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If you’re a keen gardener, you’ve probably got a few pairs of the best gardening gloves for different tasks. When dealing with seeds or small transplants, you’ll want something thin and lightweight to handle delicate small items, or you may prefer to go au naturale. Whereas, when it comes to heavier work, such as landscaping,…
Mother’s Day has been celebrated long before Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in one form or another. Art in early cultures of Asia, Europe and the Middle East recognized that women were the source of life and fertility. Somewhere along the path of history, patriarchies became en vogue and here we are today trying to recognize…
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend this yearâs highly acclaimed Colorado Springs Garden Tour. By popular demand, this yearâs tour returns to the Patty Jewett neighborhood (last toured in 2017) and includes the nearby Bonnyville neighborhood. Both have easy proximity to downtown Colorado Springs. In fact, most of the garden tour can be…
Warm humid summer days stimulate flowering of many fragrant flowers especially plumeria, angel trumpets, orange jasmine, pikake, night blooming jasmine and ginger species. Returning residents and visitors to our islands frequently comment on how sweet our air smells compared to the mainland with the abundance of flowers in bloom now. Many ginger species may be…
Weeding season is well and truly upon us and if, like me, it’s a struggle to keep up with the relentless task, I have a tool you might want to give a whirl. Enter the Root Slayer. My dandelion garden was a tad out of hand and had started to cause havoc with my flower…
Summer’s here so we asked gardening expert Fatuma Emmad of FrontLine Farming for some growing tips. Top of mind, as temperatures head into the 90s, is heat. Emmad suggests keeping your garden covered with something breathable that lets air through – her recommendation is straw – and using compost, which releases nutrients slowly over the…
Of all the veggies to come out of a home garden, fresh tomatoes are among the most commonly prized. From big, juicy heirlooms to snackably sweet cherries, homegrown tomatoes come in a range of delicious possibilities and are easy enough even for beginners to grow — but certain practices can help ensure a more successful…
One of the joys of moving from an apartment in New York City into a real-deal house in Madison, Wisconsin, was getting a yard to call my own. Finally, a space to be outside that was relaxing and private! I found there were aspects of yard work and gardening that I genuinely enjoyed once I…
