Suncoast Gardening: Gardening terms explained

Gardening terms — or “gardenspeak,” as I like to call it — are phrases people like me in the plant business use all the time and yet many folks don’t know their true meanings. When you purchase a plant that does best in partial shade, you may get home and realize you don’t really know

Gardening Calendar Updated Feb. 2

NEW LISTINGS DATED EVENTS Kids After School Gardening: Heathcote Botanical Gardens, 210 Savannah Rd., Fort Pierce, 4:30 pm, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 1. Ages 2+. $5-$10. Register: 772-4-644-672; heathcotebotanicalgardens.org. St. Lucie West Garden Club: Field trip to Botanical Gardens in Naples. TBA, Feb. 4. 772-343-7229. Gardenfest: Plant sale, speakers, youth activities, a food

Research and Markets: DIY & Gardening: UK Annual Forecasts 2010-15

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c07eda/uk_annual_forecast) has announced the addition of the “UK Annual Forecasts 2010-15: DIY & Gardening” report to their offering. The UK DIY & gardening market has endured a tough 2011, with a stagnant housing market and more cautious customer within DIY more than counterbalancing a resilient performance from gardening. The report

Dayton Nurseries presenting gardening seminar series

2/2/2012 – West Side Leader      By Staff Writer NORTON — Dayton Nurseries will present a winter seminar series of gardening how-to information. Talks will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following topics: • Feb. 4: “Ornamental Trees to Consider for the Home Landscape,” with Tom Dayton, of Dayton Nurseries. Dayton

Gardening takes root in a local schoolyard

The teachers at Radio Park Elementary School in State College have a great tool to help their children learn and grow — a huge vegetable garden. The Radio Park school garden, tucked behind the school near the bike trail, provides opportunities for children to learn by doing. This past year has been a great one

Team Valley gardening club given £1,000 grant

A GARDENING club for people with learning disabilities was able to add to its ever growing outdoor space, thanks to a much-needed grant. The Sow and Reap group used a £1,000 Comic Relief grant to buy new equipment including solar-powered lights and solar bay trees to brighten up their sensory garden. The leaders of the