A GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN GARDENING

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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up June: Welcome to my Long Island Garden!

Welcome! Welcome to my zone 7b Long Island garden and I hope you enjoy your visit! The month of June has been the rainiest I can remember an...

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Feature Plant Nepeta (Catmint): A Fragrant Herb with Medicinal Value and Garden Charm

Nepeta x faassenii 'Cat's Pajamas' (Dwarf Variety) Welcome to This Month in the Garden ! Today's feature perennial is N...

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up May: Rainy Days and a Bounty of Blooms!

Welcome! Welcome to my zone 7b Long Island garden! May is a busy month for blooms as the temperatures gradually warm up into the 70's by...

Thursday, May 1, 2025

New York Botanical Garden 2025 Orchid Show

NYBG Orchid Show 2025 Welcome to This Month in the Garden! This April, I had the pleasure of visiting the New York Botanical Garden for its ...

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Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening: My husband and I live on the South Shore of Long Island, New York. I am a retired educator of 32 years, have been designing landscapes since 1996, and am the owner of my own landscape design business. My love of spending time in the garden has been and will always be a part of me. I started off by designing the gardens of friends and neighbors. With the encouragement of friends I decided to further my education in horticulture and design and became a landscape designer. I started up my business which grew by word of mouth and became what it is today. With shovel in hand since the age of five my love for creating now continues. When not designing I can be found in my own gardens planning the next addition...a never ending passion. "A garden is an extension of its owner...a thing of beauty that constantly changes and can be enjoyed forever..."

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