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With Spring just around the corner, now’s the time to update your landscaping skills. Two Tennessee Yards and Neighborhood Workshops are scheduled for April and May. Each session is held over 2 evenings, each session running from 6 pm to 9 pm. The April workshop will be held April 19th and 20th, and the May [...] An outpouring of Master Gardeners, Master Gardener interns and food bank volunteers and staff showed up last Saturday ready to crank out raised beds for the new Chattanooga Area Food Bank Greenhouse. The goal was to build 20 beds, and by the end of this first day, 16 beds were completed and ready for the [...] Thymus Vulgaris A Brief History of Thymus Vulgaris Gaius Plinius Secundus, (circa 23 – 79 A.C.E.), better known as Pliny the Elder, said that when thyme is burned, it “puts to flight all venomous creatures.” In mythical folklore, thyme flowers were full of perfume and nectar for the bees, traditionally the messengers of the faery world. The [...] Come and learn about some of the most beautiful and low maintenance plants you can have in your garden. This one-day symposium will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the University of Tennessee Visitor Center and UT Gardens, 2712 Neyland Avenue, Knoxville, TN. The day includes educational seminars teaching you how to grow and [...] Each year, the Master Gardeners create a themed garden for the County Fair. Our goal is to teach the visitors about good gardening practices with hands on teaching and demonstrations on how to do better gardens and help to protect our environment. This year the theme was “Art in the Garden” where we created 6 totally [...] Raised bed gardening is a great way to making gardening more efficient and enjoyable. Building raised beds involves basic materials and construction;and if that doesn’t sound like something you are interested in doing, raised beds can be purchased from gardening supply and home improvement centers. Beyond Sprinklers and Hoses TIPS FOR IMPLEMENTING XERISCAPING Plan and Design. Determine North, South, East and West. Note sunny spots· and low or sloped areas. Use existing vegetation not to be removed. Determine use of the space such as dining, sitting or recreation. Eliminate sharp angles as they are harder to maintain and [...] Example of a rain garden, reproduced with permission from the What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a special kind of garden designed to collect and absorb runoff storm water. This would be in an area around your home that may have a slope that after a rain would collect water and hold [...] Rock plants are simply those slow-growing plants of relatively small stature that are suitable in scale for growing in rock gardens. |
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