Article: Weekend gardener: Its easy to preserve season's beauty to last through winter

Article: Weekend Gardener: Raised bed prepared now is ready ...
Capital (Annapolis);  October 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Raised beds are the greatest idea for the gardener since the use of mulch became popular. Professional landscapers are using raised planting areas more and more in their designs. Public gardens have employed this intensive gardening practice for years, and smart backyard gardeners are beginning to

Article: Weekend Gardener: For garden tools, stick with ...
Capital (Annapolis);  November 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Gardeners are divided between those who loosen reluctant weeds with a broken dinner knife and the more gadget-minded, who experiment with all the latest modern power-driven edgers. The best gardeners fall in between, using basic essential tools to accomplish most of the ordinary gardening

Article: Weekend Gardener: Fronds are great for fern-ishing ...
Maryland Gazette;  January 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Ferns have been around for a long time. They were well established before the age of the dinosaur with the Boston Fern being a descendant of one of the oldest known plants on earth. "Fern house" was a common name used for conservatories during the Victorian era. Ferns always held a place of honor

Article: Weekend Gardener: Sweet fragrance is a bonus for ...
Maryland Gazette;  February 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Did you ever sit on the deck and a sudden spring breeze stirred through the branches of a nearby lilac filling the air with a sweet lingering fragrance? Did you ever spend a warm summer evening on the patio and the scent of night-blooming nicotania drifted in the openness of all outdoors? There's a

Article: Weekend Gardener: sparagus needs moisture, compost
Maryland Gazette;  March 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The young tender shoots of asparagus have been used as a vegetable for over two thousand years. Asparagus can be grown in practically every part of the country, except in areas of extreme heat. Homegrown asparagus takes time and patience to grow, but as one of the most permanent vegetable plants,

Article: Weekend Gardener: Want a bright yard now? Try ...
Maryland Gazette;  April 3, 2004 ;     697 words ...Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica), also commonly called the lily-of-the-valley shrub, is one of the first ornamentals to begin the springtime display. This popular broad-leaved evergreen is an ideal specimen for protected shady spots. It's a plant that steps out to greet spring at a time when

Article: Weekend Gardener: The best summer corn is from your ...
Maryland Gazette;  June 5, 2004 ;     624 words ...Like tomatoes, there is only one way to really enjoy the flavor of fresh corn; grow it yourself. Genuine corn lovers start the water boiling on the stove before they pick, so they can rush tender ears straight from the garden into the pot. The earliest corn matures in about two months, the latest