Saturday, January 31, 2009

Testing roses is serious, but what results!


San Francisco garden show may be shuttered - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:34 AM CST


Seattle Post Intelligencer

San Francisco garden show may be shuttered
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 14 hours ago
By Holly Hayes The 24th edition of the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show — a Bay Area rite of spring and the country's third largest flower show — may ...
Comments: Northwest Flower & Garden Show to close for good without ... Seattle Times
February garden show might be the last one Seattle Post Intelligencer
Flower and garden show may be kept alive HeraldNet
Bellingham Herald - Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Gardening Pick of the week By Erle Nickel - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:40 AM CST


Gardening Pick of the week By Erle Nickel
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 5 hours ago
In gardening, where few flowers are truly black, one could easily say that "blood red is the new black." You need look no further than the enchanting new ...

Web site calling for White House farmer includes 3 Oregon nominees - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 11:48 PM CST


ABC News

Web site calling for White House farmer includes 3 Oregon nominees
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 16 hours ago
"It would demonstrate to people a sense of sustainability and an understanding that agriculture and urban gardening is really important," Pohl-Kosbau said.
A farmer for the White House Christian Science Monitor
Website organizes push for organic White House farm Capital Press (subscription)
Vote for White House Farmer The Nation.
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Master Gardener: Testing roses is serious, but what results! - Marin Independent-Journal

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST


Master Gardener: Testing roses is serious, but what results!
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 15 hours ago
The garden of Washington Park in Portland, Ore., is a mecca for rose lovers. The International Rose Test Garden has 4.5 acres of more than 8000 plantings of ...

Home & Garden calendar - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:04 AM CST


Home & Garden calendar
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA - 5 hours ago
"All methods of joining plants are types of grafting," said Al Derrick, the master gardener who will lead the workshop. "When the scion is simply a piece of ...

Home and Garden Calendar - Indianapolis Star

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:02 AM CST


Home and Garden Calendar
Indianapolis Star, United States - 15 hours ago
Blossoms Garden Club: 1 pm Benjamin Harrison YMCA, 5736 Lee Road, Indianapolis. Mary Welch Kesses of White River Gardens will talk about butterfly gardening ...

Home and garden series to begin at Akron library - Akron Beacon Journal

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:39 AM CST


Home and garden series to begin at Akron library
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 15 hours ago
By Mary Beth Breckenridge A new series of programs will explore home and garden topics on Wednesday evenings in February at the Akron-Summit County Public ...

Cleveland home-garden show blooms next week - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 11:34 PM CST


Cleveland home-garden show blooms next week
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 16 hours ago
But next weekend, more than two dozen gardens will be in full bloom less than two hours to our northwest, at the 66th annual Cleveland Home & Garden Show. ...
Ideas in bloom at Garden and Home Show Rocky Mountain News
50th Annual Colorado Garden & Home Show dBusinessNews Denver (press release)
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A haven for gardeners and readers - Examiner.com

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:17 AM CST


Examiner.com

A haven for gardeners and readers
Examiner.com - 9 hours ago
by Mary Schier, Minneapolis Gardening Examiner Whether you are a gardener who likes to read or a reader who likes to garden, Terrace Horticultural Books, ...

Friday, January 30, 2009

Garden guru picks the plants that prosper


San Francisco garden show may be shuttered - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:23 PM CST


Seattle Post Intelligencer

San Francisco garden show may be shuttered
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 1 hour ago
By Holly Hayes The 24th edition of the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show — a Bay Area rite-of-spring and the country's third largest flower show — may ...
Northwest, SF Flower & Garden shows to end Seattle Times
February garden show might be the last one Seattle Post Intelligencer
Northwest Flower and Garden Show to end after 21 years HeraldNet
Seattle Times - HeraldNet
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Garden guru picks the plants that prosper - Buffalo News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:51 AM CST


Garden guru picks the plants that prosper
Buffalo News, United States - 9 hours ago
Well, there never can be such a thing in the world of nature and gardening, but there are strong assurances from no less a gardening guru than Tracy ...

