The Providential Gardener

Time to Bed the Roses

If you really love roses, Saturday is the perfect time to join RI Rose Society members in the fall cleanup and bedding down of the Roger Williams Park Victorian Rose Garden. Linda Shamoon, the society president, sends word of details:... Read more →

Ocean State Orchid Society Wins Awards

There are many orchid lovers in Rhode Island, which is a good thing because there are more than 20,000 species of orchids in the world to love, growing in every climate. At the Cape and Island Orchid Society Show last... Read more →

RI Rose Society is for All Rose Lovers

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the RI Rose Society is welcoming friends and visitors to join them Saturday, February 8, 9:30am at the Garden Classroom of the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center to share stories, ask questions, and get... Read more →

Blithewold ~ A Rhode Island Treasure ~ Centennial Celebrations in 2008

Rhode Island is full of great places to explore and fascinating things to do, and I just can't keep up with it all! Much of my time these days is going into growing the comprehensive union Calendar of environment-related events... Read more →

Vanilla Beans, Learning Landscape, and the Garden Guys

I couldn't resist calling in to the Garden Guys show this morning (January 27, 2008) on WHJJ 920AM because I knew the answer to the last question for listeners: From what plant do we get vanilla? Not only did I... Read more →

The Rhode Island Gardener's Companion is Published!

I am delighted to report that Barbara Gee's second book, "The Rhode Island Gardener's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Ocean State" is now available. If only I had had the energy to let you all know in... Read more →

Protect Rhode Island's Plants as You Plan Your Natural Holiday Decorations

The Providential Gardener received the following press release from the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, which I'm publishing in its entirety: PROTECT RHODE ISLAND’S PLANTS PLANTS USED FOR DECORATIONS As the holiday season approaches, many of us are beginning to... Read more →

Secrets of Expert Rose Gardeners

If you love roses, you can't do better than to join the Rhode Island Rose Society. Their quarterly publication, Rhode Island Rose Review, is one of the best newsletters by the numerous gardening groups in the state, and well worth... Read more →

The Flowering of Olneyville.... The Power of a Seed

Riverside Mill Park was the appropriate scene for celebrating Olneyville's revitalization this week. Projo's stories on the event ("Taking pride in the neighborhood pays off for Olneyville" and "City's community policing receives more high praise" in the Tuesday, November 6,... Read more →

The Greenhouse ~ A Groden Network Vocational Services Program

When you pass through the gates of North Burial Ground at North Main Street and Branch Avenue in Providence, you might think you are only entering a cemetery, but you would be wrong! Just to the right, past the gatehouse,... Read more →