Home and Garden Tips: May 2010

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:12 AM PDT

B&Q has ditched books by the world's best selling gardening expert in favour of a range by Alan Titchmarsh.

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:34 AM PDT

TYLER KULA The Observer Gardeners galore buzzed through greenhouses in and around Sarnia over the Victoria Day long weekend, the unofficial opening of gardening season. "Traditionally this is our busiest weekend," said John DeGroot, owner of DeGroot's Nurseries on London Line. Annuals and [...]

Her beau's gardening gene finally germinates

Posted: 23 May 2010 02:13 AM PDT

The Englishman has, at long last, discovered the joys and perils of gardening.

Gardening Tips

Posted: 23 May 2010 01:57 AM PDT

The title of this weeks column is taken from the soundtrack of the Broadway musical Camelot and refers to all the amorous activity that seems to commence every year at this time. The problem with May is that there are just too many fun things to do outside and not enough time to do them all. This is particularly true for sportspeople who like to hunt, fish, watch birds, hike and garden. May 1 ...

Saturday, May 22, 2010

“Saginaw Township starts gardening season with 'Garden Party'” plus 3 more

Saginaw Township starts gardening season with 'Garden Party'
Green Space: Gardening 101 Dig it right the first time
Not your grandmothers gardening any more
Container gardening offers lots of possibilities

Saginaw Township starts gardening season with 'Garden Party'

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:59 AM PDT

A theme wasnt necessary for Saturday's Second Annual Garden Party on North Center, but Jeanie Johnson had one for her garden.

Green Space: Gardening 101 Dig it right the first time

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:02 AM PDT

There are some tricks to digging that will improve your chances of gardening success.

Not your grandmothers gardening any more

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:05 AM PDT

Younger enthusiasts are picking vegetables over flowers

Container gardening offers lots of possibilities

Posted: 21 May 2010 09:08 PM PDT

Whether you are short on space, looking for ways to accentuate your house, porch or deck, or just enjoy their mobility, growing plants in containers is a rewarding gardening adventure.

Friday, May 21, 2010

“Pensioner rescued by RAF helicopter after falling 80ft from cliff-top home while gardening” plus 3 more

Pensioner rescued by RAF helicopter after falling 80ft from cliff-top home while gardening
Youngsters get hands-on gardening experience at Cesar Chavez Library
Learning from gardening flops
Wanted: Your gardening tips

Pensioner rescued by RAF helicopter after falling 80ft from cliff-top home while gardening

Posted: 21 May 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Kate Nicoll, 66, was found on jagged rocks below by two teenagers who were skimming stones on the shore and heard her desperate cries.

Youngsters get hands-on gardening experience at Cesar Chavez Library

Posted: 21 May 2010 05:13 AM PDT

Valerie Henderson, library clerk at the Steinbeck Library branch, Thursday afternoon helps Naomi Nolasco, 5, plant a marigold in a pot at the Cesar Chavez Library branch. Henderson, who has worked in the past as a horticulturalist, had 30 children in the beginning gardening program at the library.

Learning from gardening flops

Posted: 21 May 2010 04:06 AM PDT

Over the past 30 years, I have committed every grievous error of gardening.

Wanted: Your gardening tips

Posted: 21 May 2010 12:36 AM PDT

Do you keep a garden? Still developing your green thumb?

Thursday, May 20, 2010

“Gardening week ahead: what to do about foliage pests” plus 3 more

Gardening week ahead: what to do about foliage pests
Gardening week ahead: how tor grow clematis in containers
Tips from the Gardening Guy
Bellwood Public Library Footnotes: 'Gardening' May 25; book sale and sign up for summer reading June 5

Gardening week ahead: what to do about foliage pests

Posted: 20 May 2010 07:53 AM PDT

Sawfly can attack your foliage plants from now until autumn unless vigilance and the careful use of appropriate insecticides are employed.

Gardening week ahead: how tor grow clematis in containers

Posted: 20 May 2010 07:52 AM PDT

Simple and concise advice and information of the types of clematis one can grow at this time of the year.

Tips from the Gardening Guy

Posted: 20 May 2010 05:14 AM PDT

Henry Homeyer, the Gardening Guy, spoke to a full house of interested gardeners at the Merrimack Library on May 5 about how to create a 10- by 12-foot vegetable garden and maintain it in less than 15 minutes a day.

