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1: What is a Bulb?

A bulb is a modified shoot or flower bud that usually forms underground. It has swollen leaf bases or thick scales that protect the bud and store food to nourish it during a rest period in which the p...

By: The Lone Gardener

Do You Feed the Birds in your Garden?

Putting a bird feeder in your garden is a very kind thing to do. It is getting harder and harder for birds to find food in urban areas – not only in winter, but all year round – and so bird feeders can often sa...

By: John Gibb

Design Your Own Rose Garden

The texture and the fullness of the rose is unlike any other flower, and they come in a wide variety of scents and colors that range from a very bright yellow to a dark deep red. It is curious that such a beautiful flower ...

By: Ken Asselin

Rose Gardening: Water, Sun and Shade

The rose is not getting enough sun. Roses need a minimum 6 hours of direct sun a day to do well. The rose plant needs more water. Roses like as a minimum 1 inch of water per week during the growing season. The rose has bee...

By: Finn Jensen

(ARA) - Container gardening is a great alternative for people who don't have the time or space for a full garden or flowerbed. Often, however, container gardeners may feel they have to choose between ...

Gardening author Sydney Eddison and illustrator Kimberly Day Proctor will explain "How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older" Sunday at 3 p.m. at Minor Memorial Library , 23 South St., Roxbury.

Gardening is not just a fun hobby; it can also be good for your health. One Sulphur man has been gardening for more than 80 years growing peanuts, tomatoes, squashyou name it, and Calvin Murrell grows...