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When you mention December harvests, most people will think straight away of those classic festive vegetables like Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, and cabbage. It may be surprising what a selection of vegetables can be picked in mid-winter, so here I look at some of those lesser-known vegetables to harvest in December. Having year-round harvests from…
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For a very long time, we assumed that our rented garden ideas had to be seriously small scale, so we didn’t annoy our landlord. As it turns out, though, there are plenty of ways to incorporate the latest garden ideas and garden trends into your rented outdoor space – and, if you’re really clever about…
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Lebanon High School is growing its nutritional impact with its own year-round hydroponic vegetables. The school’s child nutrition team recently started experimenting with two vertical hydroponic growing systems, providing students with fresh butterhead lettuce, summer crisp, romaine, arugula, kale, northern lights chard, fire chard, and fresh basil. “It started as like kind of a pipe…
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Last week, garden and cooking maven Martha Stewart made a visit to the Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Nothing about this surprised me—Longwood Gardens is one of the top botanic gardens in the United States. US News and Reports named it number one only a few weeks ago. In her blog post, Stewart encouraged her readers…
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Back in September, Malinda Barberio received an email from someone claiming to have a Wollemi pine. No way, thought Barberio, the University of Colorado Boulder greenhouse manager. “Because I know what they are,” she said. She knew the Wollemi pine to be extremely rare, previously thought to be gone with the dinosaurs, which are believed…
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1 / 10 JohnGollop/Getty Images Decide Where To Grow Your Vegetables If you want to learn how to start a vegetable garden, you first need to find an appropriate space. Choose a spot that gets at least six hours of sun a day and drains well. If poor soil is a problem, consider building a…
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Hook Greenhouse in southern Lorain County Ohio has expanded to more than 50,000 square feet without changing much about how it operates, like a family business, that is. The company began in 2001 when Charlie Hook and his family put up the first structure. Liz entered the industry in high school and eventually worked…
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Good garden design ideas need to factor in all the family, to be a space that can be enjoyed by everyone. But, making a space fun for kids as well as grown-ups needn’t mean you have to sacrifice on style. This pretty playhouse fits in with the scheme beautifully, and is tucked away in a corner full…
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rweisswald//Getty Images 1 A Woodland Path Garden Plan 2 Bark-Appeal Garden Plan A garden shouldn’t only be attractive in summer. If your garden lacks winter interest, consider planting trees and shrubs with peeling bark and unique textures, which provide interest to your garden year-round. Get the Bark Appeal Garden Plan here. 3 A Deer-Resistant Garden…
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By Rosanna Spence | Published – 28 Jul 2023 Life is all about duality. Good and bad, yin and yang, and – when it comes to our gardens – light and dark. Whether you’re a sun seeker or a shade dweller, it’s likely that your property will experience a mix of the two. My…