Sharon Hill, This Week in the Garden: Garden excitement grows as seeds arrive

After all these years of gardening, seeds still seem magical to me. That such a tiny package can hold all that is needed to grow into a head of lettuce for dinner, or a shade tree for the patio, or a poppy for the garden still boggles my mind.

10% Off Container Gardening And Birding Accessories Through Blue Ridge Bracket Company

All Rockit Brand flower pot holders, bird feeder hangers and planter brackets will be 10% off at justrockit.comAsheville, NC (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 In a move to promote container gardening and birding to renters and urban residents, Blue Ridge Bracket Company is running an online promotion. All Rockit Brand planter brackets, bird feeder hangers, and flower pot holders will be 10% off MSRP ...

Innovative gardening ideas that work

In addition to annuals, many gardeners concentrate on containers of perennials and trees for more permanent plantings. A Burnaby gardener working with a very small, flat space has put dwarf trees in tall planters to add a vertical accent to the rear and centre of his three tiny garden beds.

Think spring: It's time for a fresh crop of gardening catalogs

Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty pictures for casual enjoyment.

JOHN BEGNAUD: Time for gardening season is now

Rains continue to tease many of us and give us a sense of the end of dry times. Vegetable gardeners in particular may be in a wait-and-see mode. But if you are a gambler or have water now, you may want to begin the gardening season.