The University of Maine (U-Maine) is to open its garden to the public and lay on classes providing helpful hints on how greenhouse enthusiasts can make their outside spaces more environmentally-friendly. The outdoor classroom – as U-Maine gardeners have labelled it – off Bennoch road in Orono at Rogers farm will be open for everyone […]
I love the unexpected look of vegetables growing with ornamentals. Several years ago when we visited Paris, I found many public gardens featured a riot of cabbages, lettuces and colorful beets, all corralled by classic clipped boxwood hedges. Fun. Yet, my own efforts to plant this way have been disastrous. Last year, I boldly grew […]
What plants would you guess might survive if your garden had been covered by 20 feet of salt water for two weeks? When Louisiana gardener,, surveyed her garden in the wake of hurricane Katrina, she found one rose and one crinum still alive. That rose, a vigorous, thornless climber, continues to be smothered by medium-pink […]
Cultivating crops in a garden or greenhouse is good for people's wellbeing, it has been claimed. According to Health.com, working in an outside space can be a good way of relieving stress, with scientific studies providing the evidence to back this up. The publication pointed out that recent research conducted in the Netherlands found that […]
Too much shade can be a problem for many greenhouse and gardening enthusiasts, but one expert has outlined ways to stop this becoming an issue in the first place. According to Wayne Kessler on aNewsCafe.com, there are a couple of simple steps that everyone can take to make sure they are not depriving their plants […]
A community gardening group in Syracuse is educating children and helping people in the area put food on the table, it has been revealed. Syracuse Grows is a grassroots coalition of individuals working together to cultivate a just foodscape across the city of Syracuse, Diverse Education reports. The group came into being as a result […]
One of Oregon's best-loved gardening gurus has died at the age of 69. Known to her fans at the "rock star of gardening", Dulcy Mahar's weekly Oregonian column was a big favourite with greenhouse enthusiasts and her fans flocked to see her at shows, the Oregonian reports. Dulcy's own garden in Portland's Garthwick neighborhood always […]
Gardening may seem like an inexact science to many, but these days nothing could be further from the truth, according to one writer. In an article for Florida ‘s Herald Tribune, Linda Brandt has revealed some of the most important numbers for greenhouse and gardening enthusiasts to bear in mind. First of all, it is […]
A gardener in Tennessee is using his love of gardening to improve his health following open-heart surgery. Dyersburg resident Terry Sipes divides his time between fishing in his boat and tending to his sizeable yard full of corn, watermelon, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, cabbage, okra, hot peppers and bell peppers, the State Gazette reports. […]
A pioneering community gardener in Philadelphia will be "dearly missed" following her recent retirement from the allotment she created. Libby Goldstein has decided to call time on her involvement with the Southwark/Queen Village Community Garden at Third and Christian Streets, which she founded in 1976, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. She still plans to wander in […]
Members of the West Virginia Master Gardeners are working on a new gardening project at Fairmont's Wishing Well Assisted Living Facility. Phyllis Griggs, John Griggs, Georgine Moore and Fran Warner are going to plant vegetables, herbs and flowers at the retirement community, which provides a mix of cultural, educational and social activities, West Virginia Media […]
Students at two schools in Illinois are enjoying the benefits of growing their own produce. Washington Elementary and Thomas Metcalf schools in Bloomington have both started their own fruit and vegetable gardens, Pantagraph reports. In May, Washington students and volunteers built 12 raised beds and filled them with tomatoes, watermelons, basil, apple and peach trees, […]
