Surrounding the Leon County Extension Office are demonstration gardens that have been maintained by Leon County Master Gardener Volunteers since 1999. I believe these gardens are a Leon County treasure. If you’ve never seen them or didn’t know they were here, you should head to the Extension Office. Things to do:Allman Family siblings, guitarist Selwyn … Read more
25 years ago – 1997 David Bartz, a fourth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Mandan, was voted one of the “coolest” teachers in Prairie Public Television’s 1997 KidZone Cool Teacher Contest. Beginning in March, the station began encouraging students across the region and Canada to nominate their favorite teacher. Bartz, nominated by student Kyle … Read more
Is there a flower that reminds you of someone special? As I prepare my beds in the spring, I think of each of my grandmothers. They had flowers in their gardens that were both magical to me and totally different, just like my grandmothers. My maternal grandmother had sugar snap peas growing along her base. … Read more
Peg Heald, who helps manage Marion’s public garden, poses for a portrait in Marion’s garden on Tuesday. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) A sign built by Peg Heald indicates how much produce the garden has grown for local pantries. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) A tomato plant waits to be placed in the Marion Public Garden on Tuesday. (Geoff … Read more
There is nothing quite like having intoxicatingly scented plants in the garden. Whether it’s a fragrant rose, a heady lavender, or a sweet-scented jasmine tendril, these aromatic plants are often among the highlights. But these beloved botanicals are just the tip of the perfumed botanical bounty. There are scented plants for sun and shade, as … Read more
Every gardener has an opinion on when to start planting the vegetable garden. Frost hardy plants like spinach, onions and peas should already be in the ground for most, but tomatoes and peppers? I think it’s right for my garden to wait until June – even if we don’t get any more frosts. Why am … Read more
Container gardens allow you to grow plants when space is limited or your soil is unsuitable for gardening. This can be a hanging basket, flower boxes, buckets or pots on your patio, sidewalk or next to your foundation. First you need to choose the type of plant for your container. Assess the size of the … Read more
Gardening, done right, should be fun, satisfying, and rewarding. Not that you necessarily have to enjoy every bug-bitten knuckle, holly-leaf pierced finger, or sweat-swollen eye, but overall, it should do you more good than bad. So it always seems worthwhile to me to spend a little time figuring out how to build up the good … Read more
I’ve admired it from afar for far too long. For years I walked and walked past the Seattle Center grounds. Each time I told myself I didn’t have time to visit. Maybe you can relate to that. Perhaps you promised yourself that one day you would take time to explore Chihuly Garden and Glass. It … Read more
There’s a quote I love: “Your mind is a garden; Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or weeds.” Gardening and breeding is in my blood. Growing up with parents who had green fingers, I was always surrounded by lush vegetables, beautiful flowers, and greenery. As an adult, I created my own sanctuary. … Read more