Blog | Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Jun 11, 2025 • 7 min read

nature, outdoors

On Gardens for Mental Wellbeing

By Meghan Connolly

Mar 20, 2025 • 7 min read

nature, outdoors

Vermicomposting: How Worms are our Decomposing Friends!

By Libby Wilkinson

Feb 19, 2025 • 7 min read

plant lovers, gardening, houseplants, Flower Show

Love Growing Plants? Enter Them in a Flower Show!

By Melissa Pace

Jun 21, 2024 • 6 min read

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant, history

Hydrangeas: More than Just the New England Summer Flowers

By Erin Fogarty

Mar 20, 2024 • 9 min read

flowers, spring, tulips

A Brief History of Tulips

By Erin Fogarty

Oct 02, 2023 • 5 min read

gardening, indoor gardening, houseplants, decor, decorations

Designing with Houseplants

By Melissa Pace

Sep 21, 2023 • 13 min read

native plant, flowers, pollinator plant, nature

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

By Melissa Pace

Jul 18, 2023 • 4 min read

trees, Leaflet, nature, outdoors

CHESTNUTS ARE BAAAACK!

By Lois & Denis Melican

Nov 28, 2022 • 5 min read

Leaflet, decor, holiday

Do You Think Santa Might Have a Spare Elf, or Two?

By Maaria Olander and Lynne MacDowell

Aug 29, 2022 • 4 min read

flowers, library, history, botanical prints

10 Botanical Prints to Help You Enjoy Late Summer

By Serena DeSteno

Aug 22, 2022 • 5 min read

Leaflet, gardening, outdoors, history

Tackling Pollutants with Phytoremediation

By Cris Blackstone

Aug 15, 2022 • 5 min read

winter, indoor gardening, houseplants, history, veggies, greenhouse

A Greenhouse for Everyone

By Roger Marshall

Jun 13, 2022 • 4 min read

gardening, nature, outdoors

Adaptive Gardening

By Cris Blackstone

Jun 06, 2022 • 3 min read

Appreciation: A Universal Truth

May 30, 2022 • 4 min read

Our New Harvest Time

May 23, 2022 • 3 min read

Leaflet, gardening, veggies

We're Jammin'

May 16, 2022 • 3 min read

Enjoy your Hydrangea Blossoms All Year Long

By Jim Connolly

May 13, 2022 • 5 min read

Leaflet, history

The Evolution of a Garden: The Importance of Maintaining and Preserving Plant Records

By Joann Vieira

May 11, 2022 • 1 min read

Edwin Hale Lincoln Collection, library

Viburnum acerifolium

May 11, 2022 • 3 min read

indoor gardening, houseplants

The 'Never Say Die!' Plant Family: Sansevieria

By Melissa Pace

May 11, 2022 • 4 min read

Bumble Bee — Pollinator of the Week

By Garden Educator

Mar 28, 2022 • 1 min read

Miner Bee — Pollinator of the Week

By Garden Educator

Mar 20, 2022 • 3 min read

native plant, pollinator plant, gardening

Pollinators and Native Plants

By Serena DeSteno

Feb 16, 2022 • 4 min read

trees, winter, gardening

The Most Beneficial Late Winter Garden Chores

By Melissa Pace

Feb 09, 2022 • 3 min read

flowers, Leaflet

Brave New Ecology

By Peter Del Tredici

Feb 06, 2022 • 6 min read

in the gardens, trees, winter

10 Plants with Winter Interest

By Serena DeSteno

Jan 22, 2022 • 3 min read

Preserving Unique Plants

By Warren Leach

Jan 19, 2022 • 4 min read

flowers, gifts, valentine's day, plant lovers

11 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Plant Lovers

Jan 09, 2022 • 1 min read

native plant, in the gardens, trees

Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Nov 24, 2021 • 1 min read

native plant, in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Salvia

Nov 24, 2021 • 1 min read

native plant, in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

Nov 24, 2021 •

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Pollinator Garden

Nov 24, 2021 • 1 min read

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Daylilies

Nov 24, 2021 •

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Clethra alnifolia

Nov 24, 2021 •

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Trial Garden Annuals

Oct 20, 2021 •

in the gardens, flowers, pollinator plant

Hardy, Late-Summer Blooms