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The innovative creative agency “They That Do” has recently launched a home-based startup, Seedfolk. Seedfolk combines antique botanical designs and timber vegetable engravings to enhance home gardening. It offers unique plant varieties beautifully packaged, not typically available at garden centers, capitalizing on the urban gardening trend. Gemma Hudson founded Seedfolk, born out of the national…
I should have realized that this would be the “year of the aphid” back in March when I found my pepper starts were being attacked by the little pests. By mid-June I was found that many people are being besieged by them on all kinds of plants. Our cool spring fostered lush growth on the…
With all the sunny, hot, and stormy weather that we have been experiencing, it feels like July has been here for a while. If you have a lot of grass, you are getting good exercise if you mow your lawn. If you have the time and energy to do other projects, here are a few ideas….
âEverything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.â â Jenny Han Squeeze the ice cubes into the water bottle; July is a couple of days away. Many activities await Colorado gardeners in whatâs typically the hottest month of the year, including maintaining, weeding and even harvesting. Lucky us! Early July ⢅
By late June, gardens are growing and blooming in full stride — mostly. Lawn areas may need a quick RX for bare spots. And why do plants fail shortly after planting? The squirrels are driving us squirrely, is it possible to better coexist with them? Lawns There is an easy way to patch bare spots…
Deer can be a challenge to gardeners in our region. Physical barriers such as fences can be quite effective as long as they are tall enough that deer cannot clear (6-10 feet tall). Smaller barriers can be useful if you make the error of planting in a deer path. Several years ago, I planted a…
I’m a sucker for a good gardening TV program. During the long winter months, watching high-definition videos of glorious, abundant gardens full of flowers and foliage and insects and vegetables scratches that gardening itch. I can’t wait to get my hands dirty, and I get antsy to plan and plant my container garden for my…
Ben Pifher/MDN Dinnah Mogaka, a member of the gardening community, stands next to her family’s plots at Rainbow Gardens. For those who are interested in gardening but do not have a place to do so, the Rainbow Gardens Association has land available for use through a rental program managed by the Minot Public Library. Deb…
