Combine a passion for gardening with a talent for writing and what do you get?If you’re Jodi DeLong, you create the informative and beautiful Plants for Atlantic Canada: Handsome and Hard-working Shrubs, Trees, and Perennials.The book came about as a result of all of the questions the author gets concerning what should be planted where [...]
On Aug. 6 members of Bremerton’s West High Class of ’65 (Go Wildcats!) attended a picnic at Evergreen-Rotary Park in Bremerton. Before heading to the picnic I wrote a Facebook comment about how glad I was that it was a cloudy day and I wouldn’t have to wear sunblock. A very dear Facebook friend (survivor [...]
The rows of tomatoes, squash, asparagus and raspberries in Lisa Braddock’s organic garden could feed a large extended family, and she’s always wanted to share that bounty with people who could use it.Braddock figures other gardeners would, too, so she’s come up with a way to make it easy.Her new website ( ) links backyard [...]
Master Gardeners honor two students The Master Gardeners of Ocean County has announced the winners of its 2011 scholarships. Each recipient will receive $1,000 toward his future education. The recipients are Kevin Dillon, a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School and a student at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES), Manahawkin, and [...]
Perennials grace our yard and garden year after year with their unique foliage and color. Recommendations from University of Minnesota Extension call for perennials to be divided about every three years. Late summer and fall planting of these divisions allows four to six weeks before the ground freezes for the plants roots to be established. [...]
As summer moves along, gardeners appear eager to show off the fruits of their labour.The fruits, vegetables, flowers and shrubs many dedicated gardeners cared for all season are on display at the annual Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show at the Oliver Road Recreation Centre this weekend. Gardeners from the Thunder Bay Horticultural Society are showing [...]
Tri-County Master Gardeners Tri-County Master Gardeners Summer 2011 Seminar Series will feature “Fairy Gardens” with speakers Kathie Pickering and Beth Wegner, master gardeners, at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 20 at the Illinois Central College Horticultural Lab, East Peoria. Seminars are free and open to the public. Hosta Society meeting The Central Illinois Hosta Society is meeting [...]
HUNTSVILLE – Texas may be drier than it’s been in years, but the Walker County Master Gardeners are demonstrating that, with a little know how, you can still have a vibrant fall garden.The Master Gardeners will present a free workshop on “Fall Veggies During Drought” at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the council chambers at Huntsville [...]
Lemonsforlimes.com is a new online platform allowing gardeners within a community to come together to share and trade the bounty of their gardens with others nearby. Home gardeners can now play an important role in support of sustainable living by expanding local food sources in their communities.Folsom, CA (PRWEB) August 11, 2011 The website was [...]
A workshop designed to celebrate the beauty of flowers. Gardeners and flower lovers will discover the art of crafting with pressed flowers and leaves …
