It’s getting on for the time when my checkbook burns a hole in my pocket. Not a credit card: Many plant sales don’t take credit cards. And plant sales offer me some of my best plants. For months now, the volunteers at my local conservatory have been nurturing unusual herbs for their annual herb sale. […]
Glasshouse owners could follow the lead of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the UK and take advantage of the hot green space to nurture plants that may not grow as successfully in outdoor conditions. The orchid is one example of such a flower and the RHS will be celebrating it with an event entitled […]
Like many gardeners, each winter I eagerly anticipate perusing the new pile of catalogs and putting together this yearâs seed orders. And I have my favorites. Iâve come to depend on the Totally Tomatoes catalog, for instance, for the majority of tomato varieties I order each year, and Iâve been impressed by new peppers theyâve […]
Gardening is not an environmentally friendly activity by default, according to new research from the University of Reading, the University of Sheffield and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Instead, the environment is something green-fingered individuals need to consciously take into account in order to reduce producing excess greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, many staples of the […]
Gardeners are advised to turn to a wide range of solutions when dealing with dry conditions. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) claimed it receives a great deal of enquiries expressing concern that they will be forced to deal with this situation more and more often as a result of issues relating to climate change. However, […]
There is something in people's DNA that means they are hard-wired to be drawn to gardens, according to master gardener Gloria Kupferman. In an article for The Wenatchee World, she suggested a "fascination with the gift of flowers goes back to the beginning of life in the Garden of Eden, where love began". The expert […]
The diverse nature of the state of Hawaii is one of the main reasons that it has been chosen as the theme of next month’s Philadelphia International Flower Show, according to one expert. Hawaii is the newest of the 50 US states and is the only one that is made up entirely of islands, which […]
The last few years has seen a sharp increase in the number of people looking towards cultivating their own produce in a greenspace that is either theirs or a communal piece of land. There likely to be a number of reasons for this, one of which is the fact that more people are striving to […]
Have you ever wished your garden could feel more like a private hideaway? Perhaps your outdoor space has yet to be defined, or maybe the neighbors just added a second story that overlooks your back yard. Because winter is the best planning time for summer projects, this month I talk with Seattle garden writer Marty […]
With the days starting to get lighter in the coming weeks, people’s thoughts can quite rightly start moving towards what to do in their gardens in order to keep their green-fingered minds at ease. Winter is always the most boring time of the year for any keen horticulturalist but the one thing the time off […]
Trying to find something to fill the boredom of the winter and counting down the days until the garden is free to be set upon again can be an arduous task. To try and combat this, green-fingered folk among you should look to try and grow some plants in greenhouses and indoors. Doing this may […]
Thereâs a gardening aphorismââThe best time to plant a tree? Â Twenty years ago. And the second-best time to plant a tree? Now.â This month Iâm looking back twenty years to my local Northwest expertsâRoger Gossler of Gossler Farms, and Harold Greer of Greer Gardens who recommended that I plant these four small trees. Thanks, gentlemen, […]
