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Holland Bulb Farms is having a garden photo contest. And no, not getting paid to tell you this (I wish) just thought I entered so others might want to too. Go and enter your own, or just vote for mine. Please? Here are my entries. They allow you to upload as...
All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair – The bees are stirring -birds are on the wing – And Winter slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring! And I the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing. Yet well I...
Extend the Harvest: How to Make Jam
This isn’t strictly a gardening post, strictly, but as I look outside and see the cold barren wasteland of Hoth I can’t really write much about gardening, can I? However, extending your harvest is something that is interesting and useful for all people who grow edible plants, which is a whole...
How to fix a tree with a split trunk from wind damage
Readers of this blog will know that my favorite tree is my forest pansy redbud, indeed the related posts you’ll find at the bottom of this missive will point to the other blog posts where I have mentioned it. I love this tree because it has spring interest, in the...
San Francisco’s New Composting Law
I just heard about this on the news. Apparently today a new law in San Francisco took affect, enacting the strictest trash ordinance in the country. Everyone either has to compost at home, or get a separate bin to put their compostables in for curbside pickup, or be fined with...
I love big mophead hydrangeas, they do really well in shade or part sun, and get big bright flowers on them. They don’t do well north of where I am, but I’m pretty much at the northern border of where you’ll reliably get blooms every year, so I can grow...
Home Gardening News
Home and Garden Show begins Friday
Thousands from throughout the Tri-State Area will descend upon the Serbian-American Cultural Center beginning Friday to get a reprieve from the winter....
Jamie Durie's a globe-trotting, jet-setting, celebrity horticulturist. Maybe the only one....
Jennie Garth - Garth Grows Her Own Vegetables
Health nut JENNIE GARTH has turned her front lawn into a vegetable garden, so her three daughters can learn all about the benefits of eating organic produce....
Keen gardeners may be despairing about their late daffodils but experts say that the chill that has delayed spring will bring the best magnolia displays in decades....
Do you ever wonder how some people manage to have such beautiful plants in their gardens? You may think they shop somewhere special you've never heard about and know deep gardening secrets, but you, too, can create an inspiring landscape and grow beautiful and healthy plants....
Gays on television are usually portrayed as good looking fashionistas -- not on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program where her next door neighbors -- Brian Spukowski and Steve Myron -- are big goofy stoner who play video games....
My Northern Garden
My Northern Garden is being transplanted! I’m moving (with much help from local computer guru, Sean Hayford O’Leary) to http://mynortherngarden.com. The original site will continue to be available for some time, but the information will also be available in the new location with plenty of new posts about garden trends...
Phase one of the monster snow storm hitting Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest this Christmas forced the postponement of some family plans for Christmas Eve, so I spent the day snow-blowing the driveway, baking cookies with my daughters, and admiring the snow shapes that form on the plants...
With as many new plants as I have this year, I was deciding whether to put some mulch around them. No need now! We got about 8 inches of new snow (my estimate) and lots of blowing and drifting during the storm that is still marching across the Midwest. As...
This Christmas Tree is for the Birds
This weekend, I finished up the last of my outdoor holiday decorating with a Christmas tree for the birds. I’d seen suggestions for these on a few birding and gardening web sites and thought it would make winter more exciting if we had some birds to watch outside of the...
Judging by the decorations Northfield merchants are putting out for tomorrow’s Winter Walk — an annual shop, sing, meet, greet event that is enjoyed all but the city’s most Scrooge-like residents — the hot items in holiday container decorations are: spray paint, whimsy and lots of texture. While taking photos downtown,...
Holiday Containers on the Cheap, Part 2
With the weather about to cool way down, I didn’t want to wait to put together a mixed holiday container. It’s easy to spend a lot on items like packaged spruce tips, curly willow sticks, red twig dogwood and even faux berries and poinsettias, but you can also do a...
Christian Science Monitor | Gardening
Grow your own birdseed and save money
Save money in the garden by growing your own birdseed ...
Farm to School program has third-graders scrambling to the salad bar
A national initiative supports schools' efforts to serve locally grown produce and educate students in sustainable ways of eating. ...
Amaryllis flowers brighten winter
Amaryllis flowers are big, bright, and bold. They're also easy to grow. ...
Winners of our Flickr garden-photo contest
A trio of great fruit photos win the Monitor's photo contest on Flickr. ...
This yard just naturally attracts wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation certifies qualified yards – and even balcony gardens – as wildlife habitats to encourage people to maintain natural landscapes. ...
Lily-of-the-valley cultivars are beautiful, not so invasive
New cultivars of lily-of-the valley have better manners and don't spread as much as the common type your grandmother grew. ...
Urban Wilderness
Rant: Google AdSense Account Suspended
So just before leaving on holiday at the beginning of August, I get an email from the folks at Google AdSense informing me in no uncertain terms that my AdSense account is suspended:"Hello,While going through our records recently, we found that your AdSenseaccount has posed a significant risk to our...
I went to the local garden centre with A Plan (for a change) and actually stuck to it (I think there must be something wrong!). I came back home, unloaded the car, and..... got distracted. That was well over two weeks ago. One of these days, hopefully soon,...
