- Adrian Higgins
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Adrian Higgins has been writing about the intersection of gardening and life for more than 25 years, and joined the Post in 1994. He is the author of several books, including the “Washington Post Garden Book” and “Chanticleer, a Pleasure Garden.”
- The joys and perils of nesting season
- Public gardens: A new model blossoms
- Cicadas and their threat to trees
- At last, time for tomatoes
- Adrian Higgins on gardening in the spring
- The potted herb garden is easy
- Herbs: What the pros grow
- Pots for herbs
- The beautiful chaos of the spring garden
- Impatiens, a shade garden workhorse, goes lame
- POSTPONED: Adrian Higgins on gardening in the spring
- The impatient gardener: How to create a lush landscape without the wait
- The right vine
- Adrian Higgins on spring gardening
- Peak season for a lawn mower guy
- In time for spring, the recycled garden
- Genetically modified potatoes are studied, criticized in Ireland
- In Philadelphia, the show goes on
- New batch of apps for bird-watchers aim to make experience more interactive
- ‘Cloud Terrace’ and other works put Dumbarton’s gardens in a new light
- Adrian Higgins on gardening in the late winter
- Hedge your bets at pruning time
- An Irish garden provides ideas as souvenirs
- Letter from Ireland: Snowdrops are a prize in full bloom
- An alternative to Valentine's Day roses
- Finding an oasis or two in the Natural History Museum
- Getting a jump on spring
- A mild winter means gardening confusion
- New book records Virginia’s plants
- A plan to renew the National Arboretum
- The magic of the winter tree
- Urban renewal for the planet
- The art of holiday decoration and flower design
- A leafless holly for winter
- Northumberlandia, the Lady of the North: A supine land goddess makes her debut
- Finding the perfect conifer
- Adrian Higgins on gardening in the fall
- Rare sweet potatoes make a comeback
- Adrian Higgins on gardening after Hurricane Sandy
- The value of beautification
- Gardening advice from Adrian Higgins
- Tulip planting time
- National Arboretum to sell surplus carp
- The fall garden season
- Washington’s landmarks get an landscape architectural guide
- At Longwood Gardens, Bruce Munro sees the light
- How to nurture your garden in the fall
- Fighting the Asian tiger mosquito
- Boxwood facing new blight disease
- Angel’s trumpets herald a late summer jungle
- In the District, the rise of the school garden
- The battle of power lines and the urban forest
- Mulch volcanoes can kill trees you’re trying to protect
- Michelle Obama champions vegetable gardens and healthy food in ‘American Grown’
- The ant: A gardener’s friend, an artist’s muse
- What’s so bad about a mouse outside the house?
- Down in the weeds, root first and ask questions later
- The return of the lily
- How a Silver Spring garden was rescued after its owner’s death
- How to nurture your garden in the spring
- What type of tomato grower are you?
- Growing tomato plants: A primer
- Beware the D.C. garden thief, still at large
- Michelle Obama recounts journey as gardener
- Best climbing roses for the gardener
- Lanning Roper: Remembering the garden designer
- How to nurture your garden in the spring
- Genius loci: What does it mean to the modern gardener?
- Classical garden elements
- Mount Sharon, a classical garden in Virginia
- A Garden Festival at Ladew Topiary Gardens
- Daffodil varieties give the common flower uncommon colors and forms
- Landscape architect Richard Arentz’s Va. home seamlessly blends interiors and landscape
- National Gallery of Art’s exhibit on Japanese painting shines
- Frances Benjamin Johnston’s photos will debut online at Library of Congress site
- Spring with a cherry on top
- Gardening ideas: Tips for having a sweet-smelling garden
- Sally Boasberg, landscape designer and advocate for District’s green spaces, dies at 74
- Rediscovering the Lenten rose
- Beyond Washington’s cherry trees, how did so many Japanese plants find their way into American gardens?
- Clearing out the garden for a spring that’s already here
- The orchid collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post at Hillwood Estate
- A pruning primer
- It’s seed-starting time
- How gardens grow during a mild winter
- CANCELED: New plant map: How should you adjust your garden?
