Gardener uses plants instead of paint to create a green portrait. The photo at right was sent to us by one of our customers in Virginia. Maureen and her husband purchased a Living Wall Panel from our web site and used it to create the best version of a “green man” that we’ve ever seen! Here’s her story: “My husband and I always scan through the Gardener’s Supply catalog when we receive it,” said Maureen. “This past…

Like many who lost tomato plants to late blight last year, I’m wondering: How can I make sure it doesn’t happen again this year? Plant a diversity of tomato varieties to reduce the possibility of disease. Like many gardeners who lost their tomato crop to late blight last year, I’m wondering: How can I make sure it doesn’t happen again this year? Unfortunately, there’s no silver bullet. The most important thin…

I used to grow enough corn that we could eat it for dinner every night during August and still have enough to freeze for winter. Once you’ve been eating home-frozen corn for a few years, it’s difficult to be satisfied with store-bought. It takes seven or eight ears worth of sweet corn to fill a one-quart freezer bag. So to get 25 quarts of frozen corn (the minimum amount I try to freeze each summer) you need to start with…