Around the Grounds with Bennett: A Slight Mess Written by Bennett O Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist With the arrival of frosts, our perennial gardens are beginning to go dormant for the winter. Now comes the question of whether to clean up the garden or...
Around the Grounds with Bennett Written by Bennett O Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist Bulb Season is Here! It’s officially fall, which means it’s time to dig in and get those spring-flowering bulbs planted. Every fall, I don’t look forward to this task;...
The Houseplant Sale is Back! The Welcome Center & Curiosity Shop at 577 is now featuring an updated selection of houseplants, nurtured with care by 577’s own horticulturists, Samantha Day and Bennett O. Dowling. This beautiful variety includes everything from...
Around the Grounds with Bennett O Dowling, 577 Organic Landscape Horticulturist Nature blesses us with incredible colors as the growing season progresses, from the cheerful stained glass faces of spring pansies to the jewel tones of late summer cosmos and the fiery...
Around the Grounds with Bennett O Dowling & Samantha Day, 577 Organic Horticulturists Many flowers can be dried. Just think of those roses you saved after prom. Remember how the color and shape changed as they dried? For example, those red roses turned a macabre...