by Katrina Weinig Consider this: Approximately 42% of threatened or endangered birds, animals or plants in the U.S. today are at risk because non-native species have invaded their habitat. Thus, […]
Jane’s Gardening Journal: A winter garden in spring-like weather
by Jane Solomon Christmas will be here in a few days, but where’s winter? I packed up most of my gardening tools over a month ago, declared “That’s that,” and […]
Jane’s Gardening Journal: Composting’s ‘Major Challenge #3’
by Jane Solomon At last we arrive at Composting Challenge #3: What kind of bin, device or enclosure to use and where to put it. I should note at the […]
Jane’s Gardening Journal: Composting’s ‘Major Challenge #2’
by Jane Solomon Last time I wrote about the importance of incorporating composting into daily life by setting up a system that works for you. In this column, I’ll cover […]
Jane’s Gardening Journal: Composting’s ‘Major Challenge #1’
by Jane Solomon I love composting. It creates rich food for my soil, it makes me feel good, and I’m thrilled how it has reduced our household trash. Composting is […]
Native plants sweeten the deal for pollinators on UDC’s rooftop garden
by Carol F. Stoel Forest Hills gardens are extensive and rich with flowering plants and trees that attract bees, birds and butterflies. Shouldn’t that be enough to support pollinators for the new […]
Compost companies turn your kitchen trash into treasure for gardens
by Anne Rollins Composting kitchen scraps is becoming a big business. Prince George’s and Howard counties are experimenting with programs for collecting and composting food waste, largely to keep the […]
Harvest time at the Sedgwick Street community gardens
by Marjorie Rachlin Early fall means harvest time at the community gardens on Sedgwick Street. It’s been a good summer despite the heat and drought – tomatoes have done well, […]
Jane’s Gardening Journal: Music in bloom; the perfect shrub
by Jane Solomon At the end of my opening column I said I’d write first about composting. Indeed, I’ve been hard at work on a short series (the hardest part […]
Introducing… Jane’s Gardening Journal
by Jane Solomon As soon as the kids finish school, we pack up the car and head north to Vermont, returning with just enough time to do the laundry, buy […]