The Humble Plants Provide Many Benefits Despite environmentalists’ warnings, Americans spend large amounts of time and money on products that eradicate moss from their manicured lawns. This, along with unchecked commercial harvesting and damage by pollution, has caused a serious decline in the low-profile plant, even though moss is an important component of many ecosystems, [...]
The story of the Community Gardens of Tucson be gins with the generosity of one person. In 1989, Ellen Hand proposed a plan to the Pima County Extension agent to create a community garden on her property. Local Master Gardeners helped install a drip irrigation system and rabbitproof fencing, and the first 15 community garden [...]
CULTIVATING 3 YOUNG GARDENERS IN NEW YORK STATE’S HUDSON VALLEY HAS ITS REWARDS, FOR THE YOUTH OF TODAY ARE THE FUTURE STEWARDS OF OUR LAND. Just last summer, Una Oarcea decided she wanted to be in business for herself. After years of working hard for someone else, she thought she could apply her knowledge and [...]