It's such a pretty addition to a spring garden -- brilliantly green leaves, delicate, lacy, white flowers -- and it's a menace. Introduced by European settlers, garlic mustard is considered to be an invasive species across North America. It aggressively competes with native species, often reducing their numbers. ...
What a Difference a Month Makes!
My last blog entry was just around a month ago -- the ground was still pretty much bare. Today,there are blooms galore: tulips, daffodils, grape hyacinths, hyacinths, forget me nots, brunera,trillium, virginia blue bells, wild garlic, ground ivy, trout lilies, columbines, etc.A number of plants which appeared to thrive...
April Showers Bring...... Butterflies?!?
I was looking out into the garden this afternoon, enjoying the sunshine and admiring the various blooms that were starting to appear when I noticed a movement on the path. The motion reminded me of that of a butterfly's wings and I wondered about the breeze that was...
Wordless Wednesday: An Eggplant With Heart
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The Dirt At Plangarden.com
Recipe for snickerdoodles modified from James Beard's American Cookery....
New Edibles In Your Vegetable Garden for 2010 – Survey Results
Results of our "First Attempt Veggies and Fruit for Your 2010 Vegetable Garden Survey"....
Take A Quick Survey On First Attempt Garden Edibles For 2010!
What have the recent arrivals of seed catalogs getting you excited about? Let us know in our survey of "First Attempt Vegetables and Fruits For 2010"!...
Ringing Out The Old, Ringing In The New – Vegetable Garden Survey Results for 2010
Plangarden conducted a poll on how vegetable gardeners fared with their gardens in 2009. The results are encouraging, despite significant challenges encountered by over a third of respondents. Most of our blog readers will "plow on" with their love of gardening in 2010...
Easy, delicious celeriac soup recipe!...
Seafood Recipe With Lemon Verbena
This incredibly fast, no-brainer recipe works for seafood like halibut, tilapia, salmon (wild Alaskan is better than farmed), sea and bay scallops, shrimp, etc. Lemon verbena is so easy to grow, and versatile, too! Works as an herb seasoning as well as a lovely tea!...
GardenDesignOnline
US Botanic Garden - R & R for Plants
Finally, after several years, I managed to snag tickets to the open house at the US Botanic Garden Production Facility, which happens only one day a year. The greenhouse complex, covering 85,000 square feet under glass, is the largest support facility for a US botanic garden in the United States,... ...
Debra Lee Baldwin, the expert on succulents, has a new book out on gardening with succulents in containers. It's Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants (Timber Press, 2009). I haven't seen the book, but I have seen the video, and you certainly should watch the do-it-yourself... ...
Doesn't this look delilghtful? I-Park, a 450 acre rural woodland retreat in East Haddam, CT, has announced a new residency program for landscape architects and designers. The four-week session (there are also a few two and eight-week programs) are to be utilized for work on a professional project -- or... ...
It doesn't really matter what part of the country you live in ... if you want a garden with edible plants, then this is the book for you. From the editors of Sunset, the Western Garden Book of Edibles: The Complete A-Z Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables, Herbs, and... ...
Outdoor living areas continue to rank high with American homeowners, but most consumers are not in the mood to spend as much money as they have in the past. The latest survey of garden trends from ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) finds that homeowners are opting for essential items... ...
In the Magazines March-April '10
Sunset March 2010 Western Home Award: Indoor Outdoor Living Winner Design by Marmol Radziner of Los Angeles, featuring native plants, a pool, and seamless integration of house and landscape. A living wall in San Diego by designer Amelia B. Lima, APLD. Amazing hanging baskets designed by Flora Grubb of San... ...
The Casual Gardener
Susan and Larry’s Front Lawn Vegetable Garden—A Healing Retreat!
Below is an excerpt from my book Gardening Nude. It features a lovely couple, Susan and Larry Kasprowicz and their story about front lawn vegetable gardening, plus an awesome recipe for salsa concentrate which is delicious. One of the most inspiring “naked action’s” I learned about...
Creative and Ornamental Vegetable Garden Ideas
Planning a garden? Being sick to death of winter, we northern gardeners are fantasizing to the extreme about what we might plant. This year my plan is to build a simple ornamental vegetable garden that will knock your socks off AND it will be so easy anyone...
Grow1World.com Project Launched!
Here’s the Grow1World.com Project Challenge: Have every family learn how to #1 Grow at least one kitchen plant, #2 Save money by living simply, and #3 Eat nutritionally for less. www.grow1world.com This down economy has been a shocking thing for me. Every day that goes...
Reuse-Recycle Idea: How To Make A Flowerpot From An Old Wicker Loveseat
Got junk? Turn it into treasure I say! A perfect example of that is how an old wicker loveseat one of my clients was throwing in the trash turned into a special feature in my back garden which has now been there for...
What Are Your Spring Garden Plans?
Today I came across this photo of Harry the Pug on my spring path. It tugged at my heart because right now the path is under a foot of snow. Outdoors it is cold and silent; there are no birds, bees, ground squirrels, or Harry the Pugs walking...
