Prepare Your Vegetable Garden for the Winter – 5 Tips
Here's an excellent little article from the Miami Herald on preparing your vegetable garden for the winter months! Enjoy and happy gardening!
Author: Botanica
Fall Colors – Part 2
Fall Colors – Part 2. This photo was taken by me, your blog host, Dominic Gratto, in the Hurstbourne Green office park in Louisville, KY, on October 25, 2010. You can submit …
Falls Colors – Part 1
A big “thanks” to Janice Bramer for being the first to submit her fall color photos! Her first photo was taken in LaGrange, KY, and the second one was at Gallrein Farm …
Cleaning Up Your Hosta Garden for the Winter
BALANCE THE SCALES by Mary Chastain, Lakeside Acres Fall clean up time is just around the corner. Lately I have read articles dealing with how we should leave our hosta gardens for …
Are Slugs Cramping Your Gardening Style? Fight Back!
Fall Slug Control By Mary Bardens; reprinted from the Tri-State Tribune, the newsletter of the Tri-State Hosta Society of NY, NJ, & CT Did you know that fall is still egg-laying time …
Kitchen Gardeners International
Kitchen Gardeners International is a 501c3 nonprofit community of over 20,000 people from 100 countries who are growing some of their own food and helping others to do the same, both near …
Longwood Gardens in PA Opens New Section
Construction is complete on the new East Plaza at Longwood (in Kennett Square, PA), designed by Kim Wilkie. This new space is a central and stately destination for Longwood Gardens' guests. Its …
Conservation Efforts Across the Country
Great article on city-wide conservation efforts across the country.
ColorFest at Bernheim THIS WEEKEND – Don’t Miss It!
15th Annual ColorFest Saturday October 16, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST Sunday October 17, noon – 5 p.m. EST Affordable family fun surrounded by fall’s spectacular beauty with great food, …
Steaks, Insurance and a Garden?!
Omaha may be famous for steaks and insurance but they also have a beautiful botanical garden. In late September, Botanica Board of Director’s member Barbara Rutledge, visited The Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s Botanical …