Berkshire Botanical Garden

Berkshire Botanical Garden

Established in 1934, the Berkshire Botanical Garden is one of the oldest public display gardens in the Northeast. With over 3,000 species and varieties in its collection, it’s referred to as a “museum of living things” and is a showcase of horticulture and garden...
Creating Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

Creating Pollinator-Friendly Gardens

The beautiful spring weather over the past few days may be inspiring you to get outdoors. Gardening – whether in your backyard or a window box – gets you outside and allows for social distancing. Carrie Saldo spoke with Jayne Tauscher, owner of Jayne’s Hardy...
Making It Here: Chapley Gardens

Making It Here: Chapley Gardens

Since the late 70’s, Chapley Gardens has been a small oasis in Deerfield, housing an exotic array of plants in their water gardens for their loyal customers. Producer Tony Dunne and Videographer Mark Langevin stopped by the gardens this past summer for a tour from...
CISA: Spring Plants

CISA: Spring Plants

As Spring arrives, local flower and plant farms begin to open up their greenhouses and make available to the public all the plants and flowers that they have been growing throughout the winter months. Phil Korman, Executive Director at CISA (Community Involved in...

Smith College Bulb Show

The Spring Bulb Show, in the Lyman Conservatory at Smith College, is a fragrant harbinger of the season to come! About 20,000-30,000 visitors view more than 5,000 bulbs blooming simultaneously in this annual event, a long standing Smith College tradition. WGBY’s...

Compost Trash into Rich Soil

Amy Donovan, Program Director of Franklin County Solid Waste Management District will be joining us to introduce the several at-home composting methods, and will demonstrate the easy steps involved with transforming food scraps, coffee grounds and old newspaper into...