Topic: The White House

Organic gardening 101

Americans are " going green . Not since Eleanor Roosevelt planted her Victory Garden on the White House lawn and inspired millions of Americans to do likewise has our country seen such a trend. Useful mulches include clean straw, grass clippings (if ...
A visit to Washington DC is not complete without a chance to tour the White House. Since 9/11 it is much more difficult to visit the White House. You need to decide exactly when you will be in our nations capital and ...
WHY?BECAUSE SHE'S TOUTING THE VIRTUES OF GROWING OUR OWN WONDERFUL VEGETABLES.I BUY MINE at the grocery store or the farm stand. Time better spend elsewhere, as far as I'm concerned.LET'S REMEMBER, not everyone - in fact, no one else - has a ...
President Obama marked the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act yesterday with a special ceremony on the White House South Lawn. That's what the ADA was all about," the president said, before signing an executive order that, ...
Whether you're looking for a rare antique asparagus fork, an innovative new use for peonies or just a simple glimpse of spring amid the grey slush of winter, the 20th annual fundraiser for the Exchange Club Charities and Cheekwood Botanical Garden & ...

Container Gardening in 2009

2009 was a challenging year for many container gardeners, particularly those on the East Coast. As a silver lining to the black cloud that was the economy, many more people grew their own plants from seeds, and vegetable gardens in containers and ...

The Localization of Agriculture

In the United States, there has been a surge of interest in eating fresh local foods, corresponding with mounting concerns about the climate effects of consuming food from distant places and about the obesity and other health problems associated with junk food ...

Have A Garden Like The Obamas

There was a vegetable garden on the White House lawn during World War II. (He didn't, but Mrs. Clinton got the message; she planted a tomato rooftop garden at the White House. If the Obamas can tear up a patch of the ...
"Gardening advocates, who have long struggled to get America grubby, have dubbed the newly planted tracts "recession gardens" and hope to shape the interest into a movement similar to the victory gardens of World War II.Those gardens, modeled after a White House ...

Manufacturing Wallpaper

William Jones was a prosperous tannery operator in Thurmont, Maryland in the 1800's. To give his new home a touch of elegance and class, he ordered new panoramic wallpaper from the French company of Jean Zuber, according to the Thurmont Historical Society.. ...