1) Mulch your gardens - Mulch is great for retaining moisture, helping your plants through times of heat and drought. 2) Mow your grass to the right height – The taller the grass blade, the deeper the root system becomes. Grass with deeper roots is more drought-resistant. 3) Water at the right times – Watering in the early morning or late ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on September 1, 2010
Back in July, I wrote about the 12 Relationship Rules for Gardeners. This tongue in cheek post compared the challenges of creating a healthy landscape with the challenges of building a healthy relationship. Rule number 7 mentioned that choices based on looks alone are often more trouble than they are worth. Such is often the case when we add non-native, ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on September 1, 2010
I recently wrote a post about the wonders of earthworms in a garden. While working on the post, I was going to mention how I sometimes get earthworms for my garden. Every now and then if I accompany my husband to a bait shop, I buy a small bucket of worms and take them home and drop them in ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 31, 2010
Did you know that August 31st is National Eat Outdoors Day? This annual event celebrates the end of summer vacation with a day of outdoor dining. Have your coffee and bagel on the patio, take a sandwich to work for an outdoor picnic, or treat your special someone to a night of fine dining under ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 30, 2010
Take the Green Thumb Challenge! Green Education Foundation (GEF) and Gardener’s Supply Company have teamed up on an exciting funding opportunity for established youth garden projects nationwide! The organizations are calling on schools and youth groups to submit chronicles of their garden projects in a race to win a $5,000 prize. The award is designed ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 30, 2010
How would you like to earn a little green ($$$) by going green in your landscape? There are several programs in the area that offer rebates and financial incentives to help encourage you to go green and conserve water in your landscape. Montgomery County Maryland Residents – Create a RainScape – Rebates of up to ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 29, 2010
According to statistics collected in the National Gardening Association’s (NGA) 2004 and 2008 Environmental Lawn and Garden surveys, the number of households in the U.S. that practice environmentally friendly gardening techniques increased from an estimated 5 million in 2004 to 12 million in 2008. Although those statistics sound great for our country, as a whole, ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 27, 2010
Earthworms are the intestines of the soil. – Aristotle One of the most memorable questions that I ever received from a fellow gardener was from the gentleman who called me with his earthworm problem. “What can I do to get rid of all of these awful earthworms,” he said. “They’re all over the place.” Although ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 27, 2010
The fifth annual Virginia GoGreen Garden Festival will be held Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 West Broad Street in Richmond, VA. This fun, educational event, sponsored by the Virginia Green Industry Council, runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, free for children 12 and ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 25, 2010
There I was, wandering around twitter the other day and saw a tweet that said "Is that a pickle in your pocket or…." That's how I found out about the upcoming, first ever DC State Fair. The DC State Fair is scheduled for August 28th, 2010 at the Tubman Elementary Field (11th and Irving Streets NW) ...
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Written by Betsy S. Franz on August 24, 2010
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