Coping with Climate Change in Our Own Backyards

Warming winters, record heat, flooding, severe drought—we’ve all been witness to changing and challenging weather patterns that affect our outdoor living space. With more extreme weather events and rising average temperatures, what’s a gardener to do in the face of...

Inbox Summer 2023

Summertime is the perfect time to prune your shrubs and trees and install new plantings for privacy and shade. It’s also the right time to add flowering ornamental shrubs and trees to enhance your landscape, and transplant shrubs and trees to better locations within...

Art Wellesley: Connecting Art to Community

“What began as isolated requests for help to showcase art in our town has morphed into a mission to make the visual arts an integral part of life in Wellesley,” explained Annie Newman, who, along with fellow artist friends Julie Vari-Nikolewski and Laura Robert,...

No Mow May: A Small Step for BeeKind

A perfectly manicured lawn is a symbol of the American suburbs. It’s part of the American dream of home ownership. A pristine plot of grass signals that the homeowners are hardworking, responsible members of the community and care about their property’s aesthetic. A...