Mary Engisch

This pest feasts on members of the allium family, like onions, garlic and leeks. The leek moth larvae feed on the plants’ foliage and that can affect the plants’ growth. They can also get into your garlic bulbs and compromise the storage life of your allium.

These wildflowers can be naturalized and grown in your garden and are great are attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

David Feurzeig used to fly to venues to perform piano concerts. After giving up air travel, he has decided to launch a tour that will bring him to all 251 Vermont cities and towns for free community concerts.

They’re baaaaack and more voracious than ever, it seems! Lymantria dispar dispar, known as spongy moth larvae, have hatched and are very hungry caterpillars, indeed. Learn ways to lessen their impact on your trees.

Much adored and written about in Japanese haiku, the peony blooms beautifully in our region, too. Learn the different hybrids to plant and then enjoy the breathtaking peony all season long.

Since its inception in 2017, The Ladybroad Ledger has invited femme cartoonists in Vermont to submit their works for this print-only, poster-sized publication.

Teachers across the nation and in Vermont have been grappling with how to talk with students after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.While undeniably tragic, data show mass shootings account for less than 1% of the roughly 40,000 people killed by guns ea…

Though it takes a couple of years to mature and begin to produce stalks, planting asparagus this spring could set you up for plenty of this quintessential early season veggie for decades.

A juicy tomato this summer begins with starting sturdy transplants now.  Vermont Public Radio

Traditional tulips are gorgeous and colorful but might not grow well or come back year after year in Vermont’s climate. Instead, try planting low-to-the-ground, hardy species tulip bulbs for a pop of color and incredible variety year after year.

In the case of gardens and raised beds, fencing does create good neighbors and keeps wildlife away from your freshly-grown vegetable plants.

Waking Windows in Winooski, like so many live music festivals, is making its post-COVID return after a two-year break.The fest, running May 13 to 15, can trace back its roots over a decade ago, to a pub in downtown Winooski.

With a bit of planning and know-how, you could be mastering a small garden plot with season-long harvests of all sorts of vegetables!

Many apple trees can grow to 40 feet tall. If you’re looking for a more diminutive tree that bears fruit and is easier to prune and care for in your smaller yard, try these varieties.

Bright oranges and yellows, plus a sunflower with multiple blooms on each stock are just a few of the new annuals to try out this spring in your gardens and landscape.

Though a certain critter can bug your lily plants, they are easy to eradicate. So replant the trumpet lily you may have received for Easter holiday or try these other lily varieties that do well in our region. These lilies will add color, fragrance and pizazz to your lawns and gardens.

Foraging for wild edibles has occurred for millennia. But before you head out and gather some deliciousness from the landscape, you should know that some look-alike plants are extremely toxic.

Young blueberry bushes tend to not need much pruning and care. If your blueberry bushes are more than a few years old, plan to give them a good pandemic haircut now and they’ll provide plenty of fruits this summer.

Some tips on how to comb through seed catalogs and find new varieties of vegetables to grow this year.

If you plant them in containers and over-winter them indoors, you can grow figs in Vermont this summer.