Gardening

My neighbor told me that I have a lot of buckthorn in my garden and that I should remove it. The plants are healthy, and I do not understand why this would be a good idea. — Janice Holt, Kenilworth   The buckthorn growing in your garden is a...

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...

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...

The New Year is traditionally a time for reflection. What do we hope to achieve in our lives and lifestyles, our work, or at play with our families in 2013? And how do we best achieve it? Gardeners are not immune from such soul-searching. Gardens in...

Is your green thumb itching to try something new? Do you love to learn and share what you know? Then you could be a master gardener.  Master gardeners are volunteer educators. They teach people safe, effective gardening techniques through plant clinics,...

Whether it’s to help beautify their neighborhoods, foster a sense of community or to grow their own vegetables and fruits, more Americans are starting local community gardens. According to the latest U.S. government statistics, more than 23...

Are you ready for Christmas? Me neither. Here are a few gift ideas for the gardener in your life. How about a magazine subscription? A couple of my favorites are "Organic Gardening," and "Fine Gardening." I'm going to try a new "Michigan Gardening"...

Happy New Year! So what do farmers/gardeners do with snow on the ground and temperatures getting down in the teens at night?  Plan for a new gardening year of course! I stopped by the Boyne City winter farmers market to see what products were...

Steven Wynbrandt sticks his hand deep beneath the layers of straw that blanket his enormous compost heap and pulls out a fistful of black gold, sweet and earthy. “Look at this soil,” Wynbrandt says with excitement as his fingers open,...

Additional work will be done to stabilize the banks of Plumtree Run south of George Street in Bel Air under a contract addendum passed by the Board of Town Commissioners at the most recent town meeting. The addendum to the existing contract with Ecotone...

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...