March 28, 2008
Plenty of ideas blooming after garden show
January 22, 2008
Hot Garden Trends for 2008
I'm turning into such an Anglophile... I envy everything about gardening in the UK... Check out this great article in The Times about what's hot in gardening for 2008:
Gardening expert Stephen Anderton wipes the mud from his crystal ball to reveal the hot trends and must-have plants for 2008
Links of the Week
Links of the Week is back! Check out the latest gardening news around the country:
Shade-loving variegated plants brighten Dallas gardens
Indoor plants improve winter well-being
Sustainable Gardening Newsletter January 08 (Takoma Gardener)
Green roses are sterile but seductive flowers
Edibles: Oh, joy! The Territorial Seed catalog is here!
How to avoid perennial gardening mistakes
Coming soon from Urban Outfitters - Upscale Garden Centers
10 rules of eco-gardening
October 12, 2007
Preserving Your Herb Bounty
Check out THIS article on harvesting and preserving your bounty of garden herbs.
August 14, 2007
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July 19, 2007
Links of the Week
Garden Rant: Is it Cocktail Hour Yet?
San Antonio Express-News: Tips to help your garden through the wet season
Austin-American Statesman:The impact of too much rain on plants, gardens, weeds and pest
New York Times:In the Garden: On a Northwest Island, a Whiff of England
Seattle Times:Late-summer salad can be just an arm's length away on patio
Breaking down barriers for an accessible garden
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:Ann's Organic Garden: A little helping hand will keep those lilacs happy
These nifty tools make gardening a walk in the park
Rocky Mountain News:Include plants in vacation plans
San Francisco:Hardy perennial covers rock gardens, sunny walls
Takoma Gardener:Hostas, I Miss You Already
May Dreams Gardens: Magical Night Update: A Special Bloom Event
Gardening While Intoxicated: Lilies run amok
Bliss: A Summer Harvest
April 18, 2007
Links of the Week
Spring Has Sprung!
Dallas Morning News
Terrariums: Gardens under glass
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Neil Sperry
Let nature decide height of formality
Clematis can grow just vine in North Texas
It's a jungle out there - in your own back yard
Take a closer look at your landscaping
Are you planting on shaky ground?
Austin-American Statesman
Rebecca Koll's tips for revving up the garden
Sow seeds of warm-season annuals
'Ugly George' spreads his stinky cheer in Texas
In the garden of the future, will there still be a place for the plants?
A bluebonnet frenzy
Garden-fresh fragrances in a bottle
Bastard cabbage chokes wildflowers
Gardening calendar
Recipes for botanical water
Where the bluebonnets roam: a day-long trip
San Antonio Express-News
Neil Sperry: Need determines what shade tree to buy
Spaces — Fixer-upper now a keeper
Corpus Christi Caller
Plant sale blooms at Botanical Gardens
Fertilize now or risk little growth this summer
Takoma Gardener
Sign of the Shovel
Dear ReadersLet God Sort 'Em Out
Fine Fettle
Grateful Gardener of the Northeast
The Legacy Question
Garden Rant
Sloggers and Clogs - You May Have Already Won!
"Plants are alive in their own right."
New York? Boston? New Hampshire? See you there!
Heather Gorringe Wins an Award for Some Damn Thing or Another
The Mouse and Trowel Nominations
Organic Lawns - More Tipping Point News?
Green weddings - when you know green has passed the tipping point
Behind the Scenes at Martha Stewart's Garden
San Francisco Chronicle
What we'd be facing if apple moths get established hereHome gardeners can help officials trying to stop spread of apple moth
Rocky Mountain News
Designers get a handle on accessibility issues
Home and garden calendar, April 14
Water loss can cause leaf browning
New York Times
Outdoor Living: The Drive-In Without the Drive
Reinventing the Clubhouse in the Sky
To Fight Global Warming, Some Hang a Clothesline
Are Bugs the Pests, or Humans? Organic Lawns Take Hold
Market Report: Recliner Inches Closer to the Backyard Grill
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ask Marianne: Hothouse flower needs time to adjust to the cold
Ann's Organic Garden: The early Arboretum sale is smaller but choice
NW Gardens: What will that 4-inch plant look like later?
Donate dahlia tubers to Hmong farmers
Good Enough To Eat: Leaf through these helpful pages
Start spring gardening with some tidying up
Ciscoe's To-do List: Ten thousand reasons to grow dahlias
Whatever your style, raised beds are best
Prune artemisia in spring for bushy results
Seattle TImes
6 good reasons for raised beds
"Guard owls" protect new lawn from raccoons
Oh, you adorable little hummingbird ... OW!
Custom upholsterer recovers furniture in rodeo, religious or even Elvis style
Freshen up your patio with chic furniture and colorful accessories
Taking some of the work out of yardwork
Rev up a dull drive with concrete stain
April 09, 2007
Links of the Week
Lots of links this week! Must be spring!
