Looking at Leaves & Trees: Learning & Activities for Children & Adults Lower Burrell Garden Club Breakfast Sat. July 10, 8 am – 12 pm (information on location and directions forthcoming) Managing Invasive Plants: Wed. August 4, 7 pm – 9 pm at Phipps Garden Center, Mellon Park For information and registration, contact: [...]
The Summer Solstice arrived at 7:28 a.m. this morning, marking the official start of summer. Garden Witch of Pittsburgh offers all apologies for being away so long. The winter of 2010 was not kind to many of us, and yours truly was one of those beset by post-snow shoveling maladies such as tendonitis and ulnar [...]
The Autumnal Equinox arrived yesterday at 5:18 p.m. Also known as the September Equinox, it is a myth that the day and night are equal on the equinox. Another myth is that on the fall equinox, you can stand an egg on its end. A related folk tale is that it can only be balanced [...]
“A Starter Garden: The Guide for the Horticulturally Hapless” was written by Cheryl Merser in the early 1990′s documenting her first two years of beginning a new garden in Sag Harbor, New York. This is a great book for those who are ready to “turn a yard into a garden,” as Mercer appropriately puts it. Mercer [...]