Healthy eating project for schools giving cash boost 4:00pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News By Bruce Thain A project to promote healthy eating and exercise among school pupils has been giving a cash boost with a £1000 council grant.
A Friends of the Falkirk and Master Gardeners plant sale is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20 at the Falkirk Cultural Center at 1408 Mission Ave. in San Rafael. Call 473-4204. West Commons offers a weekly harvest exchange at 1:30 p.m.
Events are free unless noted. Fees usually include materials; call to confirm. All area codes are 503 unless noted. Oswego Heritage Council Historic Home Tour Tour includes five Lake Oswego homes and Richard Sundeleaf’s landmarks. When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 19 Details: 635-6373 or www.oswego Tour homes ranging from Arts and Crafts Foursquares to Colonial Revivals.
More than a thousand tomato plants! Hundreds of peppers, zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, kale, Swiss chard and more. There will be plenty of herbs (basils, thymes, oregano, chives, lavender, sage and more) for every delicious dish in your repertoire plus many more for new recipes your family will love.
BELMONT Stowe Botanical Garden on Friday unveiled plans for a $6 million childrens garden that will be developed in stages, starting in the spring. Garden officials also announced that Gaston textile pioneer Duke Kimbrell and his wife, Dot, have made a $2 million matching leadership gift to kick off the capital campaign.
Running up the bunting for Cake Sunday: Annie Monaghan, Liesbet Paterson, Nicolette Jones, Phaik Connor and Graham Coult. NEIGHBOURS from Highbury and Finsbury Park gathered at the weekend to make bunting for this month’s Cake Sunday. The popular event, organised by the Blackstock Triangle Gardeners’ group, is part of the Chelsea Fringe festival.
I used to be quite the gardener, back in the days when I spent much more of my time in Ohio. One summer, Burpee Seed Company even came to photograph my flower beds for use in their commercials. Then, 22 years ago, my husband and I purchased our first Sanibel house. I began gardening on Sanibel, quickly realizing that I had much to learn, because gardening was so very different here than in Ohio.
It is finally time for strawberries here in York County! The fresh smell and sweet taste of sun-ripened local berries make any west-coast or Florida berries pale in comparison. You can certainly pick your berries from local growers, but they are very easy to grow and exceptionally rewarding. Here is some background information along with a few tips to help you establish your own backyard strawberry patch.
By MrBrownThumb, this day at 9:40 pm Back in April I wrote an article on Chicago Plant Sales for the Chicago Tribune.
After learning how to refine your green thumb at the Spring Garden Tour, have a meal blossoming with flavor at Miyako Sushi Bar in Oviedo.