- New plant map shifts area to warmer zone
- New plant hardiness map revealed
- Garden journal Hortus marks 25 years
- Botanists agree to loosen Latin’s grip
- Tomato talk: Pro gardeners’ favorites
- Where to place a bird feeder
- For 2012, a mission to find a better tomato
- In search of a better bee
- How to keep a moth orchid alive
- Wolfgang Oehme, innovative landscape architect, dies at 81
- Going green, diplomatically, at the British ambassador’s residence
- How to care for poinsettias
- The car Christmas wreath hangs on
- Making rosemary last indoors
- Photographer Robert Llewellyn gets up close with plants
- Frank Cabot, 86: Financier turned leading garden preservationist
- Leaf-raking, the right way
- A fabulous fall for leaf fans
- British TV host Jimmy Savile dies at 84
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden
- When gardening, how to beat the beast of dry shade
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden
- Gardening: Hydrangeas Madonna could love
- Community garden: A museum of living art
- CANCELED: Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the fall
- The best bulbs to plant for spring
- Tips for planting bulbs
- The mysterious mushroom, sign of a healthy garden
- Peach grower’s fight against stink bug comes to an end
- Gardening tip: Early fall is time to plant trees and shrubs
- Apple country harvest: A Mid-Atlantic tradition
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the fall
- Making your grass look good
- Gardening tip: Eliminating poison ivy
- Gardening tip: Dealing with bearded irises’ faded foliage
- Gardening tip: Shore up shrubs and trees damaged by Hurricane Irene
- County and state fairs don’t do fruits and vegetables justice
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the summer
- Shared yards: How three D.C. homeowners created a common urban oasis
- Many frog species call D.C. area, and possibly your garden, home
- Gardening tip: Basil replacement
- Gardening tip: Summer care for annuals
- When the government regulates your garden
- Gardening tip: Watering plants to withstand the heat
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the spring and summer
- Gardening tip: Harvesting zucchini and squash
- Rain garden: A beautiful solution
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the spring and summer
- Don Riddle, founder of renowned Md. nursery and garden center, dies at 63
- Blueberries provide benefits to gardens beyond fruit (so don’t hate the birds)
- Tip of the week: Time to plant cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli
- Gardening tip: Keep your cucumbers healthy
- Waterlilies, hardy or tropical, can lend a touch of magic to ponds
- Gardening tip: To keep tomato vines upright, remove suckers
- Gardening tip: Get roses to bloom again through careful pruning
- Backyard hideaways: A home away from home, but not far away
- Zoning laws and costs of a backyard escape
- Gardening as you age: How to go low maintenance without losing beauty
- Gardening tip: Tailor your summer watering to your types of plants
- Gardening tip: How to help your plants survive your summer vacation
- Gardening tip: Best practices for watering potted plants
- As bee colonies die, beekeepers face challenge finding replacements
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon pleasure garden revamped for authenticity
- Victory gardens: a model for a more sustainable food future
- Gardening tip: Dealing with aphids
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on grooming your garden in the spring and summer
- Buying better impatiens
- Plants for the summer shade garden
- A conversation with ‘Founding Gardeners’ author Andrea Wulf
- Gardening tip: Repotting houseplants
- Best peonies for the D.C. area
- Herbal gardening at community plot and in containers
- Appreciating the beauty of azaleas at the National Arboretum
- Adrian Higgins gives advice on nurturing your garden in the spring
- Gardening tip of the week
- A landscape architect’s rules of thumb
- Orlean House grounds get a makeover
- Conservancy formed to rescue Dumbarton Oaks Park
- Tip of the week: Spring lawn care
- April is not too late to start a veggie garden
- At Longwood Gardens, the clivia houseplant is anything but ordinary
- Cherry blossoms signal spring
- How to deal with bare patches in lawns
- How to prepare a vegetable garden
- Getting the vegetable garden ready
- Gardening tip of the week
- Primroses can get you primed for spring
- Tip of the week: Preparing the garden for spring
- An appreciation of Tom DeBaggio, herb cultivator and writer
- Thomas DeBaggio, Va. gardener who wrote poignantly about Alzheimer's, dies at 69
- Scottish landscapes to i n s pire us all
- Thomas DeBaggio, Va. gardener who wrote poignantly about Alzheimer's, dies at 69
- Allan Pollok-Morris' 'Close' encounters
- How to replace trees downed by winter storms
- How to replace trees downed by winter storms
- Arboretum reverses decision to destroy azalea display after public backlash
- Arboretum reverses decision to destroy azalea display after public backlash
- Virginia operation is one of the world’s largest tulip producers
- Virginia operation is one of the world's largest tulip producers
- A gardener eases out of hibernation
- A gardener eases out of hibernation
- Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicine
- Groundwork: Winter (a)musings
- Finding her way in the suburban jungle
- Garden Tip: Planting amaryllis bulbs
- Conservatory's a tropical paradise in Chevy Chase
- The school garden: Digging up a fallow field of study in D.C.
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