“Â Â Â Busy Bees & Butterflies” – a Presentation on Pollinators and Gardens for Pollinators
Friday June 27, 2014
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bednar’s Farm & Greenhouse 315 Coleman Road
In case you have forgotten, your friendly neighborhood Garden Witch reminds you that today is Earth Day.
For those of you that have children, and even if you don’t have children, as an environmental educator, I feel strongly that environmental education is vital for everything from better environmental awareness and litter pick up to future environmental policy.
Please take one moment to share some sort of “Earth Awareness” with someone today. I’m sure it will make you smile!
Peace,                  
GW
Silver Maple, Garden Witch Photo
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 nerve damage (think of repeatedly hitting your funny bone and it becomes not so funny anymore) that hampered simple tasks such as typing on keyboards, gardening and the like.
Garden Witch Photo
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 this way within a few hours before or after the precise time of the equinox.
While there is still light and warmth, autumn is a time of preparation to go to earth, to enter dormancy for winter’s rest. Recalling Greek mythology, autumn signals the time for the goddess Persephone to return to the underworld to live with her husband Hades.
“A Starter Garden: The Guide for the Horticulturally Hapless
This is a great book for those who are ready to “turn a yard into a garden,” as Mercer appropriately puts it. Mercer presents the three basic questions that each aspiring gardener should ask themselves before they even get their hands dirty – how much: time, effort and money can I put into this? She wisely advises “Become something of a garden pest yourself; immerse yourself in the world of gardening before you cultivate your own.”
