The Recession Garden. [ April 22, 2009 ]
Looking through some old magazines, I came across The National Garden Bureau's and the National Victory Garden Institute's posters gracing the front and back covers, respectively, of the July 1976 issue of Horticulture, the publication of the Massachusetts Horticulture Society...
Leeks: A Gourmet Favorite from Ancient Times. [ April 8, 2009 ]
I stopped by my favorite haunt for early spring ramps, but they were not yet showing. It won't be long and these "wild leeks" will be abundant for about six weeks. In the meantime, I thought about the other leeks...
Signs of Spring to Record. [ March 25, 2009 ]
March came in like the proverbial lion with snow, single digit temperatures, and howling winds. Where we live, it often starts this way...
Pruning, Renovating and Protecting. [ March 11, 2009 ]
As we approach the vernal equinox in just nine days, the signal for most landscape caretakers, be they homeowners or employees, is that it's time to consider pruning and renovating your fruit trees and flowering shrubs, and treat for pests you had last year while you still have the control. And, you know, you're just itching to do something productive outdoors anyway...
We Are Plant Stuff. [ February 25, 2009 ]
It takes about eight minutes for sunbeams to reach the earth's surface. As sunlight strikes leaves, they create sugars, starches and carbohydrates at the astounding rate of 150 billion tons per year. Much of this is stored as solid tissue for the plant's structure. Organisms consume the remainder as food. Green plants are solar energy converters...
A Horticultural Heritage for the Future. [ February 18, 2009 ]
Congratulations, Sullivan County, on the upcoming celebration of your Bicentennial. Congratulations, also, to the Gerry Foundation and Sullivan Renaissance entering your ninth year partnering in your dedicated and tireless effort to promote community pride and awareness for the rest of the world to witness...
A House Plant: Just What Is It? [ January 28, 2009 ]
This is the time of year when I have the luxury of spending extra time with my interior plants. My 46 feet long solar heated greenhouse can reach temperatures exceeding the mid-80s while outside it remains in the 20s...
Horticultural News Update. [ January 14, 2009 ]
Here is my promised (at least annual) update. Please forgive me, if it's a little late. I think it's important to provide this kind of brief snapshot of horticultural related doings around the world that are influencing history, economies, health and nutrition, and increasing awareness in this huge field of study...
