Monthly Archives: October 2009

Container gardening, holiday decorating meeting topics (The Hub)

RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club’s November program will be “Container Gardening for Year-Round Interest” and “Decorating for the Holidays.” On Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens, will give this presentation at the Atrium at Navesink Harbor, 40 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The public is invited to attend. Read

Michelle Obama’s Gardening Gear: Purple Converse, ‘Hope’ Necklace, Giant Sweet Potatoes (PHOTOS) (The Huffington Post)

What’s Your Reaction? FLOTUS Michelle Obama welcomed students from Bancroft Elementary School and Kimball Elementary School to harvest vegetables in the garden on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday afternoon, where she revealed how much the White House Garden cost to plant. Read the rest of the article here

On gardening – humudity in winter and how it affects our plants (Business Examiner)

others also read… Last week, I wrote about light and temperature requirements for house plants during the winter months. Next in importance is humidity. In the winter, our homes and offices are much drier than at other times of the year because of heating. Read the rest of the article here

Organic Gardening Day 2009 set (The Canton Daily Ledger)

Organic Gardening Day 2009 will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Hawthorn Hotel and Suites, 101 Trade Center Drive, Champaign. Read the rest of the article here

Neck forces out Stevens (Herald Sun)

NICK Stevens will expand his landscape gardening business and pursue an AFL coaching career after announcing his retirement. Read the rest of the article here

Treasure Coast Home Expo back this weekend as home renovation, remodeling picks up (St. Lucie News Tribune)

The Treasure Coast Home Expo is making an encore presentation this weekend at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. The expo runs Friday through Sunday and will bring hundreds of vendors displaying everything from roofing to gardening to ways to save money with simple improvements. Read the rest of the article here