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10 Green Flowers to Bring Good Luck to Your Garden
With St. Patrick's Day approaching, I've got green on the brain. While the hue is omnipresent in every garden or vase, it's a curious occasion when a flower's petals match its foliage.
Name That Bloom!
For many, Spring can't come fast enough. The green buds give many Winter worn out people hope for a bright season full of luscious pink and punchy orange blooms. Take my quiz and see if you know the names of these flowers.
Would You Replace Your Lawn With a Vegetable Garden?
A recent SFGate article notes that the 2009 trend of ditching seeded lawns in favor of veggie patches will likely continue in Spring of 2010. The article says, "According to November's Edible Gardening Trends Research Report sponsored by the Garden Writers Association, food gardening will continue to be big, with 37 percent of the households surveyed planning to expand their food garden this year." While I haven't said goodbye to my entire lawn, a good portion of it is now reserved for gardening (as you can see from this picture).
Home Library: Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles
Sunset magazine has been publishing books since the 1930s, with titles ranging from home wiring to deck building, although the most consistently popular title since that time has been Sunset's Western Garden book. Now, an updated and expanded version of Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles ($25) is available for those of us who are cultivating a green thumb and a beautiful backyard garden.
The new copy improves on the old favorite in many ways, including gorgeous full-color photos for every entry, from vegetables and herbs to nuts, tropicals, and fruits.
Target Acquires Smith & Hawken Brand
Gardeners and decorators have been in mourning since Smith & Hawken closed its doors last June. But there is hope for us yet: Target has acquired the Smith & Hawken brand! Executive Vice President of Merchandising Kathee Tesija says, "We're thrilled to own such an admired and iconic brand.
Seed Sorter
Here's a post from OnSugar blog Zone Nine:
Importing Seeds
Here's a post from OnSugar blog Zone Nine: Buying seeds can be addicting... and frustrating — when you see seed catalogs from outside the US and find out you can't order from them. So I was excited to find out about importing seeds from other countries.
10 Fall Tasks For Gardeners
Before snow flies or torrential rain falls, there are some chores that gardeners should tend to so that everything will be shipshape next Spring.
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How-To: House Backyard Chickens in Style
My friend Beth, who I've known since high school, recently started a blog to update her friends and family on her latest domestic adventure — raising backyard chickens. Since Beth never does anything halfway, she and her husband Craig built a chicken coop that is super cute and matches their 1922 Craftsman home.
She writes, "I paid my way through college 10 years ago raising and killing chickens and also had laying hens.
Nice and New: Gardener's Fall Finds
Vermont-based gardening company Gardener's is one of my absolute favorite resources for gardening and landscaping supplies and advice. I recently received its Fall catalog in the mail, and I was impressed with all of the great Fall-related gardening finds that are currently available through the retailer.
I'm totally coveting this Orchard Rack ($99.95).
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