Winter Garden – Picture Perfect In February
Gardens can be attractive and appealing in the winter. The perfect example of this is a gloriously decorated white home which always has the most beautiful gardens; year round. The home is in Warrenville, Illinois. The property is owned by Bill and Betty Fessler. Many travelers...
Therapeutic Landscapes Network Blog
Image courtesy of HSNYThis Friday, 3/12, the Horticultural Society of New York presents its 4th Annual Horticultural Therapy Partnership Forum, "Food 4 Thought." What a great line-up! I'm so excited to get to meet and hear from all of these amazing people. Click HERE to link to the HSNY info...
Forsythia buds indoors*"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." ---Charlotte Bronte*For more on how to force branches indoors for early spring blossoms, see this post. Many thanks to Judi Gerber for...
Daffodil Days with the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days program is now underway, through early this month (March - exact dates vary by location). The ACS has been holding this particular fundraising campaign for over 35 years. Over the last 15 years, Daffodil Days has raised more than $240 million in gross revenue...
Like What We're Doing? Show Us Some Love!
A bouquet of tulips for all of our supporters. Photo by Henry DomkeIf you're reading this blog, then you're probably familiar with the Therapeutic Landscapes Network and our mission to "provide information, free of charge, about gardens and landscapes that promote health and well-being."As the TLN's founder, director, and author...
Beacon, NY (yes, that's a car under that tree limb and snow)I spend most of my time lauding the benefits of nature because I believe strongly that they are many, and that on the whole, connecting with nature benefits us as individuals and as a species. I do, however, want...
Project Bud Burst - Be a Citizen Scientist!
Photo of flowering dogwood by Henry DomkeAt this time of year, one sure-fire way to get yourself (and others) outside is to look for signs of spring. And like the Great Backyard Bird Count, Project BudBurst empowers us to become "citizen scientists," observing the phenology, or recurring first phases, of...
Ewa in the Garden
My biodynamic calendar says I missed tomato and pepper sowing dates again
My biodynamic calendar tells me, that I have missed again the dates of sowing tomatoes and capsicums. I really regret it - next preferable time will not come before 20th of march. For tomatoes in my zone it is fine, but it will be little late for capsicums - but...
Winter picture in march - mom was right...
In January she said "we will see snow in mid March" - when I've heard it I really really had hope that she is not right. Mid March? Hell! There should be already some flowers arrived in the garden. But NO... no... See the picture? I took it 5 minutes...
Polish monk - clematis and daylilies breeder honored with The Order of Polonia Restituta.
Stefan Franczak is 92 today and his achievements are amazing – many clematis and daylilies he bred I can see on the pictures, in the gardens all over the world. Last year (2009) this humble monk - Polish greatest clematis breeder was honored with The Order of Polonia Restituta -...
Galeuse d'Eysines heirloom squash – surprising taste and color – seeds to swap
Last year I got 2 seeds of this beautiful squash from a friend living in France. One of them managed to grow few fruits, but only one managed to ripen, because I was at least 1 month late – shame! shame! shame! - to start the seeds. Believe me or...
Name that plant originating from Canary Islands - help needed
Again your help is needed in finding out what is the real name of this drought liking plant with its own history.2 years ago I watched my friend’s joy while she was building a conservatory. This idyllic place provided shelter in the winter time to all wonderful plants she has...
Flowers of Winter - GBBD February 2010
This month for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, I have 3 plants that make my winter more bearable. It snows again. They forcast snowing for 6 next weeks! I can't believe it! First is kalanchoe, low care plant and persistent bloomer in winter. My poinsettia is doing pretty well - these are her last days...
Bananas.org
Would like contact with Florida Farmers
Hello! I'm at 2:00 position on Lake Okeechobee and would like to have contact with other Florida banana farmers to compare notes and share info. Blessings, Barney Oatmeal...
Would like contact with Florida farmers
Hello! I'm at 2:00 position on Lake Okeechobee and would like to have contact with other Florida banana farmers to compare notes and share info. Blessings, Barney Oatmeal...
I always hear people talking about the Brown mushy rot, and that as soon as you see it, some are cutting the whole plant back. When you guys are talking about this, are you talking about the P-Stem being mushy all the way through? I'm asking because mine gets these...
Hello, Im still searching for a few Musa pups Mysore, Rose, Hua Moa, Pitogo, Manzano, Misi Luki, jamaican red, red Kru. Plants has to be send to Belgium If anybody can help me to find these pups please let me know Thanks Ronny...
?????Maybe a Problem Maybe Not??????
This doesn't seem to be unfurling properly. Am I doing something wrong, or is it lacking something? Or am I paranoid because it is a "variegated" one? The cigar leaf is already coming up and the other new leaf isn't opened. Responses and suggestions welcome!!! The two brown leaves and the...
4 Seasons of Ensete maurelii in Virginia
This is the first winter for my banana. I live in Zone 7A Northern Virginia . The plant is in a warmer microclimate on the South side of house. It is sheltered from most wind. We had a record cold and snow this winter. I was sure that...