Supporting the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
As we begin the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, we are doing our part to help restore our creek and meadow habitats at Chatfield Farms and work to develop better practices for restoration. Our
Build a Butterfly Garden in 5 Steps
It's National Pollinator Week, and what better way to show local pollinators some love than to create a special habitat just for them? Follow our five easy steps below to build your own butterfly
Slow Flowers
For many, the term flower farmer is a new one – but for the last 10 years the “slow flowers” movement of producing American grown flowers has been gaining momentum and market share in the flower
The Iris Garden Is in Technicolor Bloom!
This iris collection at Chatfield Farms is in full, stunning bloom! More than 300 varieties in a myriad of colors and combinations are on display. Many rare historical varieties are featured that
Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration
Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration features artwork from the students and faculty of the Gardens’ School of Botanical Art & Illustration. This exhibition is a rumination on yellow plants that
Regenerative Agriculture
At Chatfield Farms, as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, the darkest of stormy weeks and the muddiest spring I have seen – the sun finally beams across the verdant and windswept hills of Deer
Food Donation, Now More Than Ever
Plant Matchmakers
Here at the Gardens, our horticulturists are always searching for new and charismatic plants to grow and display. This ambition leads our staff around the globe on exploration trips from Patagonia to
Spring Cleaning for Your Garden
This feels like a long winter. Not because there have been blizzards every other week, but because COVID-19 has been keeping me cooped up inside binge watching episodes of Magnum P.I., just so I could
Drew and the Snapdragon of Folly
I didn't expect to have a plant named after me at this point in my life. Not that I didn’t hope that it would happen, eventually. I’ve had maybe just one fantasy of running from fans like I’m in a
Scientific Engagement in 2021
There is no doubt that 2020 will go down as one of the roughest, most turbulent years in our history. It is a relief then that we take stock at the end of December and warmly look forward to better