Monthly Archives: January 2013

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Saved! A Front Yard Vegetable Garden in Quebec

New front-yard vegetable gardens are sprouting up all over, and gardeners are finding themselves championing causes beyond fresh broccoli and sun-ripened tomatoes. Josée Landry and Michel Beauchamp of Drummondville, Quebec, ripped out their lawn to install a stylish raised-bed garden in their front yard last year and landed themselves in an international controversy. The couple took on vegetable gardening as a mid-life project, with the intention of eating healthier food and losing some weight, Read more [...]
Gold Leaf Soft Touch Gloves

Gold Leaf Gardening Gloves Earn Royal Approval

From the UK to the US Gardener's Supply is proud to be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Gold Leaf Gardening Gloves. We offer: Tough Touch: Protect hands and keep them warm and dry — even in the thorniest situations. Gauntlet covers wrist and forearm. Winter Touch: Thinsulate™ layer plus Ski-Dri™ lining keep hands warm and dry. Dry Touch: Made with exceptionally supple and durable deerskin specially treated to resist water. Soft Touch: An ideal all-purpose gardening glove. Made with Read more [...]
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Nasturtiums: Too Much of a Good Thing? No!

This mass of nasturtiums demonstrates that it's possible to have too much of a good thing — or, perhaps, too many kinds of a good thing. Planted together here are: Cherries Jubilee in the foreground, Peach Melba Superior in the middle ground, and Creamsicle at the back. To see more nasturtiums, watch my slideshow. As seed catalogs begin to arrive in my mailbox, I am excited to see the new varieties of vegetables and flowers that I can grow from seed. My particular obsession is with nasturtiums. Read more [...]

A New Way to Grow: the Pea Tunnel

Our new Pea TunnelA fun way to grow peas: The Pea Tunnel. This innovative trellis makes the most of tight garden spaces and fits nicely in a 3' to 4' raised bed. Plant a row of peas on each side and they'll climb up and over. Set up several in a row to create a longer tunnel. In the meantime, plant fast-maturing spinach and salad greens underneath. The trellis is made of plastic-coated steel with nylon netting. Simple to assemble; you can take it apart for off-season storage. Dimensions: 47" L x Read more [...]
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Report Links Pesticides to Children’s Health Problems

Though cold winds chill the air and snow blankets much of the U.S., pesticide use remains a hot topic — and not only among gardeners. The most recent comments come from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Environmental Health, whose December 2012 policy statement makes a clear link between pesticide exposure and children’s health problems. Published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the 60,000-member AAP, "Pesticide Exposure in Children" enumerates the harmful effects of Read more [...]
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Abundant Inspiration at Hampton Court

The Rose of The Year for 2013, You're Beautiful, on display at the Hampton Court Flower Show. This floribunda produces an abundance of bright pink, lightly scented flowers. Height and spread: 3x3'. Fashion meets horticulture in this strapless gown crafted from hundreds of roses. Our team of designers and buyers is always looking for inspiration. Last summer a group of us found plenty of it at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Established in the early 1990s, this English flower show has Read more [...]
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Ready to Garden? Use a Little Force

As the seed catalogs arrive, I get the urge to do some gardening. The only thing that stands in my way is a foot of snow. It's a little early for seedstarting. So, to satisfy my desire for the smell of moist earth, I've potted up some hyacinth bulbs, which should bloom in a few weeks. My garden center offers bulbs that have already been chilled for 12 to 14 weeks, so they're ready to go. Many bulbs — including hyacinths, tulips and daffodils — require a cold period to trigger the blooming Read more [...]