Monthly Archives: May 2008

Memorial Music Fest at Taltree (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

The Cathy Hodges Memorial Music Fest will kick off Taltree Arboretum and Garden’s “Music in Nature” concert series at 450 W. County Road 100 North, Valparaiso.  Hodges was a Taltreemember whose passions included gardening, music and enjoying life.  Local musicians will be donating their time 2-6 p.m. Sunday.  A variety of musical styles will be

Gardening on a Budget (KQCD-TV Dickinson)

You may have noticed that your money doesn`t stretch as far at the grocery store as it used to. But there may be a way around getting less for more. Read the rest of the article here

GARDENING Q&A (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Q:Recently my husband sprayed an insecticide on some of our young trees to control scale insects. Two days later, the leaves started turning black and brown. A week later, the leaves started falling off. It turns out he used the same sprayer that he uses to treat our lawn for weeds. He thought he rinsed

Green Gardening: A ray of sunshine for a vanishing lupine (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Garden expert Ann Lovejoy suggests taking part in Lupine Field Days next month to learn about organic farming and how it has helped save a native sweet pea and the butterflies it attracts. Read the rest of the article here

Expand your gardening knowledge (The Observer-Dispatch)

Free gardening classes will be presented at the Herb and Flower Festival, Saturday, June 28 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Read the rest of the article here

Stay On Top Of June Gardening With This Planner (The Tampa Tribune)

Florida gardeners look to the coming of June with half a smile and half a frown – yes, a tricky stunt, but we’ve managed trickier, now, haven’t we? Read the rest of the article here