A long-standing annual tradition… a useful, stimulating, and educational monthly wall calendar from UMass Extension!
Our Extension specialists have compiled the latest collection of uplifting images of garden and landscape plants well-suited for the Northeast. A hallmark of the calendar is a timely, research-based home gardening tip on each day of the year such as when to fertilize, how to manage pest infestations, or when to be especially tick aware.
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2026 FEATURE ARTICLE
Bees in the Massachusetts Garden
While many are familiar with honeybees and bumblebees, there are hundreds of native bee species with fascinating traits and unique habitat needs.
Did you know that over 400 bee species call Massachusetts home?
Did you know that most bees in Massachusetts nest in the soil?
Did you know that native plants are important resources for native pollinator species?
Did you know that bees are active from spring through fall, so nectar and pollen-rich plants are important throughout many seasons?
Our 2026 calendar offers insights as to what bees eat, where they live, and which plants are the best choice for supporting native pollinators. We also include objectives for a bee-friendly garden, such as management practices, how to provide nesting substrate, and example floral resources.
Each month of UMass Extension's Garden Calendar features:
- One large, inspiring garden image plus information about the image
- Daily gardening tips for Northeast growing conditions
- Daily sunrise and sunset times*
- Phases of the moon
- Plenty of room for notes
- Low gloss paper for easy writing
The UMass Garden calendar is a wall calendar. The dimensions of the calendar when open are 12.5" wide x 19" long.
Give it as a gift and enjoy one yourself all year...
A sample date from UMass Extension's 2026 Garden Calendar
* Sunrise and sunset times may differ from location to location within New England because of slight differences in latitude and longitude. Times used in this calendar are for Worcester, Mass. Moon phases, solstices, and equinoxes are in Eastern Standard Time.
Proceeds from sales of our UMass Garden Calendar help to support the ongoing work of horticultural Extension at the University of Massachusetts.
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Do you have a question on a home garden topic?
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- Check out our website for fact sheets, services, and resources for home gardeners.
- E-mail specific home garden and landscape questions to greeninfo[at]umext[dot]umass[dot]edu. Include a detailed photo, if possible.