Chloë Bowers
Chloë Bowers began her gardening career as an intern at Prospect Park in Brooklyn and has worked as a gardener and landscape designer on private estates for the subsequent 20 years with a focus on Northeastern native plants, vegetables, and indoor gardening. She lives and gardens in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Northeast Regional ReportsColorful Foliage Plants to Add Drama to the Garden
Colorful foliage plants provide a steady and long-lasting shot of color and interest in the garden. While flowers come and go, beg for deadheading, or temperamentally decide not to even…
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DesignThe Best Plants with Four-Season Interest in Your Region
Designing a garden that shines year-round starts with choosing the right plants. Regional plants adapted to your climate not only thrive with less maintenance but also offer seasonal interest in…
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Northeast Regional ReportsHow to Create a Meadow Lawn with Native Plants
There’s satisfaction in that perfect crisscross of mown lines across flawless green grass, but with the herbicides, pesticides, water, fuel, and effort it demands, the infamous traditional turf lawn is…
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Northeast Regional ReportsNative Shade Perennials for the Northeast
It seems like the majority of the most popular native garden perennials are sun-loving meadow denizens. It can be difficult to find native flowering plants to brighten shadier spots. The…
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Northeast Regional ReportsNortheastern Invasive Plants to Avoid and Native Alternatives to Use Instead
Most invasive plant species were originally introduced for ornamental use in landscapes. But because they have naturalized at aggressive rates, they have caused habitat destruction and the loss of native…
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Northeast Regional Reports3 Tall Native Perennials to Add Height to Your Garden
It’s hard to deny that the Midwest hosts the lion’s share of tall and dramatic native perennials, but we in the Northeast also have some statuesque species that will make…
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