Garden Education Blog

Lyman estate greenhouse in Waltham

Pictured above is a greenhouse at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA

Photography credit: Ashley G Garner of ashleygexplores.com

Sick of the Snow!?

Never fear! A whole lot of beautiful green spaces are near!

Here in the Suburban Boston area, we got slammed with weekend after weekend of snow for the past few weeks. And I think we’re all just a little more than tired of shoveling and salting walkways.

So why don’t you treat yourself to an escape and check out one of these gorgeous greenhouses or botanical gardens nearby? All of them are less than an hour drive from Boston. Let’s go!

Your Green Escape Awaits!

Garden Tool Spa Day!

Our simple step by step guide for cleaning, sharpening, de-rusting and protecting your valuable garden tools for years to come!

Read About it Here

How to Cold Stratify your native plant seeds

Read More Here!

Scratching the Gardening Itch Over Winter

garden design by Karen Dooley of Green Urb Gardens
Ideas from Mac, our Assistant Horticulturist!

Sustainable Fall Clean Up

Sustainable Fall Clean Up

Read our latest Educational post below to find out how Green Urb Gardens is making a difference through our ecologically-sustainable fall “clean up” practices.

Click here to learn more!

Read our latest post about how to maximize your time and money when it comes to watering your garden!

Irrigation 101

Happy Pollinator Month!

Happy Pollinator Month!

Image from Pollinator.org

June is pollinator month, with pollinator week coming up June 16-22! In celebration, we are highlighting information about pollinators, the plants that help them, and how you can interact with them in your gardens! Read on below!

Birds, Bees and Butterflies

Year 2 of an Urban Garden

In April 2024, we took an empty, boring strip of grass next to our client’s home and transformed it into a sweet urban garden in Watertown, MA. Here’s what it looked like a year later in May 2025!

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Year 1 of an Urban Garden

In April 2024, we took an empty, boring strip of grass next to our client’s home and transformed it into a sweet urban garden in Watertown, MA.

Garden Design by Rebecca Schuelke
Garden bed with plants near a light blue siding house and lattice ventilation panels, garden hose attached to the wall.
Garden bed with various plants and flowers, including purple and red blooms, against a white lattice fence. Mulch covers the soil.
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Flower garden with various plants and mulch, near a house with lattice fence and window.
Flower garden with various plants including columbines, bleeding hearts, and other foliage, bordered by a wooden patio with lattice fencing.
Garden bed with various leafy plants, mulched soil, lattice, and hose in the background.
Garden bed with diverse plants, mulch, and a garden hose

The Secret Garden…

A hidden shady oasis we designed and created for a client in Cambridge, MA in May 2024.

Garden with various plants and trees
Bush with purple rhododendron flowers and green leaves against a wooden fence background.
Woman pointing out new plantings with excitement in a shady garden.
Garden area with tree and plants bordered by logs
Garden with various green plants and a wooden fence in the background.
Shady garden area with plants, trees, and a wooden fence
Backyard garden with trees, plants, and a watering can
Garden with variety of plants and tree, wooden fence, and house exterior in background.

2024 Spring Photos

Check out some garden highlights from Spring 2024 below!

Yellow and maroon hellebore flowers with green leaves
Front yard garden with daffodils, flowering tree, brick path, and wooden fence next to a house.
Garden pond surrounded by rocks and trees with branches reflecting in the water, colorful foliage, and nearby houses.
Four smiling women posing for a group selfie in front of a brown house with yellow window frames.
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Close-up of yellow daffodils in a garden with a house in the background.
Close-up of blue star-shaped flowers growing in a garden.
Two women outdoors in work clothes and beanies, smiling, one giving a thumbs up, with dirt-stained shirts.
Close-up of a snail and a ceramic turtle in a garden with daffodils and green plants.
Person gardening by a wooden fence, spreading mulch with a wheelbarrow nearby on a sunny day.
Close-up of a hand holding a cluster of purple lilac flowers in a garden setting.
Three people gardening near a green house with a white window, surrounded by plants and tools.
Garden with red and yellow tulips, pink flowering bush, green foliage, and ivy ground cover.
Pink azalea flowers with orange and yellow tulips in a garden setting.
Truck carrying pink flowering rhododendrons and evergreen plants in a nursery setting.
People gardening in a backyard, planting green plants and ferns, with a house and garden tools in the background.
Group of women smiling in a garden with greenery and a picket fence background.
Person gardening in yard with green house, plants, and potted trees