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| 0 | Trillium thrills for early April...expedition. For centuries, many First Nations used a solution of the trillium??s astringent and antiseptic rhizome (root) juice in medicinal practice.""Trilliums prefer semi-shade and tend to have wet feet so look for these glorious beauties on the moist... |
| 0 | Fun in the Sun Paints Landscape During Disney's 15th Epcot..."As guests enter the park near Spaceship Earth, they'll spot a 14-foot Goofy topiary riding a 6-foot wave of flowers and plants. Sandcastles and palm trees surround Mickey and Minnie topiaries posed on a floral beach towel spread upon a sandy "beach." At... |
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| 0 | Arboretum to host educational event on container gardening..."The UC Davis Arboretum is hosting a guided tour titled Improve your container gardening this Saturday in the Arboretum Terrace Garden located next to the Davis Commons retail center on First Street.""The free tour will be led by arboretum docent Mary... |
| 0 | Manure: You may be walking on it soon...the Michigan Biomas Energy Program.""A draft of the report concludes that fiberboard panels made with processed manure "performed very well in mechanical tests, in many cases meeting or exceeding the standard requirements for particleboard."""In Wisconsin... |
| 0 | Bring your garden to the table...make gardening difficult to impossible. If this is all you have to work with, consider container gardening instead, where you can better control the soil condition. Most soil just needs a simple tune up with organic matter to make it hospitable for a... |
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| 0 | Rachel de Thame transforms a Cotswold garden...of cow parsley and rosebay willowherb that filled the area I?d allocated for a future herb garden, and accepted, with the relief that comes from resignation, the gradual encroachment of the field as it inched its way up the ha-ha and invaded the... |
| 0 | Living the wild life...growing conditions - sun, shade, salt spray and wind, dry and wet areas and mostly acidic soil."" Trees like cherry, buckeye, dogwood, holly, fig, plum, crape myrtle, oak, maples and mimosa help structure the landscape. Some trees have been there for more... |
| 0 | Washington Post Garden Editor...spring bulbs, daffodils, ornamental onions, perennials, asters, yarrows, hostas and day lilies. Higgins, an avid organic gardener who believes chemicals are a last resort, also tends his own herb and vegetable gardens where he grows peas, garlic, onions,... |
| 0 | Huntington going "green" for Earth Day...motorcycle that runs on vegetable oil."" Attendees can also get a chance to experience some organic gardening with a demonstration on how to make a homemade flower pot out of recycled newspaper using the black and white pages."" All who participate will... |
| 0 | Blog: Keeping pets safe from toxic house and garden plants...neglected lawns, or where it finds conditions favorable in moist, shady spots. Low soil fertility, acidic pH, poor drainage, compacted soil and too-short mowing also can contribute to the problem.""Your first course of action should be to have your soil... |
| 0 | Helping you 'Master' your garden...her husband, Jay, a retired Central Washington University philosophy professor.""Of course, she has her own vegetable garden. She did gardening chores as a kid growing up in Maine, but didn?t get back to gardening until she and her husband came to the... |
| 0 | Love in blooms...selected by Panayoti Kelaidis, internationally known plant explorer and director of outreach at the Denver Botanic Gardens.""Kelaidis recalls how daring it was to name "Sunset Hyssop" the 1997 cover plant for Plant Select, a program administered by the... |
| 0 | Azaleas are spring showoffs - Daily News...line of the planting bed.""After planting, water thoroughly and place 3 to 4 inches of mulch around the plant. The best mulch for azaleas is one that is acidic, such as shredded pine bark mulch or pine needles. Mulching serves several purposes. In additio... |
| 0 | A Wreath For All Seasons...leaving it wild and bushy as your nature directs, wire on overlapping sprigs from any evergreen tree or shrub that has lost a branch to wind or winter ice, or that can spare a few snippets of greenery from an off-growing limb. Lacking evergreens, dress... |
| 0 | Many hope plant will bring new life to ethanol industry...farmers choose to plant, said Calvin Trostle, an alternative crop agronomist with Texas Agrilife.""Farmers know crop rotation improves their land, Trostle said. They also have to make a living."""Certainly it gives people a little more opportunity, but... |
| 0 | Jessica Damiano: How to mulch -- and how not to..."Trees like this are destined for doom when mulch is applied too heavily. The trunks natural flare should never be buried below the soil line. ""Last week we talked about mulch and why we need it. In a nutshell: Mulch keeps the soil moist and its... |
| 0 | Colin Evans garden tips...and old plants that will absorb moisture from the soil are removed.""Cover borders with a mulch of either compost or forest bark. This helps to preserve moisture and keep the weeds down.""2. On warmer days ventilate greenhouses to give them a good airing... |
| 0 | 10 best perennials for your summer shade garden...foliage. Many are only 5 to 6 inches tall, and these low-growers make an ideal ground cover for shade and are perfect for pots. "" thrive in moist, well-draining soil and shade or filtered sun. The flat, lavender or white single blooms appear throughout... |
| 0 | Cafe Society: Hollywood shows up at McGrath stand debut...to lima beans and, more recently, to such "sustainable" growing methods as crop rotation and companion planting. Coming next (perhaps as soon as April): the introduction of a CSA, or community supported agriculture, program that each week will provide a... |
| 0 | It?s not too early to save water...history is any indicator - make a few small changes to conserve water.""Not only does mulching contribute to soil fertility and help retain moisture in the soil by reducing evaporation, it starves weeds by denying them sunlight. The weeds that do make it... |
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