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Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Dave's Garden members enjoy many activities besides gardening, and solving puzzles is a favorite pastime. We're offering this fun Saturday feature for everyone to test their identification and riddle-solving solving skills. We'll have an image or a question for everyone to speculate as to what it is. Just post your guess below and click the link to see the answer. No Peeking!
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Autumn is a time of harvest and gardeners the world over show off their produce, livestock and hand-made items in county fairs, harvest festivals, agricultural shows, fetes and exhibitions. We enjoy gathering together to celebrate the year’s bounty.
As summer fades to fall, we prepare to say goodbye to the hummingbirds for another winter. We will miss their jeweled wings and aerial acrobatics. Our feeders sit empty, cleaned, and waiting for their return in the Spring…..
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Gardeners love books, as the number of titles devoted to the subject attest. We hope this spotlight on some of our members' favorites is a nice change of pace for your Saturday morning.
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you'll come up with!
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Dave's Garden members enjoy many activities besides gardening, and solving puzzles is a favorite pastime. We're offering this fun Saturday feature for everyone to test their identification and riddle-solving solving skills. We'll have an image or a question for everyone to speculate as to what it is. Just post your guess below and click the link to see the answer. No Peeking!
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you'll come up with!
Gardeners love books, as the number of titles devoted to the subject attest. We thought that a feature spotlighting some of our member's favorites would make a nice Saturday article for our readers. Join us as we review some of the more popular entries in the Garden Bookworm.
I remember as a child, summertime was the time that we all packed up in the car and headed out to pick blackberries, or muscadines. We’d spend the day filling our buckets, and our stomachs with wonderful sweet goodness. We’d then head home where Mom would make jelly and jam, or simply wash and freeze our harvest
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Dave's Garden members enjoy many activities besides gardening, and solving puzzles is a favorite pastime. We're offering this fun Saturday feature for everyone to test their identification and riddle-solving skills. We'll have an image or a question for everyone to speculate as to what it is. Just post your answer below and click the link to see the answer. No peeking!
Gardeners have a keen sense of humor and we know that you'll enjoy adding your family-friendly quote or description to the image. We'll supply the picture and everyone can post their funniest title. We can't wait to see what you'll come up with!
Gardening is both art and science, with some luck and skill thrown in for good measure. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Occasionally we come across a question that we find particularly interesting or intriguing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge!
Dave's Garden members enjoy many activities besides gardening, and solving puzzles is a favorite pastime. We're offering this fun Saturday feature for everyone to test their identification and riddle-solving solving skills. We'll have an image or a question for everyone to speculate as to what it is. Just post your guess below and click the link to see the answer. No Peeking!
In the past year, more people have decided to raise their own vegetables for a great number of reasons. The upsurge of first-time vegetable gardeners is quite noticeable. They have a hard time deciding what is a beneficial insect, and what insects will do their gardens harm. Here are six different insects that you do not want hanging around your vegetables. We will call them The Dirty Half Dozen.
Creeping as quietly as a ninja, striking faster than a rattlesnake, they are part of the drama that goes on in every garden. They go about their business silently, and mostly unseen. These creatures are a necessary part of a well functioning eco-system. Even though they may not be loved by the squeamish, predator insects provide balance wherever plants grow. Some will be familiar, and others will surprise you.
Our forum banners follow our commitment to being for and by gardeners, and have been created from photos shared by members. Looking around, it's easy to see they have taken some fantastic photographs. So how does a forum get its own special banner here at Dave's Garden? Really all it takes is asking the question, and a little legwork.
What is it about Hummingbirds that makes normally sane people do crazy things? We spend untold amounts on the perfect feeders, and landscape whole gardens devoted to the health and happiness of these little creatures. Books, websites, and lectures are devoted solely to their habitat, care, and migration patterns. These tiniest of birds with the boldest of attitudes have captured the hearts of young and old alike.
Okra is a very misunderstood vegetable. Either you love it, or hate it. There is no middle ground with okra. This is a historically significant vegetable packed with nutrition, and it deserves to be grown and treated with respect. Okra is easy to grow, has few pests, and every vegetable garden with a climate where it will grow should have some.