Bellwood Public Library Footnotes: 'Gardening' May 25; book sale and sign up for summer reading June 5

Posted: 20 May 2010 03:30 AM PDT

When folks think of the Bellwood Public Library, at 600 Bohland Ave., in Bellwood, they often think of the building. But it's really the staff that make the Bellwood Library special.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

“Gardening With Dora” plus 3 more

Gardening With Dora
Home Help: Container gardening for beauty and bounty
Growing Together at Luton school's gardening event
Gardening tips, Relay for Life and more!

Gardening With Dora

Posted: 19 May 2010 11:06 AM PDT

Home Help: Container gardening for beauty and bounty

Posted: 19 May 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Garden Guide: Container gardens pretty, practical �� Container gardening is a great alternative for people who don't have the time or space for a full garden or flowerbed. �� Often, however, container gardeners may feel they have to choose between beauty and practicality. When you can only plant so many containers, what do you fill them with -- flowers or veggies?��

Growing Together at Luton school's gardening event

Posted: 19 May 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Project involves parents and pupils

Gardening tips, Relay for Life and more!

Posted: 19 May 2010 02:10 AM PDT

In the May issue of Livingston Home, find out how to bring out your inner green thumb with our easy gardening tips. Also, check out of guide to becoming a DIY master and a spotlight on Brighton's Relay for Life event this month.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

“Gardening on a dime: Help the earth and your wallet” plus 3 more

Gardening on a dime: Help the earth and your wallet
Home Depot profit tops Street; outlook raised
Gardening glut: Chillies where berries should've been
Home Depot profit tops Wall Street view

Gardening on a dime: Help the earth and your wallet

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:06 AM PDT

Garden season doesn't have to be costly. If you head out to a retail store and buy everything all at once, it will add up quickly. But if you do some careful planning and are patient and creative, you can enjoy a beautiful garden on a shoestring budget.

Home Depot profit tops Street; outlook raised

Posted: 18 May 2010 03:38 AM PDT

Home Depot Inc's quarterly profit beat Wall Street estimates as the top U.S. home-improvement chain benefited from strong demand for gardening products and energy-efficient appliances, prompting it to boost its full-year outlook.

Gardening glut: Chillies where berries should've been

Posted: 18 May 2010 03:37 AM PDT

In my vegetable gardening career I have been relatively glut-free... until now.

Home Depot profit tops Wall Street view

Posted: 18 May 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Top home-improvement chain Home Depot Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by demand for gardening products and energy-efficient appliances.

Monday, May 17, 2010

“U.P. Gardening Tip - May 17, 2010” plus 3 more

U.P. Gardening Tip - May 17, 2010
Lowe's profit tops estimates
Community gardening scheme begins
Family speak out after gardening grandad was shot

U.P. Gardening Tip - May 17, 2010

Posted: 17 May 2010 07:56 AM PDT

MARQUETTE -- A hardy Midwest grape vine is now available! Of all things, it is aptly named the Marquette Grape. The University of Minnesota Botanical Dept. had studied viticulture and experimented on a red grape variety from a cross made in 1989. In 2006, the new Marquette Grape was introduced.

Lowe's profit tops estimates

Posted: 17 May 2010 04:21 AM PDT

No. 2 U.S. home improvement chain Lowe's Cos Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for energy-efficient appliances and gardening products.

Community gardening scheme begins

Posted: 17 May 2010 03:33 AM PDT

Essex County Council starts a scheme to create new orchards and allotments across the county.

Family speak out after gardening grandad was shot

Posted: 17 May 2010 03:10 AM PDT

The family of a granddad who has been left with a bullet lodged in his brain have told how they thought he was going to die. Peter Hesford, a father of six and granddad of three, collapsed as he was gardening outside his house on Grindley Avenue, Chorlton, at 6pm on April 19.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

“Staplegrove pupils gardening scheme” plus 3 more

Staplegrove pupils gardening scheme
Sun brightens gardening day
Practise green gardening
Wanted: Your gardening tips

Staplegrove pupils gardening scheme

Posted: 16 May 2010 07:15 AM PDT

GREEN-fingered pupils at Staplegrove Primary School are working hard in their garden to plant and grow many different fruits and vegetables this year.

Sun brightens gardening day

Posted: 16 May 2010 06:20 AM PDT

Children and adults join hands to work a community plot in northeast Omaha.

Practise green gardening

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Reducing the use of gas-powered tools will help minimize the carbon output of your garden.