Profitable backyard gardening in Philadelphia. - Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:08 AM CST


Profitable backyard gardening in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 14 hours ago
It's all based on what your objective is," says Pollard, a master gardener who dreams of dividing his Southern acreage into smaller plots for boutique salad ...
Bringing SPIN to your patch Philadelphia Inquirer
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Vegetable gardening focus of Grow Local - San Antonio Express

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:42 PM CST


Vegetable gardening focus of Grow Local
San Antonio Express, TX - 3 hours ago
The Guadalupe County Master Gardeners know this, and it is one reason they are planning the Grow Local festival, set for Feb. 7. Here, gardeners can learn ...
Organic seed swap set in RB Red Bluff Daily News
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Portlander nominated for White House gardener - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 01:36 PM CST


Portlander nominated for White House gardener
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - 2 hours ago
"There's been a movement even before Barack Obama got into the White House for a demonstration garden to show how you can turn a lawn into food," said ...

Green Thumb: A funny thing happened on the way to the garden - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:07 AM CST


Green Thumb: A funny thing happened on the way to the garden
Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - 16 hours ago
By Christine Arpe Gang , Memphis Commercial Appeal Felder Rushing installed a green roof arbor at the entry to his garden in Jackson, Miss. ...
Garden Calendar Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Peter rabbit is good for your garden - Examiner.com

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 11:14 AM CST


Examiner.com

Peter rabbit is good for your garden
Examiner.com - 5 hours ago
by Chris McLaughlin, SF Gardening Examiner It has been passed on from gardener to gardener for generations, that rabbits are the garden's enemy. ...

Metro Detroit garden calendar - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 02:38 AM CST


Metro Detroit garden calendar
Detroit Free Press, United States - 13 hours ago
Saving Time and Staying Healthy in the Garden: 18th annual Winter Gardening Seminar, Gardening Smarter in 2009. Lecture-demonstration by Janet Macunovich, ...

February Ask the Master Gardeners - Wilson County News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 03:13 PM CST


February Ask the Master Gardeners
Wilson County News, TX - 1 hour ago
Q: Liz Palfini, Texas Parks and Wildlife Park Ranger, spoke at the Master Gardener meeting the other night on Companion Planting. ...

Compleat Gardener: Times are tough, so dig in - Longview Daily News

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:51 AM CST


Compleat Gardener: Times are tough, so dig in
Longview Daily News, WA - 15 hours ago
The last week of January is the start of the "home and garden show" season and this month I'll be speaking about all the cool new plants for 2009 and some ...

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Gardening is A year-round hobby


Green up at the Tacoma garden show - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST


Green up at the Tacoma garden show
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 23 hours ago
By CISCOE MORRIS The Tacoma Home & Garden Show has assembled a blue-ribbon group of experts to share tips on how to garden environmentally while saving ...
Where there'sa will, there'sa deal at Dome TheNewsTribune.com
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Gardening: A year-round hobby - Kansas City Star

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:27 AM CST


Gardening: A year-round hobby
Kansas City Star, MO - 6 hours ago
Gardening is not just a summertime hobby. Once bitten by the gardening bug, one soon learns that this obsession is year-round, not just April through ...

The wacky world of garden catalogs - The Wenatchee World Online

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:35 AM CST


The wacky world of garden catalogs
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - 6 hours ago
By Gloria Kupferman My favorite activity and that of many gardeners at this time of year is pulling my chair up to my desk and planning next year's garden. ...
Master Gardeners Assist Organizations In Gardening TomRiver Times
Enjoy, help protect outdoor resources Victoria Advocate
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Beauty of France brightens up Cleveland’s Home &a Garden Show - Akron Leader Publications

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 07:49 AM CST


Akron Leader Publications

Beauty of France brightens up Cleveland's Home & Garden Show
Akron Leader Publications, OH - 8 hours ago
By Kathleen Folkerth It's possible at the 66th Annual Fifth Third Bank Home & Garden Show in Cleveland, taking place at the International Exposition (IX) ...
Home, garden show March 7-8 Howell County News
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Home and garden news briefs - The Wenatchee World Online