One of the most memorable days that I’ve ever had, was driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway one Spring. Everything was fresh and green, and the Dogwood trees looked like lace edging along the underskirt of the forest. Mile after mile of breathtaking scenery, and the Dogwood blossoms were floating like butterflies through the woods, painting a glorious picture that I will never forget.
Has Old Man Winter worn out his welcome? Are you yearning for some color to brighten up a landscape filled with excess snow? Spring may be several weeks away for those who live in cooler climates and you envy the gardeners who are enjoying spring bulbs and warmer temperatures. Take heart, you have the ingredients for a late winter project that they can only dream of. You can Snow Dye!
Have you ever wondered how florists get the various colors streaked on white carnations? The answer is simple, and a wonderful project to do with children. Dyeing carnations is a common process, and is easy to do at home
Now is the time of year that for many people, thoughts turn to gift giving. In my family, we celebrate Christmas with an exchange of thoughtful gifts that do not necessarily cost a great amount, but instead may be hand crafted, or tailored to each person’s interests. The thought and care involved in choosing the gift is often more valuable than the actual item
As summer fades into fall, the days get shorter, and the bright flowers in our gardens start to fade. Many of us start looking for a cheerful pick-me-up to add some color to the tired landscape. That’s when the straw bales, bright mums, colorful pumpkins, and squashes start to dot the neighborhood front lawns.These decorations are plentiful and cheap here in this area, and many people use them in attractive, clever arrangements. Little do they know that they are decorating with an ancient, healthful food, used long before Columbus or the Conquistadors set foot upon this continent.
The Europeans have a secret. They have a wonderful, healthful vegetable that for the most part, Americans do not use like they ought to. The common rutabaga is seldom seen at produce stands and grocery stores. It’s time that this vegetable is introduced to a whole continent of potential fans.
Through history as people relocate, they pack their most precious possessions and leave for a better life. They lovingly pack family photographs, linens, furniture and cherished books. Some leave their homelands with only the clothes on their backs, their children and the optimism that life will be better in their new home. Whether rich or poor, one common thread that binds these immigrants is the desire to bring something familiar with them. And most often, that will be their seeds
"On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like, from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar."...Thomas Jefferson
Many gardeners love the look of the macramé hanging planters, but few want to spend hard-earned plant money on something that isn’t living. Macramé hangers are an expensive accessory if you have to purchase them retail. But if you are just a little bit handy, and have just a touch of your ’Inner Hippie’ still lurking deep within your heart, beautiful creations are literally within your grasp.
Those of us who love growing tomatoes are passionate about proper soil, nutrients, and plant selection. We baby our tomato plants, and hover over every bloom. Paths are worn from endlessly pacing from one end of the tomato patch to the other. We know every leaf, and the location of every fruit. Suddenly, without warning, leaves, blooms, and yes, tomatoes start to disappear. Beware; it is The Attack Of The Tomato Hornworms!
With summer comes the bounty of the vegetable garden. We bask in the freshness of crisp young vegetables picked at the peak of ripeness. Our supper tables are overflowing with vegetable dishes, and meat is just an afterthought. Many of us wish for the ability to preserve some of the excess, and extend our vegetable windfall into other seasons. Freezing squash is easy, and there is usually no shortage of it this time of year.
Everyone loves apples. We celebrate them in pies, cakes, sauces, jellies and cobblers. Fresh apples have been a cherished gift for centuries, and many myths and legends featured golden apples as the prize. In modern times, who has not taken a perfect apple to the teacher? However, what happens when you have a harvest of less than perfect fruits? Lovely orbs marred by various bumps and bug holes. The answer is simple and tasty. Make applesauce!
July is National Blueberry Month in the United States. We celebrate one of the few fruits native to North America just as the harvest season peaks. The term “American as Apple Pie” Should actually be “As American as Blueberry Pie.” Apples are native to Europe, but the blueberry belongs to the Americas. The blueberry was one of the most important foods to natives, settlers and wildlife, adding flavor and nutrition to the diet of man and beast.
When people get together, it is natural for food to be involved. We enjoy offering something as simple as a glass of cold tea or as intricate as a five course dinner to our guests. But sometimes fancy ingredients just complicate the offering. A few well chosen items can make something as simple as a grilled cheese sandwich a feast. This week, I had in my opinion, the best grilled cheese ever
