As a new grandmother I looked into some ideas for planting a themed edible garden with kids in mind.
Ideas for a Vegetable Garden Themed for Kids
Horticulture Magazine Articles
Options in Organic Weed Control
Learn your options for organic weed control.
Seedlings That Keel Over
My indoor seedlings are keeling over, why?
Capture and Direct Runoff with a Dry Stream
Sometimes there are areas in a yard that seem to collect all the runoff rain, eroding the lawn and creating a soggy eyesore. Instead of giving up and letting this mushy space hinder the beauty of your landscape, use it … Read Article
Dwarf Fetterbush, a Small Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Virtues: We love Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Nana’ for its leathery, rich, deep green leaves that rest upon gracefully arched stems, transforming into stunning shades of purple, red, bronze and burgundy in fall through winter. Clusters of perfumed white flowers bloom in … Read Article
Book Review: The Speedy Vegetable Garden
The Speedy Vegetable Garden by Mark Diacono & Lia Leendertz 208 pages Timber Press, 2013 List price: $18.95 Some people aren’t into gardening and some people are obsessed with it. The Speedy Vegetable Garden is for those that are somewhere … Read Article
Growing Dry Beans for Soups and More
Whether you prefer red or white beans, pinto or kidney types, you can group all dry beans into three categories based on how they grow:
Why Growing Lawn Under Trees Doesn’t Always Work
If you think about the natural habitats of trees and turfgrasses, it only makes sense that these two plants have different survival needs, thus not mixing well together in the same location.
How to Grow Raspberries, Blackberries, Boysenberries
Do you love raspberries and blackberries in the summer? You can grow your own with just a little care.
Guideline for Crop Rotation in the Vegetable Garden
I know you should rotate crops according to their family, but are there any other guidelines for crop rotation?
To Avoid Pruning Forsythia, Try Compact ‘Arnold Dwarf’
Virtues: We love Forsythia ‘Arnold Dwarf’ for the stunning, vivid yellow tubular flowers that bloom in early spring and for its naturally compact size, which makes it a good groundcover shrub.