The UK’s first entirely indoor flower show, aimed at people in urban areas with little to no outdoor space, is to be put on by the Royal Horticultural Society next year. In April, the organisers behind the Chelsea flower show will aim to reach a new generation of gardeners who may have been put off…
Container gardens offer an unlimited array of options regarding creativity and species of plants for those with limited gardening space. Suzanne Holmes, program assistant with the University of Georgia Extension, said a number of fruits and veggies do well in containers. “Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant all do well in containers,” said Holmes. “Herbs also do…
The FAITH vegetable gardening training is led by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg). Norberta Tahum, provincial RIC coordinator, is thankful to the provincial government for not only teaching the women how to make their FAITH vegetable gardens at home but also instilling in them their importance as food providers in their families. “FAITH…
Grapes not so great? Squash too stupendous? Seattle’s favorite gardener is giving advice this week. #k5evening SEATTLE — Ciscoe Morris decided to take viewer’s gardening questions via Facebook this week. “You folks sent me about a billion Facebook questions. I will not be stumped!” he declared. First question was from a viewer named Mark Erskine, he…
Would you believe it if someone told you that you could scrub off the dirt and outdoor residue from your hands using plants? DIY urban gardener Cass (@gardentotablewithcass) demonstrates how to do this in one of their recent Instagram reels. The scoop The video features a peculiar sight — a hiker carrying part of a…
World Naked Gardening Day is May 4, 2024 Florida has nude beaches, but nudity is prohibited in at least one county where the nude beach is located (Serious voice) Let’s just get the awkwardness out of the way: Naked gardening is for real. And Florida apparently is good and bad at it. Though Miami clinched…
Harvesting your own sunflower seeds is a rewarding end-of-summer activity. Sunflowers are annuals, completing their life cycle in one season. Annuals have four main developmental phases from seed to seed: vegetative, reproductive, ripening, and senescence. A large, fully expanded sunflower head with showy, bright-yellow, ray petals is in the full reproductive stage. Seed will be…
Even though August temperatures are still well into the 100s, we have the promise of autumn just around the corner. And with autumn days is a much-anticipated relief from summer heat with refreshing, cooler days. Gardeners can once again plan for color in the ornamental garden. Feathery plumes of ‘Flamma Orange’ Celosia make it a…
