Pee Planters May Save Lives in Amsterdam
GreenPee planters have a urinal on the side. Photo: theceomagazine.com 12 new green urinals have been installed in Amsterdam toContinue Reading
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Growing Vegetables Indoors Over the Winter: Not So Simple!
Don’t believe it when magazine articles and blogs promote growing vegetables indoors as something the average home gardener could do:Continue Reading
Lead Can Still Be a Problem in Urban Soils
Lead is still poisoning urban soils. Photo: subpng.com, uokpl.rs & onlygfx.com I had a horrible scare back in the mid-1980s.Continue Reading
Garden Myth: Sterilize Garden Tools With Vinegar
Contrary to popular belief, vinegar is not a good product for sterilizing cutting tools. Photo: thespectrum.com & kindpng.com Question: I wasContinue Reading
Expansion of Huntington’s Chinese Garden
View from the Stargazing Tower, one of the new pavilions in the expanded section of the Chinese Garden. The StargazingContinue Reading
Preparing Your Summer Cottage Garden for Winter
Just a bit of basic care will get your cottage garden ready for winter. Photo: curbed.com Around our homes, lawns,Continue Reading
How to Overwinter Tuberous Begonias
Tuberous begonias like these Nonstop begonias, don’t grow all year and will go fully dormant in the fall. Photo: griffinsgardencentre.ieContinue Reading
Please Don’t Eat the Oleander!
Don’t even think of eating any part of an oleander. Photo: Clip Art Library, Wpclipart & Pngitem, montage Laidbackgardener.com Apparently,Continue Reading
American Witch-Hazel: A Forgotten Fall Beauty
The fall bloom of American witch-hazel. Photo: mailordernatives.com More and more gardeners in temperate climates are tuned in to theContinue Reading
The Scent of a Garden
Entrance to the Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende. A few days ago, I visited my local botanical garden, the Jardin botaniqueContinue Reading