Jennifer Anderson
Plant Portrait: Wavy Hairgrass
Perfect for a dry woodland or partly shady garden, Deschampsia flexuosa thrives in medium to dry soil, flowering best in dappled shade....
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Jennifer Anderson
Sep 54 min
Chancing Beech, or Finding Alternatives
In his inaugural column as the Boston Globe ’s Ask the Gardener, Uli Lorimer advises homeowners losing Beech Trees to a new and deadly...
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Jennifer Anderson
Aug 303 min
Shimmer and Pop! Five new plants that might be just right for your garden
Hello Native Tree Lovers :) Here we're highlighting a few plants new to Tree Talk Natives that might be perfect for your gardens. New...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jul 251 min
Plant Portrait: New England Aster
I’ve noticed some people seem to be afraid of tall perennials. I think these people have not yet met New England Aster. Symphyotrichum...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jul 111 min
Plant Portrait: Groundsel Bush
This tide-loving shrub is among the few salt-tolerant natives that also fare well inland AND flower beautifully, pulling in pollinators....
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Jennifer Anderson
Jun 301 min
Plant Portrait: Lyreleaf Sage
Here’s a beautiful, blue-flowering, high-pollinator-value plant for just about every situation: Lyreleaf Sage, or Salvia lyrata. Lyreleaf...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jun 146 min
Dogwood Dilemma
A woman visited my nursery recently and asked whether I carry Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa). Well, no, I carry only native trees. I showed...
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Jennifer Anderson
May 153 min
Better Together: Ground Covers in Triplicate
Hello Native Tree Lovers! I learn so much every time I pick up a book about native plants. My latest adventure: Native Ground Covers for...
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Jennifer Anderson
May 55 min
Know Your Oaks
When kids leave the nest, we parents learn a few things. In our case: A new indulgence, Bourbon (our son went to Kentucky), and A...
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Jennifer Anderson
Apr 83 min
The Laurels: Hardy and Beautiful
Anyone remember Laurel and Hardy? Probably my grandparents’ generation. But when I think about the most beautiful of all native shrubs,...
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Jennifer Anderson
Mar 273 min
Seeing Red? It might be a Tamarack
Don’t we all want the best of both worlds? Meet Larch, a type of pine tree that also is deciduous. Its needles turn a brilliant...
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Jennifer Anderson
Mar 174 min
Habitat for Monarchs
Whatever I’m doing in the garden, I have to stop, stare and sometimes grab my camera whenever a Monarch Butterfly comes near. All...
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Jennifer Anderson
Feb 144 min
Backyard Dreams, Where Bluebirds Fly
Who hasn’t heard Judy Garland sing of a place where “Bluebirds fly?” Or Burl Ives' promise of a world “where the lemonade springs, where...
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Jennifer Anderson
Feb 44 min
Downy, Canadian, Allegheny – Which Serviceberry is Right for You, and How Do You Know?
With spring approaching, can’t you just feel the intensity building among the Serviceberries, jockeying once again to be the first to...
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Jennifer Anderson
Jan 83 min
Planning a Native Pollinator Garden
Hello Native Tree Lovers! With spring around the corner many of you may be planning pollinator gardens. I’m working on one myself and...
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Jennifer Anderson
Dec 18, 20233 min
Sugar Maple -- Survival and Threats
When I was a teen my family owned a resort on a small lake in New Hampshire. We rented eight cottages, weekly all summer, and because...
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Jennifer Anderson
Dec 3, 20232 min
Blackgum Tops the Charts for Fall Foliage, Tasty Honey and Pollinator Values
An all-around exceptional tree for the home, Blackgum/Tupelo increasingly is turning up along streets and sidewalks. It has brilliant...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 25, 20233 min
Grasses for Gardens and Basket Weaving
What a thrill to plant together perennials that take turns popping colors all season long. Even better: adding native grasses for...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 13, 20232 min
Steeplebush and My Old Whacking Days
Every plant brings to mind a story. Steeplebush also is called Hardhack because farmers back in the day had a hard time cutting these...
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Jennifer Anderson
Nov 7, 20233 min
The Red in Red Maple
The scientific name for Red Maple, Acer rubrum, always reminds me of the ominous word the boy keeps repeating in Stephen King’s The...
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