Tag Archive: Flowers

Easy Ways To Create A Bee-Friendly Garden

Anne Gibson

Bees help fertilize up to 90% of the earth’s major food crops, including what you likely put on your plate every day. These hard-working insects are suffering from many pressures globally including chemical herbicides, viruses, mites, genetically modified crops, and harsh weather conditions. Many urban gardeners are noticing a decline in bee populations in their backyards and balconies, producing lower yields and reduced quality, size, and flavor of the food grown.

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Featured Flower: Peony

Gardeners looking for flowers that are as hardy as they are beautiful need not look farther than the peony! They have an incredible lifespan, are gorgeous in the ground or a vase, and pollinators love them. Flirty And Fun Sometimes described as looking like a generous scoop of ice cream, the full-bodied flowers come in…
April 26, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Featured Flower: Calendula

Its tall stems and vibrant yellow, orange, gold, or cream petals add beauty to any garden, but there is more to calendula than meets the eye. This incredibly versatile plant is a wonderful companion in the veggie patch and has been historically used for its many healing properties. An herbalist friend of mine (and Garden…
April 5, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs
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Flowers and Vegetables Make Perfect Garden Buddies

There is so much emphasis these days on growing our food that flowers are sometimes forgotten or pushed to the background on our properties. But consider this: flowers are one of the many organic ways of achieving a delicious edible garden that delivers fresh produce all growing season long. Many varieties are not only beautiful…
March 29, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs