Miniature Gardens

No longer just a horticultural flight of fantasy from days gone by, miniature gardens are once again gaining popularity. In fact, creating and tending to one might just be the perfect antidote to mundane modern living. All you need is a space as small as a window ledge and a little imagination and you’ll be ready to go! •When selecting a location, consider easy all-around access for maintenance. •Position your...

Now is the time to Plant your Fall Vegetables!

Planting cold crop vegetables can produce delicious harvests throughout the fall that cost a fraction of the produce you purchase at the grocery store. You definitely want to get your vegetables planted so they are mature before the first frost. According to Virginia Tech our frost date will fall between November 8th and 28th this year. Many of the cold-tolerant vegetables and herbs actually have better quality when grown in...

Victory Gardens Today

In the U.S., during World War I, we called them “War Gardens.” They became “Victory Gardens” in World War II. And they saved this country and others from severe food shortages. It has been estimated that, in WWII, home and community gardens produced more than one-third of all vegetables grown in the United States and provided about 70 percent of the vegetables eaten by Americans at home. Victory...

Sweet Surroundings: Designing a Fragrance Garden

Some gardens can be pretty, some can be manicured and some can look wild and woolly, but there’s nothing like a fragrance garden to tickle the nose and stimulate the senses. Fragrance gardens can be created using many different garden design themes; the only requirements are using plants with flowers or foliage that is pleasingly fragrant. You can go Cottage, Mediterranean, Victorian, Woodland or something in between,...