Monthly Archives: January 2012

News in the garden world

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

The past two days has seen two big announcements in the garden world: The National Wildlife Federation is partnering with Scotts the lawn chemical giant; The USDA has published the 2012 Plant Hardiness map. The Scotts/NWF debacle is being defended by … Continue reading →

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Foraging with Sam Thayer

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Sam Thayer has been foraging since a child and now teachers others how to forage too. He defines foraging as food that has not been specifically grown for eating – edible wild flowers, nuts and wild  berries are all good … Continue reading →

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Winter Finally Arrives

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

As against this video taken just 2 days ago.January 11th, 2012 So far winter has been rather mild and so far we have not had much in the way of snow. Bulbs are coming up and even the daylily has … Continue reading →

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