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 09:35 AM CST


Home and garden news briefs
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - 6 hours ago
Ciscoe Morris, Seattle TV and radio personality and gardening expert, will speak Wednesday at Wenatchee Valley College as part of the college's lecture ...
Big drop in home sales, new construction The Wenatchee World Online
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Gardening Calendar: rose-growing classes and more - Dallas Morning News

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:40 AM CST


Gardening Calendar: rose-growing classes and more
Dallas Morning News, TX - 13 hours ago
ROSE BASICS: A free weekly series teaches gardeners to incorporate roses into the landscape. Sponsored by Farmers Branch Parks & Recreation Department and ...

Whidbey Island garden is charming all year long - HeraldNet

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:35 AM CST


Whidbey Island garden is charming all year long
HeraldNet, WA - 13 hours ago
The Prindles have used horticultural wonders, outdoor sculptures and just plain hard to work to create a garden paradise. Perched on a bluff with a view of ...

A bright spot in the winter garden - Examiner.com

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 07:15 AM CST


Examiner.com

A bright spot in the winter garden
Examiner.com - 9 hours ago
by Dena Bolton, Nashville Gardening Examiner I am so ready for spring! I am over cold, rainy, dreary winter weather! I want to be out in my yard doing what ...

Colorful hellebore hybrids are hard to resist - Dallas Morning News

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 02:39 AM CST


Colorful hellebore hybrids are hard to resist
Dallas Morning News, TX - 13 hours ago
By MARIANA GREENE Garden Editor magreene@dallasnews.com The hardy hellebore had its first star turn in 2005 when it was named Perennial Plant of the Year by ...

Horticulture maven shares her top choices - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:10 AM CST


Horticulture maven shares her top choices
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 5 hours ago
Virginia Almand has done as much as anyone in Atlanta to promote the love of horticulture and gardening. The Birmingham, Ala., native became interested in ...

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Carrie Little’s ready to garden at White House


More garden ’siteseeing’ among the best - Christian Science Monitor

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 08:17 AM CST


More garden 'siteseeing' among the best
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 8 hours ago
By Judy Lowe | 01.28.09 Several people e-mailed to say that they hadn't been aware of the Blotanical Awards to outstanding gardening blogs/websites, ...

Gardening Calendar, updated Jan. 28 - TCPalm

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:32 PM CST


Gardening Calendar, updated Jan. 28
TCPalm, FL - 2 hours ago
Garden Growers: Get answers to Florida gardening questions. Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach, 10 am-noon, Feb. 1. Free. ...

Children’s Vegetable Garden to begin - Wilson County News

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 09:43 AM CST


Children's Vegetable Garden to begin
Wilson County News, TX - 6 hours ago
Through the Children's Vegetable Garden program at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, parents can create a lifetime learning experience about gardening, ...

Carrie Little’s ready to garden at White House - TheNewsTribune.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:13 AM CST


Carrie Little's ready to garden at White House
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - 14 hours ago
But there'sa growing movement among gardeners, and eaters, to push lawns out of style and into production of something more useful than grass. ...

Create a greener garden - Evansville Courier & Press

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:53 PM CST


Create a greener garden
Evansville Courier & Press, IN - 2 hours ago
By JOE LAMP'L / DIY Network In referring to my book title, "The Green Gardener's Guide," someone asked me recently, "Aren't all gardens green? ...

Notable Gardener - Ludington Daily News

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 11:04 PM CST


Notable Gardener
Ludington Daily News, MI - 17 hours ago
Mary Blasius enjoys gardening and working with children, so she combined those interests to volunteer for an after-school gardening course at Ludington's OJ ...
Gardening indoors Ludington Daily News
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Community garden space to sprout this spring - Galena Gazette

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 03:42 PM CST


Community garden space to sprout this spring
Galena Gazette, IL - 36 minutes ago
Posters are going up in store windows this month for Galena's first community garden space, which its planners hope to have ready for spade and trowel this ...

