Greenhouse and gardening enthusiasts in Sacramento flocked to the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center for its annual Harvest Day on Saturday (August 6th). Hundreds of people turned out to visit the educational booths and watch demonstrations of gardening tips from experts, the Fair Oaks Patch reports. One of the speakers was Kevin Marini, a Master Gardener […]
The new Hartley Grange Greenhouse is high, wide and handsome! Classically proportioned outside room gives ambitious gardeners scope to grow. Whether you are looking for a generously proportioned working greenhouse or an elegant outside room in which to relax and entertain surrounded by fragrant, prized specimens, the new Grange from Hartley Botanic with its distinctive glazed […]
Gardening and greenhouse enthusiasts should treat cultivating their plants as a sport and prepare their body accordingly, a doctor has said. According to physical health expert Dr Michael Jones, back pain is the most common ailment that is overlooked, The Leader Corning reports. To combat this type of pain, it is vital to bend down […]
Hartley Botanic’s glasshouses are the stuff of dreams, so The English Garden magazine was thrilled to accessorise three of their designs on display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Owning a glasshouse is likely to feature at the top of any gardener’s wish list. Whatever the structure, from simple aluminium frame to the most luxuriously […]
As late summer falls on the Midwest, prairies turn golden as grasses dry, their seed heads ripen and flowers are in their glory. There’s little virgin prairie left today. But some prairie plants have found a haven in our gardens. Coneflower (Echinacea), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), blazing star (Liatris), blanket flower (Gaillardia), prairie dropseed (Sporobolus), switchgrass […]
A master gardener in North Memphis has revealed her favourite aspects of cultivating crops in her outside space and greenhouse. Irene Elliott told the Commercial Appeal that she tends to her plants for around four hours a day, starting before sunrise. She went onto reveal that she has been interested in horticulture for around 40 […]
What do Aga stoves, Sub-Zero fridges and Bosch dishwashers have in common with conifers? They’re all high end—and they all deliver. Right now, many summer borders are going over the top in a proverbial riot of blooms. They could use a bit of stability, form and balance. So, in the face of frolicking flowers, let’s […]
Greenhouse owners who have been concerned about the warm temperatures that garden plants have had to endure this summer have been told that soil quality is key. Host of Growing a Greener World Joe Lamp'l wrote in a piece for the Seattle Times that regularly adding organic matter into the earth is a good way […]
Watering becomes increasingly important during drought, which often occurs at this time of year, so here are a few tips, so your plants flourish. Check hanging baskets and containers three times a day, if possible; push your fingers into the compost, if is moist, compost crumbs stick to your fingers; if they are clean, give the […]
Greenhouse and gardening enthusiasts may be interested to hear that the best time to water their plants is in the cool of the morning. That is according to Todd Forrest, vice president for horticulture and living collections at the New York Botanical Garden, who told the New York Times that watering in the heat of […]
Greenhouse and gardening enthusiasts may be interested to learn that FoxNews.com has revealed its top five tools for getting the most out of outside spaces. Firstly, a sturdy trowel and hand rake are essential devices for doing the digging necessary to prepare the soil for the planting of many different varieties. They are "two essential […]
A prison garden in Ohio is into its third year of providing valuable rehabilitation opportunities to inmates, in news which could interest greenhouse enthusiasts. Prisoners at Sandusky County Jail are able to make use of its 11,706-square-foot vegetable garden – which was set up in 2009 – plus the recently added pumpkin and watermelon patches. […]
