Archive for Gardening with Cheryl

Companion planting – a little help from their friends

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist June 20, 2010
Combining flowers in vegetable garden looks nice and can benefit plants by deterring insects or attracting pollinators.

Tomatoes in your asparagus bed are said to foil asparagus beetles and members of the onion family are thought to discourage the carrot rust fly.

A tour of the 2010 CT Flower & Garden Show

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist March 6, 2010
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The exhibits included structures, patios, fire pits, water features, retaining walls, specimen trees, flowering shrubs and masses of bulbs forced into bloom for this winter spectacle.

The fine art of weeding

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist May 10, 2009
A rogue weed amongst the Threadleaf Coreopsis (

The other reason to pull out weeds during their spring season infancy is to prevent the weed from making flowers that will then produce seeds.

Early spring: what to do now in the garden

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist April 4, 2009
crocus Photo © Cheryl Pedemonti for HTNP.com

One pruning chore you can do right now includes cutting back the summer blooming shrubs such as Hypericum (St. Johnswort), Potentilla, PeeGee Hydrangea, Bumald Spirea and Japanese Spirea.

2009 CT Flower & Garden Show: a spring break in full bloom

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist February 22, 2009
Hillside Landscaping - inspired by a trip to Pikes Peak in 1893 when Katharine Bates penned the lyrics to "America the Beautiful"  - display of natural stone and rock outcroppings. Photo © Cheryl Pedemonti.

The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut is an integral part of the flower and garden show each year

Think about those long winter months when you plan your garden this spring

by: Cheryl Pedemonti | HTNP Garden Columnist February 1, 2009

Our new HTNP.com columnist shares tips on creating color in the winter garden. [Editor's note: Please welcome our new HTNP.com gardening columnist, Cheryl Pedemonti, who will contribute items periodically in which she shares her expertise and her passion for gardening. You'll also see she's a wonderful photographer- Brenda Sullivan ] Most people think the gardening [...]