Gardening

Almanac Average temperature: High 74, low 51 Rainfall: 2.35 inches Central Florida average last frost date: Feb. 15 The moon 1. Moon phases •Last quarter: Feb. 3 •New moon: Feb. 10 •First quarter: Feb. 17 •Full moon: Feb....

There is a new disease that is showing up in flower gardens all over the country that is attacking impatiens. Impatiens Downy Mildew was first seen in a few areas of the country but now seems to be fairly wide spread, including here in the Dakotas. This...

It's been 30 years since futurist John Naisbitt advanced the idea of "high tech-high touch" in his groundbreaking best-seller, "Megatrends." And perhaps that balancing act he felt technology demands resonates even more today, with gizmos dominating our...

In a few of my past articles I've mentioned catalogs I would recommend requesting if you are not already receiving them. One I always look forward to receiving and feel is worth mentioning again is from www.johnnyseeds.com. It's packed with valuable...

Maybe it's the tattoo of the flaming Felco pruners peeking out from under her T-shirt sleeve. Maybe it's the signature black-rimmed cat's-eye Ray-Bans. Maybe it's the bleach-bottle blond bangs. Or the knock-'em-over red lipstick. Or the 5-inch-high...

Home gardening company W. Atlee Burpee & Co. takes the guesswork out of planting a vegetable garden with the introduction this season of the “Garden Time Planner” App, enabling both neophyte and experienced gardeners to know when and how to...

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:  Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...

Listen to Cathy Lewis Hear Say gardening program with retired York County extension agent Jim Orband noon-1 p.m. Wednesdsay, Jan. 23 on WHRV-FM 89..5,, and win tickets to several gardening events, including: - Virginia Flower & Garden Expo, Jan. 25-27...

Q. There is lots of Spanish moss growing in our trees. Is it true that the moss can kill the trees? A. What would Florida be without Spanish moss draping from the trees? While it looks like it could be causing harm, the truth is Spanish moss takes...

  "Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Fantastic Yard" by Amanda Thompson (Storey Publishing, 161 pages, $16.95). A garden book for the age of graphic novels, in which wiseacre wordplay and cartoony illustrations make basic knowledge about...

"We have been decorating with natural materials for years since my husband is an avid gardener and our back yard has a large variety of plants to use for cuttings," says Amy Zigar of Poquoson. "Everything we trimmed in the yard I could see it used as...

Hampton Grows, a gardening organization partnering with the Hampton Clean City Commission to encourage community gardening, has plans to give your empty toilet paper rolls a second life if you will take the time and effort to donate them.  You can drop...