Renowned British horticulturalist and writer Gertrude Jekyll, who created more than 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and America during her career, once said, “A garden is a grand teacher.” I like to think…
Garden Supply
Beautiful Garden at Governor Livingston HS Serves a Practical Purpose
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Deep red cardinal flowers, purple cone flowers, black-eyed Susans, and bright orange butterfly weed along with native shrubs and grasses create a beautiful pollinator garden at Governor Livingston High School. While the…
Beautiful Garden at Governor Livingston HS Serves a Practical Purpose
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – Deep red cardinal flowers, purple cone flowers, black-eyed Susans, and bright orange butterfly weed along with native shrubs and grasses create a beautiful pollinator garden at Governor Livingston High School. While the…
Correction: Fall Homes-Indoor Grow Gardens story
In a story Aug. 8 about gardens that can be grown indoors, The Associated Press misidentified a company that produces vertical gardens for indoors. It is LA Urban Farms, not LA Farms. Its founder is…
George citizens must halve their water usage
Tap file picture. The new 2C restrictions mean George residents are not allowed to water their gardens with a hose or sprinklers at all. George households would have to cut municipal water usage by about…
Buy Home Depot before earnings due to booming housing sales: Jefferies
Getty Images Home Depot employee helps a customer as she shops in the paint department at the store in Miami. Home improvement sales may be one of the few bright spots for Home Depot. Daniel Binder,…
Growing Pains
Editor’s Note — On Mondays, the Ashland Daily Press will try something new on our Loud & Clear page where local authors can share columns about anecdotes and features about life in the Chequamegon Bay…
Expert Advice: Start planning now for fall garden
While the start of August may be too early to plant a fall garden, it’s not too soon to start planning for one. Experts at the Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture suggest the following cool-season…
Mole problem? Vole problem? Here’s how to treat both
. Cheri in Annandale writes: “Do moles and voles go together in lawns? I believe we had them about 12 years ago but had big dogs and they seemed to go away. Now we have…
School supply distribution a benefit to students, families
Maggie Aguilar could not wait to try on her new backpack on Wednesday. “I picked this one out because of the blue,” the 8-year-old third-grader-to-be said, referencing the various shades of blue that made a…