As the holidays approach, there is less to do in the garden, but more time to dream. My holiday assortment features practical gifts that encourage dreaming now and gardening later. Tubtrugs – These durable polyethylene buckets have become so essential, it’s an effort to remember how we managed before them. I use mine to haul […]
Emerging from a summer that offered plenty to complain about—unseasonably warm early temperatures followed by drought –then prolonged heat extreme even for the height of summer—it’s small comfort to learn that this season’s weather appears to be part of a larger trend. As the authors—all researchers in the earth and climate sciences– of a recent […]
Thanks to the vision of a singular gardener, a remarkable garden flourishes in Cold Spring, New York. Stone Crop www.stonecrop.org is only one of the gardens Frank Cabot created; its twelve acres inspire visitors to dream their own complex and creative horticultural dreams. From the nineteen fifties until the early nineties, the property was the […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts who grow apple trees may be interested in the recent advice given by AZcentral.com. The website took questions from a number of users, including one who explained she was too old to pick the apples from her tree, which she enjoys using as shade and an aesthetic feature of her garden. […]
Pennsylvania garden and greenhouse lovers may be interested to know that the Pennsylvania Farm Show began over the weekend. Horticulture lovers can gain entry for just $10 and “will be in awe” of what they find there, according to the Pocono Record. The newspaper has also published a to-do list for 2010 gardening, which includes […]
Most gardeners have an ideal image of springtime: one sunny day after another, each slightly warmer than the one before, coaxing the crocuses and daffodils and perennials out of the ground in exactly the order promised in the catalog. There’s an occasional light rain, just to keep things moist—but never on the weekend. Needless to […]
Oregon State University and Lane County Extension Service have offered tips on container vegetable gardening through the Register Guard. The recent advice is particularly relevant to local gardeners in the Willamette Valley due to the “notorious” clay soil there. However, it could help any horticulturalist looking to grow vegetables in a place other than directly […]
It is time to deck my halls and I have found myself foraging in the greenhouse for materials. Of course there are a couple of rules to the making of a wreath, and one of those is that the majority of it must be made of evergreens, and you wont find any of those in […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts are likely to be tending to indoor plants during the holiday season and one newspaper has given advice on caring for them. According to the Lynchburg News & Advance, poinsettias are popular Christmas plants for keeping under glass. It said the flowering variety performs well when placed near a window and […]
Garden and greenhouse growers have been given some advice on how best to harvest their fruit and vegetables. Speaking to KMBC, horticulture lover Larry Moore explained smokers should avoid cigarettes and cigars when tending to tomatoes. He said tobacco can spread diseases among the plants in the garden and greenhouse and damage the chances of […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts have been given some advice on the best way to move trees and shrubs to new locations. According to the Sun News, it can be tricky not to damage the plants and the best time for a move is in late autumn. However, with care and attention, plants can still be […]
