Master Gardener Articles

Natural Materials Look for rose hips, berries, nuts, pine cones and dried flowers. Use these in their natural state, or you might add a bit of color. Dab puff paint on the tips of a pine cone or an acorn cap to look like a small drift of snow...

Rather than adding them to our weekly trash collection, what can be a better choice? Relegating old jack-o-lanterns to a landfill places them in an anaerobic situation. There they can not break down resulting in methane. Here are a few option...

Garlic and shallots can go into the ground as late as mid-November for harvest in July. Choose a well-drained site in your garden, and be sure to amend it with compost to give these heavy feeders a solid start. We still have time to plant spring...

Before you just blow or rake those leaves into bags or to the street, STOP! There is an alternative that will improve the environment, save you money, beautify your yard, and save pollinators & other important creatures, LEAVE THE LEAVES...