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Between the Rows: There’s plenty to love about the Greenfield Garden Club

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMay 10, 2019

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Between the Rows: Bridge of Flowers to celebrate 90 years of beauty, tourism

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMay 3, 2019

Fothergillas, a good alternative to the invasive burning bush, have attractive bottle-brush flowers in the spring, and foliage that turns shades of yellow, orange and red in the fall.

Between the Rows: Finding alternatives to invasive plants an essential part of garden design

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderApril 26, 2019

Two PV Squared workers install solar panels on a local rooftop. PV Squared’s Anna Mannello says the electricity generated from all the solar panels the Greenfield-based company has installed since 2002 is 54,812,000 kilowatt hours’ worth, which is equivalent to an estimated 38,760 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Between the Rows: Local groups spearhead sustainability efforts, on Earth Day and every day

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderApril 19, 2019

Eveline MacDougall, third from left, poses for a photo with her fellow gardeners at the former Pleasant Street Community Garden, which was located where the John Zon Community Center is today. A working group of organizers is in the process of reviving the community garden at the same location.

Between the Rows: Rebirth for Greenfield’s community garden

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderApril 12, 2019

At left, Thomas Jefferson’s South Orchard at Monticello in Charlottesville, Va., as seen in the spring. Jefferson had more than 1,000 fruit trees planted in the South Orchard, including many varieties of apples, peaches, cherries, pears, plums, nectarines and apricots.

Between the Rows: A Founding Father’s love of horticulture

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderApril 5, 2019

Callicarpa, also called beautyberry, is a low shrub that has tiny summer blooms, but in the fall the flowers are gone, leaving unusual and stunning purple fruits.

Between the Rows: Shrubs offer flowering longevity

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMarch 29, 2019

Ashfield resident Walt Cudnohufsky will give a talk about his landscape design work and his new book at Elmer’s Store on Wednesday.

Between the Rows: Ashfield landscape designer Walt Cudnohufsky releases new book

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMarch 27, 2019

Chives come to life in the very early spring, especially when they are growing on the south side of a building where they’re sheltered and get lots of sun.

Between the Rows: Culinary herb gardens a thrifty, tasty answer for cooks

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMarch 15, 2019

A handsome, sculptural stone bench, created by Michael Mazur, stands in front of the rockery planted on a slope at Anne and Bruce Aune’s home.

Between the Rows: ‘Healthy Gardens, Healthy Gardeners’ symposium coming to Frontier

by Pat Leuchtman For the RecorderMarch 8, 2019