Washington Gardener

Holiday season blooms at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

November 28, 2011 · No comments

WASHINGTON GARDENER: Plants for the Holiday Season

by Kathy Jentz As we get wrapped up in hectic holiday preparations over the next month, thoughts of gardening go out the window. Here is a tip to indulge your neglected plant-lust and get a bunch of items on …

Beat the Beetles

July 2, 2011 · No comments

Pauline grew and pampered her grandmother's heirloom roses with pride each year. In March they had just began to leaf out, by May they were magnificent, but come

May garden chores: What to do in your garden now to enjoy it more later

May 1, 2011 · No comments

This is the time of year we are just itching to get out and garden. Who wants to be stuck inside??!! You want to have a beautiful garden

Green Matters: Real Food Renaissance

March 2, 2011 · No comments

GARDENING GODDESS — What do area gardeners do in the bleakest months of the year? We hunker inside with our plant catalogs and seed-starting trays. We also do

Tall Tree Tales

November 29, 2010 · No comments

Prime Time for Pruning

Bulb Forcing 101

November 1, 2010 · No comments

How to Get Spring Blooms in the Dead of Winter

Bamboo Anew

October 1, 2010 · 6 Comments

Take a Closer Look at this Versatile Grass

Get Free Plants to Grow and Share by Seed Saving

August 31, 2010 · No comments

Urban trees

August 3, 2010 · 2 Comments

Nature's AC

Those two weeks in June when we hit record high temperatures, were you feeling. "Hot Hot Hot" as Buster Poindexter sings? Walking around