Tag: garden
Practical Door Garden
by director on Jan.29, 2009, under Horticulture
I admit that I don’t get the connection between the door and the garden, but the Door Garden does have some truly interesting garden tips. I struggle to overcome feelings of jealousy when I read the Middle Tennessee writer talking about spring coming in a few weeks, but I feel a lot better when I remember the way that gardens turn brown and prematurely finished in August down south.
Watch the Garden
by director on Jan.25, 2009, under Horticulture, Video
What? Watch the garden? But it’s the middle of winter!
No, no. Don’t watch the garden. Watch The Garden – a film about a community garden in Southern California that’s threatened by double-dealing local government.
See Black Valley Films for more information.
Time for a White House Garden
by director on Jan.24, 2009, under Horticulture, economy
In times past, when economic times have gotten rough, many people have had a little something to fall back on to cushion the blow: The garden. Gardens provided vegetables and fruits for a fresh, healthy dinner, and extra produce could be sold for a little extra money.
What have people got now? Lawns. Lawns provide… grass… which we don’t have sheep or horses or cows to feed on any more. Lawns also require mowing, so we have to buy lawn mowers and gasoline, spending money for something that gives us no more benefit.
In this economic recession, people would benefit a great deal from converting their lawns into gardens. They would benefit from a prominent example, but what do we see when we look at the White House in Washington D.C.? We see a great big lawn, productive land going to waste.
Eat the View is a movement coordinated by Kitchen Gardeners International, encouraging the White House to plant an organic vegetable garden for all to see. Go on, and take a look, and get inspired.
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