Potomac Overlook Park Garden From looking at the clouds the other evening, you wouldn’t think there was a drought here in Northern Virginia, but there is. In the micro climate of the Potomac Overlook Park at...
After visiting the Native American herb garden today where I pained a pear tree and observed that pears begin by growing bottom up, my wife said, “I don’t think pears belong in that garden.” Well, she was...
That’s what I want to become my beat, the garden path. I went out to paint this morning before the temperature reached over 90 degrees. I carried my backpack, camp chair, water, and camera. I wanted to paint...
It was a crowded garden on a warm day.That's the comment I heard from those who joined the throngs who flocked to the Champs-Elysees on May 23, the first day of Nature Capitale.900,000 people showed up....
Since I am following the event from this side of the Atlantic, I went scouting various French language sites. I was lucky to find D Day – La NATURE débarque en CAPITALE by Audrey on Mince Alors! (Sunday, May 23), a photo journal of the first day of this dream garden. From...
Are you engulfed by a white cloud of flying bugs every time you touch, or walk by a certain plant in your yard? Are you discouraged from trying to control these bugs because nothing seems to...
created by Galactic Dreams | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1776 views | 4 recommendations | 7 comments
Drought conditions on agriculture related. In Karawang, West Java Province, Indonesia, some farmers use the dry season for gardening palawijaya and fruits, the rice is still difficult to grow because it has not entered the rainy season. Bojongsari Kec.Tirtamulya in the...
created by deniborin | 2 years ago | updated 1 year ago 185 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
This is really smart marketing. "Tesco, the world's third-largest retailer, is embracing the recession-inspired trend to "grow your own" produce by offering allotment spaces to rent in the U.K and selling live...
created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 139 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
This is the complete Sustainable Jersey press conference held June 22, 2009 in Trenton, NJ to announce the awarding of $200,000 in Green Grants funded by Walmart Stores, to 14 NJ municipalities. Four towns...
created by slubetkin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 248 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Scientists say the are "astonished" by new information showing human cell-death from ''inert" properties in the top-selling weed killer in the U.S., and call for...
THE OBAMA FOOD POLICE...H.R.875 NEW BILL BEING PASSED!!!IS THIS THE CHANGE YOU THOUGHT HE PROMISED?THERE ARE MANY LAWS BEING PASSED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE! ONE OF THE MOST HEINOUS IS CALLED H.R.875 PLEASE GOOGLE THIS AND LEARN FOR YOURSELF. IT IS A BILL THAT...
"The wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic material to provide plant nutrient and capture carbon. The essence is to form an underground reservoir of water or pond...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 8733 views | 21 recommendations | 2 comments
While gardening may not be an extreme sport, as the sun warms the earth and coaxes the season's first flowers, horticulturists of all ages need to be body aware. Get those muscles ready by warming up first - maybe...
created by mtammas | 2 years ago 436 views | 52 recommendations | 4 comments