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Garden World Report: "A Retiree Designs the Smiley Children's Garden in Ohio!"

ShirleyBovshow, member | February 22nd, 2010

Some people do their best work during their "career years." Not so with Ohio Master Gardener, Louise Hartwig. An avid gardener, Louise Hartwig set off to accomplish her best work as a gardener during...

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Plant Obsessions: Hydrangea Cultivars on Garden World Report!

ShirleyBovshow, member | January 29th, 20101 comment

Anna, known on the web as the "Flower Garden Girl" reveals the object of her garden obsession- hydrangea cultivars! Enjoy Anna's garden tour as seen on the Garden World Report show. What a collector...

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Five Ways To Improve Your Gardening Skills and Knowledge

Tee_Riddle, member | January 2nd, 2010

Unfortunately, for most of us gardening is not a year round activity. The winter months can have us gardeners yearning for warmer days and blue skies. Although winter is in full force here in the...

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Garden Trends for 2010: "Edible Gardening

ShirleyBovshow, member | December 14th, 2009

This is a segment from my weekly, online garden TV talk show, "The Garden World Report." Suzi McCoy, a garden trend spotter and marketing expert see's a move away from purely "vegetable plot"...

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A Gardener's Thanksgiving

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | November 4th, 2009

Homegrown vegetables and herbs make for an extra-special dining experience on a day that celebrates the harvest.

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Snow in my Garden

AlyBlu, member | October 31st, 2009

Snow came early and hit hard here in Colorado. Many chores did not get finished before this storm arrived. My garden is buried under two feet of wet, heavy snow. As I sit...

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Invite vegetables and fruits into the landscape

GardenGates, member | October 25th, 2009

What is a vegetable? The Merriam Webster dictionary defines ‘vegetable’ as: “a usually herbaceous plant (as the cabbage, bean, or...

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Benefits of an Urban Herb Garden

CityPastures, member | October 24th, 20091 comment

Our Herb Garden here at City Pastures on Staten Island, New York has provided us with many tasty and fragrant herbs this year. We planted the herb garden which includes sage, parsley, several...

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Re-Creting! A great way to recycle old concrete

jadang, member | October 23rd, 2009

Is your sidewalk so bad you want to walk in the street? Does your patio look like a gravel pit? Those were mine with the 1929 bungalow I purchased in 2006. I fell in love with the space...

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Backyard Farming

FarminMom, member | October 23rd, 2009

Backyard farming seems to be an up and coming thing to do lately. More and more people are trying to find ways to cut costs and eat healthy. My familys greenhouse business sold out of...

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New Staten Island Newest Green Market

CityPastures, member | October 23rd, 2009

The Staten Island Mall parking lot on Richmond Avenue is the new home for the Island's second Green Market, the other is in St. George. This location has been in operation for the past month and is...

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Pawpaws are making a comeback

PamRentz, member | October 22nd, 2009

Did you ever hear anyone say, "I wish I had a dollar for every pawpaw I ate"? Probably not because chances are you don't know of anyone who has actually ever seen a pawpaw, let alone eaten...

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Inspired by Pizza Sauce

Suz_A, member | October 17th, 20092 comments

The first time I tasted Mrs. Pike’s homemade pizza sauce, I knew we had made the right decision. My uncle’s neighbors frequently bring him homemade food and fresh vegetables from...

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Letting Go in the Garden

Beth_Callaghan, member | October 16th, 20091 comment

If you ask virtually any of my friends, and especially my husband, I am nothing if not a sucker for control. I like to be in control, I like to gain control, I like to wield the remote control...

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"Why I'm a Victory Grower!" by Lesley E.,age 8

JadaE, member | October 10th, 2009

My 3 kids and I love to garden together. Ok, maybe that's exaggerating...they don't love ALL of gardening, but they sure love to pick and water everything. My oldest daughter, Lesley, is...

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Bethel Nursery to Host Free Annual Fall Landscape Expo

MGSPress, member | September 16th, 2009

Bethel, Conn: Hollandia Nurseries & Gardens and Hollandia Gift and Garden will be hosting an Annual Fall Landscaping Expo Sept. 19-20. This event will consist of two full days of workshops...

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Low Tech Lifting Aid for the Garden: Potlifters

ShirleyBovshow, member | September 4th, 2009

I found the "Potlifters" product, a low tech tool to help you lift heavy things like bags, stone and more in the garden with ease. It's just a simple strapping system and works great! I visit garden...

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Naturalized Waterfeatures

Sungardener, member | August 25th, 2009

This video shows the art and science of building naturalized water features. Landscape Architect and media host, J. Gieo Pensoneault, shares the secrets for creating alpine water...

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