DANVILLE – Does the frozen landscape make you daydream about spring flowers and bountiful harvests? It’s time to shake off those winter blues with Illinois Extension and Danville Area Community College. The Vermilion County Master Gardeners are holding their annual Garden Day festival on Saturday, March 9, from 8 am to 4 pm at the … Read more
The harvest of last year’s summer and autumn crops is over. I harvested my veggies, elderberries, pineapples, guavas and pomegranates. I cleaned the garden and put away my tools. It was time to leave my garden of rest. We begin the new year with a renewed sense of joy and hope, and with the goal … Read more
Brian Jervis Ask a Master Gardener There is plenty of water available now, but come July and August, many gardeners will be trying to figure out if we can give our plants the water they need without breaking the bank. We’re probably a bit spoiled, actually. All most of us need to do to get … Read more
Whether you like tomatoes cut, sauced, or cooked in your favorite recipe, they taste best when they are grown and harvested from your garden or container. With over 10,000 varieties available it can be difficult to select the best ones to grow in your garden. Start by looking for the varieties best suited to the … Read more
Darla Chouinard Master Gardener The origin of dates can be traced back to around 5320 BC. Dates were, and still are, a staple food grown in the Middle East and North Africa. The date palm is significant to numerous cultures and religions and is sometimes referred to as the “tree of life” due to its … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Building a terrarium is easy and inexpensive and can be done on a snowy afternoon. Their care is minimal, as they can go for months without water in the right conditions. In addition, a wide variety of plants can be grown that typically fail miserably in the dry and drafty environment of … Read more
The online class on vegetable gardening begins in January. 18: Help keep your vegetable garden thriving! Classes are suitable for new gardeners as well as more experienced gardeners. Visit the Dane County Extension website at https://dane.extension.wisc.edu/ and type “Green Thumb” to find out and register for our series of nine classes in early January. 18. … Read more
It is easy to inspire to grow new plants. Inspiration can come from travel, books, magazines, or other gardens. You can also find inspiration in the most unlikely places. The other day, I placed one of the US Postal Service’s “Snowy Beauty” stamps on a piece of mail. Always looking for new plants, I studied … Read more
ATLANTIC CITY — A two-alarm fire broke out Wednesday under the Boardwalk at Garden Pier, Fire Chief Scott Evans said. The Fire Department arrived at South New Jersey Avenue and the Boardwalk at 12:40 p.m. for a report of a fire, Evans said. The fire came from trash and burning debris under the pier. “Firefighters … Read more
Tom Ingram Ask a Master Gardener Garden gnomes have always been a curiosity to me. I like them and don’t mind seeing or having a gnome in the garden, but how in the world did this tradition start? Apparently, the practice of placing statues in gardens began in Rome. These statues were not of gnomes … Read more
