovely

Gardening

Roots and Shoots: Designing a New Garden

By Pamela Doan, Columnist | August 22, 2018

With experience, it’s more difficult, not easier