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Urban Gardening
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Drought-Resistant Plants for Pots
Choose the right plants and you can have a container garden that will require little, or even no, watering.
By Ellen Zachos -
Weed of the Month: Queen Anne’s Lace
This parsley relative is everywhere in August. Be sure to look for small red spots in the center of the flower clusters. Their presence accounts for the plant's common name, but why are they there?
By Saara Nafici -
Restorative Gardening on Brooklyn’s Coast
From the overflowing window boxes of Bay Ridge to the patchwork of urban farms in East New York, gardening in Brooklyn means tradition, therapy, discipline, beauty, and can-do resilience. But when the second spring since Sandy came this year, many gardeners in coastal Brooklyn did not see the buds and blooms they were used to.
By Claudia Navas -
Trees are for Kids!
Young gardeners learn best by doing, and street trees could use their help! Here are some tree-rific tips to get started:
By Maureen O’Brien -
Weed of the Month: Mugwort
Mugwort is a common weed with bittersweet-smelling leaves that was once believed to guard against evil spirits. It's a close relative of wormwood, an ingredient in absinthe.
By Saara Nafici -
Weed of the Month: Dandelion
Most gardeners think of dandelions as a nuisance, but they are also a pretty interesting plant. Did you know that European settlers brought them to North American intentionally?
By Saara Nafici -
School Gardens: Plan(t) for Succession and Success
So your new school garden is beautiful. Students nurture and nibble kale, carrots, tomatoes, and garlic. Science classes observe and calculate plant growth. Young poets write odes to flowers. You have albums of gorgeous photos. The principal is 100 percent committed. Then, the dynamo volunteer—parent or teacher—leaves the school or changes priorities due to tighter schedules or revamped curriculum. The “uh-oh” moment hits hard: What will happen to our garden?
By Nina Browne and Michele Israel -
Spring Spruce-up for Street Trees
Pamper your street tree bed with some seasonal TLC.
By Maureen O’Brien -
Get Your Garden Ready for Winter
Don't forget to winterize your garden! Here's how.
By Rebecca Bullene -
Using Redworms for Indoor Composting
You can use redworms to recycle your food waste by setting up a worm bin system at home. Your food waste will disappear and your plants will flourish!
By Elizabeth Peters