Wanted: Your gardening tips

Posted: 16 May 2010 12:09 AM PDT

Do you keep a garden? Still developing your green thumb?

Saturday, May 15, 2010

“A recipe for successful container gardening” plus 3 more

A recipe for successful container gardening
Top 10 gardening mistakes
Dig into gardening season: Cool Stuff
Gardening Tips

A recipe for successful container gardening

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:53 AM PDT

"Im putting everything in containers. So said Virginia Rainey, garden club member extraordinaire, in speaking of the gardening season.

Top 10 gardening mistakes

Posted: 15 May 2010 08:36 AM PDT

Digging up flowers instead of weeds. Drowning the tulips. Readers reveal their growing woes and garden design pros plot out the solutions.

Dig into gardening season: Cool Stuff

Posted: 15 May 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Garden with panache using these cool tools.

Gardening Tips

Posted: 15 May 2010 05:39 AM PDT

It was 28 degrees with a dusting of snow on the morning of May 9 at my house. The wind was blowing at about 30 mph producing a wind chill in the teens. Mother Nature seemed to be playing games with all the Moms on Mothers Day! Eight days earlier the temperature was 90. On the plus side, the cool (cold) temperatures will prolong the bloom of many spring bulbs as well as trees and shrubs that we ...

Friday, May 14, 2010

“Hoop house construction will support gardening” plus 3 more

Hoop house construction will support gardening
Wanted: Your gardening tips
Gardening Q&A
Organic Gardening magazine keeps up with changing audience

Hoop house construction will support gardening

Posted: 14 May 2010 07:36 AM PDT

NEGAUNEE - What used to be an unused patch of grass behind the Negaunee High School is turning out to be a useful tool for high school students and possibly other area gardeners. In an effort that combined industrial arts classes, biology classes and school service groups, Negaunee is now home to a hoop house - a type of unheated greenhous.

Wanted: Your gardening tips

Posted: 14 May 2010 12:22 AM PDT

Do you keep a garden? Still developing your green thumb?

Gardening Q&A

Posted: 13 May 2010 09:09 PM PDT

Q:Tiny round seeds have been raining down from my oak trees during the past week. Where are they coming from? Answer: The tiny round things you are seeing arent seeds. While they are falling from your oaks, they are actually the egg cases of an insect called a gall midge. This tiny wasplike insect lays its eggs on the back of the leaves. Once the eggs hatch, the casing drops from the tree ...

Organic Gardening magazine keeps up with changing audience

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:21 PM PDT

J.I. Rodale started Organic Gardening magazine 67 years ago with the determination to take organic gardening to the mainstream. Recent changes in the magazine reflect his success.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

“Community Workforce Solutions Launches Gardening Program” plus 3 more

Community Workforce Solutions Launches Gardening Program
Get your kids into srping gardening and growing
MOMS: Talking about gardening, crafts and cleaning
Family speak out after gardening grandad was shot

Community Workforce Solutions Launches Gardening Program

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Raleigh , NC Community Workforce Solutions, Inc. (CWS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities or other barriers to employment, held a special event May 6th to celebrate their newly established gardening program.

Get your kids into srping gardening and growing

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:43 AM PDT

With edible gardening one of the growing trends, families are encouraging their children to get down and dirty. Plant a Row Grow a Row has jumped in with a junior program to ask young people to grow extra for those in need.

MOMS: Talking about gardening, crafts and cleaning

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:32 AM PDT

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Family speak out after gardening grandad was shot

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

“Eternal Sun Organic gardening business leases space in Boulder” plus 3 more

Eternal Sun Organic gardening business leases space in Boulder
'Veggie U' helps Perrysburg students acquire gardening basics
Local Expert Promotes Easy, G reen Gardening
Gardening expert visits Southwold school

Eternal Sun Organic gardening business leases space in Boulder

Posted: 12 May 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Eternal Sun Organic & Hydroponics Supply, a gardening supplies business, recently leased a 6,000-square-foot space at 3620 Walnut St., a broker involved with the transaction said this week.

'Veggie U' helps Perrysburg students acquire gardening basics

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:58 AM PDT

By JANET ROMAKER BLADE STAFF WRITER During a recent growing-green lesson at Perrysburg's Woodland Elementary School, students were being careful not to squish the squash. Planting and tending to vegetables is just one of the many hands-on activities offered during Veggie U, a five-week science program designed to encourage students, as well as their families, to go green from earth to table ...

Local Expert Promotes Easy, G reen Gardening

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Scott Vesterstein is a passionate gardner and founder of Sydney's Green Gardens. The businesses promotes a greener lifestyle that encourages gardens and fresh, local foods for everybody.

Gardening expert visits Southwold school

Posted: 12 May 2010 05:01 AM PDT

As well as opening the garden, Ms Walkden held a question and answer session with junior school children, and later held workshops in the school garden. She taught the pupils how to plant, water and care for their plants and vegetables correctly.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

“Urban gardening may help fill empty lots in city” plus 3 more

Urban gardening may help fill empty lots in city
Container gardening yields a variety of vegetables
Gardening inside the box
Backyard Gardening: From Seed To The Table - Part 1

Urban gardening may help fill empty lots in city

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:06 AM PDT

File photoLaura Boland of Jackson rakes dirt at the City of Zion Friendship Garden in Jackson. Boland is a member of Partnership Park Community Gardens, a group that works to promote and cultivate community gardens. Urban gardening can do more...

Container gardening yields a variety of vegetables

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Mention container gardening and most people will automatically think of flowers, but recently, vegetables too have found their way into the world of container gardening.

Gardening inside the box

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:40 AM PDT

There are many benefits to container gardening, says Cathy Staats, Springfield master gardener.

Backyard Gardening: From Seed To The Table - Part 1

Posted: 10 May 2010 02:34 PM PDT

THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) - During World War II, Americans were encouraged to plant victory gardens to help with the war effort. Once again, there seems to be a resurgence in backyard gardening.

Monday, May 10, 2010

“Greenhorn gardening: 10 steps to a successful first vegetable garden” plus 3 more

Greenhorn gardening: 10 steps to a successful first vegetable garden
Mystery of grandfather shot while gardening
Straw bale gardening is less work, inexpensive
Mystery of grandfather shot dead while gardening

Greenhorn gardening: 10 steps to a successful first vegetable garden

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:32 AM PDT

How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food? A place even your kids could ?nd interesting? This "spa" need not cost much; in fact, it will save you money.

Mystery of grandfather shot while gardening

Posted: 10 May 2010 07:44 AM PDT

A grandfather has been shot in the eye while gardening in an apparently random attack.

Straw bale gardening is less work, inexpensive

Posted: 10 May 2010 07:27 AM PDT

When I thought about writing this column, I had in mind one of the techniques I have tried lately mulching vegetable gardens with straw. I first tried it after planting my dahlias and cannas in a large area of my former orchard. After they sprouted, I needed something to keep down the weeds and orchard grass and retain moisture in the soil.

Mystery of grandfather shot dead while gardening

Posted: 10 May 2010 06:48 AM PDT

A grandfather who was struck in the head by a bullet while he was gardening has no idea why he was shot, police said today.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

“GARDENING COLUMN: She has excuses to be in her garden” plus 3 more

GARDENING COLUMN: She has excuses to be in her garden
Secret Garden owners have all the answers when it comes to container gardening - Sun, 09 May 2010 PST
Gardening with the masters: Help stop the invasion of garlic mustard
Feeding body and spirit: Area groups digging into gardening

GARDENING COLUMN: She has excuses to be in her garden

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:32 AM PDT

Such a lush, flower-filled spring! What garden maintenance excuse do you need to be out working in your garden? Hmm... How about "everything!"?

Secret Garden owners have all the answers when it comes to container gardening - Sun, 09 May 2010 PST

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:17 AM PDT

Want to perk up your front porch? How about adding some drama to your deck? There is no easier way to do this than with attractively planted containers. A local gardener who knows all about this is Dee Peck who, along with her husband, Ed, owns the Secret Garden & Greenhouse in Spokane Valley.

Gardening with the masters: Help stop the invasion of garlic mustard

Posted: 08 May 2010 09:38 PM PDT

This column was prepared by Lake County Master Gardener Sandy Woodthorpe.

Feeding body and spirit: Area groups digging into gardening

Posted: 08 May 2010 05:51 PM PDT

By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR Local faith communities might be reaping a bumper crop this fall, literally, with visions of produce and vegetables growing in abundance. Woody and Judy Trautman, who cofounded the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio in 2003, are working hard to get as many churches, temples, synagogues, and mosques in the Toledo area to start gardening. In addition to 16 ...