Author: Lydia Pan

Gardening with Mosses and their Cronies in Stony New England Landscapes – May 10, 2025 Program with Steve Colgan

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Moss gardening has been popular in Asia for thousands of years, but seems to be of little interest to most local gardeners. If you Google “moss” you will mostly find recommendations on the best ways to kill it! No wonder people often are confused or skeptical when Steve tells them he’s a moss gardener. To […] Continue reading "Gardening with Mosses and their Cronies in Stony New England Landscapes – May 10, 2025 Program with Steve Colgan"

Pollinator Pathways Northeast Issues Call to Action To Protect People, Pets and Pollinators from Pesticides

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Editor’s Note: Pollinator Pathway Northeast is organized by volunteers from town conservation organizations working together to establish pollinator-friendly habitat and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors. This project began in 2017 in Wilton, CT. Since then, pathways have been established in over 200 […] Continue reading "Pollinator Pathways Northeast Issues Call to Action To Protect People, Pets and Pollinators from Pesticides"

A Plant Story ~Jewelweed Impatiens capensis

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By Linda Sargent “There’s something about plants that calls humans into relationship with them that goes beyond survival and into identity, culture and spirituality.” – Linda Sargent I couldn’t have been more than four when my much older cousin took my hand and led a restless me away from the endless adult conversation. We wandered […] Continue reading "A Plant Story ~Jewelweed Impatiens capensis"