From the pole beans climbing up the railings to the tomato plants flourishing in 5-gallon buckets, it’s clear that Denise Gemellas’idea for a garden at Verona’s senior high rise is one that really blossomed.The 63-year-old member of the Verona Flower and Garden Club said she came up with the idea for a community garden in [...]
Applications are being accepted for the Master Gardener Training Class of 2012. Ohio Master Gardener Interns attend 50 hours of training and provide 50 hours of volunteer service to the community as volunteer educators.The Master Gardener training program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested gardeners who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs [...]
Master Gardener Karen Morrison of Albany is on a mission to showfamilies from all walks of life how easy and inexpensive it is togrow fruit and vegetables in small areas, particularly the grassyrights of way between a sidewalk and a city street.She ought to know, because she’s in her second year of producingfood for passersby [...]
“This will be our 29th Master Gardener class here at Woodbury County Extension,” said Woodbury County Extension Horticulturist Mimi Shanahan. “Since 1986 more than 500 area residents have become Master Gardeners through Woodbury County Extension.”The class is open to everyone with any level of gardening expertise.Some of the subjects covered in class include annual and [...]
Printer-friendly version Send to friend Typically, September will see our temperatures moderate a bit, with a corresponding drop in rainfall and humidity. That means you’ll need to be more vigilant about watering, although if your monsoon was anything like my monsoon, you really didn’t get much help from the rains this summer anyway. Pay special [...]
Renowned garden designer Piet Oudolf and Pensthorpe head gardener Imogen Checketts at the Millennium Garden at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve. Picture by Mike Powles. An internationally-acclaimed gardener has re-opened one of his earlier masterpieces at a Norfolk wildlife reserve after overseeing its extensive redesign.The Millennium Garden at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve near Fakenham, was originally .. [...]
Arbors make wonderful design elements in any landscape. You can use an arbor, archway, pergola, trellis or similar structure to define outdoor rooms, delineate pathways, dress up bare walls, or as a “focusing lens” to highlight a particular garden feature or artistic element.Custom arbors made from metal or top-of-the-line redwood can cost several thousand dollars. [...]
The Akita Northern Happinets have secured the services of explosive lead guard Michael Gardener for the 2011-12 season. The bj-league club made the announcement on Monday.Gardener, who turns 30, on Saturday, played in Germany’s second-tier ProA league last season, seeing limiting time with Cuxhaven (three games, 16.0 points per game). Japan national team guard Takumi [...]
Once upon a time there lived a gardener’s son who wished to marry the king’s daughter. She loved him, too, but the king was unhappy, for he wanted his daughter to marry the son of his prime minister.The king’s wise men suggested a plan. “Send both suitors to a distant country. The man who first [...]
Trained and certified by the University of Minnesota, master gardeners are volunteers who provide education and information to county residents.Master gardeners educate others in many ways. They answer questions on the Master Gardener Yard Garden Line; staff help desks at farmers markets, garden centers, community events, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, area libraries, and county [...]
