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National Gardening |
Garden Tools and Ergonomics Ergonomic garden tools are designed to keep the body in neutral positions while working, lessening the amount of stress on joints and muscles. |
National Gardening |
Gift Ideas for Gardeners Are your gardening friends the "pink flamingo" types? Or would they prefer a more serious gift, such as some top-of-the-line pruners? Here are some ideas. |
National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie |
Gardening Safely and Sensibly Awareness is growing that gardening can take a greater physical toll than necessary. Fortunately, there are solutions, and they occur in three main categories: garden planning and layout, lifting, and ergonomic tools. |
AskMen.com August 27, 2002 Peter Richmond |
Top 10 Gardening Tools For Men Whether you're moving in to your first new home, or like to signal to all the women in your neighborhood that your grass is always greener, here are the Top Ten Must-Have Garden Tools. |
National Gardening |
Gardening Hand Tools 101 A small investment in the right tools will pay big dividends in making your gardening easier. |
Popular Mechanics June 22, 2009 Harry Sawyers |
How To Irrigate Raised Garden Beds We were thrilled recently to visit an ambitious urban homestead near Philadelphia with an irrigation setup so simple anyone could install it. |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
National Gardening |
Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season. |
This Old House John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Carts and Wheelbarrows When choosing either, follow the recommendation of This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook. |
Seasoned Cooking June 2010 A.G. Coco |
Planting Flavor Setting up a container herb garden is without doubt a rewarding experience, and it may be something that you have an interest in trying for yourself. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Garden Conservancy Open Days To share our country's gardening wealth, the Garden Conservancy, a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to preserve exceptional American gardens for public education and enjoyment, offers their Open Days program every spring and summer. |
This Old House John Kelsey |
Rain Makers Choosing and using lawn and garden sprinklers. |
This Old House Meghan Dockendorf |
Year-Round Potting Station Gardeners would never hibernate with this year-round command center |
National Gardening |
Gardening Climates 101 National Gardening has created its own system of 14 "gardening zones." Rather than minimum temperature alone, these regions are defined by largely similar gardening conditions. Expert gardeners in each region report on conditions and happenings in their region twice monthly. |
Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
This Old House Lynn Ocone |
The Catalog Connection It's not too soon to order seeds and live plants for the spring. |
This Old House July 20, 2015 Nicole Fornabaio |
Go-to Gardening Apps Create and keep track of your garden and its care with these mobile apps |
This Old House Mark Feirer |
10 Uses For A Garden Hose Assign an old hose to new tasks. |
This Old House Alex Jacobs |
Great Things, Small Packages 3 must-have tools for gardening in tight spaces. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
National Gardening |
Planting Peas You can plant peas in a number of different fashions. Check to see which one suits your garden best. |
National Gardening |
Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. |
Science News April 12, 2008 |
Science Safari: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary . . . One farmer reveals the secrets of compost and neighbors transform a median strip into a lush garden full of edible plants on a website. |
National Gardening Margery Guest |
On Becoming a Master Gardener Master Gardeners are a diverse lot. They come in many ages and from all walks of life. But the one thing they all have in common is the desire to share gardening knowledge and experience with other gardeners. |
National Gardening Walter Chandoha |
Picking, Squashing, Fetching... They are three good ways to entice children into the garden. |
National Gardening |
Container Gardening 101 Today's condominium owners and apartment dwellers do not have to forsake gardening. In fact, they can create their own garden hideaway in small spaces. |
National Gardening Patt Kasa |
Putting the Garden to Bed The short warm days and crisp nights of autumn trigger leaf color changes, and remind me it's time to clean up the garden. |
Popular Mechanics November 25, 2008 |
5 Outdoor Tips for Garden and Yard Tools The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
National Gardening Cheryl Dorschner |
Starting from Seed Tips from an innovative gardener... |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Gardening Trends: 2005 Personalized, signature gardens... Finished plants, containers and accessories... Tropical plants indoors... etc. |
This Old House Ashley Womble |
New Gear for Roses There's a new crop of tools on the market specifically designed for cultivating the thorny beauties. |
National Gardening |
Improving Clay Soil If your garden has heavy clay soil, you know what a challenge it can pose to plants, not to mention gardeners. Heavy clay drains slowly, meaning it stays saturated longer after rain or irrigation. |
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans |
Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites... |
National Gardening Dan Hickey |
Gardening is Exercise How to use your garden for the exercise you need... |
National Gardening Art Edelstein |
Garden Railroading Add a model train to your garden and enjoy two hobbies at once... |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Gardening Grows Healthy Kids When kids have a chance to garden, their attitudes toward food and wellness change, they feel stimulated to perform better in school, and develop life skills such as teamwork and personal responsibility. |
High on Adventure October 2007 Steve Giordano |
The Nitobe Memorial Garden Considered to be the one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan, this garden also is rumored to contain celestial powers. |
National Gardening |
Tiller Basics Whether your garden is a small bed of cutting flowers or a big vegetable garden whose bounty is preserved for year around use, there is a power tiller matched to the task. |
Smithsonian August 2005 Ann Hodgman |
Give Weeds a Chance The minute you plant a garden, wilderness starts trying to take advantage of it. Getting mad at the process is like getting mad at gravity. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
This Old House August 2007 Jeanne Huber |
11 Ways to Save Water, Time, and Money on Your Landscape Advice for conserving water, time, and money on your yard and garden. |
National Gardening Calvin R. Finch |
A San Antonio Success Community leaders in San Antonio have discovered that gardening is an effective tool for motivating kids to learn, to stay in school, and to have pride in themselves and in their community. |
National Gardening Barbara Richardson |
El Nino Forecast for Gardeners With drought conditions prevailing in nearly half the country this year, it's been a tough time for gardeners. There is some relief in sight for the southern half of the U.S. as the El Nino weather system moves in this fall and winter. |
Popular Mechanics September 19, 2008 Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
National Gardening |
Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. |
Seasoned Cooking August 2010 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Favorite Garden Find I have several little garden plots in my backyard. My herb garden tends to run amok, but I enjoy it anyway and it's rather amusing when my corgi comes in from the backyard smelling of mint. |
National Gardening |
Garden Pests 101 The best defense against garden damage from insects and disease is a long-term program of soil building. Healthy soil will produce healthy, resistant plants. |
National Gardening |
Growing Flowers 101 Old homes occupied by expert gardeners often feature gardens that are beautiful for decades after the gardener departed, almost as if they evolved naturally. Planning is the reason. |
Popular Mechanics November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |