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The Environmental Gardener: A few holiday gift suggestions for gardeners
With Christmas and Hanukkah just around the corner, our Environmental Gardener columnists Greg Levine and Erica Glasener collaborated on this gift guide for gardeners. Bluestone Perennials We both find that as we get older it can be challenging to buy gifts for friends and family who don’t really need anything. But for our friends that are gardeners or lovers of plants, we have a range of gift suggestions. A Living Present Erica’s Pick: It’s hard to go wrong with a living arrangement in a beautiful decorative pot, whether it’s a simple phalaenopsis orchid for indoors (almost foolproof), or a container garden for the patio with winter blooms. Try including violas,…
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Yakima County Master Gardeners: Creating a potager garden | Home And Garden
We humans have been making gardens all-around our households for thousands of many years. Traditionally, gardens have taken many types, and re-producing them can be a interesting challenge. One particular sort of yard style and design can be very practical in our modern day-day gardens. The potager is a marvelous mixing of flowers, herbs and greens. The word is French and suggests “a thick soup,” the notion getting that every thing for the soup can be identified in one particular yard. The earliest documentation of this type of backyard garden comes from a layout program relationship from the 10th century in France for a uncomplicated, utilitarian back garden in a…
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Master Gardeners: Creating a Potager Garden |
We humans have been creating gardens around our homes for thousands of years. Historically, gardens have taken many forms, and recreating them can be a fascinating challenge. One form of garden design can be very functional in our modern-day gardens. The potager is a marvelous blending of flowers, herbs, and vegetables. The word potager is French and means “a thick soup,” the idea being that everything for the soup can be found in one garden. The earliest documentation of this form of garden comes from a design plan dating from the 10th century in France for a simple, utilitarian garden in a monastery. It was a simple plan with small…
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Penn State Master Gardeners present workshop in Hampton on biodiversity, pollinators and design
A Garden and Landscape Symposium hosted by Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County will feature topics more far-reaching than the latest trends in horticulture. The workshop on April 30, held at the Hampton Community Center, features three keynote speakers who will focus on pollinators, biodiversity and bird-friendly habitat. The Penn State Master Gardener program was founded in 1982 as a volunteer effort to support the outreach mission of Penn State Extension. They include Bob Mulvihill, ornithologist for the National Aviary, who will deliver the presentation “What is Good for Birds is Good for Your Backyard”; Harland Patch, assistant research professor at the Penn State Department of Entomology, who will…
