What’s in a seed?
Consult a dictionary and it may tell you that a seed is a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat. When I look at a seed, I see everything … Continue reading
Reducing Our Reliance on Peat Moss
Gardeners often pride themselves with being good stewards of the environment and adding back to nature. In reality many of us contribute unknowingly to a problem that is being felt around the world through the use of peat moss. Peat, … Continue reading
The Greenhouses are Green!
The Horticulture Department recently completed the 2013 Plant Collections Analysis report – an 88 page document containing discussions of horticultural initiatives as well as detailed plant collections statistics (a copy is available to read at the visitor’s desk in Storey … Continue reading
Eternally Green: Water Conservation in the New Greenhouse
Over the course of one year, Mount Auburn will save over 300,000 gallons of municipal water—that’s drinkable water—by using rainwater for greenhouse irrigation instead.