Plenty to choose from at Botanical Garden sale
San Francisco Chronicle
On a modest block near the Richmond-El Cerrito border, Don Mahoney's home is easy to spot. The sidewalk strip is packed with drought-tolerant plants: Mediterranean, South African, Australian. California natives - miner's lettuce in late win...
Cresco Concrete Products, LLC Introduces New Cresco™ Ornamental ...
Newswiretoday.com
... Houston, TX, United States, 04/27/2009 - Cresco Concrete Products, LLC has introduced a new line of ornamental and landscape ... Applications include paths, patios, and plant surrounds. Cresco Concrete Products, LLC (crescoconcrete.com...
Private gardens opening to the public this weekend
The Record and Herald News
The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days begin in Bergen County on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public can visit private gardens in Ridgewood and Wyckoff.
Rural Church Holds Fundraiser
WKRG
It was a lovely day for a yard sale or rummage sale. That's exactly what the folks at Heritage Church in Rosinton did. The small rural congregation held a plant and rummage sale today. Their parking lot was filled with flowers and other orn...
Logical Garden Design for Spaces Homeowners Will Love
Lexington Clipper-Herald
(ARA) - Setting out to create a garden that is uniquely one's own is an exciting yet overwhelming process for many homeowners. The goal should be to build a space that is beautiful, comfortable and convenient for personal use and enjoyment.
Native landscape at former Mueller Airport being restored
Austin American-Statesman
When Mueller residents Janelle and Don Dozier sit on their balcony, their view includes not only the state Capitol off in the distance but also an uncommon swath of Blackland Prairie.
Xeriscaping: Drought-tolerant plants add color to Tampa Bay yards
St. Petersburg Times
If you can't wait long for full cover, plant them closer in a smaller space or buy more. These also resist drought Ground covers: ornamental sweet potato, purslane, perennial peanut and Livingstone daisy "Mezoo trailing red." Attracts ...
Garden calendar
Detroit Free Press
Golightly Annual Plant Sales: Proceeds benefit Golightly floriculture job training programs. 8:30-10 a.m. & 1-3 p.m. today-Fri., Mon.-May 15, May 18-20. Belle Isle, Belle Isle Park, Detroit. 313-824-3316. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. & May 16. She...
'Victory Gardens' return as more growing their own patch of produce
The Pantagraph
Some call them “recession gardens.” Others label them revivals of the Victory Gardens, an early 1940s campaign that helped people put more food on the table during hard economic times.
PLANT DR: St. Augustine and Bermuda debate comes down to the blade
Beaumont Enterprise
Bermuda has a strong propensity to invade ornamental beds much more so than St. Augustine Grass. And finally, the one that is most attractive is up to you! Dennis Franklin (The Plant Doctor) has a Ph.D. in Plant Sciences from Texas A&M Univ...
Garden Show in Caddy Bay
Abbotsford News
Highlights include a display of early summer garden flowers and ornamental lilies, floral arrangements, flower arranging demonstrations, and a general plant sale (to include potted lilies). Entries by the general public are welcome for both...
Volunteers needed to weed out some invasive plants
Troy Eccentric
Staff at the Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center is hoping that the number of volunteers will sprout in future weeks as more people are needed to pull garlic mustard weeds at the site, on Coolidge south of South Boulevard.
Chicago Botanic Garden selects best balloon flower
Chicago Tribune
Plant balloon flower in a sunny site in well-drained soil, Hawke says. As companions, he suggests yarrow, sages and ornamental grasses. For the full report, see chicagobotanic.org/research/ ----- Doomed lawns: Every spring, I see new grass ...