Karina Lapierre McIntosh

Just like the Virginia possum, some plants are migrating northward.

Learn how tiny blooms can have a big ecological impact.

May was not what we expected. After a few relatively mild springs, this one arrived cold and reluctant - grey skies stretching into weeks that should have felt like early summer, and frost just days before our frost-free date of May 24th. Unusually late compared to these last few years. The gardens just held their breath it seems, and the landscaping season started late. There was still so much to do! And so I found myself spending more time than usual in the greenhouse, caring for plants,...