9 Tips On Planting Your Garden from Experts at Historic Sites by Priya Chhaya (March 2026)

“In early spring, as temperatures fluctuate between the cold snaps of winter and the first real warmth of spring (at least here on the East Coast), I start to get a little antsy. I wander my little community garden plot or stare at the planter boxes on my balcony, eager to begin sinking my hands into the earth—even though I know it’s not quite the right time. So instead, I do what any restless new gardener does, I look for advice.

Naturally, I turn to the experts, gardeners and horticulturalists at our National Trust Historic Sites and members of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program. These are the people who tend the flora that brings historic places to life and who understand how landscapes shaped the stories told there.”