Search Results for 'Gardening'

Bob Hatton: Weather proves gardening rules

Although the weather this year has been extreme, it shows with unusual clarity why certain things are recommended for gardening. Fall is for planting. In the fall, temperatures are moderate, winds are generally not a problem and moistu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening Calendar: September 2011, Week 4

EARLY AUTUMN COLOUR: Why fade to brown when a virtual round-the-world trip can bring high-summer glamour to the September garden. Plant in a sunny, sheltered spot. SOUTH AFRICA: For splashy blooms, it’s hard to beat Kniphofia roo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Phuket gardening: Going bananas

Bananas come in many shapes and sizes and grow readily in Phuket. Some readers may remember an old pop song that opens with the phrase "Yes! We have no bananas." This is, however, not true of Thailand. The Kingdom has many kinds [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Urban gardening takes off at Berlin's fabled airport

It's sunflowers instead of planes and kale instead of kerosene at legendary Tempelhof Airport, site of the Berlin Airlift and now home to one of Europe's biggest and most unusual urban gardens. Launched by a dozen "pioneers&q [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Baltimore could learn a gardening lesson or two from Long Is...

As I've said before, I'm an "Accidental Hamptonite." I belong more in the "land of genteel decay," as a colleague once described Roland Park, than in a summer playground of the rich and sometimes-famous. T [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Plateau Gardening: Master Gardener volunteers add value to t...

When a reader from Smith County (Carthage) emailed asking about classes where she could learn more about growing flowers and techniques for maintaining them, the various public education classes available through Master Gardeners in Cooke [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening for 'Sprouts'

A place where kids are excited to try vegetables may sound like make-believe, but it exists right here in Mankato. “A little gem atop the hill,” said Andy Raasch, father of 20-month-old Aurora. Children have gathered every [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Braun: Newark actor competes in Newark Conservancy gardening...

Cut him some slack. Steve Greenstein is an actor, so, when he stands — in costume — before the small audience and says, "They storm here under cover of darkness," remember he says this just after appearing i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening | Hurricane preparation in the yard and garden

We cannot stop a hurricane from moving up the coast and making landfall in South Carolina, but there are a number of measures we can take in our yards and gardens to limit damage. Some preparations are likely jobs that need to be done aro [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetable gardening gains ground in Erie

Vegetable gardens went out of style for a while, but they're going gangbusters now. Ask anyone who does it, and you'll get an earful about why: They say it costs less to grow than buy produce, it's fresher, it tastes better, i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Introducing guerrilla gardening: A new Twin Cities movement,...

We first saw the term guerrilla gardening popping up in our own backyard in 2009. Over in the United Kingdom, Richard Reynolds had been gardening "with or without permission" since 2004, encouraging people to simply beautify and [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening: Watering during a dry spell

While nobody’s calling it a drought (yet), we’ve been having a dry spell in much of our area, and inquiring gardeners want to know what to do about watering their lawns, shrubs, trees flowers, plants and veggies. Not being [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetable gardening on a rooftop

Q. I'm looking for information on rooftop vegetable gardening. — Beverly Wilson, Calumet City Q: I'm looking for information on rooftop vegetable gardening. — Beverly Wilson, Calumet City A: Interest in gre [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Senator employs her love of gardening to keep fit

Vivienne Poy, the first Canadian senator of Asian descent, suffers from arthritis in her feet, hands and elbows, yet her health is in bloom. When gym workouts didn’t work out for the 70-year-old, Hong Kong-born former fashion design [...]