Palo Alto Landscape Design Contractor Green Thumbs Up, Shares Advice on Organic, Sustainable Gardening

Green Thumbs Up, specializing in eco-friendly gardens, shares techniques to improve the health of a homeowner’s garden and minimize negative impact on the environment.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 A sustainable garden works in harmony with nature. These gardens are low-water, organic, chemical-free, and support environmental conservation. “Sustainable gardens are the trend right ...

Explore year-round gardening

One of the province’s most highly regarded experts on West Coast gardening is coming to the Sunshine Coast next week. Master gardener Linda Gilkeson, author and popular lecturer, will be a guest speaker at a special Gibsons Garden Club event on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Heritage Playhouse.

Sustainability Speaker Series at Johnson County Community College

Sustainability speaker series looks at organic gardening, trees, drip irrigation and recycling

Gardening Q&A: Smelly growths won't harm garden plants

Q. I had these really strange looking -- and bad smelling -- growths in a couple of my landscape beds last September. Can you tell me what they are and if they are harmful to people or plants? Can I spray something to get rid of them? A. The writer included some photos of what looked like dog stinkhorns (Mutinus caninus).

Trowel & Glove: Marin gardening calendar for the week of Feb. 4, 2012

Marin• Julie Williams Design offers a free class on "Navigating the Remodeling Maze" from 10 a.m.