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The Great History of Roses
“It was roses, roses all the way.”- Robert Browning “What's in a name? That which we call a rose; By any other name would smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2

Ancient Fig Trees Through History
The fig tree, ‘Ficus carica,’ possibly originated in Northern Asia according to archeological fossil records. Spanish missionaries brought it to the United States in 1520. Historical Sumerian tablets record the use and...

History Of Olive Trees
Olive trees, ‘Olea europaea,’ are the oldest fruit trees and certainly are one of the most important fruit trees in history. Olive tree culture has been closely connected to the rise and fall of Mediterranean empires and...

Simple Mini-Greenhouses for Containers and Soil-Beds - vegetable gardening, organic gardening
It’s not too early to start preparing for early spring planting! By covering your containers, which we call Grow-Boxes, or Soil-Beds with “Mini-Greenhouses” using PVC arches and greenhouse plastic, you can be in your...

Gardens of New Zealand
When I was a teenager in school my hero was Captain James Cook, the British sea captain who made three voyages of circumnavigation around the world, before being killed by cannibals in the Hawaiian Islands, which he discovered....

How to Create a Butterfly Garden
People who love to garden also tend to enjoy watching butterflies flitting about. After all, butterflies are just as pretty to look at as the flowers that they visit. Gardeners can entice even more butterflies to visit their...

Daisy Colorful Flowers
The most common daisy is the "Shasta Daisy", Chrysanthemum maximum which is a perennial. Sometimes, people buy a daisy which are described as Giant Daisy. It is a perennial, but it requires dry conditions in winter, or they...

Gardening: Blue Lobelia and Its Gorgeous Twin Sister
Lobelia group of plants was named by Linnaeus for Matthias de l'Obel who was a Flemish botanist. He was a physician to England's James I.Cardinal flower is also known as the Red Lobelia. The wild flower is a member of the...

A History Of The Romantic Rose
“It was roses, roses all the way.” - Robert Browning“What's in a name? That which we call a rose; by any other name would smell as sweet.”- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 scene 2- Roses have a long and...

How To Create A Butterfly Garden
People who love to garden also tend to enjoy watching butterflies flitting about. After all, butterflies are just as pretty to look at as the flowers that they visit. Gardeners can entice even more butterflies to visit their...

Gardening - The Mulberry
The mulberry tree belongs to the Morus genus that consists of about 12 species found over Mediterranean and north temperate regions with two being native to North America. The commonly cultivated black mulberry comes from an...

Green Tongues – Quotes about Gardening
From the gardener who tends a single geranium in her windowsill, to the one who supplies bountiful bouquets of roses to floral shops, many people have spoken many words about the art and skill and benefits of gardening. Let’s...

Fall Lawn and Vegetable or Flower Garden Preparation
Let's talk about preparing your lawn, trees, shrubs, and vegetable or flower garden for winter, and how best to improve your soil during this time of year.Much of this Country seems to be clay soil, so first let’s find out how...