Horticultural Therapy is “a professional practice that uses the cultivation of plants and gardening activities to improve the mental and physical health of its participants,” quoted from Therapeutic Landscapes Network Read Article
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Studying the winter garden with Jenny Koester
This garden vignette would be far less effective sans the larger planter taking center stage. It provides a focal point in the spring, fall and winter months. In the summer, it is often obstructed by a lush planting. Read Article
Winter interest from Picket Fence Greenhouse and Gardens
Winter in the perennial garden with a focus on grasses, featuring Diane Mumm of Picket Fence Greenhouse and Gardens. Read Article
A scented trip to Schley, North Carolina
A perfect spot for growing lavender. If you roll down your windows, you can smell it before you see it. Southern charm is displayed in the quilts and delightful charm of Annie Baggett. Read Article
Best Garden Blog Red Dirt Ramblings
We chose this blogger as the first recipient of the Horticulture Best Garden Blog 2011 award because you would be hard-pressed to come across someone in the garden blogging community who hasn’t known, read, or had the chance to meet her. Read Article
The Catalog Conundrum
Adventures of a Landless Gardener: The Catalog Conundrum Is something missing from your afternoons as of late? Do you have the sensation that something should be arriving, but you just can’t figure out what it is? Do you feel the … Read Article
Death to Honeysuckle
Amur honeysuckle, AKA Lonicera maackii. Oh how I loathe this invasive plant. This tall, arching shrub leafs out earlier than most and then hangs onto its leaves well into the fall and early winter. As a result, spring ephemerals and other natives and desirable non-natives are shaded out. Read Article
Spreading the Love
Adventures of a Landless Gardener: Have Garden Tools, Will Travel. Let’s be honest—there are only so many garden books and magazines one can read and only so many “one day” and “if I win the lottery” gardens one can sketch … Read Article
Green Wednesday
Adventures of a Landless Gardener: Wednesdays Leave Me Feeling a Bit Green I wish I could say Wednesday is my day to dig in the soil and tend the gardens. Unfortunately, Wednesdays leave me a bit green with envy. I … Read Article
Fall Lawn and Leaf Care
How to ready your lawn for winter is always a question. Cut it short or leave it long? Fertilize in the fall or wait for spring? Rake the leaves or leave them where they lie? Read Article
A Windowsill Garden Part 2
If you have flowers outside that you’re dying to take indoors, a windowsill garden might be the perfect solution. Read Article