Get your garden off to a great start!
March 3, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Yes, spring really is here! Perhaps you have ignored your landscape over the winter. Don’t wait any longer – get outside and start tackling important spring maintenance tasks. If you give your garden some attention now, it will reward you in the weeks ahead with beautiful, healthy plants. Here is your spring garden “to do” [...]
Read More...Easy Ways to Vegetable Garden
February 20, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Many people don’t want to take the time and energy to dig up a vegetable garden plot and amend the existing soil. Not to worry! There are several other ways to garden that are easy and almost “dig-free!”
For expert advice, I visited master gardener, Janet Lester, at her Fayetteville
home to learn easy options for those [...]
Start your own herb kitchen garden
February 14, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under outdoor
Spring is still just a promise on the horizon, but savvy gardeners know it is now time to prepare for spring planting. If you have ever yearned to grow fresh herbs to enhance the flavor of your culinary efforts, why not plan now to start a small herb kitchen garden?
To get the best advice on [...]
Vegetable gardening class just in time for spring!
February 11, 2010 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Food, outdoor
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Office in Fayette County and the Fayette Master Gardener Association are hosting a free class on vegetable gardening: “Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Vegetable Garden.” The class will be held twice and is free and open to the public but registration is required.
Mr. Lester [...]
Grow a garden library with these great reads
January 25, 2010 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Whether you’re a casual gardener or a weathered landscape professional, you need tried-and-true resources to ensure a healthy garden and avoid making costly mistakes. Local gardeners recommend these books, magazines and websites for green thumbs.
Read More...Tips to Be a Better Gardener in 2010
December 30, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
Whether you have a “brown thumb” or are an experienced gardener, you can become a better gardener in 2010. Gardening is a great hobby that provides numerous personal benefits. Need to lose weight and get moving? Gardening gets you outside in the fresh air where you will get lots of exercise doing something productive. Need [...]
Read More...My UGA Garden Vignette
November 4, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
I am a proud member of the Bulldog Nation! I know, I know — it’s a lousy year to be a Georgia Bulldog fan with the football team struggling so. Yet, those of us who bleed red and black will always support the dawgs (even if we mumble under our breath) and think about what [...]
Read More...Autumn – The Perfect Time to Add Plants to the Garden
October 27, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under Garden Views, outdoor
“You ought to know that October is the first Spring month.” – Karel Capek
Some of us view the fall months as a slow time in the garden. We rake (and rake again) the falling leaves but tend to view “gardening” as over for the year. Yes, our plants are going dormant and the colorful blooms [...]
Southern gardens can delight all year
September 9, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under outdoor
Nothing lifts the spirits like looking outside at an exciting garden display during the long bleak months of winter. Create a four-season garden and enjoy color and blooms all year long.
Read More...Help! Deer are eating my garden!
July 28, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under At Home, outdoor
While most of us enjoy wildlife, we’d appreciate deer more if they were eating someplace other than our gardens! Methods for deterring deer explored.
Read More...Hot plants for the long hot summer
July 1, 2009 by Bonnie Helander
Filed under outdoor
Wouldn’t it be great to enjoy vivid color in the midst of heat, humidity and drought? You can still have a spectacular garden in the late summer if you add some of the amazing variety of hot summer survivors that reward you with blooms until the first frost.
Read More...Now is the time for a deck safety check
July 1, 2009 by Fayette Woman
Filed under outdoor
An unsafe deck could possibly collapse, causing serious injuries to you and your guests. So, if it’s summer, it’s time for a deck safety check.
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