Hope Grows In Mission’s New Garden
When you think of a spring garden, you think of renewal and the promise of bounty soon to come. And a chance at renewal is what one local entrepreneur is bringing to a desperate corner of downtown Toledo. Hundreds of men have been through the doors of the Cherry Street Mission and now they are [...]
September Gardens: Much To Do As Summer Ends
Labor Day, the last of the summer holidays, marks the transition into fall, as do the return of football games and Halloween decorations in the stores. Before summer ends, mark these garden chores off your checklist: Shrubs and trees Fertilize roses one last time and prune rambler roses. Prune to remove any diseased and dead [...]
Life With The One We Love
While it is true that the happiness and enthusiasm of two young lovers who are soon to become one in a wedding matrimony can’t just be defined in terms of mere words alone, but it cannot be denied also that they must try to work together and hand-in-hand seek keys to a happy marriage. Foremost [...]
Floral Fest Draws The Crowd
Charles Fernandez – MORE than 100,000 people visited the Putrajaya Flower and Garden Fiesta 2009 (Floria 2009) in the first two days and the organisers are confident of meeting their target of 400,00 visitors. This the second time Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) is organising the biennial event, themed “A Celebration of Colours”, which will close at [...]
The Amazing Diversity Of Orchids
Dennis Keany – With over 35,000 known species of orchids, the “Orchidaceae” family is the largest group of all flowering plants. New orchid species are continually being discovered, with about 800 new species added to the orchid family every year. Orchids are believed to date back 76 to 84 million years ago, co-existing with the [...]
Gardeners Mind The August Gap
Alice Bowe – In the next couple of weeks, our gardens can look a bit dishevelled: the roses have faded, the geraniums are faltering and beds seem to be dominated by slightly limp, green foliage punctuated by the occasional penstemon. This lull in planting, which garden designers call the “August gap”, is most commonly solved [...]
Garden Plants That Love Baltimore Humidity
Catherine Mezensky – Summer in Baltimore means humidity, and lots of it. Many plants love warm, damp, weather, though Baltimore’s climate does not have the year round conditions that tropical plants need. Here are five common garden plants that can thrive in a hot, wet Baltimore summer. Coleus It is no coincidence that coleus seems [...]
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