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Explore with Garden Design Magazine
GARDEN DESIGN MAGAZINE, Published December 14, 2016 Garden Design magazine’s editor in chief, Thad Orr, talks about what makes Garden Design magazine so special. In every issue, you’ll find in-depth stories about plants, growers, and gardens with feature stories that range from 8 to 20 pages in length. You’ll get ideas—ranging from garden-to-table recipes to …Read more »
Blogger Les Parks: A Tidewater Gardener
HAMPTON ROADS, VA Meet Les Parks, the author of A Tidewater Gardener, a blog about gardening in Hampton Roads, VA and travels abroad. Les talks with us in his own garden in a historic neighborhood in Norfolk, and explains what attracted him to blogging. From PlantPop, a horticultural film studio that tells interesting stories about …Read more »
School Native-Plant Garden
INDIANAPOLIS, IN About the native-plant garden at Cold Spring Environmental Magnet School. With Wendy Ford. Produced by The Nature Conservancy. Get Wild, Go Native! Native gardening is good for our air, our water and us. Join our “Go Native” group to learn about all of the ways you can “Get Wild” in your life! Sign …Read more »
Using a Row Cover to Protect your Garden
U. MARYLAND Master Gardener Kent Phillips demonstrates how to use a row cover to protect your garden. We also have a great publication with more in-depth information about floating row covers here: http://extension.umd.edu/sites/defaul…
How to Plant Tomatoes
U. MARYLAND HGIC director Jon Traunfeld demonstrates how to plant two sizes of tomato transplants. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Tomato Cages
U. MARYLAND Baltimore Master Gardener Larry Kloze shows you how to build your own tomato cages using concrete reinforcing wire. They’re a great alternative to staking tomatoes. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Identifying Late Blight on Tomatoes and Potatoes
U. MARYLAND HGIC Director Jon Traunfeld gives us some tips on how to identify Late Blight in your tomato plants, and how to get rid of it. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Removing Tomato Suckers
U. MARYLAND Jon Traunfeld, director of the Home and Garden Information Center, prunes a tomato plant by removing it’s suckers. For more about tomatoes, read our vegetable profile: http://extension.umd.edu/learn/vegeta… For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Bamboo Support Structures
U. MARYLAND Master Gardener intern Joel Warren shows how to construct trellises and support structures for your plants with bamboo. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
How to Grow Corn
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Maryland Master Gardener Larry Kloze, who’s tended his garden for 35 years in Baltimore, explains how to get the most out of growing corn. Click here for more details about growing corn: http://extension.umd.edu/growit/veget… For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
Growing Cucumbers that Climb
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Maryland Master Gardener Larry Kloze, who’s tended his garden for 35 years in Baltimore, explains how he grows cucumbers, and what to keep in mind for when YOU do. For more information, visit the Home and Garden Information website or the Youtube channel.
The Importance of Urban Gardens
WASHINGTON, D.C. With Lola Bloom of City Blossoms, about the importance of gardens in the city. Video by The Nature Conservancy.
