How to Topiary, Just for Fun!
Topiary takes many forms
Topiary defined: … “Characterized by the cutting or arranging of shrubs or trees into shapes as in gardening.” Fascinated with the artistic medium of topiary for most of my life, I have two that have been growing in my kitchen window for several years. Continue reading
Making a Bird Feeder with a Live Green-Growing Top
Green Growing Roofs
Barely three months ago, a group of Master Gardeners from the Tri Cities traveled to Charleston,West Virginia for an exciting, informative meeting to learn new trends and methods of growing.
The Keynote address was given by Anna Ball, of the Ball Horticultural Company in Chicago, Illinois. Exciting does not begin to describe the ideas and wisdom that caused me to write seven pages of notes to be certain the content was remembered. Continue reading
HOW TO BUILD A BIRD FEEDER WITH A GREEN, GROWING ROOF
Our Final Goal!
Difficulty: Moderately simple, extreme accuracy not required, excellent project for children working with a parent.
Reinvent your Garden
Luckyduck reinvents her feet
Let’s put our new daylight hours to good use with a Metamorphous in our gardens. Consider this marvelous word for the gardens we plan to plant with flowers, vegetables, shrubbery or simply a ground cover or border in an existing garden.
The most important decision is where to plant edibles and still have a knockout flower garden. Use lettuce and radishes and onions for ground cover in an existing bed. Continue reading
Is Rosemary a Natural Flea and Tick Repellant?
Under Photo: Rosemary, Herb
Rosemary is a favorite herb with many uses. It is a favorite because of uses in flavoring soups, stew, salads and many other vegetable dishes. A strong flavored herb, it doesn’t take much to impart the distinct flavor and aroma to dishes.
Rosemary is easy to grow with some varieties being tender to frost, while others will live for years in colder climates, even blooming with tiny blue flowers in January. Much preferred is the hardy variety, officinalis. Continue reading
Plant a Spring Garden
John plants onion sets
A few warm days, some rain, and our hearts turn to outdoors. Amazing in February we have several of these days with cool evenings and frost to start our minds planning harvests of consumables to munch. Now, I must admit that this weather has prodded me to shop for some plants. Continue reading
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! SPECIAL EDUCATION EVENT
Evergreen H&G Showplace, in conjunction with The Joyful Gardener, Jeanne Cope, announces a new course of study in raised bed gardening for beginners.
EVERGREEN SCHOOL OF GARDENING
“BEGIN GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP”
A new class series for gardeners of all ages and skills designed for gardeners new to the area and gardeners who wish to move their skills into today’s easy, simple, low maintenance and high yield methods of gardening.
Course consists of 2 classes on 2 consecutive Saturday mornings:
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Class Time10AM
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1413 Riverport Road,Kingsport,TN
2 – 1.5 hour classes Continue reading
Angel Tree, Famous in Charleston, SC
As huge trees go, this one will simply knock your sox off. Recently visiting Charleston,SC, friend Marcie suggested we check out the Angel Tree while there. Not difficult to find, a short drive from Charleston on mostly scenic canopy roads, we followed signs and directions and, WOW, there it was. Continue reading