Upper South
March, 2005
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
Celebrate National Garden Month
"Give A Garden -- Add Beauty to Life" is the theme of this year's National Garden Month, a celebration organized by the National Gardening Association, with the assistance of numerous...
Hellebores: Perennial Plant of the Year
The Lenten rose ( Helleborus x hybridus ) has been making quite a splash recently. There are many new varieties available, and more gardeners are discovering the delights of this early-blooming,...
Barberry Alternatives
Barberries are attractive landscape plants. Their thorns can repel deer and other animals, they spread quickly to create a protective hedge, they are widely adapted to poor soils, and they grow in...
Micro Eco-Farming
While a major back-to-the-land movement 30 years ago received a lot of press, author Barbara Berst-Adams contends another more quiet back-to-the-land movement has been happening on small acreages...
In the Garden
Growing Gifts
Something there is about gardening that invites sharing. Of course, there are always exceptions, but for the most part gardeners are a generous lot, more than willing to share time, knowledge, and plants.
Volumes could be written on the psychology of...
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Resources
Shows & Events
Oregano Ole An all-day symposium with a southwestern theme, sponsored by the Central Indiana Unit of The Herb...
Books
Grace from the Garden In considering community gardens and ways to share your gardening enthusiasm, you might want to...
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Regional Reminders
- Caring for Easter Lilies
- Tending the Strawberry Patch
- Sprucing Up Perennials and Ornamental Grasses
- Start Tender Bulbs
- Plant Cool-Season Vegetables
