Tag: Gardening
Free Our Gardens
July is the month we celebrate our country’s freedoms, often in our outdoor living spaces. It is also the summer month when our gardens...
A Great Free Resource for Gardeners
Did you know you could borrow a weed wacker or a rototiller for free? Yes, it’s true, for free. In 2021, a partnership between...
How to Rid Yourself of Bamboo Roots
We planted a stand of bamboo years ago, thinking it would be a wonderful screen – and boy, it has been. But I never...
Gardening Partnership Helps Youth Bloom on Barracks Row
Jim Guckert is bending over a patch of dirt on the 700 block of Eighth St. SE. Two young men are kneeling close by,...
Save the Clematis
Is there anything good about the vile weather we have been suffering?
I assume you mean garden-wise. Rapid switches back and forth between mild and...
How to Improve Compacted Soil
Gardeners spend January sitting by a cozy fire reading garden sales catalogues. I can't. My New Year's Resolutions are too URGENT. Please help me...
Plant Your Fritillaria Bulbs Sideways
I plan to buy some Fritillaria bulbs this fall. Judging from pictures they’re very tall and stunningly beautiful. But a gardening friend made a...
In Praise of Crape Myrtles
Just like spring with the lovely cherry blossoms, Capitol Hill has exploded in dramatic colors throughout the Hill. Bright pinks, fuchsia, lavender, and white...
Celebrate Garden Day at Potomac Triangle Parks
It's time to celebrate the community work that went into making the Potomac Triangle Parks the beautiful spaces they are today.
Garden Day 2021 is...
Be A Part of The Sustainable Solution
Is there anything better on a hot summer afternoon than biting into a fresh tomato right off the vine or enjoying a bowl of...