The Providential Gardener

Gardening Classes

Registration is now open for URI's Summer Gardening School, which runs Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm from June 5 through August 21. You must register in advance for the sessions ($15 each), and it is first-come, first-served: attendance is limited to 25... Read more →

Liberty Trees: Arbor Day 2007

A new Liberty Tree, propagated from the last original Liberty Tree, a grand tulip poplar that lived more than 400 years in Maryland, was planted on April 27, 2007 at the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street in... Read more →

The Big Spring Cleanup!

If you check your local paper, ask your neighbors, or just pay attention when you are out driving, you will find out about dozens of cleanup projects around Rhode Island in the next week or so. Tomorrow, in Providence, The... Read more →

Arbor Day Activities, April 2007

The Rhode Island Tree Council is aiming to have Arbor Day festivities in all 39 towns and cities in Rhode Island this year. Some towns have more than one! Some day, they all may be as grand as the sycamore... Read more →

Something Old, Something Green

Sustainability was a major theme at the 22nd Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, held in Pawtucket on Saturday, April 14, 2007. The session on Sustainable Historic Landscapes especially interested the Providential Gardener. What a privilege it must be... Read more →

Divide and Contribute! Upcoming Plant Sales Need Donations

Southside Community Land Trust is looking for contributions of desirable perennials for their upcoming plant sale in May. They have more than enough orange daylilies, but otherwise, if your garden plants have multiplied, now's the time to divide them. On... Read more →

Earth Day in Rhode Island

I was noticing the other day how much litter there is along some roadways. It's time for a good cleanup or two, or several dozen throughout the state in honor of Earth Day, April 22nd. Several general websites for Earth... Read more →

Tree Planting News

Getting a jump on Arbor Day this year, a few dozen people showed up to plant about 50 bare-root trees at North Burial Ground in Providence. It was a splendid morning, and the work went quickly and easily with the... Read more →

City Farm's 15th Annual Plant Sale, May 19-20

City Farm's 15th Annual Plant Sale, to be held May 19th and 20th, is a fabulous place to get your organically grown perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables while you listen to the groovin' tunes of Providence's own talented musicians! All... Read more →

Dig In and Grow: Gardening Activities that Help People Blossom

Gardening for Good is offering an all-day session, Friday, April 20, on therapeutic gardening at URI, East Farm, Kingston. Earlybird registration is April 6. Check out their website for further details: Dig In and Grow: Gardening Activities that Help People... Read more →