In a parallel to the culinary world’s slow/sustainable food movement, the idea of buying nearby flowers is taking off. Just in time to explain it all, here comes the book: The 50-Mile Bouquet—Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers, by garden writer Debra Prinzing and photographer David Perry. Also billed as “The Organic Flower-growing, Gathering and Design Guide,” it’s […]
There are many reasons that gardening is such a popular pastime in the US – and the fact that it holds a universal appeal is surely quite high on the list. Indeed, a recent study published by the University of Delaware found that it is a more widely-enjoyed pastime in the country than adventurous hobbies […]
It’s all in a name. Scarlet runner beans, it turns out, are runners. Somebody gave me some seeds this spring and I tried starting them in little pots under lights, with a vague idea of having transplants that would later climb up something in the garden and be bright and colorful. Boy, did they climb […]
Green-fingered individuals can turn to a wide range of sources for inspiration, but needless to say many are more popular than others. Events dedicated to the pastime are often very popular for just this reason, with the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show 2012 a particularly good example of such a festival. It recently took […]
Few crops so require a greenhouse as melons. True seedsmen do sell varieties that may in a very good summer crop outdoors, but most years the results are rather disappointing. Come under cover though and truly amazing melons can be had of a size, sweetness and aroma far exceeding any sold commercially. The main reason […]
Wisteria is a kind of flowering plant that – when carefully cultivated – can make a very beautiful contribution to a garden. In an article for the Daily Telegraph in the UK, celebrity gardener and former presenter of the Gardener's World television show Sarah Raven asserted that it can create a "vision of spring paradise". […]
Celebrity gardener and former presenter of horticultural television show Gardener's World Toby Buckland has recommended wall-climbing plants. In an interview for gossip and lifestyle magazine Female First, he specified they are ideal for those who are looking for plants they can invest in without spending too much money. The expert acknowledged that they may not […]
Gardening is said to be one of the most popular pastimes in the US – indeed, according to the University of Delaware, it is enjoys a larger uptake than boating, golf or skiing. It is easy to see why – these other activities have very high cost barriers to entry, while almost anyone can get […]
With so many tasks to undertake in the garden – particularly if you are cultivating high maintenance plants in a greenhouse – it would be perfectly understandable if green-fingered individuals were to overlook some of the more commonplace features. For instance, it is easy to take the grass on the lawn for granted, but taking […]
Dwarf hinoki cypress come highly recommended by noted gardener Ciscoe Morris. He offers regular horticultural advice on his weekly show Gardening with Ciscoe on Kiro radio, in addition to a television show of the same name that he co-hosts with Meeghan Black. In an article for the Seattle Times, he explained that he remains a […]
Hartley Botanic, has announced a corporate partnership with the Prince’s Foundation, the charity established by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to help transform lives through engaging, educating and empowering people. Hartley Botanic, whose craftsmen have been creating superior horticultural structures for private gardeners, large estates and institutes since 1938, will take a special […]
Gardeners get itchy in spring. The hand tries to wrap itself around a trowel uncontrollably, against the better judgment of the gardener, like something out of an old horror movie. We may know, rationally, that the risk of planting out tomatoes and other warm-season vegetables in cold soil with a chance of frost is too […]
