Gardening
Omaha Home Magazine (NE) May/June 2012
For seven years running, Watkins Concrete Block Co. of Omaha has sponsored the Watkins Ultimate Backyard Challenge. The annual contest allows some of the area’s best landscape design contractors to showcase their premier backyard projects in... Read More
Omaha Home Magazine (NE) May/June 2012
The sights and sounds of water have been used therapeutically for centuries to give the mind and body a sense of peace and harmony. One of the hottest homeowner trends today is creating a relaxing outdoor oasis, complete with water features. The... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
“Eating Better Than Organic” — I love that title! (Though I admit I stole it from an article in Time magazine by John Cloud from March 2007.) It is the sort of title that makes a person sit up and say, “Hunh?... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) March 2012
With cooler temperatures, I’m not much inclined do be outside so I have turned my attention to projects I can do inside. Walking from front to back I made a list of every project I could think of room to room. From this list I am going to make... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) February 2012
Even on a patio or the balcony of an apartment, you can successfully grow a wonderment of fruits, herbs and vegetables in containers. Strawberries, herbs, tomatoes, potatoes, and even corn are a possible as long as you follow a few guidelines. Pick... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
“I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.” ~Henry David Thoreau
In the mid-1980s, Judy Garry was working at the University of Delaware and studying for... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
Susan Sides has always loved digging in the dirt. She grew up in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and was the only person she knew who tended a backyard vegetable garden. Always fascinated with the natural world, she filled her... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) 42012
Kendra, a third grader, enjoys springtime planting and working in her vegetable garden with her dad, Steve. With the number of vegetables she harvests from her garden, it is easy to see that Kendra has a green thumb. Kendra smiles proudly as she... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) February 2012
Even on a patio or the balcony of an apartment, you can successfully grow a wonderment of fruits, herbs and vegetables in containers. Strawberries, herbs, tomatoes, potatoes, and even corn are a possible as long as you follow a few guidelines. Pick g ...Even on a patio or the balcony of an apartment, you can successfully grow a wonderment of fruits, herbs and vegetables in containers. Strawberries, herbs, tomatoes, potatoes, and even corn are a possible as long as you follow a few guidelines. Pick... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
Susan Sides has always loved digging in the dirt. She grew up in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and was the only person she knew who tended a backyard vegetable garden. Always fascinated with the natural world, she filled her ch ...Susan Sides has always loved digging in the dirt. She grew up in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and was the only person she knew who tended a backyard vegetable garden. Always fascinated with the natural world, she filled her... Read More
Coulee Region Women Magazine (WI) 2007
By Janelle Roghair As you take a walk through neighborhoods in the Coulee Region, it’s not hard to find beautiful gardens in full bloom. But, picking out the right plants for your garden, and keeping your garden looking great from spring into f ...By Janelle Roghair
As you take a walk through neighborhoods in the Coulee Region, it’s not hard to find beautiful gardens in full bloom. But, picking out the right plants for your garden, and keeping your garden looking great from spring into... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) Jan 2012
Probably one of the best times to prune Crape myrtles is in the late fall to early spring, while the trees are dormant and have no leaves. One can also trim in the summer, but you will lose the blooms. Do not cut later than early August i ...Probably one of the best times to prune Crape myrtles is in the late fall to early spring, while the trees are dormant and have no leaves. One can also trim in the summer, but you will lose the blooms. Do not cut later than early August... Read More
Waccamaw Outdoors (SC) Jan 2012
Nature is wonderful. Finding out that working with nature can accomplish your goals is even better, the best is knowing the way nature can save money. This article references the natural way legumes provide high quality wildlife food with ...Nature is wonderful. Finding out that working with nature can accomplish your goals is even better, the best is knowing the way nature can save money. This article references the natural way legumes provide high quality wildlife food... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) 42012
Kendra, a third grader, enjoys springtime planting and working in her vegetable garden with her dad, Steve. With the number of vegetables she harvests from her garden, it is easy to see that Kendra has a green thumb. Kendra smiles proudly as she says ...Kendra, a third grader, enjoys springtime planting and working in her vegetable garden with her dad, Steve. With the number of vegetables she harvests from her garden, it is easy to see that Kendra has a green thumb. Kendra smiles proudly as she... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
“Eating Better Than Organic” — I love that title! (Though I admit I stole it from an article in Time magazine by John Cloud from March 2007.) It is the sort of title that makes a person sit up and say, “Hunh? ...“Eating Better Than Organic” — I love that title! (Though I admit I stole it from an article in Time magazine by John Cloud from March 2007.) It is the sort of title that makes a person sit up and say, “Hunh?... Read More
Transitions News Magazine (SC) Nov 2011
If you love your yard and like to have that “hands on” approach, you need to read on. This is a great time of year for fall planting and cleaning up the yard. I am a physical therapist at Atlantic Physical Therapy and am ...If you love your yard and like to have that “hands on” approach, you need to read on. This is a great time of year for fall planting and cleaning up the yard. I am a physical therapist at Atlantic Physical Therapy and... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
“Eating Better Than Organic” — I love that title! (Though I admit I stole it from an article in Time magazine by John Cloud from March 2007.) It is the sort of title that makes a person sit up and say, “Hunh?... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) February 2012
Even on a patio or the balcony of an apartment, you can successfully grow a wonderment of fruits, herbs and vegetables in containers. Strawberries, herbs, tomatoes, potatoes, and even corn are a possible as long as you follow a few guidelines. Pick... Read More
Omaha Home Magazine (NE) May/June 2012
For seven years running, Watkins Concrete Block Co. of Omaha has sponsored the Watkins Ultimate Backyard Challenge. The annual contest allows some of the area’s best landscape design contractors to showcase their premier backyard projects in... Read More
Omaha Home Magazine (NE) May/June 2012
The sights and sounds of water have been used therapeutically for centuries to give the mind and body a sense of peace and harmony. One of the hottest homeowner trends today is creating a relaxing outdoor oasis, complete with water features. The... Read More
Montana Woman (MT) March 2012
With cooler temperatures, I’m not much inclined do be outside so I have turned my attention to projects I can do inside. Walking from front to back I made a list of every project I could think of room to room. From this list I am going to make... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
“I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.” ~Henry David Thoreau
In the mid-1980s, Judy Garry was working at the University of Delaware and studying for... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
Susan Sides has always loved digging in the dirt. She grew up in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida, and was the only person she knew who tended a backyard vegetable garden. Always fascinated with the natural world, she filled her... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) 42012
Kendra, a third grader, enjoys springtime planting and working in her vegetable garden with her dad, Steve. With the number of vegetables she harvests from her garden, it is easy to see that Kendra has a green thumb. Kendra smiles proudly as she... Read More