By Kelsey Deckert, Horticultural Agent NDSU Extension – Burleigh and Morton counties It’s hard to believe that we are already a month into the new year. How are your New Year’s resolutions going so far? Statistically speaking, most of us don’t even get to the end of January with our resolutions. If your resolutions involve … Read more
Audio of text made possible by CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. A Talking Glass Media product. This week, Ken Laine, a mountain gardener at Waters Garden Center in Prescott, shares February’s most important gardening tips. Organize your garden with our February Gardening Checklist and get some tips for beginners. February gardens are looking for spring. The … Read more
Getty Images If you’re ready to expand your vegetable garden to include some of your favorite fall fruits, why not consider adding berries to the mix? Not only do berries ripen quickly (so you can enjoy the harvest in a season or two), but they also make delicious fresh summer cakes and spring desserts! But … Read more
January 31, 2023 Ian Levitz As winter settles in over Wisconsin, the 30th-annual PBS Wisconsin Garden & Landscape Expo will bring a little springtime warmth to the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Feb. 10-12. Event hours are noon to noon on Friday, February 10; Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, February 11 and 10 am … Read more
If you’re looking to add a vibrant holiday touch to your outdoor space, now is the time to consider bougainvillea. The glossy tropical vine comes in gorgeous colors from white apricot to neon pink. The center flowers are small and white or cream-colored, each surrounded by beautiful, elegant bracts or modified petals. Needless to say, … Read more
Not much winter, yet. The “new normal” action starts later and seems to extend into the spring. Snowdrops and pansies are flowers. If we want to change actions, attitudes must change. “All things are interconnected. Everything goes somewhere. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Nature’s bats survive. -Four Laws of Ecology attributed … Read more
On a recent dreary day in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a woman named Karen looked around her yard and found a strange stranger sitting in the flower beds staring at her. Facebook/Buddha Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation The poor dog was wet, dirty and cold. Karen brought the puppy a blanket and a bowl of chicken soup, then … Read more
John Fromm of Appleton is the new program director at Maryspring Nature Center. Fryer, who replaced Brett Willard in that position, began in mid-January and will oversee MarySpring’s many and varied academic programs. These include the weekly Tuesday Talk series, weekend workshops, summer ecocamps, free family events, and environmental outreach with local schools and other … Read more
//= shortcode(‘[in-content-square]”)?” Leslie Griffiths stood in for Mark Drakeford on FMQ today Sean Williams First Minister’s Inquiries this week was the most divisive issue, as everyone sadly knows why Mark Drakeford was not in office himself. Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Rural Affairs and Minister for North Wales, took questions today (January 31) on behalf of … Read more
Many common houseplants can be propagated by cuttings from stems or leaves. (Photo courtesy of Iowa State University) AMES – When houseplants are too large or require many plants, many of them can be propagated by plants. Plant propagation involves growing new plants from plant parts such as leaves and stems. Many species are easily … Read more