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Gardening news and events

The Shed of the Year competition is back for its fourth consecutive year. Celebrating the uniquely British love of all things shed, you are invited to send in pictures of your garden gaff by the closing date of May 17, be it a miniature [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening week ahead: Plot your progress

Last week took me, in a working capacity, to Barnsley House Hotel near Cirencester, a lusciously peaceful, plumply upholstered haven in the former home of gardener Rosemary Verey and her family. Mrs Verey’s softly compelling garden [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening, gleaning, and getting started

With spring sprung—albeit a little later than anticipated—dreams of this year's vegetables have been stalking the sleep of gardeners citywide. Kicking off the growing season for many was Gardening Matters 7th annual Commu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening outside the box

When Heiko Koester passed a plate full of greenery around the room for people to sample Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t exactly your father’s iceberg lettuce he was inviting people to graze on. A few pale green leaves of autumn j [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

STIHL: cutting edge power tools for all gardeners

Ever since Andreas Stihl developed his first chainsaw in 1926, the company’s outdoor power tools have grown to be regarded as among the best investments on the market. STIHL garden power tools are a favourite of professionals, but [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Lowe's gives gardening tips

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - It's Spring time, the perfect time for planting and to help prep for planting, Tuesday was Home Farming Day. It's a movement aimed at getting folks interested in growing things, no matter whether you li [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

The Fearful Gardener

Do you want to save money on fresh vegetables? Do you have little patience, time, or yard space for a garden? Follow our Fearful Gardener as she enters the world of square foot gardening for the first time. You know how some people [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

The Perennial Solution to Thrifty Gardening

I've been gardening for nearly twenty years. Throughout the years, I've grown many plants and purchased numerous gardening products. Here are some tips to help you save time and money this gardening season. Purchasing plants [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

What is it about gardening that we love so much?

A seed has geminated and poked its shiny green head through the soil. It never ceases to thrill me when this happens. Sometimes I think I start plants indoors just to save my mind in winter. It doesn’t even really matter if the pla [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

April is busy month for gardening

Gardening gets into high gear in April. Much is possible if your goal is to grow food and make your yard attractive. Frosty weather is a sure thing in April. The average date of the last frost in Lynchburg is April 7, and that means ther [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening brings you closer to God

The memory of creating a garden lingers with me like the smell of a clean, sweet woman. The similarity is the earthiness of each. I wrote about it in October 1997 in a letter to my dear friend, Cecil Null, the writer of the immortal clas [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Here's a lesson: Gardening helps children grow

Tomorrow we welcome April and, we hope, say goodbye to a winter to remember or forget, depending on your perspective. And we hope that Mother Nature won't pull an April Fool's joke on us while we begin to celebrate the rites of s [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Six reasons to hire a gardening professional

You've gotten your hands dirty and have suddenly realized that you have no idea how to turn your barren backyard into a perennial paradise. Before you dig yourself into an even bigger hole, you might want to consider the following re [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Star Apple Edible Gardening teaches modern urban homesteadin...

These were just some of the options for guests at the San Francisco Flower and Garden show as they walked through the 5,000 square feet of edible gardens arranged by Oakland-based Star Apple Edible Gardening. The company display [...]