NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Fall is starting to arrive—slowly. And for gardeners like me, it can’t come soon enough. I don’t do my best garden work when it’s 100-plus degrees under a relentless sun. Fall arrives and I start working my dirt again. The little bit of cooler weather and modest rain has helped perk…
A basket with freshly harvested herbs, corn and flowers in the Sacramento garden of Charis Hill, 36, who has chronic health problems that affect mobility and stamina. (Marlena Sloss for The Washington Post) Gardening offers a number of health benefits, but you don’t need to kneel down in the dirt or lift heavy shovels to…
HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Vego Garden, a trailblazer in the gardening industry, is proud to unveil its latest innovation, the Self-Watering Garden Bed. This revolutionary product is designed to simplify gardening, offering an effortless and convenient experience for enthusiasts of all levels. Vego Garden’s Self-Watering Garden Bed: Effortless gardening made easy, saving time…
Daffodils are my favorite spring flower. Their bright colors pop in the landscape and are readily visible from a distance. The trickiest part of growing daffodils in South Carolina is choosing cultivars that will survive summer heat and moisture and return every spring. As I mentioned in my previous column on experimental gardening, I…
As we head into the autumn months, a lot of things are set to change when it comes to our gardens. The sun is starting to hide a little bit more, temperatures will drop and the leaves will soon start falling. Whilst a lot of plants will start preparing to hibernate, there are still things…
The first day of autumn begins with the autumnal equinox on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2:30 a.m. This is when the sun passes directly over the equator from the north to the south, and when days become shorter than nights. This means we will have less time to get things done while working outside. We…
As parents, care providers, and adults with kids in our lives, we want to see our kids learn and grow. Gardening provides a wonderful opportunity for that as it exposes kids to nature and helps them to learn skills that are invaluable in the garden as well as other parts of life. When working with…
When Mike Hawley and his family moved into a new house in Bothell last summer, he inherited a spacious garden from the previous owners. Hawley, a father of two and an IT analyst, had limited experience with gardening, but he began learning about all of the different plants and took over caring for the garden….
