The Lancaster County garden tour is May 22nd and 23rd. The tour benefits area kids and offers inspiration for your garden.
Posts by Laura Mathews
Visit Mt. Cuba Center
Central Pennsylvanians are blessed by our proximity to many stunning public gardens. Longwood, Ladew, Chanticleer to name a few… There’s a lesser know great garden to add to that list; Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware.
Must Do Garden Events Saturday!!
Great opportunities to learn this weekend! All while PLANT shopping! Hey and Urban and Surburban Meadows, bringing meadowscaping to big and small spaces author Catherine Zimmerman is in York… bonus!
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Lessons Learned from Loss
Bottom line is… I exposed three innocent lives to hazards on a “new” frontier. I took a risk at something novel that caused them to lose their lives. I effectively killed my chickens by exposing them to suburban life and people.
The Fuss about Fungi
Plants grow better with the help of mycorrhizal fungi. Keep the fungi happy with cover crops. Hey, and don’t shake them up by tilling. More dirt on soil.
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Manada Conservancy's Native Plant Sale
The Manada Conservancy’s Native Plant sale is open to the public this Saturday, May, 1, at Meadowood Nursery near Hummelstown, PA. The nursery is open from 9am to 4pm.
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Celebrating Soil for Earth Day
Healthy soil provides everything that plants
need all on it’s own. Soil is filled with microorganisms that break
down organic matter and change it into nutrients that are accessible
to plants.
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Finding Nature with Fairy Gardens
Fairy gardens are tiny gardens or canvases of magic that allow us to imagine other worlds. Anything goes. Kittens live in peace with dinosaurs. Feathers become trees. Fairy gardens engage kid’s imagination and connect them to nature.
Meet the Garden; Epimedium
Every now and again, I’ll post images of PRG central gardens. Wink. I’m doing it for the first time on Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Garden bloggers post images of what is blooming in their gardens on the 15th of each month. I’ve been a drag and haven’t played along, but spring has lifted my spirits and I’m feeling social.
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Flower Power in San Francisco
Garden shows draw visitors for a variety of reasons. Some, want to get ideas for their own gardens. Others want to see horticulture as art or fashion. Some want to shop. Me, I always want to learn. The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show 2010 offered a lot for everyone.
