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Olson’s Garden Shoppe in Payson now offers classes

It's the time of year when spring is in the air, when some people eagerly look forward to the smell of fresh-tilled earth with salivating anticipation of the taste of home-grown vegetables. If you're a seasoned gardener wanting t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Remember the power of flowers in your garden

When Mark Kintzel first came under the magic spell of flowers, he was a boy wandering through the meadows and along the roadside near his parents' farm in Pine Grove, Pa. "I remember picking big bouquets of wildflowers [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

UK garden glory

Secrecy in a world gripped by the Julian Assange/WikiLeaks sensation may seem a curiously old-fashioned concept. But the fact is that a privileged group of South African gardening fans are being invited to visit a lordly English garden & [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

As we March into spring in the garden

Q: I’ve neglected my garden all winter, but I’m ready to start working outside again. What jobs should I do right now? -Norinne Cruzat, Atascadero. A: For many on the Central Coast, March marks the official beginning [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardeners Start to See the Light

Paul Einstman isn’t a gardener but he’s picked up on the excitement coming from some of his shoppers. I was in Norwalk’s Home Depot this past weekend looking for a grow light and Paul, a sales associate in the lighting [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening with Heart at RI Spring Flower & Garden Show

The 19th annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show, explodes with color at the R.I. Convention Center, Feb. 24 to 27. The theme, "Gardening With Heart" highlights twenty-eight gardens that marry the beauty of nature w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show has lots of sessions for ...

With more speakers and seminars than any other show of its type, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, going on now through Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center, is the place to go to learn about gardening. Local garden exp [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Whidbey Island represented at Seattle’s Northwest Flower & G...

Whidbey Island is well represented at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, which opens tomorrow and runs Feb. 23-27, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. As the largest garden show event west of the Mississippi, th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

New Jersey Flower & Garden Show brings display gardens, expe...

The New Jersey Flower & Garden Show opens today with a chance to escape into dreamy visions of next season’s perfect garden through theatrical planting displays, dozens of garden-supply vendors, and four days worth of seminars [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Getting an early start on gardening

The forecast is causing Spring fever to spread. And many are taking advantage of the warm weather by getting work done in the garden. A plant expert says now is the time to get to work. We're all coming out of winter hibernation and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Fail-proof gardening tips from the pros

With so many plant choices, picking the perfect plants that will thrive in your garden can seem overwhelming - even for experienced gardeners. Rather than randomly buying plants that are attractive in the displays and hoping they'll [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Weekend Gardening 12/02/11

There are questions about struggling ginger lilies, putting hydrangeas under a mango tree, planning a vegetable garden in a trailer, finding the right soil for a native garden, growing climbing spinach, getting bean plants to flower, fix [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Garden guidelines for Montgomery County schools include vege...

New guidelines for gardening at Montgomery County Public Schools that outline recommendations for planting vegetables mark a compromise in a debate between school administration and gardening advocates regarding vegetable gardens at scho [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Get a jump on gardening by starting seeds indoors

It won't be long before gardeners can commence their favorite activity: running their fingers through soil or some other growing material and nurturing tiny seeds as they gradually mature into beautiful flowers and mouthwatering vege [...]