Cameras can become important garden tool - NewsOK.com

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 12:14 AM CST


Cameras can become important garden tool
NewsOK.com, OK - 16 hours ago
By DEAN FOSDICK Advances in digital cameras are making garden photography a snap, not only in the quality of images but also in their usefulness. ...

Gardening 101: how many plants? - Jamestown Press

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 12:31 PM CST


Gardening 101: how many plants?
Jamestown Press, USA - 3 hours ago
By Roger Marshall Last week we looked briefly at where to locate your garden and how much space you'll need. This week we'll figure out how many plants ...

Majesco: Gardening Mama, Major Minor And Much More - Game Informer

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:12 PM CST


Game Informer

Majesco: Gardening Mama, Major Minor And Much More
Game Informer, TX - 2 hours ago
On DS we saw Gardening Mama, the latest simulation in the ever-popular Mama series; Dawn of Heroes, a promising tactical turn-based game; Puffins: Island ...

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Gardening And Landscaping With Native Plants


Master Gardener volunteer training opportunity - Branford News

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:53 AM CST


Master Gardener volunteer training opportunity
Branford News, United States - 7 hours ago
By Carolyn Saft Landscape and gardening classes will be provided to people who want to become Master Gardener volunteers for University of Florida/IFAS ...
Master Gardener Course Slated for Feb. 18 through April 15 Wakulla.com
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Grow Your Way Out of Recession: Victory Garden Revival - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:07 PM CST


Grow Your Way Out of Recession: Victory Garden Revival
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 3 hours ago
27 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today, as growing economic strain collides with growing concern for the environment, a modern-day victory garden movement is emerging," ...

Four must-have pretty hats for the garden - Examiner.com

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:06 PM CST


Four must-have pretty hats for the garden
Examiner.com - 1 hour ago
by Robin Wedewer, Gardening Examiner Who says you can't work at pulling weeds and still look fabulous? These pretty garden hats will flatter your face while ...

Garden calendar | Jan. 28 - Auburn Reporter

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:54 PM CST


Garden calendar | Jan. 28
Auburn Reporter, WA - 21 minutes ago
Tacoma Home and Garden Show: Through Feb. 1. Features display gardens, deck-construction demonstration, home and garden seminars and more. ...

Garden Notes - Tampa Tribune

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 12:38 PM CST


Garden Notes
Tampa Tribune, FL - 3 hours ago
GO A LITTLE CRAZY: Celebrate Mardi Gras with the Plant City Garden Club at its annual flower show Thursday at the Walden Lake Golf and Country Club. ...

I Don’t Have Time For A Garden - Maui Weekly

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:34 PM CST


I Don't Have Time For A Garden
Maui Weekly, Hawaii - 2 hours ago
Various herbs, onions, leeks, nasturtiums, pineapple and lettuce thrive happily among orchid plants in a small container garden. ...

Gardening indoors - Ludington Daily News

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 10:41 AM CST


Gardening indoors
Ludington Daily News, MI - 5 hours ago
Many Ludington middle school students stay after school for lessons they don't learn in class, including learning about gardening and maybe growing a pizza ...

Technology, gardening and art create new approaches to healing - PennLive.com

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 11:41 AM CST


PennLive.com

Technology, gardening and art create new approaches to healing
PennLive.com, PA - 4 hours ago
The 50-feet-by-50-feet outdoor garden is an "enabling garden" where patients can stand, lean, sit or work in wheelchairs to learn adaptive techniques for ...

Register For New Gardening Class - Leesburg Today

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 09:49 AM CST


Register For New Gardening Class
Leesburg Today, VA - 6 hours ago
Donna Williamson, a seasoned gardening instructor and author, has announced the formation of a new gardening class for 2009. The seminar, titled "Covering ...

Gardening And Landscaping With Native Plants - Rockbridge Weekly

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 11:46 AM CST


Gardening And Landscaping With Native Plants
Rockbridge Weekly, VA - 4 hours ago
Rockbridge area residents will meet for an informal lunchtime discussion of gardening and landscaping with native plants on Tuesday, February 10, ...