Tag: gardening friends

This Is Country Garden Inspiration For Real

This Is Country Garden Inspiration For Real

What comes to mind when you think about country garden inspiration? Perhaps you envision vast swaths of brilliant flowers underneath a blue sky. Maybe there are some wispy clouds floating  
We Love Our Gardening Friends

We Love Our Gardening Friends

One of the first gardening friends we had here at GreenPrints was Becky Rupp. She was in our very first issue way back in 1990, and she's still with us  
My Neighbor Is a Garden Fairy

My Neighbor Is a Garden Fairy

Say what you will about the Tooth Fairy, garden gnomes, and even the occasional garden troll, but I will vouch for the existence of a garden fairy. However, I don't  
Gardening Friends That Feed the Planet

Gardening Friends That Feed the Planet

If we think very much about the elements in our garden, it's most likely the nitrogen (N), phosphorous (K), and potassium (P) in our fertilizer. I might throw H2O in  
Do Rabbits Eat Marigolds?

Do Rabbits Eat Marigolds?

Today's story appeared to me ironically enough after I took some heat for suggesting marigolds might deter rabbits (among other pests like aphids). My experience gardening comes from real life,  
The Christmas Cactus of Hope

The Christmas Cactus of Hope

Do you own a Christmas cactus; or Schlumbergera bridgesii? I've always liked the look of them, with their reaching little green fingers and funky pink blooms at the tips, but  
This Stink Plant… Stinks!

This Stink Plant… Stinks!

Today's story is about a newspaper reporter who went to report on a man's "Stink Plant," more commonly known as “The Sacred Lily of India,” but it is also known