Thanks to Garden Club of the Back Bay Past President Jackie Blombach for sharing this link allowing us to tour nine spectacular gardens in Great Britain, France, and the United States online and in the safety of our homes. The beautiful magazine Gardens Illustrated compiled the list, which includes favorites like Kew Gardens and Hidcote. Visit https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/gardens-to-visit/virtual-garden-tours-best/
Goodness knows we are all looking for instruction and entertainment during our enforced period of social distancing, so we suggest a YouTube adventure with Gary Pilarchik, aka The Rusted Garden. This weekly series is set in a Zone 7 garden in Maryland, but since our own New England climate continues to warm, many hints and techniques are just as valid here as there. This series is all about vegetable gardening, and he’s quite an advocate for no dig double shredded hardwood beds. He has a series on seed starting indoors under lights, and direct sowing and transplanting outdoors. Each segment runs approximately 5 – 15 minutes, and you can subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/user/pilarchik
