The Providential Gardener

Meeting Thursday, July 19, about Route 1 in Washington County

Plans to preserve the rural nature of Route 1 in Charlestown are under consideration. See the Providence Journal article in the Charlestown area edition, published on July 11, and an article in The Day, published on July 16 for details.... Read more →

Pollution, Coastlines, and Invasive Species

Here are other comments on some recent Providence Journal articles. And by the way, there are a lot of environmental issues and wouldn't it be great if Projo produced many more! Current events can be complex, and we count on... 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 →

Rhode Island Watershed Update

Here is another thing to do in the off-garden-season: find out what is going on with our rivers and watersheds. The Rhode Island Rivers Council website lists several watersheds ~ you live in or near one, and whatever fertilizers you... Read more →

National Invasive Weed Awareness Week

February 25 through March 2 is National Invasive Weed Awareness Week, which is being observed at the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory, and the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior in Washington by a series of meetings and a conference,... Read more →

2007 Conference for the Home Gardener

On Friday, March 9, a day-long Conference for the Home Gardener at the University of Connecticut has a great program that includes presentations on the "site-challenged garden," herbs, "More than a Pretty Face: Native Alternatives to Invasive Exotic Plants," and... Read more →

Volunteer Training for Purple Loosestrife Control

A Press Release from the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association For Immediate Release, July 10, 2006 That lovely purple flowering plant you see growing in wetlands and along highways this time of the year is actually a very aggressive invasive plant called... Read more →