Pest control as easy as I-P-M (The St. Helena Star)
Saturday update Got pests? The Master Gardeners are here to help with Integrated Pest Management, or IPM. IPM uses a combination of methods to control pests, with the goal of reducing or eliminating chemical sprays.
All welcome to garden workshop (Wingham Chronicle)
If you are looking for fun, friendship and a way to develop your skills, come along to the Manning Valley Community Garden for an organic pest control workshop.
Outsmarting garden pests (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press)
The challenges of growing a garden and shaping a perfect landscape can be great, even for those with a green thumb, and problems can be further compounded by a variety of natural pests.
Garden Superstars for Spring 2009 (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - From picture-perfect roses to containers that are works of art, spring 2009 promises wonderful color and exciting new products for garden lovers everywhere.
GARDENING: 'Pest' or friend? You decide (The Star Press)
In one of my recent articles, you were inspired to create a garden that was bird friendly. The same can be done for other wildlife, too. Creating nooks and crannies gives animals a place to hide, while providing plants and a place for water gives them their necessities. Planning a garden for wildlife can be rewarding, especially in the spring when baby birds are flocking, butterflies are ...
Bagworms not likely to be confused with other bugs (Galveston County Daily News)
The Daily News gardening guru, William Johnson, answers readers questions on insects, fertilizer and more.
Namedropper (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
— TERRY BONIFANTI Garden & gifts Comm-on theme Streams were flowing, flowers were blooming and flags were flying at the Waverly Community House on Saturday as the 17th annual House, Garden & Gift Show, which continues today, got under way.
Home-grown harvest (Honolulu Advertiser)
Getting started on a small food garden at home isn't that hard, but it's definitely dirty. Ask Kathy McKenzie of Lanikai, who likes to mix her own soil using equal parts lava rock, chicken manure and peat moss.
News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico (The Observer)
Gardening with the Masters will offer a special presentation on “Growing Herbs,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, at Meadowlark Senior Center, 4330 Meadowlark Lane SE, in Rio Rancho.
Collaborative effort rids island of pampas grass (The Garden Island)
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Marriott and the Kaua‘i Invasive Species Committee teamed up last week to remove the island’s only known pampas grass population located at the Kaua‘i Lagoons Golf Club, according to a press release. The partnership project was an important step in an ongoing, long-term program dedicated to habitat protection and restoration on the property.
