Kenworth Factory Tour

I've been away at a garden conference, so I just wanted to take this week to share with you some of my favorite images from the garden so far. « More Dirt on Gardening » Tags butterfly garden , container , garden , Jessica Walliser , perennial bed ,...

Northside Elementary Students Help Conserve and Restore Stream, Park Area After a big Kentucky breakfast, including the requisite biscuits and sausage gravy (good thing–we needed the energy!) we climbed into our bus and headed to Midway's Northside...

This is one of the only rules on which I am completely uncompromising, and I let the kids know it. Point out to them that you work on your land and have a tight schedule. Either way, make sure they and their chaperones know that engaging in those activities...

“With the tour, we hope to help grow the seed that farmers in the Midwest have planted by turning to renewable energies,” says Till Koetter, project coordinator for The Climate Network.

The wild carrots that gave rise to our delicious modern cultivars came in every color but orange, purple being the most common hue. Melons, which consist of a whopping 95 percent water, have been grown in the Nile valley since ancient times.

I hope you enjoyed this aromatic tour, wish I could hand out some crystallized ginger to make your day sweeter... Gingers are a well-known genus amongst exotic plant lovers and they certainly are great plants either as individuals with stunning flowers...

From the moment the troupe arrives on campus, a full-day school takeover is jam-packed with informative conservation assemblies, lively arts performances and interactive farming clinics.

See you all soon! This small tour of some vines of Reunion took us once again in a world-wide trip; I would bet that it will not be the last one we take together. Here we come once again, vine lovers! The three preceding articles introduced climbers which...

By midsummer, the prairie has become a sea of grass.This grass is a dominant species in the tallgrass prairie, so much that some prairies were called bluestem prairies, where the grass formed a dense sod that excluded other plants.

I hope you enjoyed this little tour and will now start growing all sorts of vines, climbers and lianas! They need some tending but are really fun and grow fast, even producing marvelous fruits for the sweet tooth.

Of course there is much more in other parts of the garden, other tours are scheduled, you are very welcome ! I will therefore introduce here some tropical fruits which are not usually offered in supermarkets either because they are not commercially grown...

And for a smaller prairie garden, burning is not really necessary. The resulting ash releases nutrients to the soil. Yet by May [in zone 5] the flowering of the prairie has already begun.

While gardeners often plant it for the sake of the Monarch butterfly, it can be invasive; other species may be preferable.This species is similar to Common Milkweed, but its flowers are a darker pink and larger.Also known as Butterfly Weed.

We're crossing our fingers for a drier week so they can get the skid steer in here and gussy it up for us. Watching all those bees busy at work on a sunny day was pretty cool. My friend certainly has his share of weeds; me too.

Although we are still very far from having met all the insects, spiders, amphibians and reptilians of French Guiana we also have to pay a visit to mammals and birds which will be for our next tour, I hope you will nevertheless sleep sound and not check...

I'm also a teacher and love to give farm camps for kids where they learn about the gardens and the animals, and get the chance to help cook farm-to-table meals, including pizzas, apple pies, pickles and egg salad.

Official unveiling was in May 1991 and the garden has been growing ever since, both in size, species number and reputation with 35000 to 4 people touring the garden each year. Now that we've strolled through the pristine jungle of Guiana, let us venture...

As you guess the garrigue proved to be very rich and diversified so we will soon meet again for another tour. I now want to thank my mother, Jacqueline Devin, who not only introduced me to the garrigue plants but also let me use some of her paintings...

However, a close contender was reasonably priced for ordering online. We sounded like any wine tasting party.Good quality beans produce a smoother cup of coffee.The harsh, bitter notes in lesser beans can be disguised by clever roasting.a lot of fun comparing...

This added interest to the Dooryard Garden and made for quite the conversation piece. These characteristics mark the plants as good choices for enhancing the winter landscape.Trees or shrubs which have interesting or colorful bark, such as the River Birch.Trees...

It is named for the smoothness of its waxy leaves. The flower stalks usually arch to the sides rather than standing upright.As its name suggests, this is the tallest goldenrod, with some specimens growing over six feet, although some individuals might...

I hope you enjoy this small garden tour, all those little guys live harmoniously here and help to keep a natural balance so pest control is reduced to eating wasps larvae as stated in a previous article...I have to thank here my friend Francois Vanderschricke...

Approximately 20 percent of today's military population is female, and many are starting careers in food, farming and agriculture upon returning to civilian lifestyles. Anna Mann, a female veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Joint...

There is of course some travel nostalgia when one looks at vessels which have taken people all over the world for centuries and are still a way of life for some. Yes indeed, and although this is France and the official language is French (you know, this...

The Italian Garden features three formal water gardens, where koi swim among giant lotus, papyrus plants and assorted water lilies. Here's why this stop is a must-see if you find yourself in North Carolina.

“If you don't want to work 14-hour days for at least two months straight, then this isn't for you. People come from three and four states away just for our sour cherries because no one else offers them.” Once you've identified your niche, make sure...

But for now grab your backpack from the car trunk, warm up your ankles and knees; we'll be starting pretty soon. Let us now get started; the trail begins right by the road with a very steep part, take it easy or you will lose your breath right away! After...