Gardening calendar

For gardeners and other plant-lovers, here’s a sampling of regional events: Bucks County Designer House & Gardens Premier designers & landscapers revitalize an 1850s Dutch Colonial house, barn & pool into a timeless Bucks County estate. Bucks County Designer House & Gardens, 3864 Spring Valley Rd., Doylestown; Reservations recommended: 215-345-2191. www.buckscountydesignerhouse.org/. $20-$25 ...

Green Thumb: Society honors rose royalty

Several flower shows and garden-related events vie for our attention this weekend. Three different flower shows are taking place at the Memphis Botanic Garden and nearby Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

Home and Garden Digest, May 18, 2012: DIG offers vertical gardening class

Locals can help grow UCSC seed library The UC Santa Cruz Demeter Seed Library is holding a seed exchange open to the public from noon to 3 p.

Gardening has health benefits

As I walked around our backyard, I noticed that our rose bushes and various perennial plants are becoming green and lush. The tulip and daffodil bulbs have sprouted, dotting our landscape with flowers in shades of red and yellow.

Carol Rose and Gil Rosen: A dream come true, with plants

We have lived on the corner of Boylston and Centre streets for many years and took for granted that along with the worsening traffic, we would stare out our window at a small wasteland of a dirt triangle. While the triangle was merely part of the congested landscape, I always had fantasies about plants growing in it, not only giving me something pleasant to look at, but also to greet pedestrians ...