Noted furniture designers Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, who celebrated their company’s 25th anniversary and 20 stores in April of 2014, originally planned on opening a Christmas tree farm. ~The Boston Globe, 05/01/2014 Wheat is thought to be the most widely grown plant in the world. It has been cultivated for more than 7,000 years … Continue reading Did You Know?
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Planting Seeds Soon
“The weather has finally caught up with the calendar,” as I read in the Boston Globe a couple of days ago. So true! This past weekend I even got to work in the garden without a coat. And, hubby took out the summer furniture from the cellar. There are so many emerging green shoots and … Continue reading Planting Seeds Soon
Get Your Garden Ready for Planting
It’s time to get started on the vegetable garden so we can grow our own healthy, organic food this year. Many of us have already started seedlings indoors to transplant out to the garden or the cold frames as soon as weather permits. Authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth, of “What’s Wrong With My Plant? … Continue reading Get Your Garden Ready for Planting
Keep a Gardening Journal
It need not be fancy or store bought. A plain loose-leaf notebook will do. But, whatever you do, keep a gardening journal. Cut out garden layouts and pictures you like from your magazines and paste or tape them in your journal. Note the names of plants that you may want to try out. If you’re … Continue reading Keep a Gardening Journal
Time to Plant Tulips and Daffodils
By Sally Ferguson – Fall is flower bulb season. As the leaves turn to autumn colors, gardeners are busy planting the tulips, daffodils and other spring-blooming bulbs that will brighten the landscape next spring. Expert gardeners say that bulbs are some of the easiest flowers for even novice gardeners to grow successfully. By following a … Continue reading Time to Plant Tulips and Daffodils