Northern & Central Midwest
June, 2011
Regional Report
National News - From NGA Editors
Punch up your Garden with Blackberry Punch
Looking to add some drama to your container plantings and hanging baskets this summer? Add excitement with the smoldering colors of Superbells® Blackberry Punch calibrachoa from Proven...
Find Out Where to Pick-Your-Own
Even if you don't have the space or time to grow all your fruits and vegetables yourself, you can still have the satisfaction of harvesting fresh, local produce yourself at a pick-your-own...
Be Water-wise with a Rain Barrel
Environmentally conscious gardeners -- not to mention thrifty ones -- look for ways to keep from wasting water while minimizing run-off and the pollution and erosion problems it can create. Using...
Top Gardening Books
Every year the American Horticultural Society, whose mission blends education, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship with the art and science of horticulture, presents its annual...
In the Garden
Expand Your Garden with Containers
The essence of container gardening can be captured in a single Victorian urn draped with ivory baby's breath and crimson verbena, in a whiskey barrel overflowing with plump juicy tomatoes, or in a handmade box with golden cascading chrysanthemums...
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Resources
Web Finds
Container Gardens Container Gardens is an interesting website with hundreds of articles on all aspects of...
Clever Gardening Technique
Pot-in-Pot Method for Growing Beautiful Plants Don't be tempted to fill your terracotta pot with soil. That makes it heavy and hard to change...
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Regional Reminders
- Divide Bearded Iris
- Don't Fret about Mushrooms in Mulch
- Set Out Fall Transplants
- Keep Pests off Cucumbers and Squash
- Avoid Blossom-end Rot