Garden Rant
Global Warming in the Garden
More danger from flowers - and to a favorite flowering tree
A Big Thumbs Up for SafeLawns.org
You Grow Girl
P. Allen Smith
Seattle Times
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Out with the lawn, in with edibles
Green thumbs out there will help you grow your own urban garden
NW Gardens: These aren't your father's street trees
Ciscoe's To-do List: Grow potatoes in a garbage can
Good Enough to Eat: For the best beans, grow your own
Ann's Organic Garden: Birds will repay your kindness
Ask Marianne: Transplant tree peonies now
Garden Basics: Picking the best potted annuals
Plant Pick
One garden room is good, but two are even better
Don't curb your appetite when improving your yard
Garden Book
Garden Web
Meet Our Experts
Rocky Mountain News
Compost helps feed the web of life
Hand-painting adds touches of elegance
Aeration at root of healthy lawn
For a better garden, start at square one
Time to freshen home's look
Flower show
San Francisco Chronicle
Topping your eucalyptus trees could be dangerous / Buds below cuts sprout, are easily torn from the tree
Warding off urban wildlife in a humane way / Remove food, pets and then try wire, foam insulation, even sheet metal
Takoma Gardener
Dallas Morning News
March 22, 2007
Links of the Week
Dallas Morning News:
Takoma Gardener:
Breaking: Something Good to Say about Home Depot
San Francisco Chronicle:
PICK OF THE WEEK / Edgeworthia / Bush gives off lovely scent not easily forgotten
Light, water help aloe vera bloom
New York Times Home and Garden:
Spring-blooming bulbs are desperate for meals
Prized plant may not be completely dead, yet
Basics of seed-starting: Buy fresh, plant plenty
Austin-American Statesman
Los Angeles Times:
Ancient cycads attract a subculture of collectors devoted to the quirky plants, which can sell for tens of thousands. In Southern California, it's a high-stakes scene.
February 18, 2007
Links of the Week
Dallas Morning News: ain lilies: A magic show , In Austin's unforgiving clay, a Tex-Zen garden takes root
Rocky Mountain News: Lipstick plant applies a dash of color
Seattle Post Intelligencer: Ann's Organic Garden: Daylilies give a lot without asking much, Paper butterfly decor, Ask Marianne: Nurseries are thick with roses now
Seattle Times: Guide to contractors: Finding a good one, work tips and problem-solving , Catalogs satisfy winter garden urges
Mother Earth News: Cultivating New Farmers
Garden Rant: Top Ten Gardening Blunders
LA Times: A cup of tea is, oh, so cultivated
FW Star Telegram: Let vines creep to the rescue
Austin-American Statesman: "Weed and feed" products aren't so green, Gardener likes to tarry in her mod front yard
Sunset Magazine: Great garden paths
P. Allen Smith: Sowing Sweet Peas, 10 Steps to Great Flower Borders
Local Harvest: The CSA (R)Evolution
Rodale's Organic Gardening: Garden Design Worksheet
February 11, 2007
Links of the Week!
Can you tell that spring is just around the corner? Lots of great links this week. Check it out:
Dallas Morning News
Ruthless pruning keeps rosebushes healthy
Houseplants bring color inside
San Francisco Chronicle:Composting for the way we live today
Rocky Mountain News: Test old seeds before planting
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Ask Marianne: Take the living room outdoors
Good Enough To Eat: Prepare the ground now for spinach-planting time
Ann's Organic Garden: Just say nay to horse manure for mulch
Seattle Times: Lure birds to your backyard like a "BirdNote" pro
You Grow Girl: Unkillable Herb: Broadleaf Thyme
Washingon Post: A Cook's Garden: Savoring Spring's Temptations
Austin Garden Blog: Zanthan Gardens
Dallas Farmers Market Friends: Farmers Roundtable
Garden Design Magazine: A Circle of Fronds
January 22, 2007
Petal Pushers is Now Online!
I am very excited to welcome Petal Pushers Garden Emporium to the World Wide Web! Located in Cedar Hill, TX, Petal Pushers is a plant-lover's paradise. Every time that I visit this magical place, I come home with a car FULL of new perennials, must-have trees, and organic supplies. There is truly something to satisfy every gardener's unique palate at this destination garden center.
Some of my garden's most prized plants originated at Petal Pushers including my variegated lacecap hydrangea, Witch Hazel tree, Farfugium Leopard Plant, Salvia Indigo Spires, several hardy hibisbus specimens, and many more!
If you live in North Texas and have yet to visit "plant mecca", then hop in your car and get there as fast as you can!
And be sure to check out their new Web presence: Petal Pushers Garden Emporium
January 21, 2007
Links of the Week
San Francisco Chronicle: Onion leaves offer flavor, but plants quickly run wild
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Good Enough To Eat: Give these new veggies a try
Ann's Organic Garden: A seed test, guided by the moon
Mother Earth News: Enjoy Fresh Tomatoes All Year
Seattle Times: Picking the perfect trees for any spot in any landscape
New York Times: Is it Spring? Winter? What's a flower to think?
L.A. Times: For plants bitten by the cold, time to start healing
Washington Post: Houseplants like it steamy
AgNews: Cold Weather Helping Valley Ag Producers
National Gardening Association: Latest on Gardening in the Lower South
January 14, 2007
Links of the Week
San Francisco Chronicle: A leek for all seasons -- though not popular, vegetable is timeless
New York Times: Garden Q&A
Rocky Mountain News: Resolutions grow with a healthy garden
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Ann's Organic Garden: Wind damage can be deadly
Austin-American Statesman: Enjoy the fruits of your labor
Downsizer.Net: How to build an herb spiral
Seattle Times: Get your garden off to a good start - inside
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Make New Year's resolutions that will bloom
Organic Gardening: Growing herbs indoors
Mother Earth News: 10 best garden crops for beginners
December 28, 2006
Links of the Week
Seattle Times: Resolutions for a happy garden - and health Earth
You Grow Girl: Portland's Japanese Garden
Los Angeles Times: Spring into action before winter arrives in force
Austin-American Statesman: Getting away from it all... in your greenhouse
Downsizer.net: Jerusalem Artichokes: A Guide to Growing and Cooking
Washington Post: Now available for the patio: A Prehistoric relic
Zanthan Gardens (Austin Garden Blog): Winter Solstice Salad
Garden Design Magazine: Hot New Plants for 2007
Rodale Institute: Latest Newsletter
Fine Gardening: Current Issue Preview
HGTV: Winter Composting
High Country Gardens: New Plants for 2007
Neil Sperry: Gardening Beyond the Season
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