In Full Bloom: What's Growing in Littleton's Gardens This Week - May 24, 2026
Step outside in Littleton right now and the air tells you everything. That faint sweetness still drifting over fences and across the Town? That's the last of the lilacs, and they're nearly done.
Rain or Shine, Littleton Showed Up: Thank You for a Wonderful 2026 Plant Sale
Somewhere between the first wagonload heading off to a car and the last hellos under dripping hoods, the weather quietly stopped mattering. Whatever grumbling the cold and the drizzle might have earned in the morning was outmatched by the smell of damp soil, the chatter up and down the rows, and the simple, warming fact that the day was working. The success of the sale — the plants finding homes, the neighbors meeting neighbors, the new faces lingering to ask questions — warmed us right through.
Tulip Trees Take Root at Russell Street Elementary
A 30-year Arbor Day tradition continues, courtesy of the Littleton Country Gardeners and the Littleton Shade Tree Committee
A 30-Year Tradition Takes Root: Tulip Trees for Russell Street Third Graders
A 30-year-plus tradition continues this Arbor Day. Together with the Littleton Shade Tree Committee, we're once again putting a young tulip tree — a native species that can live 200 to 300 years — into the hands of every third grader at Russell Street Elementary on Monday, April 27, 2026.
Spring Has Arrived at Littleton's Civic Garden Sites
Spring is officially in the air in Littleton — and the Littleton Country Gardeners are making sure it shows.

