Department
Herbs
Rosemary indoors, Thai basil in New Jersey, preserving herbs without freezing, the tea garden as a small commitment.
The Aphid on the Mint: An Integrated Account
A small infestation in a Wellington herb garden, three weeks of observation, and the question of when to intervene.
Growing Shiso in a Vermont Greenhouse
A small lean-to in Brattleboro, four shiso varieties, and a season that begins six weeks earlier than the garden allows.
Sage After the Flowering: When to Prune, When to Leave
A neglected woody perennial, six years of mismanagement, and the small annual cut that would have prevented all of it.
Lovage, the Forgotten Celery of the Cottage Garden
A tall, intemperate, deeply useful perennial that almost no one grows.
A Tea Garden of Six Perennial Herbs
A small bed in north Yorkshire, six plants, and a year of kettles.
Preserving Herbs Without Freezing
Salt, oil, vinegar, paper, and the older grammar of keeping a summer garden through January.
Thai Basil in New Jersey, Four Ways
A grower in Maplewood keeps four cultivars in side-by-side rows and tracks which one earns its space.
Rosemary Indoors Through a Boston Winter
A nineteen-year-old plant, a south-facing window in Jamaica Plain, and the long quiet argument with the radiator.