Our May-June 2019 issue is out. It features “Bring Out the Begonias” by Tovah Martin, “Covering Ground” by Nancy DuBrule-Clemente from Natureworks, “A Little Known Native” (Lysimachia lanceolata) by Stephanie Cohen, “Custom Raised Beds” by Selma Miriam at Bloodroot, Nicole Christensen – Getting Her Bugs in a Row by Anne Rowlands and “Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, Part III.” It also includes our extensive calendar of gardening-related events and What To Do in the Spring Garden. We had so much content we had to hold our regular highlight on an invasive plant for the next issue.

By Will Rowlands SEPT-OCT 2014 – The way Brad Nichols tells it, there was an building boom after World War II and landscapers found themselves working straight through the hot summers. If necessary, of course, one can transplant shrubs and trees in July and August, but it can get hot so you need to consider a plant’s water requirements. In response, Luther von Gartner invented Wilt-Pruf, the world’s first anti-transpirant (some call it an anti-desiccant). The original version was rather goopy and sticky, according to Nichols, now president of Wilt-Pruf Products Inc. Nichols says the product really took off about 60 years ago when Joe Hartman purchased the company. The…

Once again, Connecticut Gardener will be at the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show in Hartford this year. We’ve been there every year since 2010 and Pamela Weil, who founded CG 25 years ago, had a booth for years before our time (we think since the inception of the show!). Look for us in Booth 831, the same great location at the crossroads (see map below). The show runs from Thursday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Connecticut Convention Center in downtown Hartford. The Marriott Hartford Downtown is right next door. Here are the hours of the show: Thursday (10-7), Friday (10-8), Saturday (10-8) and Sunday (10-5). Purchase tickets…