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Words by Benjamin Crouch. Photos by Stacey Vaeth.
A garden is never a complete thing. It is subject to the mechanical forces of weathering, which carve and settle it over years, decades and–with the hope of legacy–much, much longer. Living things grow, morph, displace, play host, reproduce, senesce, and die. Each colors, textures, and forms […]
Words by Benjamin Crouch. Photos by Stacey Vaeth.
Planting a garden is a leap of faith. A vision through time. Imagine that young plant in a few months or years. Will it fit the space then? Will it require training to mature into elegant form? Will it have the resources it will require as […]
Fragile, flimsy, and insubstantial are all words that describe the properties of a disturbing trend in the manfucture of goods and building of structures. How often do you use or hear the phrase, “They don’t build them like they used to?” An emphasis on the cheap and fast is no less evident in the landscape trade. […]
Why should fall and not spring be the gardener’s favorite time of year? It is time to reap the rewards of all that hard work and get a jump on the improvements that you wish to see next season. Let the harvests of apples, squash, myriad greens and the last of the summer tomatoes fuel […]
There are many options for growing attractive and edible perennial plants in the home landscape. Here are some beauties that may not have occurred to you to try. Text by Benjamin Crouch. Photography by Kim Moa.
Some of my favorite projects incorporate found and recovered materials. Not only is it an opportunity to reuse materials and tread a little lighter on the earth, but it can result in an instantly aged piece that blends in with an established landscape. Exhibit A: Brick mosaic walkway-a photo set by Kimberly Moa. Text by […]
Ben Crouch will be teaching several upcoming workshops related to fruiting plants and shrubs. These are introductory lectures on planning, planting and care. Here is the calendar. Get more info or sign up by clicking the links:
Saturday, March 12 – Dorcester, MA with Boston Natural Areas Network- Pruning Fruit Trees (Hands-on demonstration) Saturday, […]
Drip irrigation will solve every problem that you’ve ever had or will ever have in your garden. Ok, perhaps that’s an overstatement, but the relatively new technology makes it easy an inexpensive to install an irrigation system that is perfect for the home garden. Drip irrigation is an above-ground system that uses non-toxic polyethene tubing. You can […]
