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Jerry gets some tips from rose expert Penny McKinlay on dealing with suckers on grafted roses...

Not everyone has a six-bed vegetable garden, so Tino discusses the principles of single bed planting...

Angus visits the Sydney Botanic Gardens for a snapshot into the world of the stunning and vast species that make up the Solanaceae - the potato family...

Every Component Counts: Josh visits the home garden of designer Janine Mendel, whose series of courtyards shows how to get a lot out of a series of small spaces. The Patch: Not everyone has a six-bed vegetable garden, so Tino discusses the principles of single bed planting. Cultivating Peace: Jane explores a stunning, tranquil garden planted and cared for by a Buddhist order of monks. Potted Delights:...

Sophie shows how to grow small bulbs in pots for some indoor colour and fragrance in spring...

Jane explores a stunning, tranquil garden planted and cared for by a Buddhist order of monks...

When You become an organic gardener, your efforts go beyond the confines of your yard.  Your organic gardening benefits the ecosystem because of the interconnectedness of organic gardening with the world at large.  The basic concept of organic gardening is to garden in commune with nature, namely without artificial fertilizers and pesticides.  But there is […]...

Josh visits the home garden of designer Janine Mendel, whose series of courtyards shows how to get a lot out of a series of small spaces...

If you have some gardening challenges, you might want to elevate your garden for success.  Because you have a bad back, because you can’t stand on your feet too long, or just because your gardening soil is terrible, don’t let that stop you from doing the gardening that you love.  We’re becoming more creative as […]...

What better way to get some great earth day gardening tips than from Chef Symon, restauranteur and television personality.  Joshua Cohan has written a wonderful article about his interview with Chef Symon.  If you’ve ever watched “The Chew,” you know what a funny and upbeat person Chef Symon is.  You can almost sense his pleasant […]...

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Primula auricula Maybe it is just because it is Spring, but I have been seeing all sorts of mentioned of auricula in the last week or so. Gardener’s World on the BBC had an entire segment on them and they have been popping up in my RSS feed reading, too (See 100 Flower : #031 Auriculas). […] Interesting Plant: Primula auricula is a post from: A Gardener's Notebook Subscribe to A Gardener's...

This is an interesting approach to a gardening article.  Anna Claire Vollers decided to do an interview with a newbie gardener.  This isn’t necessarily one of those how to do it for the beginning gardener but rather a series of questions that beginning gardeners have and the answers they come up with, at least in […]...

If you watched the most recent  episode of “In the garden…April 11, 2014: Finally back in the garden for some planting and cleanup“, then you saw me plant these carrot and green onion seeds on one of the empty pots. A few days ago they started to arise and this is what they look like […] Container Garden Update: Carrot and Green onion Seedling appear is a post from: A Gardener's...

If you looked at my grandfather’s garden, you would never have believed that small gardens have advantages over large ones.  He got a lot of produce out of that garden, more than he ever needed.  His home was in a typical city block, so the lot itself wasn’t as large as you might find in […]...

Don’t be too quick to begin gardening this year until you assess the quality of your soil.  Denise Ruttan has written a comprehensive article about how to do so.  She writes that soil is essentially of three kinds and combinations thereof, namely, clay, sand and silt.  She writes about how to assess the quality of […]...

There are lots of herbs you can grow in your garden, but here for you to consider are three uncommon garden herbs.  Jessica Walliser writes about three herbs that are not the usual ones you’ll find in an herb garden, but they are worth planting in your garden.  If you’ve heard of either Levisticum officinale, […]...

Garden Alphabet: California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) Sycamore are ubiquitous here in Southern California. If you are looking for water, ti is common to look for the sycamore, which require more water and therefore grow close to water sources, even if they aren’t obvious like a creek, river or pond. I love the eccentric arching of the […] Garden Alphabet: California Sycamore (Platanus...

Little Inventions: Jerry drops in on an old gardening friend to see his latest methods for growing a variety of produce. The Bamboo Man: Josh visits a gardener in Albany in W.A. whose collection of bamboo is vast. He finds out how to grow, maintain and keep control of it. The Tower Gardens: Costa discovers a stunning, botanically-rich garden designed around a high rise apartment block on Sydney Harbour....

I was looking for a photo to illustrate today’s End of the Day blog (Spring has broken!) and happened upon this shot. I am still impressed with myself on how well this photo came out. What a striking photo of a striking iris. You can view all the photos in this Flickr Album – Southern […] Photo: Bearded Iris from Southern California Spring Garden Show 2012 is a post from: A Gardener's...