In the first study for the appreciation of home gardening rather than the active practice of it, researchers have found that merely taking delight in the beauty of flowers and green spaces can boost the health and well-being of regional and rural populations. Based on the experiences and perspectives of members of a gardening appreciation…
New Study Finds Admiring Gardens Boosts Wellbeing
March 10, 2023
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Start Early to Grow Ginger
Q: I was told you shouldn’t grow ginger root from the grocery store because it might have a disease. I bought a flowering ginger plant from a local nursery, but it is early in the spring, and it doesn’t have flowers, so I don’t know what kind it is. Can I eat any of the…
A Tomato for Every Garden
Big, red, ripe, round, and juicy. That’s the homegrown tomato paradigm, the utopian goal of almost everyone who plants a garden. John Denver popularized this idea with the Guy Clark song “Homegrown Tomatoes”: I forget about all the sweatin’ and diggin’ Every time I go out and pick me a big one … You can…
The Sprinter Season is Upon Us
Did you know that the month of March has been renamed “Sprinter”? Well, at least it should be. This is a transition month between spring and winter that has several features all its own. It is the time of the biggest transition in temperature in the shortest length of time each year. The meteorologists say…
Growing Vegetables From Seeds Can Be Hard
Q: I have a problem growing vegetable seeds. I buy seeds from good brands because I want to grow varieties that I can’t find as plants at the store. I use good soil in trays, and I follow all the directions. The problem is that the stems of the seeds grow as though they are…
Houseplant Problems
Question: Hopefully you can help me with my houseplant problem. Recently I bought some indoor palms—discount specials—and have them in various places in my home and patio. However, they seem to be turning yellow at a fast pace, and I really don’t know what to do to them to keep them green. Any advice? Answer:…
A Case for Raised Bed Gardening
Necessity is the mother of affection. That’s the executive summary of my journey from disdain to delight about gardening in raised beds. Now the bottom line: Raised beds are better. More vegetables and flowers, less strenuous, more robust all around. The beds look nicer, too. Hardscrabble, puny ground led me to this epiphany. The 27-acre…
American Garden Rose Selection 2023 Winners
The American Garden Rose Selection (AGRS) judges have announced the newest roses to be selected in their testing program. This was a bountiful year. There are five new winners. The AGRS program is the replacement of the All-America Rose Selection (AARS) program that ran from 1940 until 2013. Roses that have been selected in either…
Green Thumb Awards
For the past two weeks, I have been writing about the All-America Selections winners. The AAS program trials the plants at test gardens all over the country and judges rate the plants during the growing season. The Green Thumb Awards program winners have been announced, so let’s talk about them today. Winners of the 2023…
All-America Selections Vegetable Winners for 2023
Last week we looked at the flowers that won the 2023 All-America Selections awards, and this week we’ll look at the five new vegetable winners. The AAS is an independent, nonprofit organization that tests new plants. They have about 80 test gardens from Alaska and Canada to California and Florida. They also have almost 200…
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