Choose a search type from the items below All News Yahoo! George Weich , Vice-President for Horticulture, "but this year we have really outdone ourselves with speakers who will engage our guests, workshops and planting demonstrations that will get your hands dirty, and a behind-the-scenes look at how we maintain the gardens at Brookgreen. State University , will give Secrets to Successful Home Gardening . Brookgreen Gardens , a National Historic Landmark and non-profit organization, is located on U. read more

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Under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (Lowland Raised Bog Habitat), the Government is committed to facilitate research and development into sustainable alternatives to peat and to encourage the development and marketing of peat alternatives. The aim of the Plan is for 40% of the total market requirements to be peat free by 2005 and 90% by 2010. The ADAS/Envirowise report published by Defra in 2006, showed that 66% of peat used in 2005 was used by amateur gardeners, and commercial horticulture accounting for the remainder. It has been estimated that the horticulture industry accounts for about one-third (much of it imported) of all the peat used as growing medium in this country, with the remaining two-thirds used almost entirely by amateur gardeners. read more

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Saturday, Container Gardens, Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. March 20, Shade Gardens, Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. Salomon Farm Park Learning Center, 817 W. March 27, Springtime Floral Spray Workshop, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. All materials provided, but participants may bring their own elements to personalize their wreaths. Box 88, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-0088; fax, 461-8893; or e-mail redmonds@jg. read more

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I would like to say thank you to those of you who take time to call the Extension office with a question or comment concerning this column. Submerge the branches overnight in a deep pail or tub of water (60 to 70 degrees is best), or wrap them in a plastic bag for a few days. This column is based on information and materials at the University of Illinois Extension office, located at 707 Windsor Road, Suite A. If you have any horticulture questions, call the local U of I Extension office Monday through Friday at 345-7034. read more

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Silver Creek Materials (2251 Silver Creek Road, Fort Worth, 817-246-2426) sells only in bulk, except for turkey manure. For fruit trees, at bud break, begin weekly releases of 10,000 to 20,000 eggs of trichogramma wasps per acre or residential lot for three consecutive weeks. Release 4,000 eggs of green lacewings weekly for one month, and release 1,500 to 2,000 adult ladybugs per 1,000 square feet at the first sign of shiny honeydew on foliage. Fertilize container plants every two weeks with bat guano, earthworm castings, Garden-Ville Soil Food, GreenSense, Maestro-Gro, Bioform Dry, Sustane or Bradfield. Mix 2 tablespoons pyrethrum and 2 tablespoons diatomaceous earth (DE) to a gallon of water, or 4 tablespoons Organic Plus DE with pyrethrum to a gallon of water. read more

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Gardening workshop at Wave Hill - NYPOST. Madonna has nearly doubled the size of her East End farmland. INDIANAPOLIS — A snowy Super Bowl right in Manhattan’s back yard. Friends searching a Vancouver park yesterday found the body of. In this session, with the help of assistant director of public programs Laurel Rimmer, participants will design and plant a ceramic container with a selection of baby succulents. NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. read more

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Choose a search type from the items below All News Yahoo! In fact, I've been known to make sales people gawk at me when my bill gets tallied (like when I drive an hour to the closest Whole Foods with a cooler in the back of my truck to stock up for months at a time). Most things we buy in processed form are fairly easy to make from scratch with a good, simple recipe. Spend your money on quality ingredients, and you won't need fancy sauces and artificial flavoring to make it taste good. read more

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Never thought about combining indoor and outdoor plants in a big pot and using it inside until warm weather calls it out to play, but several of the latest garden magazines gave me a nudge. You’ll probably need an 18- to 20-inch container to give the plants plenty of growing room and a sunny location indoors. Other plants you might add include California beefsteak with its plum-colored leaves that have brilliant red veins, the aptly-named purple heart, lavender verbena and something else that trails, like ornamental oregano. With all the snow and ice we’ve had, you’ll find some plants bent or broken, so cut off the offending parts and you should have healthier, more compact beauties. Use slow-release fertilizer on fescue lawns but don’t dare put fertilizer on centipede and other warm-weather grasses until it’s flip-flop weather. read more

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Plants also can be grown from pineapple and carrot tops, garlic, sweet potatoes and others. Choose a pot about 5 inches across, and plant the pineapple top in a potting soil mix so the soil is even with the bottom of the crown. Pineapples do best in sandy, acidic soil, so mix a couple tablespoons of rinsed coffee grounds into the potting soil. Carrot tops will sprout and grow into a delightful ferny foliage plant, but will not grow another carrot. Grow until several inches long, then pot the young plants in soil and a lovely vine will grow quite rapidly. read more

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GARDENING Gardening basics never change — “good soil, good results” and “right plant, right place” — but gardening design and practices have become downright trendy. Decorative gardens with one or two — versus multiple colors — create a clean, uncluttered appearance. Think of it as a welcomed “visual rest” in an otherwise jumbled world — but don’t be afraid to experiment with nontraditional color combinations. The resurgence of edible gardens supports good nutrition, lessens grocery bills and helps the community when extra rows are planted for harvest-sharing with neighbors in need. Knowledgeable gardeners rise to the challenge of creating gardens with four-season appeal by incorporating ornamental grasses, evergreens and trees/shrubs that offer winter interest through unusual bark, texture or color. read more

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