Topic: Gardening

Rebel gardeners wage veggie war on Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Life!) - Forget potted plants and privet hedges; a group of Buenos Aires artists want to make the Argentine capital a free-for-all kitchen garden, turning neglected parks and verges into verdant vegetable patches.Following in the footsteps of "guerrilla gardeners" ...

Garden Wisdom to Share

I was listening to Ken Druse's podcast with Bart Ziegler, online garden columnist for the Wall Street Journal, talking about the mistakes he made when he was first starting his garden. There's a link on Druse's blog, Real Dirt, to Ziegler's article ...
Strawberry is a perennial plant from the rose family (Rosaceae). The first step in growing strawberries indoors is choosing the suitable variety of strawberry plant for growing indoors. Availability of space indoors; the productivity of the plant; the size and flavor of ...

Great Books for Gardeners

I don't know about you, but I am in full holiday shopping mode. When I started gardening, Barbara Damrsoch's Garden Primer was my constant companion, as were the Lone Pine books dedicated to growing in my region. McGee and Stuckey's The Bountiful ...
Several stories have risen about how the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built. In this lesson students will learn about the history of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Introduce the students to The Hanging Gardens of Babylon by reading: This book not ...
Once again, I'm paying for my sloth. This morning when I tried to make my husband promise not to let me do so many pots next year, he looked at me and said, "Right. Like that's going to happen.

Winter digging

To dig or not to dig? Nonetheless, 'no diggers' would argue that any bare soil should be avoided. Without a winter overcoat, such as a green manure, a mulch, or even a thick black plastic sheet, rain and snow would wash away ...
Now that you've had time to scour the malls for sales, it's time to get serious. Shopping for gardeners is easy. Grab a civilized cup of coffee and take a look through Gifts for Gardeners, Garden Gifts for Him, Gardening Stocking Stuffers ...
Seeds are a simple, thoughtful and environmentally friendly gift. Seeds make a fantastic present at any time of year but Christmas is especially good as it gives the gardener time to plan where to plant the seeds and prepare the soil if ...
Jacob Cline" is a popular beebalm cultivar, known botanically as Monarda didyma, that is prized for its shaggy-looking red flowers and aromatic foliage. Growing Jacob Cline in a container as a patio plant is a simple way to keep its spread in ...