Friends School Plant Sale is committed to doing everything we can to bring you plants grown without the systemic pesticides called neonicotinoids. Until neonics are banned, we will continue to ask about neonic exposure in the plants that we order, particu
Smaller-flowered varieties of clematis offer delicate charm, appealing bell shapes, and a profusion of blooms, as well as what can be a long season of flowering.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are getting a lot of press as harmful to bees, birds, groundwater, and more. This year, Friends School Plant Sale has worked very hard to find plants that have NOT been treated with neonics.
Over the last 50 years, almost every change we have made as a society has been unfriendly to bees. As gardeners we have a powerful tool: that little piece of ground we call our own back yard. Make some simple changes, and then persuade your neighbor and
For decades, impatiens have been reliable plants for shade gardeners. But now that a blight called downy mildew is moving into our area, you may want to rethink and expand your plant choices for shady gardens.
Emily Tepe, author of The Edible Landscape, wants to banish the idea of growing edibles in rows. “I believe that anyone can and should grow some of their own food and that doing so doesn’t have to mean setting aside part of the yard to be the ‘vegetable g
