GARDEN SHOWS IN FULL BLOOM
Spring is just around the corner, and you know what that means — spring garden shows, tours and other events are beginning to bloom. and one of the largest events of all, although not in Monterey County, deserves mention because of the participation of several local businesses. The 27th annual San Francisco Flower & Garden [...]
Red Bluff Garden Club: Growing Gorgeous Dahlias
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Roll Call: All 24 Ghosts Living in the American Horror Story House
American Horror story The Harmon home has become one crowded house. American Horror story goes into its first-season finale after stuffing its main set with at least two dozen ghosts, with more sure to be added after tonight. It’s a wonder that Ben, Viv, and Violet took so long to notice all the supernatural shenanigans [...]
Splendid confusion
Cyclamen hederifolium For once it is a joy to look back. 2011 became a dream year for gardening, at least in most of Britain. Few years in my lifetime have started so badly but by mid-June I could not believe the good luck. By late July the sunshine brigade had become wonderfully disgruntled. August was [...]
GARDENING: Keeping your garden vibrant during the dog days of summer
It’s the dog days of summer. and for gardeners, this can mean drier soil, fewer flowers and a general horticultural malaise as plants semi-slumber until cooler fall weather gives them new vigor. Plants just seem to limp along now, as if they are exhausted from the great show they have put on since February. But [...]
Fresh cut blooms (From Smallholder)
Fresh cut blooms 9:20am Saturday 27th August 2011 Print Email Comments(0) where do you go when you want to buy flowers? to the supermarket, for a bunch of the ubiquitous chrysanthemums and carnations flown in from Colombia and Kenya? Or maybe to the florist for something a little more special but still, more than likely, [...]
Away From Home: A Dahlia Show, Park Tour And Textile Weekend
All about Dahlias >> Dahlia admirers are invited to attend an informative walk Saturday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m., through Hollister House Garden, 294 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington. Attendees will be escorted by George Schoellkopf, the garden’s creator and steward for the past 32 years, and Krista Adams, Hollister House’s chief gardener. the property combines [...]
Consider color in context for spring gardens
By MARTY ROSSSpecial to The Star Brighten up: Color is in the forecast. It’s hard to resist the kaleidoscope of colors in a garden shop in spring, but a little discipline actually makes a garden’s palette more effective. The careful use of color helps focus your eye in a garden and brightens areas that deserve [...]
Overworked bees under attack
As you flop back into the sun lounger munching on a juicy new season apple spare a thought for the humble bee buzzing around the flowers. for without the bee there might be no apple to eat – in fact the whole of lunch starts looking pretty dire. and it’s not just lunch that is [...]
Meet Dahlia Guajardo, our New Grant Writing Intern – Plant With Purpose
Plant with Purpose would like to welcome our new Grant Writing Intern, Dahlia Guajardo! Dahlia will be working with our Grant Writer, Aly Lewis, to research potential foundations and grant opportunities, write letters of inquiry for funding, complete grant request applications, and manage the grant funding opportunity database. Here is a little bit more about [...]