Join us at the fall open house of the Leon County Extension Office. We will coordinate car pooling and lunch afterwards. Garden tours, door prize drawings, invasive plant exhibition, butterfly gardening, and more! Leon Co. Extension Office 615 Paul Russell Road
Just a reminder that the Garden Club workday is scheduled for this Wednesday, September 23 at 9:00 am. We’ll be weeding, laying pine straw, and determining what, if any, Fall plants need to be added to our area. If you’re able to join us, please do.
From Jim West: The Fall Butterfly season is here and we have the plants for your garden. Please help support the Horticulture Program at Lincoln High School by purchasing flowering plants at our sale October 1 and 2 from 8:00 until 4:00. For more information contact Jim West at westj3@mail.lincoln.leon.k12.fl.us or call at 487-2110 ext [...]
Saturday, September 26 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM 1235 Apalachee Parkway (in parking lot in front of New Leaf Market) O’Toole’s Herb Farm will have Certified Organic® plants, organic potting soil and worm castings for sale for your fall garden. Come early for a good selection.
The meeting will be at Tuesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm at Linda Hilaman’s home at 1109 Mimosa Drive. Linda will be providing dinner. Please RSVP with Julanne by September 11.
September 13 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Cost is $15.00 per person. $25.00 per couple, $10.00 for students, and children 12 and under are free. Backyard Farms, 1276 Cherry Tree Road, Monticello This workshop, sponsored by FAMU’s Small Farms Program, will demonstrate construction of a double-dug raised bed, discuss lunar planting, and more. There [...]
There are several garden and nature related workshops coming up: “Ants: The Little things that Rule the World” lecture at Goodwood, Friday, April 10 Part of the Brown Bag lunch series, noon to 1 pm, Jubilee Cottage, 1600 Miccosukee Road Call 877-4202 for details Colorful Container Gardening Workshop Learn how to choose plant combinations that [...]
Kenny’s raised bed garden is doing well despite the recent flooding. He’s tried something new to stake the tomatoes: bamboo with branches attached. Although there are many resources online, here are a few links to raised bed gardening web sites. Hope you find them helpful! http://organicgardening.about.com/od/startinganorganicgarden/a/raisedbed.htm http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4966110622933784243 http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/raisedbed.html http://www.wikihow.com/Construct-a-Raised-Planting-Bed http://cmg.colostate.edu/gardennotes/713.pdf http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/raisedbed.htm
Have you been gardening here in the Deep South believing that bulbs just will not thrive here? Join Gardening Friends of the Big Bend to learn about those lovely flowers produced by bulbs, corms, or rhizomes that will flourish, reproduce, and naturalize in our climate. Seventh generation South Carolinian gardener Jenks Farmer will educate and [...]
Participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28, by turning off your lights for one hour (830 PM to 930 PM). The light-out is a symbol of consolidarity among people of different nations to “VOTE EARTH.” Each person to turn off their lights is considered one vote. Earth Hour is trying to reach one billion [...]