Q: Last night a large straight rectangular section of my lawn turned brown with no sign of life. I have not done anything to the lawn in over a month and a half. Then I applied a weed and feed fertilizer to the entire lawn. I used a broadcast spreader that should not have caused

Kids assist with a cooking demonstration given at the Houghton-Jones Market by Peter di Lorenzi and Kimberly Chung, of the Michigan State University Extension, in Saginaw, MI on Friday July 22, 2011. SAGINAW, MI — Urban farming and hydroponic gardening have been a focus of the Houghton Jones Resource Center for years. Saturday marks a

Container gardening is hot, hot, hot. Ho hum. What’s new is year-round container gardening, “changing out” your containers to match the season. This excites a lot of gardeners and retailers, but it sounds like a terrific amount of work and expense to me. Am I the only gardener who enjoys the offseason? So I admit,

Costa Georgiadis in Gardening Australia. ABC1, 6.30pm Costa Georgiadis prefers community to competition. The only race he’s in is the one to turn as many Australians as possible on to the benefits of being green. Like a human cross-bred with a hedge, he just wants to share his bond with nature. He is good, too.

For gardeners and other plant-lovers, here’s a sampling of regional events: Blooming Bash! National Public Garden Celebration Outdoor reception w/refreshments & light fare. Swarthmore College – Scott Arboretum, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore; 610-328-8025. 5/11. 4-6 pm. Bucks County Designer House & Gardens Premier designers & landscapers revitalize an 1850s Dutch Colonial house, barn & pool

If you think it’s hard getting kids to eat their vegetables, wait until you try recruiting them for garden work. But the challenge is worth it: Children just might add more healthy foods to their diet if they’ve grown them themselves. “If a child grows herbs or vegetables, they will try them at least once,”