FROM THE EHS TEAM

Seasonal observations and project stories from the team at Eastern Horticultural Services.

Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) in full bloom in front of a fieldstone wall and wrought iron gate, with blue globe thistle beside them

September Opens the Real Planting Season. Here’s How to Use It.

Spring gets the credit, but September is the month experienced gardeners plan around. The soil is still warm from summer, the air has finally cooled[…]

Nepeta (catmint) in bloom along a stone retaining wall in a Chester County garden, with pink Dianthus in the foreground

August Doesn’t Let Up. Here’s Where to Put the Effort.

Ann Waters on deadheading roses, shearing back catmint, watching for early grub damage in turf and keeping containers watered through Chester County’s August heat.