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Informational Resources for Rhode Island Gardeners

Planted January 1, 2000
Last tended to on October 19, 2024
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Recommended Books:

“The New England Gardener’s Year: A Month-by-Month Guide for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Upstate New York,” by Reeser Manley. Gardeners will find advice and photos for adapting to any microclimate or situation including shade; wet soil; coastal landscapes; container, raised-bed, and extended-season gardening; and much more. Its photo-essay tours of outstanding owner-maintained gardens throughout New England, its focus on organic methods and native plants, and its guidance on integrating gardens of every variety into their surrounding landscapes.
“New England Month-by-Month Gardening: What To Do Each Month To Have a Beautiful Garden All Year - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont,” by Charlie Nardozzi. Get all the how-to and when-to information needed to grow, care for, and maintain your garden. Included is advice on growing annuals, perennials, ground covers, trees, shrubs, vines, and turf grass from author and acclaimed New England garden pro Charlie Nardozzi. Step-by-step seasonal, region-specific instructions give you the confidence you need to make your garden successful, fruitful, and beautiful, no matter the time of year.
“Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long, 2nd Edition,” by Eliot Coleman. If you love the joys of eating home-garden vegetables but always thought those joys had to stop at the end of summer, this book is for you. Eliot Coleman introduces the surprising fact that most of the United States has more winter sunshine than the south of France. He shows how North American gardeners can successfully use that sun to raise a wide variety of traditional winter vegetables in backyard cold frames and plastic covered tunnel greenhouses without supplementary heat.
“Fresh from the Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates,” by John Whitman. Fresh is simply best. To get the tastiest, most nutritious produce, you have to grow your own, and in a cold climate this presents unique challenges. Fresh from the Garden will help you extend the growing season to produce the best vegetables, berries, and herbs, right in your own backyard. The guide includes more than 150 edible plants and helps you decide which varieties to choose; where and how to plant, tend, and harvest them; and what to do with your bounty. Fresh from the Garden is a clear, concise (yet comprehensive) guide, with nutrition information tables and hundreds of helpful color photographs. A gardening text book!

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Places to Visit:

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum – 101 Ferry Road (Rte. 114), Bristol, RI 02809
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center – 950 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02900
Smith’s Castle – 55 Richard Smith Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02853
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House – 17 Broadway, Newport, RI

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