Maltese Cross flower

A couple of weeks back I visited The Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, which houses more than a million plants representing 5,000 species from many of the climatic zones

SAVING SEEDS

Saving your own vegetable seed is fun. It offers a sense of self-sufficiency and saves money. You can maintain a variety that is not available commercially. There are certain considerations

Herbed Pumpkin Mushroom Stuffing

6 cups cubed pumpkin bread 1 cup butter 1 cup chopped celery 2 cups chopped red onion 2 cups sliced mushrooms (portabella, crimini, portini, or your favorite blend) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 2 tablespoons chopped

Easter garden blooms at All Saints

AN EASTER garden has been a part of the seasonal decor at All Saints Anglican Church on Marli Street, for nearly 15 years now. The garden was created by Mavis Carrington,

The Facts About Squash and Melon

by National Gardening Association Editors There are many old myths about the freak results of cross-pollination between cucumbers and melons, pumpkins and squashes prevail, and most need clearing up. Crossing Squashes Mixed breeding

Emma and Charlie on song for wedding prize

ONE perfect couple have been voted winners of the 2007 Bucks Free Press Bride of the Year competition. Emma Williams, 29, and Charlie Wood, 28, who live in Aylesbury, were nominated

Saving garden seeds has advantages

Considering all of those seed catalogs that come in the mail over the winter, each offering hundreds of vegetable varieties, why would a gardener bother to collect seeds from the

Learn to grow your own salad

Health conscious people are being invited to test their green fingers by growing their own organic salads this summer. With worries about chemical additives and "food miles" - some produce travels

You can raise a new crop of gardeners

When you ask avid gardeners about their first garden memory, they often reminisce about a caring grandparent or parent who taught them about growing plants and sparked their lifelong interest. They've

HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE CULTIVARS

Beans Beans of all kinds are very popular heirloom vegetables. There are thousand of cultivars, with huge variations in taste, size, color and markings, and climate adaptability. Beans are usually not cross-pollinated.

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