Search Results for 'Gardening'

Vegetable gardening for beginners

Don’t grow too much. That’s the No. 1 tip most experts give new gardeners when they set out to plant a vegetable garden for the first time. Apparently, it’s the No. 1 mistake beginner gardeners make: they sow too much s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Hone your gardening skills and get ready for spring

There is a wide range of courses on offer around the country for growers keen to learn more ST BRIGID’S DAY has come and gone, and so according to Irish folk tradition, spring has officially sprung. But don’t get too excited [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening as good for family health as exercise

An expert has told those looking to shed some extra pounds that just half an hour of gardening can burn as many calories as an aerobic exercise session, as well as helping to reduce a number of family health risks. Donna McDaid, nat [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening to dispel stigma

A GARDENING initiative by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) aims to dispel the social stigma of mental illnesses by bringing together members of the community and patients. Called Project Plantinbox, the initiative takes volunteers to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

On gardening: Candy is dandy but flowers have power

Though it seems like it was only yesterday, Christmas is long gone and Valentine's Day is approaching like a rocket. I say rocket because that is precisely what it will seem like for the guys who are procrastinating putting any thoug [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Economic gardening

In a rural, agricultural area like southwest Michigan, we already understand the concept of gardening: plant, nurture, be patient, reap reward. Earlier this week, when I heard Gov. Rick Snyder promise that Michigan would focus more energ [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening, composting up - so are wildlife encounters

Many of us aspire to get close to nature. But sometimes it seems nature is getting too close to us. Last Monday, John Starkweather's afternoon briefly turned to chaos when a doe crashed through the window of his Castro Valley home an [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetable gardening need not be expensive

Many gardeners grow vegetables in order to stretch their food dollars. It's important to realize, though, that a productive garden requires lots of input. As I like to demonstrate in my Magic Gardener shows, it often takes big bucks [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

On gardening: Foliage frenzy happening in gardens everywhere

If you regularly find yourself stumped when you go to the garden center for spring color, think about foliage. Despite the fact I regularly write about the hottest or most beautiful new flowers you can rest assured that well placed folia [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Christopher Shein makes permaculture gardening fun for all

Christoper Shein is the Bay Area's resident permaculture design guru and for the last 10 years, he has taught the Permaculture Design class at Merritt Community College's Landscape Horticulture Department, inspiring hundreds of s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Master gardening classes planned in Cody, Powell

Want to learn more about gardening, meet local gardeners and serve your community? The Park County office of the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service is offering Master Gardener training from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening from the couch: 5 for the beginner

Winter is the time to learn more about gardening by reading about gardening. And if you are new to gardening, a little help sorting through the thousands of titles out there is welcome. Genevieve Schmidt, the author of the blog Nort [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Things to do: Gardening program

Today Gardening program: Naperville Community Gardeners invite the public to their program “The Herb Tea Garden” by Nina Koziol. The program is free and follows the monthly meeting. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at Knox Presb [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Richard Nunnally's Gardening Q&A

Answer. That is a unique native plant, also called strawberry bush. According to Michael Dirr's book on woody ornamentals, it is doubly dormant, which means the seeds need three months warm and three months cold to germinate. H [...]