A pretty wildflower meadow is not only a lovely addition to any garden, but also provides a rich tapestry of food and shelter for bees, butterflies and other important pollinators. You can easily create a mini wildflower meadow in your own yard as an alternative to an area of lawn, […]
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Southern Appalachian Plant Society welcomes Chanticleer horticulturist | Sunday Stories
KINGSPORT — Dan Benarcik, a horticulturist at Chanticleer Backyard, will current “Design Ideas of the Professionals That Can Be Used to the House Landscape: A Style Talk” on Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. at the Kingsport Middle for Bigger Instruction, 300 W. Industry St. Sponsored by Southern Appalachian Plant […]
Plant a bouquet in your backyard with help from Oregon flower growers
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After a rare April storm smothered Oregon with snow Monday, Portland flower hobbyist Kishra Ott was called to rescue lilacs shaken from a toppled century-old tree. She filled floral buckets with the deep purple blooms, returned to her home and made bouquets, which she later delivered to the tree owner, […]
SPD, volunteers ‘plant’ annual pinwheel garden for National Child Abuse Awareness Month
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Wednesday morning (April 6), members of the community came together to help the Shreveport Police Department plant its annual pinwheel garden. It’s all part of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign, which aims to recognize National Child Abuse Awareness Month in April. April is National Child Abuse […]
Book Banter:Take tips from these pros on how to plant a drought-tolerant garden | Lifestyles
Julie Mitchel” With spring fully underway, those with a green thumb are ready to plant their summer gardens. But after several consecutive years of severe drought and heat, it’s an excellent time to rethink what you’re planting. Using natural mulch and compost as groundcover and turning to native and drought-resistant […]
Master Gardeners: Celebrate Arbor Day and plant a tree | Home And Garden
Mark April 29 on your calendar it is Arbor Day, and we simply cannot assume of a better time to speak about trees. Although we have some rough temperature in winter season and summertime, we sometimes ignore from time to time what it was like after we shift on to […]